The 30-minute call was the first known chat between Biden and Netanyahu since August and coincided with a sharp escalation of Israel’s conflict in the Middle East. The call was “direct and very productive,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters while acknowledging that the two leaders are open about disagreements. The Middle East […]
South Africa opted to bat first and got off to a flying start with a 64-run opening stand between captain Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits. Katherine Fraser removed Wolvaardt after she had scored 40 runs from 27 balls with the help of five boundaries and one six. Anneke Bosch could only add 11 runs to […]
PLAYING XIs Scotland: Saskia Horley, Sarah Bryce (wk), Kathryn Bryce (capt), Alisa Lister, Priyanaz Chatterji, Lorna Jack-Brown, Darcey Carter, Katherine Fraser, Rachel Slater, Abtaha Maqsood, Olivia Bell South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (capt), Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinolo Jafta (wk), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka Zartash […]
The comments come amid growing concern over possible Israeli retaliation for last week’s Iranian missile attack, as Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi headed to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states for talks on Wednesday. They followed discussions between Iran and Gulf Arab capitals last week on the sidelines of an Asia conference in Qatar when […]
Sirens sounded in northern Israel on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, adding three Israeli military personnel were severely injured on Tuesday and Wednesday during combat in southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli airstrikes had killed two successors to Hezbollah’s slain leader. Netanyahu spoke in a video released by his […]
A ministry report said the villages of Zolota Nyva and Zoryane Pershe had been brought under Russian control. The communities have an estimated population of a few hundred residents each. The two villages lie to the north and south of Kurakhove, one of the focal points of military activity on the eastern front. Official Ukrainian […]
“Any attack against infrastructure in Iran will provoke an even stronger response,” state television quoted Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying. He spoke after Israel said it was preparing a response to Iran’s October 1 missile attack, its second on the country in six months. On Monday, an official statement quoted Araghchi as saying Iran […]
The epicenter of the quake was reportedly around 10 kilometers beneath the surface and close to an Iranian nuclear power plant. The earthquake’s depth and proximity to a nuclear facility are now raising eyebrows. Such a seismic event is typically the result of an earthquake, but speculation has arisen on social media suggesting the event […]
The group said it fired “a salvo of rockets at the Glilot base of military intelligence unit 8200 on the outskirts of Tel Aviv”. On the other hand, the United States warned Israel on Monday not to attack Beirut airport or the roads leading to it, as the Israeli army carried out intensive strikes against […]
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X that the two ships were damaged in the Black Sea grain export hub without giving details on the ships’ conditions. He condemned Russia’s actions. “We must join forces of all responsible states and organizations to…ensure freedom of navigation in the Black Sea and global food security.” Russia’s […]
