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Producers of the Israeli music festival that was targeted by
the Hamas militants on October 7th recreated the venue at
Tela Weave in memory of the hundreds killed that day.
The Nova festival producer was injured in the attack,
said that the exhibition was designed for the whole world
to see what happened at the festival.
364 people were shot at the all night festival held
about 5 kilometers from the Gaza Strip.
The exhibition includes tents, toilets and sound equipment recovered from
the scene of the attack.
Hundreds of trainers and sandals worn by those who danced
that night are lined up alongside open tents
with discarded luggage cases Nearby,
the Israeli military released a video showing its operations in
Kanye on a city.
The RDF said that the troops raided a Hamas battalion
outpost and started targeted raids in the heart of the
city.
According to the UN, Israel has asked
25% of Khan Yana city to evacuate.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has said that the countries
military is encircling the House of top Hamas leader Yaha
Sinwad who is hiding in Khan Yunus.
On the other hand, Hamas has released footage to show
attacks on Israeli forces in Gaza.
The footage shows the fighters using rocket propelled grenades on
armored vehicles.
In a dramatic move, UN chief Antonio Guterres has invoked
a rare constitutional provision to initiate action on the Israel
Hamas war
guitarist wrote to the President of the UN Security Council,
invoking Article 99 contained in Chapter 15 of the UN
Charter.
Article 99 states that the UN chief can urge the
Security Council to act on any matter that he feels
may threaten international peace and security.
The UN said this is the first time Guterres has
invoked Chapter 99 since taking office in 2017.
Guterres says that the civilians throughout the Strip faced grave
danger.
He stressed that over 15,000 people have been reportedly killed.
Over 40% of them are children.
The Palestinian Red Cross Society released a video showing 8
trucks entering Gaza through the Rafa border.
There, the aid agency said that 80 trucks with food,
water and medical supplies reached the city.
However, a UN report says
that the distribution of the aid has been Hanford by
a shortage of trucks.
Even the Red Cross staff could not reach the Rafa
border due to the surge in attacks since the collapse
of the troops last week.
The director of the US FBI,
Christopher Ray, will visit India and next week.
The planned visit comes amid a U.S.
Federal investigation into an alleged plot to kill Kalistani terrorist
Gurpanth Singh Pannu on American soil.
The trip will mark Rays first visit to India since
taking charge in 2017 and the first visit by an
FBI director in 12 years.
US envoy Eric Garcetti disclosed the FBI chiefs upcoming trip
at the Global Technology Summit organized by think tank Carnegie
India and Ministry of External Affairs.
As for the reports, Indian probe agency NIA will discuss
cases and evidence against Gul Pantan Singh Pannu.
Well, Pannu is one of the founders of the US
based separatist group Seeks for Justice.
the US Senate has blocked a legislation to provide billions
of dollars in new Security Assistance for Ukraine.
This comes as Republicans pressed their demands for tougher measures
to control immigration at the US border with Mexico.
Republicans said that it was essential to make their case
for tighter immigration policies and control of the southern border.
The vote was 49 in favour to 51 against.
This left the $110.5 billion measure short of the 60
votes which are needed in the 100 member Senate.
The bill was to provide about $50 billion
in new Security Assistance for Ukraine,
along with money for humanitarian aid.
It would have also provided $14 billion
for Israel in its battle against the Hamas militants in
Gaza.
In the US, three people were killed in a shooting
on the main campus of the University of Nevada in
Las Vegas.
According to the police, the suspect was among the dead.
Authorities have not yet identified the victims.
It also remains unclear whether the suspect was shot dead
by police or died by suicide.
The officers are still searching buildings on the sprawling grounds
to ensure that there are no additional victims or subjects,
according to the police. Shots were reported around Beam Hall,
a campus building that houses the business,
school and other facilities. First reports came in the afternoon
and within about an hour police and had located the
suspect.
Russian President Vladimir Putin left Saudi Arabia after meetings with
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that featured issues including the
oil trade and Gaza and Ukraine.
Conference It is only the third time that Putin made
a visit outside the former Soviet Union since Russia invaded
Ukraine.
During the trip, Putin was seen greeting Crown Prince Mohammed
bin Salman before the two briefly sat down for the
televised talks.
Now, Prince Mohammed said that bilateral ties had helped remove
many tensions in West Asia and contributing to enhancing security.
The Russian leader was earlier welcomed with the full cavalry
escort and motorcade in the UAE where he met President
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced new sanctions against
15 individuals and two Mexican companies which are linked to
the Belfront Olivia drug cartel.
Well, this comes as she seeks to improve cooperation with
Mexico in stemming the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl
to the US.
Well, Yellen unveiled the sanctions on her first trip to
Mexico since taking office in
2021. The sanctions are aimed at disrupting the organization that
the Treasury describes as one of the most powerful drug
trafficking organizations in the world.
During a trip yelling toward a Mexican government crime lab
that is pioneering the training of dogs to detect fentanyl
chemicals,
UK Immigration minister has resigned from his position over what
he called strong disagreements with the governments.
Rwanda policy of deporting illegal migrants
generic was seen as a Sunnak ally till recently.
He said that small boat crossings across the English Channel
are doing untold damage to the country and that the
emergency legislation proposed
it to the government did not go far enough to
end the medical round of challenges.
Generic also urged the government to put national interests above
highly contested interpretations of international law.
The resignation marks a big blow for Prime Minister Sonak
at a time when he is preparing his election pitch
for the upcoming elections in
2024.
In an origin, Samir Shah will be the next chairman
of the UK state broadcaster.
His appointment comes after his predecessor Richard Sharp quit in
April over a loan given to the then Prime Minister
Boris Johnson.
Shahs appointment that will almost certainly be ratified by a
Parliament committee comes when the BBC is facing pressure on
increased funding.
The media giant is currently looking to save
$627,000,000 and recently announced cutbacks to its flagship news night
show.
71 year old Shah has worked in the television for
over 40 years,
holding a number of roles at the BBC,
including as head of current affairs.
Venezuelan government issued arrest warrants against three people involved in
the campaign of opposition
presidential nominee Maria Cornya Machado,
and the charges include treason,
conspiracy and money laundering. All three were alleged to have
used financing from money laundering by international organizations and foreign
companies like Exxon Mobil.
A lawyer for Machado disputed the charges and said that
the three people have always acted correctly.
India will provide immediate relief assistance of over $1 million
to Papua New Guinea in the wake of a volcanic
eruption.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that India extended deep
sympathy to the government of Papua New Guinea and also
the people for the crisis triggered by the volcanic eruption.
Mount Ulvin, the South Pacific nations most active volcano in
Papua New Guinea,
erupted on 20th November. Viewing ash as high as 15
kilometers,
it led to the to the evacuation of more than
26,000 people and creating humanitarian crisis in the region.
New Delhi has firmly stood by Papua New Guinea during
times of crisis and devastation caused by natural disasters including
the earthquake in 2018 and volcanic eruption in
2019.
At least three people were killed after a fire broke
out in a multi story building in the Pakistani city
of Karachi.
Recorded footage showed firefighters working to contain the blaze.
The fire originating on the ground floor was eventually brought
under control after prolonged effort.
However, during the subsequent recovery operation,
3 casualties were were discovered.
The officials say the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
The blaze comes on the heels of another recent fire
tragedy in Karachi,
where 11 lives were lost in a shopping mall blaze.
Last month,
Colombian authorities destroyed an illegal mining site and mining equipment
in the countries Amazon.
This is a part of a joint effort with Brazil
to crack down on gold mines in the area.
Colombia and Brazil have illegal gold mining dredges in the
Amazon rainforest,
and these mines were producing
$1.5 million of precious metal per month and polluting the
rivers with mercury.
The Colombian authorities said that legal mining produce as much
as 23 kilograms a month.
Brazil and Colombia are two of the world's most biodiverse
nations,
with swathes of landmass covered by the Amazon forest.
Toxic smog is choking Pakistans.
Lahore city health officials said that there was a 50%
increase in pediatric patients due to respiratory issues aggravated by
poor air quality.
Ever since cooler temperatures took hold in November,
air quality levels have worsened.
The UN children's agency says that globally,
outdoor air pollution contributed to
154,000 deaths of children aged below 5 in 2019.
In Pakistan, it is one of the top five causes
of deaths among the entire population.
4 Partial lockdowns have taken place since the start of
November,
along with the rise in campaigns to promote wearing of
masks.
Flash floods caused by heavy rain inundated roads in Washington.
Arlington Video from North County Regional Fire Authority showed waterlogged
roads The National Weather Service has said the weather system
has was moving S providing relief for Washington.
The Emergency Management officials in Washington reported Some river flooding
could persist into Thursday as well.
NASA officials and ISS crew members celebrated the
25th anniversary of International Space Station with a live talk
between astronauts in space.
The ISS ISS was launched on November
25th, 1998. The station has since grown to the size
of an American football field,
made-up of six sleeping quarters.
The space station has been continuously occupied for more than
23 years,
testing technologies, performing science and developing the skills needed to
explore farther from Earth.
According to NASA, the station has been visited by
273 people from 21 countries and has conducted more than
3300 investigations.
Santa Claus swapped his sleigh and re ender for a
helicopter on Wednesday to visit child patients at a refugee
camp.
Santa delivered gifts and spread Christmas church around 35 young
patients during his visit to the Guatemala Citys Jasel Refuge.
Jasel hosts children from rural areas suffering from severe conditions
so that they can stay,
accompanied by their mothers near to the hospital during the
treatment
and more pressure on Tesla,
this time from Pension Denmark,
one of denmarks largest pension funds.
The fund said it had decided to sell its holdings
in Tesla over the US auto companies refusal to enter
into agreements with labor unions.
The decision is a part of a growing Nordic movement
to force Tesla to sign collective bargaining agreements with Swedish
mechanics who have been on strike since October.
The labor unions in Norway and Denmark this week said
that they would start blocking transit shipments of Tesla cars
meant for the market.
Citigroup said that the banks largest reorganization in decades will
cost about $1 billion for charges related to restructuring and
severance.
The overall is expected to be fully completed by the
end of the first quarter next year,
and the changes include slimming down management and potentially laying
off thousands of employees.
Simplifying the bank structure will enable it to reduce annual
expenses to between $51 billion and $53 billion,
helping city approach its profit targets.
The AI space is heating up again.
A chip maker AMD estimated there was a $45 billion
market for its data center artificial intelligence.
The processes this year as it launched a new generation
of AI chips.
On Wednesday, the total addressable market forecast is up from
AMD's $30 billion estimate. In June,
Advanced Micro Devices announced 2 new AI data center chips
from its
MI 300 lineup. 1 focused on generative AI applications and
a second chip get towards supercomputers.
The version of the processor for generative AI,
the
MI300X, includes advanced High Bandwidth Memory that improves performance.