An Israeli air strike in the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza has killed top Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel, a Hamas official told the BBC early on Sunday. Locals say the air strike killed both Bardaweel, a member of the group’s political office, and his wife. Israeli officials had no immediate comment. Israel’s […]
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Russia will seek guarantees that Nato will exclude Ukraine from membership and that Ukraine will remain neutral in any peace deal, a Russian deputy foreign minister said. “We will demand that ironclad security guarantees become part of this agreement,” Alexander Grushko told Russian media outlet Izvestia. “Part of these guarantees should be the neutral status
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Miao Hua, one of the top generals in charge of the party work at China’s powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), has been placed under investigation for suspected “serious violations of discipline”, the defence ministry said. Miao is director of the political work department of the CMC, which oversees China’s People’s Liberation Army. The department handles
The Dutch city remains tense and divided after Israeli football fans provoke violence. Amsterdam is struggling to shake off the feeling of unease following a night of violence provoked by fans of the Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv. In the lead-up to their club’s Europa League match against local giants Ajax in the Dutch
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Some 50 suspected gang members have died this week after attacking a coastal town in Haiti, including at least a dozen who drowned after their boat capsized, a government official said Thursday. While the majority were killed by police, a group of gunmen drowned on Wednesday after their boat hit the
CNN — Several United States and coalition personnel were treated for minor injuries after a drone attack in Syria on Friday, a US defense official said, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. Personnel were treated for minor injuries, including smoke inhalation, but none were “seriously hurt,” the official said Saturday. “Others are being examined
The IDF finished the command training for battalion commanders on the northern front, the Israeli military said on Wednesday. “We have been at war for almost half a year now, and it does not end only with Hezbollah,” Commander of the northern front, Maj.-Gen. Ori Goldin said, referring to the recent attacks on al-Jama’a
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Hamas spokesperson Hossam Badran claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “does not want to reach an agreement and is deceiving his people and the families of the prisoners to cover up his political and security failure,” Hezbollah-owned Al-Ahed News reported. Hamas’ priorities from ongoing negotiations are “stopping the aggression, bringing in aid, the
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Nick Schifrin: And we’re now joined by the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy for the European Union, Josep Borrell. Thank you very much. Welcome back to the “NewsHour.” Let me start with Israel and Gaza. Today, as you saw, the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, made a speech at Congress, and he
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He added, “We do not see any imminent threat of Russia using these weapons. But these statements are in themselves very dangerous, because they erode trust. Russia knows the consequences of taking such a step.” Geoană, who could step down later this year to run in the Romanian presidential election in September, also said NATO
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