The News Caravan

Tag: averts

  • Army Canine Detects Anti-Personnel Mine, Averts Tragedy Along  LoC

    Army Canine Detects Anti-Personnel Mine, Averts Tragedy Along  LoC

    [ad_1]

    SRINAGAR: The Army’s canine detected an anti personnel mine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Manjakote sector of Rajouri on Saturday.

    The Canine Alvin along with the handler showing high standards of training and skills detected an anti personnel mine, which was drifted near a track along LOC fence in Manjakote sector, Army said.

    The army said with the timely detection of the anti personnel mine, a major tragedy was averted.

    The fresh incident came just a day after troops recovered a drone carrying payload in Beri Pattan area of Sunderbani, Rajouri.

    The army said that 5 AK magazines, 131 rounds of AK-47, some slings, and Rs 2 lakh cash had been seized from the payload.

    Following the recovery, the security forces launched a major search operation in the entire area.

    Earlier on April 9,  army killed an intruder and nabbed two others after they crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in the Pir Panjal valley’s Poonch district. The army also recovered three bags with 14 packets of narcotics weighing approximately 17 kg, Pakistan currency, some documents and eatables.

    The drone dropping of arms, ammunition, narcotics and cash has become a major challenge for the counter insurgent forces in border areas while major consignments have been recovered in the recent past along the International Border (IB) and LoC. (KNO)

    [ad_2]
    #Army #Canine #Detects #AntiPersonnel #Averts #Tragedy #LoC

    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • U.S. averts U.N. diplomatic crisis over Israel

    U.S. averts U.N. diplomatic crisis over Israel

    [ad_1]

    turkey syria earthquake blinken 50564

    On the Israeli side, that would mean a commitment to not expanding settlements until at least August, according to the diplomats.

    On the Palestinian side, the diplomats said it would mean a commitment until August not to pursue action against Israel at the U.N. and other international bodies such as the World Court, the International Criminal Court and the U.N. Human Rights Council.

    Instead of a resolution, the diplomats said the Security Council will adopt a weaker presidential statement along the lines of the resolution, probably on Monday. Presidential statements, which require support from all 15 council nations, become part of the council’s record but are not legally binding.

    The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the highly sensitive negotiations.

    A veto of the settlements resolution would have been a political headache for President Joe Biden as he approaches the 2024 presidential election.

    Biden is struggling to balance his opposition to Israeli settlements and his support for a two-state resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict with moves to improve ties with the Palestinians that have wide backing among his progressive supporters.

    A veto would alienate U.N. member countries supportive of the Palestinians, like the United Arab Emirates, which was sponsoring the resolution in the Security Council, as the West seeks support for Ukraine in the war with Russia.

    The U.S. will be looking to the United Arab Emirates and other countries sympathetic to the Palestinians to vote in favor of a resolution in the 193-member General Assembly on Thursday condemning Russia for invading Ukraine and calling for a cessation of hostilities and the immediate withdrawal of all Russian forces.

    The deal was arrived at on Sunday after days of frantic talks by senior Biden administration officials with Palestinian, Israeli and UAE leaders. Diplomats said the intensive effort including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Sullivan’s deputy Brett McGurk, the top diplomat for the Middle East, Barbara Leaf, and special envoy for Palestinian affairs Hady Amr.

    The Palestinian push for a resolution came as Israel’s new right-wing government has reaffirmed its commitment to construct new settlements in the West Bank and expand its authority on land the Palestinians seek for a future state.

    Israel captured the West Bank, along with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, in the 1967 Mideast war. The United Nations and most of the international community consider Israeli settlements illegal and an obstacle to ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some 700,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank and Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.

    [ad_2]
    #U.S #averts #U.N #diplomatic #crisis #Israel
    ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )