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  JERUSALEM (AP) — When President Joe Biden heads to the occupied West Bank on Friday for talks with Palestinian leaders, he will have little to offer beyond U.S. money aimed at buying calm. He's expected to announce $316 million in financial assistance — about a third of which will require congressional approval — and a commitment from Israel to modernize wireless access for Palestinians. But although Biden will reiterate his support for an independent Palestinian state, there's no clear path to one. The last round of serious peace talks broke down more than a decade ago, leaving millions of Palestinians living under Israeli military rule. Israel's outgoing government has taken steps to improve economic conditions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. But Yair Lapid, the caretaker prime minister, does not have a mandate to hold peace negotiations, and Nov. 1 elections could bring to power a right-wing government that is opposed to Palestinian statehood. Meanwhile, the 86-yea...

Ripudaman Singh Malik, one of the acquitted men in the 1985 Air India bombing, was shot dead by unknowns on Thursday morning (local time) in Surrey in Canada. Ripudaman Singh Malik, one of the acquitted men in the 1985 Air India bombing, was shot dead by unknowns on Thursday morning (local time) in Surrey in Canada's British Columbia province. Jaspal Singh, Malik's brother-in-law, confirmed the news to ANI and said, "We are uncertain about who killed Ripudaman. His younger sister is on her way to Canada. According to media reports, Ripudaman Singh Malik who came to Canada in 1972 was shot dead on Thursday morning (local time) by unknown people who came in the car and later burned it down. A burning car was discovered a few blocks from the scene of the shooting, which is a common indicator of a gang hit, but there have been no confirmed reports as of yet. However, the suspected targeted killing angle is being probed. READ |  Pakistan gives SFJ platform for unfurling i...