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Israel’s deprivation of water in Gaza is act of genocide: HRW

December 19, 2024

Why Trump’s offer to mediate on Kashmir is so awkward for India
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The brief but deadly milit exchanges between India and Pakistan last week reignited long-standing tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir, drawing a surprise offer of mediation from US…
Trailer crushes rikshaw driver in Karachi
Karachi: Speedy trailer ran over a rickshaw driver who was waiting for passengers on road near Super Highway area in Karachi. According to details, a trailer hit the rickshaw, in a result driver was killed on the spot. The rickshaw driver was standing near the Punjab Bus Adda waiting for passengers when this tragic accident…
Deadly N.J. home ‘explosion’ was not accidental, police believe
Law enforcement officials in New Jersey have opened a criminal investigation into a devastating house fire — which, neighbors have called an explosion — on Sunday that left two people dead and a house left as little more than a pile of debris in Washington Township. Prosecutors in Gloucester Township have told NBC10’s Neil Fischer that the Gloucester County…
How India and Pakistan walked back from brink of all-out war
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch In one of the gravest escalations between India and Pakistan in recent memory, both countries appeared perilously close to a full-scale war before an unexpected ceasefire agreement pulled them…
French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set
PARIS — A Paris court on Tuesday found actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set. The actor, 76, was convicted of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser during the filming of “Les Volets Verts” (“The Green Shutters”). The panel of judges will deliver a verdict regarding another plaintiff and pronounce…
The latest U.S. inflation report and what it says about the economy under Trump tariffs
The inflation surge that dogged consumers over the last three years has abated. But new consumer-price data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is likely to negate President Donald Trump’s ongoing assertion that there is “no inflation” in the U.S. economy. For the period covering the past 12 months, analysts forecast an increase…
Nissan posts net loss of $4.5bn; to reduce 7 car plants
TOKYO — Japanese automaker Nissan Motor on Tuesday announced one of the biggest net losses in its history, at 670 billion yen ($4.5 billion), in the fiscal year ended March. It plans to close vehicle plants as its new CEO embarks on a series of measures aimed at turning the ailing company around. The carmaker’s bottom line…
Trump arrives in Riyadh hoping to make big deals
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump will land in Riyadh on Tuesday carrying the weight of his self-styled roles as a dealmaker and a peacemaker, with the wars in Gaza and Ukraine looming over a trip centered around his other, economic-focused ambitions. The visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates emphasizes…
Japan stocks close higher as investors welcome US-China trade truce
TOKYO — Stocks closed higher in Japan on Tuesday following an agreement between the U.S. and China to temporarily lower tariffs they have imposed on each other’s exports, easing investor concerns about an escalating trade war. The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average at one point rose more than 800 points, or 2%, and touched its highest intraday level…