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Washington: In a significant development, a federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region. Court’s ruling marks major win for landowners The development marks a major win for landowners, businesses and environmentalists in the region who have united to oppose the planned infrastructure projects, which are part of a USD 46 billion effort by the Trump administration to line the southern border with a mix of 30-foot-tall steel walls, vehicle barriers, roads and surveillance technology. During the hearing of the…

Tel Aviv: In a shocking development, the Omani co-pilot, accused of attacking Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, was on Saturday identified as Hamam Alhamami, according to Al Arabiya English sources.The report by Al Arabiya English, citing sources, said that the Omani co-pilot had previously been barred from flying in Oman over concerns about extremist views, influenced during an earlier stay in Syria. Hamam Alhamami had left Oman after authorities prevented him from flying He had left Oman after authorities prevented him from flying over concerns about his extremist views, Al Arabiya reported.…

While the India marked the 157th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Friday, Ukraine and Russia have lauded New Delhi's efforts in settling the conflict between them that broke out in February 2022. Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha acknowledged India's role in mediating peace and said four relevant international proposals remain on table to resolving the conflict. However, India's proposal seems the most comprehensive, he stated. "We have four proposals. The most comprehensive is India's proposal. For the first time, India has signaled its willingness to play a role," Sybiha was quoted by Ukraine's RBC-Ukraine news agency as saying.  According…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned that Israel would impose a "very heavy price" on whoever was behind Wednesday's flydubai incident, while stopping short of providing evidence that any country was involved. "As time passes, the picture is becoming clearer: The attacker underwent Islamist radicalisation. He came to crash the plane with all passengers on board," Netanyahu said in a statement. Netanyahu's warning "We are investigating whether he was sent, and whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price," he said, referring to the co-pilot accused of attacking the Indian captain. Netanyahu did not name any country…