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IDF says top Hezbollah leader Nabil Qaouk eliminated during an airstrike in Beirut

Sep 30, 2024, at 01:29 pm

The Israeli military on Sunday said another top leader of the Iran-backed armed outfit Hezbollah group has been eliminated.

Hezbollah chief Nasrallah’s death: Joe Biden calls Israel’s action a 'measure of justice'

Sep 30, 2024, at 07:03 am

Iran has called for an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting over Israel's military actions in Lebanon and the broader region.

Iranian spy revealed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s location before Israeli airstrike: Report

Sep 30, 2024, at 06:45 am

An Iranian informant allegedly tipped off Israeli authorities about Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's whereabouts, leading to his death in an airstrike in Beirut, according to the French newspaper Le Parisien.

Israel says senior Hezbollah commander Nabil Qaouk eliminated during airstrike in Beirut

Sep 30, 2024, at 06:39 am

The Israeli military on Sunday said another top leader of the Iran-backed armed outfit Hezbollah group has been eliminated.

‘There is nowhere in Iran or Middle East, Israel can’t reach’: Netanyahu’s stark warning to Khamenei’s regime

Sep 30, 2024, at 06:08 am

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran, stating, "There is nowhere in Iran or the Middle East beyond the reach of the long arm of Israel…whoever beats us, we will beat them."

UNGA: Sergey Lavrov says Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless

Sep 29, 2024, at 06:17 am

Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless given that Moscow holds nuclear weapons and any effort by the NATO alliance to keep aiding Kyiv will prove to be a “suicidal escapade”, Russia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.

South Africa: 17 people killed in mass shooting, manhunt underway

Sep 29, 2024, at 06:13 am

A manhunt is currently underway after 17 people, including women, were killed in a mass shooting incident at a village in South Africa on Saturday, media reports said.

Iran’s Khamenei urges Muslims to confront Israel after Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s death in strikes

Sep 29, 2024, at 02:51 am

Dubai: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called on Muslims to "stand by the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah with whatever means they have and assist them in confronting the... wicked regime (of Israel)," Reuters reported.

G7 members support Taiwan's international participation, MOFA welcomes statement

Sep 29, 2024, at 12:14 am

G7 members have supported Taiwan's international participation while issuing a joint statement on Tuesday.

UK couple caught indulging in 'sexual act' while travelling in flight

Sep 28, 2024, at 10:19 pm

A couple from the UK were removed from EasyJet flight after they were caught performing a sexual act minutes after the plane took off, media reports said.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike: Israeli military

Sep 28, 2024, at 09:02 pm

Hassan Nasrallah, the chief of Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and military-resistance organization Hezbollah, has been killed in a strike launched on Beirut by the Israeli military, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed on Saturday.

Israel strikes Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut, group's chief Hassan Nasrallah was the 'target'

Sep 28, 2024, at 03:25 pm

The Israeli Air Force carried out targeted airstrikes in Beirut and the military claimed it hit the headquarters of Hezbollah group.

Israeli-Palestine conflict: PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects any rule for Hamas in a post-war Gaza

Sep 28, 2024, at 02:36 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had originally intended not to come to the UN General Assembly this year but after hearing the “lies and slander” levelled against his country by other leaders, he decided that he should come and “set the record straight”.

Israel carries out fresh strikes in Beirut targeting Hezbollah headquarters

Sep 28, 2024, at 06:35 am

Beirut/IBNS:  Moments after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah, Israel carried out fresh air strikes on the south of Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting the militant outfit's headquarters, media reports said.

Japan: Shigeru Ishiba will replace Kishida to become new PM

Sep 27, 2024, at 10:39 pm

Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba will soon become the new Prime Minister of Japan, replacing  Fumio Kishida whose tenure will end soon.

Gaza-Ukraine: Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom feels majority of humanitarian needs are driven by conflict

Sep 27, 2024, at 10:19 pm

From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, the vast majority of humanitarian needs are driven by conflict – a catastrophe made by human hands – that is turning the geopolitical dial away from the rule of law and towards brute force and aggression, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.

Palestinian people will not leave their homeland, says President Mahmoud Abbas while addressing UNGA

Sep 27, 2024, at 03:42 pm

Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stressing that the Palestinian people will not leave their homeland – the land of their ancestors.

IDF confirms senior Hezbollah commander Mohammed Hussein Surour killed in Israeli airstrike

Sep 27, 2024, at 02:53 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday confirmed senior Hezbollah commander Mohammed Hussein Surour was during airstrike in Beirut.

Netanyahu rejects US-French call for 21-day ceasefire in conflict with Hezbollah

Sep 26, 2024, at 11:26 pm

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday that his government had not responded to a proposal by the United States and its allies for a 21-day ceasefire in the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, news agency AFP reported.

Putin holds urgent meeting with security council amid fears of Ukraine planning cruise missile attack on Russia

Sep 26, 2024, at 04:20 am

Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called an urgent meeting of the top security council to discuss its nuclear deterrence amid rising concerns over Ukraine being allowed by Western powers to use cruise missiles to target locations in Moscow, media reports said.

Image shared by fans online triggers speculation whether Elon Musk is dating Giorgia Meloni, Tesla chief gives his response to end doubts

Sep 25, 2024, at 11:21 pm

 A viral image of tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni is currently circulating on the internet with fan platforms even guessing if they are dating each other.

‘If we act together,’ we can overcome global challenges, says UN Assembly President Philémon Yang

Sep 25, 2024, at 09:57 pm

In a powerful address to the UN General Assembly, the 193-member body’s President, Philémon Yang said the annual high-level debate “remains one of the world’s most inclusive, represented, representative and authoritative platforms for global reflection of collective action”.

Qatar will continue to mediate for peace in Gaza, says Amir Al Thani while addressing UNGA

Sep 25, 2024, at 02:24 pm

The international community bears responsibility for its failure to stop the catastrophe in Gaza, the Amir of Qatar told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, emphasizing that after almost a year of conflict, it is no longer tenable to speak of Israel’s right to defend itself without being complicit in justifying their actions.

Antonio Guterres urges global solutions as uncertain world edges toward a ‘powder keg’

Sep 25, 2024, at 06:11 am

The world is locked in a “purgatory of polarity” with a growing number of governments and others feeling entitled to a “get out of jail free card”, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly, which opened its annual high-level meeting on Tuesday.

IDF claims key Hezbollah commander killed in airstrike

Sep 25, 2024, at 05:51 am

Israel on Tuesday claimed a key Hezbollah commander was killed during an airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

UN investigators say Russian authorities are using torture “with a sense of impunity” in Ukraine war

Sep 24, 2024, at 03:36 pm

Russian authorities are using torture “with a sense of impunity” in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva heard on Monday.

Israeli strikes in Lebanon leaves 356 dead

Sep 24, 2024, at 06:54 am

Lebanese Health Ministry has said at least 356 people died following Israel's strike on Lebanon, media reports said.

Israeli air strikes kill 356 people including 24 children in Lebanon

Sep 24, 2024, at 06:29 am

Beirut/IBNS: In the deadliest cross-border escalation since war erupted in Gaza on October 7, Israeli air strikes on Lebanon Monday left 356 people dead, including 24 children, the Lebanese health minister told the media.

Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, alerts UNICEF

Sep 23, 2024, at 02:57 pm

Last October’s terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a devastating day for children, and the suffering has continued unabated, a senior UNICEF official said on Thursday.

Iran: Explosion triggered by gas leak in coal mine leaves 51 dead

Sep 23, 2024, at 12:14 am

An explosion triggered by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran on Sunday left at least 51 people dead, media reports said.