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Taiwanese chip giant will build third facility in Arizona as part of $65bn investment in the US.The United States has pledged to give Taiwan’s chip giant TSMC up to $6.6bn to expand production at facilities it is building in the state of Arizona. The funding announced on Monday will support TSMC building a third semiconductor factory in Arizona, in addition to two facilities already in the pipeline, US officials said. TSMC’s total investments in the US will rise to $65bn under the agreement, according to US officials. The deal is the latest effort by US President Joe Biden’s administration to…

Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour urges Security Council to ‘elevate itself to implementing the global consensus on the two-state solution’.The United Nations Security Council president has referred the Palestinian Authority’s (PA’s) application for Palestine to become a full member of the world body to its membership committee. The 15-member committee is expected to make a decision about Palestine’s status this month, said Vanessa Frazier, Malta’s UN ambassador, who also proposed that the committee meet on Monday to consider the application. Malta is president of the Security Council for April. Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour told reporters in New York that…

The Houston-bound Boeing 737-800 operated by Southwest Airlines landed safely after the incident.An engine cover fell off a Boeing plane and hit the plane’s wing flap during takeoff in Denver, the United States, officials have said, in the latest safety incident involving the beleaguered aircraft manufacturer. The Houston-bound Boeing 737-800 plane operated by Southwest Airlines returned safely to Denver International Airport after the incident, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Sunday. Southwest Airlines said that passengers headed to Houston were transferred to another aircraft. “We apologise for the inconvenience of their delay, but place our highest priority on ultimate Safety…

The first day of Eid will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10. Here is how to wish someone a blessed Eid in various languages around the world.As a new moon was not sighted on Monday evening after Maghrib prayers, Muslims in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring countries will fast one more day, completing 30 days of Ramadan. The first day of Eid will then be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10. Eid al-Fitr, the “festival of breaking the fast”, is celebrated at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan by Muslims worldwide. There are about 1.9 billion Muslims around the world,…

Cosgrave resigned as CEO in October after backlash to post accusing Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza.The co-founder of one of the world’s largest tech conferences has returned as chief executive six months after stepping down amid a backlash over comments he made criticising Israel. Paddy Cosgrave said on Monday that being away from the annual Web Summit had given him time to think about the event and “why I started it on my own from my bedroom and what I wanted it to be”. “I took the time to reconnect with old Web Summit friends and I listened…

Negotiations over a truce are making progress in Cairo, and all parties have agreed on basic points, according to local reports.Here’s how things stand on Monday, April 8, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary visited destroyed houses after Israeli troops withdrew from central Khan Younis after four months of ground assaults. “People told us that they did not even recognise their houses, their neighbourhoods from the amount of destruction,” Khoudary said in a report released on Sunday. On Sunday, about 322 humanitarian trucks were allowed to get into the Gaza Strip from both the Karem Abu Salem…

ISIL claimed responsibility for twin bombings in Kerman this year that had killed nearly 100 people.Iran says it has arrested members of the ISIL (ISIS) group who were planning an attack at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. A concerned citizen called law enforcement in Mahdasht in the province of Alborz, about 60km (37 miles) west of the capital Tehran, which led to the arrest of “senior” ISIL member Mohammad “Ramesh” Zaker, police spokesman Saeed Montazerolmahdi said on Saturday. Zaker and two other ISIL members were taken into custody, he said, adding that eight people accompanying the…

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Montreal, Canada – “Unlivable.” That’s how Canada’s immigration minister, Marc Miller, described the situation in the Gaza Strip in late December. The Palestinian territory was under fierce Israeli bombardment at the time. At least 20,000 people had been killed, and hunger was spreading at an alarming rate as Israel blocked deliveries of food, water and other necessities. As conditions continued to deteriorate, Miller announced that the Canadian government was launching a special visa programme to allow citizens and permanent residents to bring extended family members from Gaza to Canada. “To be clear, today is about providing a humanitarian pathway to…

Antonio Guterres says ‘nothing can justify the collective punishment’ in Gaza, and calls for more aid access to the enclave.Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has brought “relentless death and destruction” to Palestinians in the strip, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. In a speech marking six months since Israel’s war on Gaza began, the UN chief said that “nothing can justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.” “Lives are shattered. Respect for international humanitarian law is in tatters,” he added. “During my visit to the Rafah crossing 10 days ago, I met veteran humanitarians who told me categorically…