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PM Modi to attend virtual 16th East Asia Summit today

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PM Modi to attend virtual 16th East Asia Summit today

According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 16th East Asia Summit to be held on Wednesday, which will discuss issues of regional and international interests.

PMO further stated that concerns about maritime security and terrorism will also be discussed during the summit. The East Asia Summit is the leading leader-led forum in the Indo-Pacific region. Since its establishment in 2005, it has played an important role in the strategic and geopolitical evolution of East Asia.

According to the news released by the PMO, in addition to the 10 ASEAN member states, the East Asia Summit also includes India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Russia. India is committed to strengthening the East Asia Summit to make it more effective in responding to contemporary challenges.

It is also an important platform for further promoting practical cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region based on the integration of the ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific (AOIP) and the Indo-Pacific Ocean’s Initiative (IPOI).

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News Source : Hindustan Times

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IDF releases video of Hamas’ Yahya Sinwar dodging drone moments before death

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IDF releases video of Hamas’ Yahya Sinwar dodging drone moments before death

Yahya Sinwar, who was the alleged mastermind behind the October 7 attacks, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday.

The Israeli Defence Forces or IDF released footage from a drone on Friday that captured Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar moments before his death in a firefight against the troops in Gaza’s Rafah on Wednesday.

The video shows a building filled with debris, where a man is sitting on an armchair covered with dust with his face wrapped, who is supposedly Sinwar. He then proceeds to throw a stick towards, the drone but misses.

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Along with Sinwar, the IDF also confirmed the death of two other “terrorists”.

Yahya Sinwar took over as the chief of Hamas after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in July 2024. He was supposedly the architect of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked the conflict in the Gaza strip.

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Sinwar’s death has been celebrated by Israel as well as its key allies, the US and France.

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After Sinwar’s death Israeli prime minister Netanyahu released a video statement, where he stated, “Today we have settled the score. Today evil has been dealt a blow but our task has still not been completed.”

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called Sinwar the “chief obstacle” to ending the war and expressed hope for more headway in the peace process.

French president Emmanuel Macron has also expressed the hope that hostages will be returned now that the political head of the militant organisation is dead.

However, Iran, has stated that the death of Sinwar will only serve as a catalyst for further resistance against Israel.

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The Hezbollah also proclaimed that after the death of Sinwar they were going to “transition to a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with Israel.”

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