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Trump launches into 'dark speech' on illegal immigration

International —29 September, 2024 16:10

Donald Trump on Saturday called Democrat Kamala Harris "mentally impaired" and said illegal immigrants are out to cut the throats of ordinary Americans…

Trump launches into 'dark speech' on illegal immigration

Trump and Zelenskyy will meet as tensions rise

Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

Trump and Zelenskyy will meet as tensions rise
US and allies call for an immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah

The U.S., France and other allies jointly called Wednesday for…

US and allies call for an immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah

Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv  yet after Israel bombardment in Lebanon

Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv yet after Israel bombardment in Lebanon

Hezbollah launched a missile at Tel Aviv early Wednesday in its deepest strike yet into Israel, marking a further escalation after Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed hundreds of people.…

Nearly 500 dead in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon

Nearly 500 dead in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon

Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, including 35 children, the health ministry said, marking the deadliest day of cross-border violence since the Gaza…

UN 'extremely concerned' as Mideast conflict moves to new level

UN 'extremely concerned' as Mideast conflict moves to new level

The United Nations voiced alarm Monday at the escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, warning that actions and rhetoric was catapulting the Mideast conflict…

Iran warns Israel of 'dangerous consequences' of Lebanon strikes

Iran warns Israel of 'dangerous consequences' of Lebanon strikes

Iran's foreign ministry warned Israel on Monday of "dangerous consequences" following deadly strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon. Foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani called the Israeli strikes "insane", and warned of "the dangerous consequences of the Zionists' new adventure".

Tanzania arrests opposition leaders, blocks protest

Tanzania arrests opposition leaders, blocks protest

Police arrested Tanzania's top opposition figures on Monday, their party said, as the authorities moved to block a mass protest in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.  Despite…

US 'pushing hard' to prevent 'wider war' in Mideast: Biden

US 'pushing hard' to prevent 'wider war' in Mideast: Biden

US President Joe Biden said Sunday that the United States would do everything possible to prevent an escalation of war in the Middle East, as hostilities flared between Israel and Hezbollah. Affirming that he was worried about rising regional tensions, Biden told reporters from the White House South Lawn that his administration was "going to do everything we can to keep a wider war from breaking out. And we're still pushing hard."

Iran blast kills more than 50 mine workers

Iran blast kills more than 50 mine workers

A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said Sunday, in one of the country's deadliest work accidents in years. "The number…

Israeli jets pound Lebanon after deadly Beirut strike

Israeli jets pound Lebanon after deadly Beirut strike

Israeli warplanes pounded southern Lebanon Saturday, raising fears of all-out war a day after an Israeli strikeon Beirut left senior Hezbollah commanders among the 37 people Lebanese…

Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter kills 21

Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter kills 21

Gaza's civil defence agency reported 21 killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday, the latest attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians where the Israeli military said it…

Death toll from Israeli airstrike on Beirut suburb rises to 31

Death toll from Israeli airstrike on Beirut suburb rises to 31

Lebanon’s health minister said on Saturday the death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb the day before has risen to 31, including seven women and three children.…

Hezbollah device explosions: The unanswered questions

Hezbollah device explosions: The unanswered questions

After thousands of pagers and radio devices exploded in two separate incidents in Lebanon - injuring thousands of people and killing at least 37 - details are still being pieced together…

Harris and Oprah hold star-studded US election rally

Harris and Oprah hold star-studded US election rally

Kamala Harris held a star-studded rally hosted by talk show legend Oprah Winfrey on Thursday, as her US presidential election rival Donald Trump addressed an anti-Semitism event. Hollywood…

Israel bombs Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon after wave of deadly blasts

Israel bombs Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon after wave of deadly blasts

 Israel bombed Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon on Thursday, piling pressure on the militant group after two waves of explosions targeted its communications…

Russia claims another village in Ukraine's Donetsk region

Russia claims another village in Ukraine's Donetsk region

Russia on Thursday said it had captured another village in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, where its troops have made a series of advances in recent months.  Russia has since…