13 arrested having connection with ISIS terror conspiracy
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested 13 people in Karnataka and Maharashtra in connection with the ISIS terror conspiracy case. The raids were conducted in Pune and over 40 locations in both states. The case was registered in June this year. The NIA has previously arrested several individuals in the same area.
US blocks UN bid to call for ceasefire in Gaza
The United States has blocked a UN bid to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel's ongoing offensive to destroy Hamas. The conflict has left 17,487 people dead in the Palestinian territory, mostly women and children. The UN Secretary-General invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter to convene an emergency Security Council meeting calling for an immediate ceasefire, urging the release of hostages but stating that the brutality of Hamas cannot justify collective punishment. The US, which supplies billions of dollars in military assistance to Israel, vetoed the resolution, despite warnings from the World Health Organization that civilization was collapsing in Gaza.
