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The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict on Oct. 8, 2023, reached 2,792, while injuries went up to 12,772, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported on Tuesday.

2,672 killed, 12,468 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon: health ministry2024-10-28
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since Oct. 8, 2023, reached 2,672, while injuries increased to 12,468, said the Lebanese Health Ministry on Sunday.

17 YPG members "neutralized" in N. Syria after Ankara terror attack2024-10-27
At least 17 members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) were "neutralized" on Saturday by Turkish forces in northern Syria, according to Türkiye's Defense Ministry.

DPRK slams U.S. for military drill with allies2024-10-27
The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday condemned the United States for the latest military drill conducted with its allies, along with other provocations, saying these actions exacerbated the already heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Controlled explosions by IDF in S. Lebanon cause false quake alert across N. Israel2024-10-27
The Israeli military's Home Front Command on Saturday instructed hundreds of thousands of residents in northern Israel to rush to open spaces in response to an earthquake alert, which turned out to be false.

Explosions heard in Iran's capital2024-10-26
A number of explosions were heard in the Iranian capital in the early hours of Saturday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Von der Leyen, Vucic discuss Serbia's EU membership, regional cooperation2024-10-26
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday during her official visit to Serbia, where they discussed the country's progress toward European Union (EU) accession, regional stability, and economic cooperation.

Netherlands seeks to strengthen agricultural ties with China: representatives2024-10-25
The Netherlands is looking to deepen its agricultural partnership with China, building on a long history of collaboration in the sector, according to Dutch representatives at a Sino-Dutch seminar on agricultural cooperation held here on Wednesday.

Egypt's security officials, Hamas leaders meet on Gaza ceasefire talks2024-10-25
High-ranking Egyptian security officials met with a delegation of Hamas leaders in Cairo on Thursday to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks, the Egyptian Press Center reported.

Canada reduces immigration to witness population decline in 2025, 20262024-10-25
The Canadian federal government announced an immigration levels plan on Thursday to pause population growth in the short term which will witness a population decline in 2025 and 2026.

Hezbollah confirms attack on Israeli military company in Tel Aviv suburbs2024-10-24
Hezbollah said it attacked on Wednesday night the Israel Military Industries Ltd., also referred to as Ta'a, in the suburbs of Tel Aviv with missiles.

Overall violent crime rate up last year in most populous U.S. state: survey2024-10-24
The overall violent crime rate increased slightly last year in California, the most populous state in the United States, according to a new survey.

Israeli military confirms killing of Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine2024-10-23
The Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday that Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, was killed in an airstrike on Beirut three weeks ago.

DPRK top leader inspects strategic missile bases: KCNA2024-10-23
The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has inspected strategic missile bases, calling for the country's strategic missile force to keep counteraction posture in response to the ever-increasing threat by the United States, state media reported on Wednesday.

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Huawei Pakistan and NBP make joint efforts to launch national cloud data center

The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei Technologies Pakistan (PVT) to establish a state-of-the-art national cloud data center.