Between 400 and 500 people attacked the Baghdad studios of Saudi broadcaster MBC after midnight. “They wrecked the electronic equipment, the computers, and set fire to a part of the building,” an interior ministry source told AFP on condition of anonymity. He said the fire had been extinguished and the crowd dispersed by police. “Security […]
This is up from the 133,000 people currently categorized as experiencing “catastrophic food insecurity”, according to a classification compiled by UN agencies and NGOs. A surge in humanitarian assistance this summer brought some relief to Gazans, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report said. But September saw the lowest volume of commercial and humanitarian […]
A military statement said five servicemen “fell during combat in southern Lebanon”, without elaborating on the circumstances of their deaths. The soldiers were named as company commander Maj. Ofek Bachar, 24, from Nes Ziona; team commander Capt. Elad Siman Tov, 23, from Tzofim; squad leader Staff Sgt. Elyashiv Eitan Wieder, 22, from Jerusalem; Staff Sgt. […]
The Israeli military said that after a lengthy hunt, troops had on Wednesday “eliminated Yahya Sinwar, in an operation in the southern Gaza Strip”. Hamas has not confirmed his death. Netanyahu, who vowed to crush Hamas at the start of the war, hailed Sinwar’s killing, saying: “While this is not the end of the war […]
“It is about time that India’s façade of a democracy is dismantled by the same nations which have backed its illegal occupation in Kashmir,” he said while reiterating the call for the expulsion of Indian diplomats from Canada. “The indication by the Canadian government that the Indian ambassador and other diplomats are involved in criminal […]
The Republican former president has frequently criticized Zelenskiy on the campaign trail, repeatedly calling him “the greatest salesman on Earth” for having solicited and received billions of dollars of U.S. military aid since the war broke out in 2022. Trump has also slammed the Ukrainian leader for failing to seek peace with Moscow, and he […]
Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, was killed during an operation by Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian enclave on Wednesday, a pivotal event in the year-long conflict. Western leaders said his death offered an opportunity for the conflict to end. Still, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said […]
In stark contrast, Gautam Adani, the chairperson of the Adani Group, enjoyed a notable increase in his net worth. On the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ambani’s fortune plummeted by $2 billion (around Rs 16,801 crore) in just 24 hours, pushing him down to 15th place with a total net worth of $102 billion. This decline not […]
Relations between the two Koreas have deteriorated since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in January defined Seoul as his country’s “principal enemy” and said the North was no longer interested in reunification. After months of laying fresh mines and ramping up security on the border, the country this week blew up roads and railways […]
Tensions are high in anticipation of the nature of an expected Israeli attack on Iran in retaliation for Iran’s missile attack on Oct. 1. That followed a rapidly spiraling conflict between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Araqchi arrived for “important talks with Egypt’s high ranking officials that will be held tomorrow [Thursday],” Iran’s foreign […]
