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Keir Starmer has condemned Israel’s strike on Qatar before a meeting with the Israeli president in London on Wednesday.The UK prime minister said the military strike, which targeted Hamas leaders stationed in Doha, was a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty and risked “further escalation across the region”.“The priority must be an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages and a huge surge in aid into Gaza. This is the only solution towards long-lasting peace,” he said in a statement on X.Israel’s military on Tuesday said it had “conducted a precise strike targeting the senior leadership of the Hamas terrorist organisation”.Qatar, which has…

New Delhi: Vodafone Idea (VI) has filed a fresh writ petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) revised calculation of its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, according to a CNBC-TV18 report. In its plea, the company has asked the apex court to quash the DoT’s new tax demand of Rs 2,774 crore, arguing that it exceeds the scope of the Supreme Court’s earlier ruling on AGR liabilities. VI contends that certain amounts have been counted twice and require reconciliation. The DoT recently raised an additional AGR demand for FY17, while also revising the outstanding licence fee…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A top aide and confidante to former Obama official Lois Lerner who targeted conservatives and conservative groups was fired by the Internal Revenue Service, Fox News Digital has learned.Sources told Fox News Digital that Holly Paz, who served as the IRS Commissioner of Large Business and International Division, was terminated Monday.KEY AIDE IN IRS’ TEA PARTY TARGETING CONTROVERSY PUT ON LEAVE AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF NEW ANTI-GOP EFFORTPaz was placed on administrative leave last month and was subsequently fired following an internal review, sources say. This March 5, 2014 file photo shows…

A chartered plane is set to leave South Korea on Wednesday to retrieve hundreds of South Korean nationals detained in an immigration raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia, though some have indicated they may stay in the United States and fight charges their attorney says are unwarranted.About 300 South Korean nationals were among the 475 people detained Thursday in a raid by Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal officials on a construction site in the town of Ellabell, where the South Korean companies Hyundai and LG Energy Solution are jointly building a battery plant.The incident…

New Delhi: The recent reduction and rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs — bringing them down to two and exempting certain categories, including health and life insurance premiums — had been under discussion for nearly 18 months, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at an NDTV summit on Tuesday. Sitharaman stressed that the reforms were not a reaction to the 50 per cent tariffs announced by former US President Donald Trump, which had sparked speculation that GST changes were aimed at boosting domestic demand to offset a potential USD 48 billion export hit. According to the Finance Minister,…

The boss of the Confederation of British Industry has suggested the chancellor should tear up Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise taxes on working people, in a significant intervention before the budget.Rachel Reeves is widely expected to present a package of tax rises in her 26 November statement to offset deteriorating economic forecasts. However, the chancellor has been hamstrung by Labour’s promise not to increase the three main revenue-raisers for the Treasury: income tax, national insurance and VAT.But in a surprise move in the debate about how to raise extra revenue, the CBI’s chief executive, Rain Newton-Smith, says the “time…

Israel carried out a strike against Hamas’ senior leadership on Tuesday in the Qatari capital, Doha, an Israeli and a U.S. official told NBC News. Loud explosions were heard in the city, where Hamas stations its headquarters outside of Gaza. The strike on the American ally and leading mediator in international disputes, most recently between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, marks a significant escalation in Israel’s multifront conflict in the region.The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet intelligence agency said in a statement on X that they had carried out “a precise strike targeting the senior leadership of the Hamas…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Republican members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation are calling for the removal of a state judge who released a man now accused of stabbing a Ukrainian refugee to death on a Charlotte train.All 10 House GOP members from the Tar Heel State signed a letter urging formal proceedings to remove Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes. They cited her decision earlier this year to release Decarlos Brown “based solely on his ‘written promise’ to appear for a future court date.”Brown is now charged in the Aug. 22 stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna…

New Delhi: Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) on Tuesday announced that it will pass on the full benefit of the recently announced GST Reforms 2025 to its customers. The revised prices will come into effect from September 22, making Honda’s popular models more affordable just ahead of the festive season. According to the company, prices of the Honda Amaze 2nd Gen will drop by up to Rs 72,800, while the newly launched Amaze 3rd Gen will see a reduction of up to Rs 95,500. The Honda Elevate will become cheaper by up to Rs 58,400, and the Honda City will…

Ed Miliband has been accused by MPs of subsidising dangerous and polluting “supersized status symbols” as his department hands grants to people who buy electric SUVs.The Labour government is giving discounts of up to £3,750 on new electric cars, but Guardian analysis reveals 12 of the 37 eligible models are SUVs.Numbers of these giant cars have increased tenfold on the streets of England’s cities in the past two decades, now comprising 30% of urban vehicles. Larger cars are more likely to cause deaths in crashes than smaller ones, as they weigh more and have tall front ends that can trap…