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An Israeli explosion has rocked southern Beirut, crossing another so-called red line for Hezbollah. The killing of senior commanders and civilians is another major breach of security for the group, with Lebanon already on edge for years. Its foreign minister told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that nobody is safe. With Israel … Read more
Workers use sandbags to block water as the worst floods to hit Central and Eastern Europe in at least two decades kill 24. The Danube River has peaked at a 10-year high in a heavily fortified Budapest with its water reaching the steps of parliament, after deadly Storm Boris lashed Europe. Torrential rains and strong … Read more
Footage shot from the road shows a huge explosion at an arms depot near Tikhoretsk in Russia. Ukraine said munitions from North Korea had been among those it was targeting. The governor of the Krasnodar region confirmed it came under Ukrainian drone attack on Friday night. He said debris from a drone had sparked a … Read more
A dozen rivers burst their banks in Ishikawa where the meteorological agency issued its highest alert level. Japanese authorities have told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the earthquake-hit region of Ishikawa as “unprecedented” rains triggered floods and mudslides. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Saturday issued its highest alert level for Ishikawa and … Read more
Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped. “Today, we have picked up pilot Phillip, who is in good health, and we flew him … Read more
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris present conflicting plans on the issue of immigration. What are the positions of the two United States presidential nominees on immigration and is it a make-or-break topic on who will next sit in the White House? The Democrat’s Kamala Harris says she wants to fix a broken system. But Republican … Read more
Israel targets top Hezbollah commander in air raid on Beirut suburb that kills 12 people and wounds 66. Israel has hit a residential area in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut in an attempted assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil. The Israeli military says it “eliminated” Aqil on Friday, but Hezbollah has yet … Read more
MAZAN, France — The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there over almost a decade has apologized for comments that appeared to downplay the case. “I have been criticized for minimizing the seriousness of the heinous crimes of which the defendants are … Read more
BANGKOK — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her. “I was about to scoop some water and when I sat down it bit me immediately,” Arom … Read more
Wall Street Journal cites multiple US officials saying they are sceptical a ceasefire can be achieved before January. Officials in the United States believe that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is unlikely before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, according to the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper on Thursday cited … Read more