Attack marks first death for Lebanon’s armed forces since cross-border attacks with Israel started in October. A Lebanese soldier has been killed in Israeli shelling on a military post near the country’s southern border, Lebanon’s army said, the first such death since cross-border hostilities began in October Three others were wounded, according to an army … Read more
Israel’s military is advancing into southern Gaza in a push that ushers in a new phase of its war against Hamas — and an increasingly perilous situation for Palestinian civilians who have few safe places left to flee. Israel says Hamas leaders who planned the Oct. 7 attack are sheltering in the south. Satellite imagery … Read more
The governor of Russia’s Voronezh region says Vladimir Zavadsky died at a combat post in the ‘special operation zone’. The deputy commander of Russia’s 14th Army Corps, Major-General Vladimir Zavadsky, has been killed in Ukraine, a top regional official confirmed. Zavadsky died “at a combat post in the special operation zone”, Alexander Gusev, the governor … Read more
The number of displaced people arriving at Nasser Medical Complex continues to increase, with new shelters being set up in the facility’s car park and many people sleeping on the ground in the open. The hospital located in Khan Younis, where teams from Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) provide surgical care to … Read more
CNN — A woman has been killed in an apparent shark attack at a beach resort on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The woman, who has not been officially named, was found dead by emergency services at the scene in Melaque Bay, Cihuatlán municipality, on Saturday, according to a statement from the local civil protection and fire … Read more
They may weigh a maximum of 500 grammes (one pound) and only grow to 10 centimetres (four inches), but the farming of giant snails is proving to be big business in the Ivory Coast. Considered a delicacy for their tasty flesh, the giant snails are also used to make cosmetics manufactured from their slime and … Read more
South India evacuates thousands ahead of Cyclone Michaung – BBC News BBC News India shuts schools, evacuates thousands as Cyclone Michaung nears Reuters India Michaung Cyclone: Akasa Air Announces Free Reschedule Of Travel Plan For Passengers India Today Severe Cyclone May Bring Floods to Parts of Southeast India Bloomberg Cyclone Michaung Updates: 144 trains cancelled | Army, navy and … Read more
Human rights groups say the Dutch state’s export of plane parts to Israel makes it complicit in Gaza war crimes. A Dutch court is set to hear a case accusing the state of complicity in war crimes in Gaza due to its supply of components for Israeli bombers. Launched by human rights organisations against The … Read more
Israel is reportedly using artificial intelligence technology to select and expand potential targets. Israel’s war has devastated much of Gaza. The few days of calm under a temporary ceasefire with Hamas have all but disappeared now, with Israel resuming its air strikes and shelling. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly warned that he wants … Read more
Nearly 1.8 million people have been displaced across the Gaza strip since October 7 Al Jazeera English What the Displacement in Gaza Looks Like in Maps, Charts and Photos The New York Times UNRWA’s Lazzarini ‘deeply concerned’ that Israeli offensive could move to southern Gaza • FRANCE 24 FRANCE 24 English Israeli assault on southern Gaza could push … Read more