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Israeli Strikes Kill 11 In Lebanon After Fire Exchanges With Hezbollah That Test Ceasefire’s Limits
Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. The projectiles were apparently the first time that Hezbollah…
Read MoreSyrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some territory
Syrian insurgents captured four new towns early Tuesday, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama, opposition activists said, while government forces retook some territory they lost last week. The capture of the towns is the latest in the push by insurgents led by the salafi jihadi Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, as well as Turkey-backed…
Read MoreSyria’s civil war reignites in dramatic fashion as Russia joins airstrikes on rebels who seized Aleppo
The Syrian military and its ally Russia conducted deadly joint air raids Monday on areas that Islamist-led rebels seized control of over the weekend. The strikes were a response to a lightning offensive by the rebels that saw them wrest control of swathes of northwest Syria from government forces. The conflict that started more than…
Read MoreIsrael-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect, halting deadly war in Lebanon
A ceasefire in between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon appeared to be holding after it came into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday (10 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday). President Biden announced the ceasefire deal Tuesday, saying the U.S. and France had helped broker the agreement. Celebratory gunshots were heard in…
Read MoreBritish forces deployed after drones spotted again over three US air bases in UK
Around 60 British troops, including counter-drone specialists, have been deployed to help defend three air bases used by the US Air Force in the UK after a spate of “weird” drone sightings. The military personnel will also support efforts to find out who is operating the unmanned aerial vehicles amid fears the mysterious sorties might…
Read MoreMan charged in bomb hoax at US Embassy in London
A man was charged in connection with last week’s bomb hoax outside the U.S. Embassy in London, authorities from the U.K. said Monday. Daniel Parmenter, 43, was charged and taken into custody Monday, after appearing at Ealing Magistrates’ Court. He was arrested at his home Sunday. The legal developments come after U.K. police on Friday…
Read MorePhilippines summons VP Duterte over threat to have Marcos killed
Philippine law officials on Tuesday summoned vice president Sara Duterte for questioning over her weekend statements that she had contracted someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were to be killed. Duterte accused the administration of twisting her words to create a false narrative that Marcos’ life was under active threat, saying in…
Read MoreFlorida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government
Ping Li, 59, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, was sentenced to 48 months in prison today for conspiring to act as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without notification to the Attorney General. Li was further ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 and to serve three years of supervised release. According to…
Read MoreRussia Reportedly Captures A Briton Fighting For Ukraine As Russian Troops Advance
Russia’s military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line. The Briton was identified by state news agency Tass and…
Read MoreThe UAE Arrests 3 Uzbek Nationals For The Killing Of An Israeli-Moldovan Rabbi
The United Arab Emirates said Monday police arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi. The statement from the country’s Interior Ministry offered no motive for the slaying of Zvi Kogan. Kogan, 28, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who went missing on Thursday, ran a kosher grocery store in the futuristic city of Dubai,…
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