Rafah, Palestinian Territories Israel on Tuesday mourned four captives reported dead in Gaza by the army amid growing doubts and international pressure over a plan for a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden. In the besieged Palestinian territory, Israeli strikes continued early Tuesday, particularly in Bureij in central Gaza where local...
Month: June 2024
Doomed Rebels seek Hurricanes upset to stay alive a bit longer
Wellington, New Zealand Melbourne Rebels head coach Kevin Foote said Tuesday his doomed Super Rugby team can do “something special” by delaying their demise with an upset quarter-final win at the Wellington Hurricanes. The debt-laden Rebels will cease to exist beyond this season after Rugby Australia opted last week to shut down the club, which went...
Biden set for Mexican border curbs with eye on Trump
Author Danny Kemp Washington, United States US President Joe Biden is expected to announce steps Tuesday to close the Mexican border to asylum seekers when numbers surge, in a bid to tackle a key weak spot in his election battle with Donald Trump. Biden, 81, is set to sign a long-awaited executive order that would allow officials...
40th anniversary of ’84 Ghallughara will be marked on large scale: SGPC chief
Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR Every Sikh should observe the Martyrdom Week from June 1 to June 6 on the occasion of 40th annual commemoration of the June 1984 Ghallughara (holocaust) following the direction of Sri Akal Takht Sahib and to protest against not punishing the perpetrators of the Sikh genocide by the State, the Sikh...