An uneasy 72-hour ceasefire brokered by Egypt between Israel and the Palestinian militant groups began on Tuesday morning after a month of fighting, with Hamas firing a salvo of long-range rockets minutes before the truce, calling them revenge for Israel's "massacres".
After having an eventful first day in India, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun his second day of his six-day visit. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke protocol and received his 'friend' Netanyahu at the airport following which they made their way to Teen Murti Chowk, which was officially renamed Teen Murti Haifa Chowk. The day ended with a private dinner between the two world leaders. Here's what Netanyahu is up to on his second day.
'Modi forgot to ask Trump for anything that India may need -- and there is so much shortfall all around!', states Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
US warplanes have reportedly destroyed a large ISIS bank in Iraq's Mosul city housing an estimated Rs 305 crore.
The dreaded Islamic State militia on Tuesday posted a video showing two Japanese captives, threatening to execute them if their nation's government failed to pay up a ransom of $200 million (over Rs 1,200 crore) within 72 hours.
The dreaded ISIS has decided to cut the salaries of its fighters by half blaming the "exceptional circumstances", a sign of worsening financial situation of the outfit.
Bilateral trade between India and Israel has touched a new high of $1.23 billion, registering an increase of 42.9 per cent, official sources said in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Argentina start as hot favourites to beat Iceland in their opening World Cup Group D match on Saturday but the toughest opponent for the runners-up four years ago may be themselves rather than the tiny tournament debutants.
Written on the occasion of Rosh Hashana (Jewish new year) on September 1, 1939, the letter also marked the beginning of the World War II when Germany invaded Poland, setting the stage for the despicable atrocities of the Holocaust.
Modi said during their talks he and Netanyahu agreed to to do much more together to combat terrorism to protect their strategic interests.
Haley warned Americans that a Biden-Harris administration would lead the country on the path of socialism, which has failed everywhere in the world.
Forgot the major events that shaped the news last week? Here's a quick recap of the incidents of the previous week.
Modi said India had been a "cradle of all major religions in the world".
Here are some of the most stunning moments of the week that was.
'The project of a united Europe has constantly been made and remade.' 'The national borders have changed many, many times and so have the languages.' 'Britain's exit is only the latest episode in this long history,' says Aakar Patel.
'The appearance of idols of deities inside Babri was not a miracle. It was a planned and surreptitious attack to put them on the intervening night of December 22-23, 1949'
'When the national anthem of India was sung and joined by all present with the PM in front, it was the best moment of the whole night.'
No other foreign leader seems to have been extended such a warm welcome by an Israeli Prime Minister in the past few decades.
Angry Palestinian students protested against India's growing friendship with Israel at a university campus in East Jerusalem on Tuesday even as President Pranab Mukherjee was being conferred an honorary degree.
Netanyahu would be received by Modi in Ahmedabad on his arrival on January 14, the sources said.
The new IS currency comes in several denominations of gold, silver and copper.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora at the Tel Aviv Convention Centre at an event which was also attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The breakthrough phone call by Putin to Erdogan came after the Turkish strongman on Monday sent a letter to the Kremlin leader that Moscow said contained an apology.
The fashion police fell in love with the yellow Emilio Pucci gown the US First Lady wore for Modi's White House visit. But then the former Slovenian model rarely gets it wrong.
'I'll keep painting as long as I'm alive,' Madhvi Parekh, one of India's most influential painters, tells Rajendran Pottayil in New York.
Deeply concerned over the escalating conflict in Gaza, India on Wednesday asked Israel and Palestine to demonstrate political will to agree to a ceasefire and return to the negotiating table.
The Egyptian government has ordered military special forces to assist the police in securing vital state facilities across the country.
President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Israel is a final and critical step in the normalisation of relations between the two countries.
Israeli troops backed by tanks and drones on Thursday continued to pound Gaza in its operation against Hamas, defying mounting calls for restraint and a United Nations vote to investigate the deadly offensive that has killed 720 Palestinians and 34 Israelis.
A report in a daily said that Pakistan was worried over the visit as it could have serious implications on strategic stability in the region.
The breadth, indicating strength of the market was strong
'Once the prime minister and the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Haryana pushed for this in 2014 and 2015, we have been trapped in a cycle of violence that gives India a bad name around the world,' says Aakar Patel.
Israel is determined to take the bilateral engagement to a different level that goes beyond defence hardware and intelligence software. Kanchan Gupta reports exclusively from Tel Aviv for Rediff.com
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Palestinian swimmer Mary al-Atrash can't wait to make a splash at the Rio Olympics in August, but participation, rather than a podium finish, is probably the best she can hope for.
