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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…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday declared the flydubai incident was an "act of terrorism", a day after it ordered a probe into the matter. The remarks were made Anwar Gargash, who is an adviser to President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In a post on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) in Arabic, Gargash also hailed pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his efforts in averting a tragedy that helped in saving 174 lives. He said Machchhar's "professionalism and moral sense in the darkest circumstances" has turned him into a hero. "The Indian pilot at 'Flydubai,' Smit Machchhar, deserves all…