Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
Israel-Hamas War Latest: Hamas Chooses Oct. 7 Mastermind Yahya Sinwar As Their New Leader
The Palestinian militant group Hamas chose Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. The group’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed July 31 in Iran by a presumed Israeli strike. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken responded to the decision by saying Sinwar…
Read MoreTwo men charged over alleged Russia-linked arson plot
Two more men have been charged in relation to an alleged arson attack against a Ukraine-linked business in London, taking the total number of suspects to seven. It comes after two British men were charged in April with helping a foreign intelligence service in relation to a large fire which broke out at an industrial…
Read MoreA rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injures US personnel, officials tell AP
Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said Monday, in what has been a recent uptick in strikes on American forces by Iranian-backed militias. The attack comes as tensions across the Middle East are spiking following the killings last week of a senior…
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas War Latest: Hezbollah Says It Launched A Drone Attack On Northern Israel
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops and set off a fire. The violence came as fears of an all-out regional war mount following the killings last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas’…
Read MoreBangladesh prime minister resigns, flees country amid deadly protests
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday, as anti-government protesters marched on the capital to demand she step down after a weekend of violence that left dozens of people dead. The Bangladeshi military facilitated Hasina’s “safe passage” out of the country and the army chief is expected to make a…
Read More3 Newly Freed Americans Are Back On Us Soil After A Landmark Prisoner Exchange With Russia
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. Gershkovich, Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual U.S.-Russia citizenship, arrived on…
Read MoreUS arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro
A former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York on federal arms smuggling charges. A federal indictment unsealed this week in Tampa, Florida, accuses Jordan Goudreau and a Venezuelan partner, Yacsy Alvarez, of violating U.S. arms…
Read MoreIsrael Carries Out Rare Strike On Beirut That It Says Killed Hezbollah Commander
Israel on Tuesday carried out a rare strike on Beirut, which it said killed a top Hezbollah commander who was allegedly behind a weekend rocket attack that killed 12 young people in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. The strike in the Lebanese capital killed at least one woman and two children and wounded dozens of people.…
Read MoreHamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Is Killed In Iran By An Alleged Israeli Strike, Threatening Escalation
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the conflict even as the U.S. and other nations were scrambling to prevent an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge against Israel. There…
Read More95 Libyan Nationals Arrested In South Africa At Suspected Secret Military Training Camp
South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were more illegal bases in other parts of the country. The camp was discovered at a farm in White River in the Mpumalanga province, about 360 kilometers (220…
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