President Droupadi Murmu returned to New Delhi on Friday after completing her State visit to Angola and Botswana, a visit marked by high-level meetings, ceremonial welcomes and discussions to deepen India's ties with both African nations.According to the Ministry of External Affairs, President Murmu enplaned for India after concluding her engagements in Botswana. In a special gesture, Botswana's President Duma Gideon Boko personally came to the airport to see her off. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X,
The body of slain Israeli hostage Meny Godard was returned to Israel by Hamas on Thursday night, officials confirmed, after forensic experts completed their identification of the remains handed over by the terror group, and military representatives notified Godard's family.The Israeli Defence Forces further called on Hamas to fulfil its part of the deal, as it still kept three slain hostages, as per The Times of Israel.Godard, 73, was murdered by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023, alongside his wife Ayelet, 63, and his body was abducted to Gaza by the Hamas-allied terror group. The...
A landslide killed two people and left at least 21 others missing in Indonesia, a disaster official said Friday.The landslide hit three villages in the district of Cilacap, Central Java, on Thursday night, burying and damaging houses.
Health authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have issued a measles alert for central Sydney and the city's airport.NSW Health said on Thursday that it has been notified that a confirmed measles case from the neighboring state of Queensland visited several Sydney locations while infectious between Nov. 8 to 10, including a concert attended by around 70,000 people.Anyone who visited a list of locations including the Sydney Airport, central business district, the concert and trains in the city's inner-west between Nov. 8 to 10 has been advised to monitor for measles symptoms until Nov. 28.Jeremy McAnulty,...