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Biden, Harris mourn Oct 7 anniversary - and Palestinian deaths

International —7 October, 2024 19:21

US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris mourned the bloody Hamas attack on Israel a year ago Monday while deploring heavy…

Biden, Harris mourn Oct 7 anniversary - and Palestinian deaths

Intense Israeli bombing rocks Beirut ahead of war anniversary

A huge fireball lit up the night sky and plumes of smoke rose…

Intense Israeli bombing rocks Beirut ahead of war anniversary
Biden warns Israel against Iran oil strikes as war fears mount

US President Joe Biden on Friday advised Israel against striking…

Biden warns Israel against Iran oil strikes as war fears mount

Indian troops kill 31 suspected Maoist rebels in forest battle

Indian troops kill 31 suspected Maoist rebels in forest battle

At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels were killed in a battle with Indian troops in central India, police said Saturday. The fighting erupted on Friday when counterinsurgency troops,…

Israel bombards Beirut after deadliest West Bank strike in decades

Israel bombards Beirut after deadliest West Bank strike in decades

Israel bombarded south Beirut at least 10 times late Thursday, Lebanese sources said, after it launched its deadliest strike on the occupied West Bank in decades. The escalating assaults…

UN council backs Guterres after Israel deems him 'persona non grata'

UN council backs Guterres after Israel deems him 'persona non grata'

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday offered its full support to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, after Israel said he was "persona non grata" for not quickly condemning…

Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive

Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive

The Israeli military on Thursday warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern Lebanon that are north of a U.N.-declared buffer zone, signaling that it may widen…

An American bomb from WWII explodes at a Japanese airport

An American bomb from WWII explodes at a Japanese airport

An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights,…

Israel vows to make Iran pay for missile attack

Israel vows to make Iran pay for missile attack

Israel vowed to make Iran "pay" for firing a barrage of missiles at its territory, with Tehran warning on Wednesday it would launch an even bigger attack if it is targeted. Iran launched…

US, Israel warn of response to Iranian missile attack

US, Israel warn of response to Iranian missile attack

The United States said Tuesday that it was discussing a joint response after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, warning Tehran of "severe consequences".Israel vowed it would…

Indian-controlled Kashmir votes in final phase of polls to elect local govt

Indian-controlled Kashmir votes in final phase of polls to elect local govt

Voting in the final phase of the election to choose a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir began Tuesday, the first such vote since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government…

Israeli forces start 'targeted ground raids' in south Lebanon

Israeli forces start 'targeted ground raids' in south Lebanon

The Israeli army said Tuesday that troops have started "ground raids" in villages in southern Lebanon, after militant group Hezbollah said it had targeted "enemy soldiers" at the countries'…

Hezbollah's acting leader vows to fight on after Nasrallah's death

Hezbollah's acting leader vows to fight on after Nasrallah's death

Hezbollah's acting leader vowed Monday to keep battling Israel and said the Lebanese militant group was prepared for a long fight even after much of its top command was wiped out,…

A powerful typhoon is lashing northern Philippine islands

A powerful typhoon is lashing northern Philippine islands

A powerful typhoon was lashing the northernmost islands of the Philippines Monday, prompting officials to evacuate villagers, shut down schools and inter-island ferries and warn of…

100,000 have fled Lebanon for Syria due to Israeli strikes: UN

100,000 have fled Lebanon for Syria due to Israeli strikes: UN

Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, a figure that has doubled in two days, the United Nations' refugee head said on Monday. "The number…

EU to hold emergency talks on Lebanon escalation

EU to hold emergency talks on Lebanon escalation

European foreign ministers will hold emergency talks Monday on the situation in Lebanon, Brussels said, as Israel presses on with air strikes after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan…

Nasrallah's body found: source close to Hezbollah

Nasrallah's body found: source close to Hezbollah

The body of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli air strike on southern Beirut, has been recovered, a source close to the movement told AFP on Sunday. "His body…