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A ship carrying aid for Gaza could depart from Cyprus within two days, according to Cyprus's foreign ministry.

This could be the second such aid shipment after 200 tons of food were delivered to the enclave on Friday.

The UN has repeatedly warned of a looming famine in Gaza.

Reuters reported that ceasefire talks in Qatar would resume on Sunday.

The Election Commission in India said that it will hold a seven-phase general election

beginning on April 19th.

Results will be announced on June 4th.

Some 945 million people are eligible to vote.

It is almost certain that the current Prime Minister, Norendramodi and his ruling Brautia Jantapati will be returned for a third term in office.

SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company, is reportedly building a web of surveillance satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office and American Intelligence Agency.

The network of hundreds of low-Earth orbit satellites could help America to identify targets almost anywhere.

Reuters reported that Star Shield, a subsidiary of SpaceX that serves government and military customers, a classified $1.8 billion contract

with the Intelligence Agency in 2021.

A Ukrainian strike on the Russian region of Belgrade killed two people.

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