Oct 06, 2024, at 07:03 pm
Paris/IBNS: French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday said arms should not be delivered to Israel for use in Gaza, triggering a strong response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Deceased Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's successor 'unreachable' after Israeli airstrike: Report
Oct 06, 2024, at 02:41 am
Beirut: The status of Hashem Safieddine, the designated successor to the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, remains uncertain after he was reportedly unreachable following an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday, media reports said.
Haiti: Gang attack leaves 70 people, including children, dead in Pont Sondé
Oct 05, 2024, at 03:11 pm
An attack by a notorious gang in the town of Pont Sondé, Haiti, left at least 70 people dead on Thursday, after gunmen armed with automatic rifles opened fire, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Israel will be defeated: Iran's supreme leader Khamenei in a rare Friday sermon
Oct 04, 2024, at 09:18 pm
Tehran/IBNS: In a first Friday sermon in five years, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged to defeat Israel addressing a massive gathering at a mosque in Tehran, media reports said.
New study shows links between child trafficking, grave violations during conflict
Oct 04, 2024, at 03:08 pm
Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of being trafficked similarly increases, including in transitional periods, a new UN study has revealed.
Britain's last African colony: UK hands over Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Oct 04, 2024, at 02:14 pm
The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that an agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over Britain’s last African colony.
Middle East tension further escalates: IDF eliminates Hezbollah terrorist Mahmoud Yusef Anisi
Oct 04, 2024, at 01:44 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said it eliminated a Hezbollah terrorist who was involved with the group's precision-guided missile manufacturing.
Joe Biden 'discussed' possible Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities amid tension in Middle East
Oct 04, 2024, at 07:03 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden said he was having a discussion over possible Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities, as he was asked to comment regarding oil prices spike on Thursday just a month before the US presidential election.
Oct 04, 2024, at 05:12 am
Iran has reportedly released an 'execution list' naming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and several top military commanders as targets, media reports said.
Israeli military confirms killing of three senior Hamas leaders in Gaza strike
Oct 03, 2024, at 10:51 pm
Jerusalem: The Israeli military confirmmed on Thursday that a strike carried out three months ago resulted in the deaths of three high-ranking Hamas officials in Gaza, where Israeli forces have been engaged in confrontations with Palestinian operatives for nearly a year, media reports said.
Israeli army says 8 of its soldiers died during combat ops in Lebanon
Oct 03, 2024, at 04:20 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: At least eight Israeli soldiers were killed in combat operations in Lebanon on Wednesday, marking the first losses in the force since the Israeli Army crossed the border to target Hezbollah, media reports said.
Thailand: School bus fire leaves 23 dead, police arrest driver
Oct 02, 2024, at 10:54 pm
Thailand police have arrested the driver of a bus which caught fire and left 23 people, including students, dead in Bangkok city, media reports said.
Middle-East tension: India directs citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Iran
Oct 02, 2024, at 09:59 pm
The Indian government on Wednesday advised its nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Iran amid the growing escalation of tension in the Middle East area.
Iran made a big mistake: warns Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu after Tehran launches missiles
Oct 02, 2024, at 01:57 pm
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned that Iran made “a big mistake” by firing 181 missiles towards Israel, media reports said.
Iran fires over 100 missiles at Israel, IDF says threat over for now and vows to retaliate
Oct 02, 2024, at 06:18 am
In a sharp escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, Iran launched a massive missile attack firing as many as 100 projectiles on Israel Tuesday to retaliate the killing of Hezbollah chief in Beirut, media reports said.
Oct 01, 2024, at 02:15 pm
The Israel Defense Forces has launched limited raids in south Lebanon against Hezbollah and its infrastructure that are located close to the northern border.
Oct 01, 2024, at 07:19 am
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday confirmed the killing of the commander of Hezbollah’s medium-range rockets unit during an airstrike in Beirut.
IDF confirms Hamas leader Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin killed in airstrike
Sep 30, 2024, at 09:56 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Monday confirmed top Hamas leader in Lebanon Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was killed during an airstrike in Tyre city.
Middle East Conflict: Palestinian armed group says three members killed in Israeli airstrike
Sep 30, 2024, at 02:44 pm
At least three Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) members died in an airstrike conducted by Israel in Beirut's Kola region on Monday.
Sep 30, 2024, at 02:02 pm
The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia highlighted the country’s work to support peace efforts in the region and beyond in his address to the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
World needs UN since challenges mount across the globe: Egyptian leader
Sep 30, 2024, at 01:50 pm
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty said it is time to “ring the alarm bells” as the international system is currently showing its structural shortcomings that come from ineffectiveness, double standards and inequality at a time of occupation, hunger, terrorism and injustice. Sketching out a path forward, he first stressed that there is no alternative to the multilateral system.
Sep 30, 2024, at 01:46 pm
A Turkish social media influencer, who had gained attention after marrying herself, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a luxury apartment building in Istanbul city.
Australian police seize around 50 kg of illicit drugs at Sydney Airport within 48 hours
Sep 30, 2024, at 01:32 pm
Two foreign nationals have been charged over two unrelated drug importations, with 27kg of cocaine and 21kg of methamphetamine with a combined estimated street value of $28.7 million seized at Sydney Airport in the space of 48 hours, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Sunday.
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.
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.