Top 10 world news: Hamas says talk of ceasefire 'premature'; India's manned space mission; and more
Top 10 world news
Palestinian militant group Hamas has warned that speculations about any halt in ongoing war in Gaza would be 'premature'. The group said on Tuesday that it had received the draft ceasefire proposal hammered out in Paris. In other news, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced names of four Indian astronauts which will be part of the country's Gaganyaan mission. Read this and more in Top 10 World News.
Hamas says talk of Gaza truce ‘premature’ as ‘big gaps’ need to be bridged
Hamas’ statement came after US President Joe Biden on Monday expressed his hope that a ceasefire deal may be struck before Monday (Mar 4).
Gaganyaan: Four astronauts named for India's first manned space mission
Gaganyaan mission: The Gaganyaan, literally meaning ‘celestial vehicle’ will carry three people to an orbit of 400 km on a 3-day mission and bring them back safely to Earth, by landing in Indian sea waters.
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The Early Spring is proof not everyone can talk about their real feelings, and it is perfectly OK
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UN votes to ‘correct the map’ as India backs fairer world view
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Nigerian Navy discovers 99,000 litres of suspected stolen, illegally refined products as it intensifies anti-crude oil theft operations
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Who is Aditi Paudel? 17-year-old becomes Japan's first literacy ambassador
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Bengaluru: Officials find 40 kg expired chilli at chairman's club
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Jaishankar rejects trade link to ending Ukraine war
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill three, injure 23 despite truce
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Alpine glacier was covered with sheep wool sheets to prevent melting. It worked
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South Korea mulls deploying military assets to Strait of Hormuz
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World's fifth-largest economy, British army can't afford to train
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Breaking | Vance takes the podium: First White House briefing since Leavitt's exit
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Taiwan raises 'concerns' over China's missile test
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BRICS 2026: $1 trillion sovereign capital set to converge in Delhi for first iBRICS Summit
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What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain that Trump has again threatened to bomb?
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UN votes to correct world map that visually shrank Africa for 450 years
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Former NewJeans member Danielle launches YouTube channel, hints at new solo journey
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Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy creates history with 350 not out in South Africa
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Brendan Fraser’s transformation fuels The Mummy 4 excitement as fans welcome back Rick O’Connell
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Krishna Janmashtami 2026: From Dhaniya Panjiri to Makhana Kheer- 5 best sweet dishes perfect for celebrating Lord Krishna’s birth
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Donald Trump plans to travel to Ireland on Qatari-donated jet amid security concerns
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Nazi-looted art to return to Jewish heirs
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Eight killed in Kerala’s Thrissur after car rams into lorry parked on highway
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Why Russian fighter jets use bulky, low-pressure tyres compared to US jets
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FBI-wanted fraud accused arrested in Jalandhar over $600,000 scam
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Why US tanks weigh over 20 tons more than Russian tanks
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Killing the Himalayas slowly: Human urine is melting a glacier on Mount Everest
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi indicted in Al-Qadir Trust case
The hearing reportedly took place at the Adiala jail on Feb 27 where Khan is currently incarcerated in Toshakhana, cipher and illegal marriage cases.
AAP announces 5 Delhi, Haryana candidates for upcoming Indian General Election
Sushil Gupta will contest from Kurukshetra in the North Indian state of Haryana
Legal protection granted for South Korean nurses to conduct certain medical procedures
Following the trainee doctors' protest last week against the government's plan to increase medical school admissions to address a shortage of doctors, nurses expressed concerns about the legal risks and increased workload they now face.
Drug kingpin Ridouan Taghi gets life sentence in one of Netherlands’ biggest trials
A judge, whose identity was not revealed on a television feed, at the Amsterdam District Court said, "We are sentencing all 17 suspects. Ridouan Taghi gets life in prison".
Nobel-winning rights group co-chair, Oleg Orlov, sentenced to 30 months in prison
Orlov was convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army in an article he wrote in 2022 which opposed the Ukraine war.
Almost half of Democrats don't want Joe Biden in presidential race, reveals poll
While Trump is breaking all records in the primaries and caucuses, Biden has been struggling as a severe dip in approval ratings threatens to undo his re-election campaign.
New Zealand to revoke world’s first tobacco ban, health experts slam move
Set to take effect from July, the toughest anti-tobacco rules in the world would have banned sales to those born after Jan 1, 2009, cut nicotine content in smoked tobacco products and reduced the number of tobacco retailers by more than 90 per cent.
Indigenous Canadians, allegedly subjected to non-consensual medical experiment, launch lawsuit
According to the statement of claim, Chief Andrea Paul and 60 other members of the Pictou Landing First Nation were subjected to a non-consensual secret medical experiment, which they say left them feeling "violated and humiliated".
