21+ hour, 33+ min ago (264+ words) Iran slams Israel killing of Hezbollah military chief UK PM says former Prince Andrew should testify in Epstein probe Laughter among the rubble: Gaza's children escape war via art A fractured front: Autonomy or integration for Syria's Kurds? Iran on Monday slammed Israel over its killing of Hezbollah's military chief, a day after the commander was targeted with a strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. "The Iranian foreign ministry strongly condemns the cowardly assassination of the great commander of the Lebanese Islamic Resistance, the martyr Haytham Ali Tabatabai," the foreign ministry said in a statement. Tabatabai is the most senior Hezbollah commander to be killed by Israel since the start of a ceasefire in November 2024 that sought to end more than a year of hostilities. The killing "constitutes a flagrant violation of the November 2024 ceasefire and a brutal breach…...

20+ hour, 33+ min ago (730+ words) Israel raided Lebanon 1,200 times this year despite 'ceasefire' HRW slams trial of Tunisian aid workers for aiding migrants Syria extends curfew in Homs after murder, sectarian violence A fractured front: Autonomy or integration for Syria's Kurds? The Israeli army has conducted almost 1,200 ground raids into Lebanon over the past year'in continued grave violations of the November 2024 ceasefire, along with frequent air strikes. The incursions are taking place at a rate of three to five times a day, with soldiers from the Northern Front's Galilee Division penetrating'five kilometres into Lebanon and sometimes close to the second line of villages beyond the border, according to a report by Israeli media on Monday. The scale of these operations around the border, which stretches for around 140 kilometres from the Ras Naqoura area to the occupied Shebaa Farms, has been described as "unprecedented" by Israeli…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago (458+ words) Israel continues truce violations in Gaza as captive body found ICE kidnaps US Iranian scholar en route to MESA conference Amnesty urges Egypt to reverse law stifling civil society orgs Yellow lines and green zones: The de facto partition of Gaza A fractured front: Autonomy or integration for Syria's Kurds? Farook Mohammed paints Gaza onto Africa's anti-apartheid canvas Rising electricity costs push Syrians into financial strain The Israeli military killed one Palestinian in an attack in Gaza on Tuesday morning in the latest ceasefire violation by Israeli forces, Nasser Hospital said, in the town of Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza." The Gaza Government Media Office said last week that Israeli forces have violated the ceasefire almost 500 times in the six weeks since it came into effect, with at least 339 Palestinians killed during this period, and another…...

23+ hour, 29+ min ago (669+ words) Egyptians vote in second phase of parliamentary elections Iran slams Israel killing of Hezbollah military chief UK PM says former Prince Andrew should testify in Epstein probe A fractured front: Autonomy or integration for Syria's Kurds? Sudan's top general has rejected'a US-led ceasefire proposal'as "the worst yet", saying it would undermine the country's military and bolster the rival'Rapid Support Force'militia. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan said in a video on Sunday that the proposal was unacceptable, accusing the mediators of being "biased" in their efforts to end the war. Sudan plunged into civil war in April 2023 following a power struggle between the military and the UAE-backed'Rapid Support Forces'paramilitary group, exploding into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country. The devastating war has killed more than 40,000 people, according to UN figures, but aid groups say that is an undercount…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago (825+ words) X's new feature exposes global locations of pro-Israel bots Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank Outrage as Australia far-right senator wears burqa to parliament Yellow lines and green zones: The de facto partition of Gaza A fractured front: Autonomy or integration for Syria's Kurds? Rising electricity costs push Syrians into financial strain For months, the Syrian government has been gradually lifting subsidies on energy, from diesel and gasoline to gas and electricity, in an effort to reduce the budget deficit and boost treasury revenues. However, these policy measures, introduced amid the continued decline in citizens" purchasing power, have triggered successive waves of price hikes in Syria. The latest decision, which raised commercial and residential electricity tariffs, has led to a significant price increase across Syrian markets. In a striking move, the Syrian Ministry of Energy issued…...

18+ hour, 36+ min ago (1698+ words) Netanyahu lauds Trump move to outlaw Muslim Brotherhood Volcano erupts in northern Ethiopia, ash reaches Yemen, Oman Israel raided Lebanon 1,200 times this year despite 'ceasefire' A fractured front: Autonomy or integration for Syria's Kurds? A widely criticised US- and Israel-backed aid group in Gaza closes operations while four Palestinians are killed in a single day despite the truce. However, thousands of Palestinians were killed while trying to desperately obtain aid at the GHF's sites during the Gaza war. The UN previously described its aid distribution system as "lethal". This comes as Al Jazeera English reports that four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire across Gaza as of this morning. The updated toll follows earlier warnings from Gaza authorities, who say Israel has violated the ceasefire more than 500 times since it began in early October. According to Al Jazeera English, funerals…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago (335+ words) Colombia:17 minors rescued from Jewish sect accused of abuse UK far-right figures stoke digital ID fears with unproven claims UAE slams Sudan army chief's 'obstructive' truce rejection Yellow lines and green zones: The de facto partition of Gaza A fractured front: Autonomy or integration for Syria's Kurds? Farook Mohammed paints Gaza onto Africa's anti-apartheid canvas Rising electricity costs push Syrians into financial strain Colombian authorities said Sunday they had rescued 17 minors from members of Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect under investigation for alleged child sex abuse. Lev Tahor, which practices a form of Judaism in which women wear black tunics covering them from head to toe, has been the subject of investigations for the mistreatment of minors in several countries. "We have rescued 17 boys, girls and teens," the country's immigration service said on X, with pictures of some of…...

19+ hour, 32+ min ago (1723+ words) Netanyahu lauds Trump move to outlaw Muslim Brotherhood Volcano erupts in northern Ethiopia, ash reaches Yemen, Oman Israel raided Lebanon 1,200 times this year despite 'ceasefire' A fractured front: Autonomy or integration for Syria's Kurds? A controversial US- and Israel-backed aid group in Gaza closes operations while four Palestinians are killed in a single day despite the truce. This comes as Al Jazeera English reports that four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire across Gaza as of this morning. The updated toll follows earlier warnings from Gaza authorities, who say Israel has violated the ceasefire more than 500 times since it began in early October. According to Al Jazeera English, funerals were held across the Strip today for Palestinians killed in Israel's reduced but continuing bombardment. Separately, senior Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qmati said Israel's attack had crossed a "red line" after'the group…...

23+ hour, 58+ min ago (655+ words) Pope heads to Turkey, Lebanon in first overseas trip Hamas calls on mediators to stop Israel breaching Gaza ceasefire Hezbollah: Israel crossed red line after Tabatabai assassination Pope Leo XIV embarks on his debut overseas trip Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon to promote Christian unity and urge peace efforts amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. The six-day trip is the first major international test for the US pope, who was elected head of the Catholic Church in May and whose understated style contrasts with that of his charismatic and impulsive predecessor, Francis. In Turkey, Leo will celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, where the Creed -- a foundational declaration of the Christian faith -- was written. While the Chicago-born pontiff's upcoming visit has so far garnered little attention in the predominantly Muslim country, where Christians represent only 0.2 percent…...