Day: May 6, 2019

Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation

Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire with Israel on Monday to end a deadly two-day escalation in violence that threatened to widen into a fourth war between them since 2008. An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment on the deal, but there appeared to have been […]

Prince Harry ‘over the moon’ as Meghan gives birth to a boy

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a boy, her “over the moon” husband Prince Harry revealed to the world on Monday in a low-key announcement intended to protect their privacy. Prince Harry said that both mother and baby were “doing incredibly well” as he gave […]

Harry, Meghan ‘absolutely thrilled’ about birth of baby boy

WINDSOR, England — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, gave birth to a healthy baby boy early Monday, a beaming Prince Harry announced to the world, declaring he’s “incredibly proud” of his wife. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces (3.26 kilograms) at birth and was born at 5:26 […]

A look at latest royal birth, what it means for UK monarchy

LONDON — Britain’s royal family has its newest member, a baby boy born to Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, nearly one year after their wedding in a chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Here are some key points about the new arrival. ___ […]

US rushes ships to Middle East over unspecified Iran threats

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is rushing an aircraft carrier and other military resources to the Middle East after seeing Iranian troops and proxy forces making preparations for attacks against U.S. forces and interests in the region, a defense official told The Associated Press. At the White House, National […]

CBS News names new evening anchor, revamps morning show

Norah O’Donnell will become anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News” and Gayle King is getting two new morning show co-hosts as CBS News seeks to boost the programs’ ratings and put a tumultuous, scandal-scarred period behind it. The changes announced Monday were orchestrated by Susan […]

UN report: Humans accelerating extinction of species

People are putting nature in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and animals, scientists said Monday. But it’s not too late to fix the problem, according to the United Nations’ first comprehensive report on […]

DDC Poonch reviews arrangements for Ramadan, takes stock of public issues

open view news desk POONCH, MAY 06: District Development Commissioner, Rahul Yadav, reviewed arrangements for the month of Ramadan commencing tomorrow during an officers meeting held here today. SDM Surankote, ACD Poonch, Executive Engineers, Imams of different Jama Masjids of Surankote and members of Municipal Committee Surankote were […]

Speaker takes stock of arrangements made for smooth functioning of Assembly Secretariat

open view news desk SRINAGAR, MAY 06: Speaker Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Dr Nirmal Singh, today took stock of arrangements put in place for smooth functioning of Assembly Secretariat on the occasion of re-opening of the offices in summer capital here. During the visit, the Speaker inspected […]

Governor expresses grief over demise of Professor Shailender Singh

open view news desk SRINAGAR, MAY 6: Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the sad demise of Professor Shailender Singh, Department of History, University of Jammu. Describing it as a great loss to the Institution, Governor has prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and […]

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