Israel eyeing ‘swift ground offensives’ in Lebanon
As Israel and Hezbollah traded fire after the United States and its allies failed to secure a halt, an Israeli official said on Friday that any ground operation against Hezbollah would be swift.
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U.S. leads calls for 21 day ceasefire in Lebanon
The United States, the European Union and Arab nations were among those who released a joint statement late calling for an immediate 21-day cease-fire across the Israel-Lebanon border between Israel and Hezbollah.
Israel claims killing key Hezbollah commander amid relentless bombing
The IDF said the air strikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, who it said was the commander of Hezbollah’s missile and rocket force.
US sends more troops to the Middle East amid rising conflict
Israel’s military said it launched airstrikes against Hezbollah sites in Lebanon on Monday, which Lebanese authorities said had killed 492 people and sent tens of thousands fleeing for safety in the country’s deadliest day in decades.
Zelenskyy off to the US to ensure future president’s support for Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travels to the United States to set out a “victory plan” to his closest ally this week, in an urgent attempt to influence White House policy on Ukraine’s war with Russia no matter who wins the U.S. elections in November.
Blast in Iranian coal mine kills at least 51 people
A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday, in one of the country’s deadliest work accidents in years.
Lebanon on the edge after exploding device attacks
MONITORING (SW) – Many people in Beirut, and across Lebanon, are inevitably wondering what will come next following a string of exploding device attacks.
Indian ammunition enters Ukraine angering Russia
MONITORING (SW) – Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to
20 killed in second wave of explosions in Lebanon
MONITORING (SW) – At least 20 people have been killed and more than 450 wounded by a second wave of explosions from wireless communication devices in Lebanon, the country’s health ministry says.
North Korea conducts second short-range ballistic missile fire in a week
MONITORING (SW) – North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday toward its east coast, South Korea and Japan said, days after Pyongyang unveiled a uranium enrichment facility and vowed to beef up its nuclear arsenal.
Elections bring hope to India-controlled Kashmir
MONITORING (SW) – Voters queued outside polling stations in India’s Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence.
Israel blamed for deadly pager explosions in Lebanon
MONITORING (SW) – At least 9 people, including a child, have been killed after handheld pagers used by members of the armed group Hezbollah to communicate exploded across Lebanon, the country’s health minister says.
