Israeli strikes on military targets in Iran are âan exercise in self-defenceâ following Tehranâs ballistic missile attack earlier this month, the United States said late on Friday, adding that it was informed ahead of the strikes. White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said the âtargeted strikes on military targetsâ are âan exercise in…
Following the assassination of two of its leaders within months, the Palestinian group Hamas has said it will not reveal the name of its new leader. âHamas said it will not reveal the name of its new leader,â BBC reported on Monday. For âsecurity reasons,â the group will keep the name of its new leader,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs office said a drone was launched toward his residence in Caesarea on Saturday after the military reported a drone from Lebanon had âhit a structureâ in the central Israeli town. âA UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was launched toward the prime ministerâs residence in Caesarea. The prime minister and his wife…
As much as $41 billion in World Bank climate finance is unaccounted for, according to Oxfam International. In a report released on Thursday, Oxfam revealed that an audit of the World Bankâs climate finance activities from 2017-2023 found that between $21 billion and $41 billion in climate finance was not tracked from the time…
The Israeli military is investigating the possibility that Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, was among three militants killed during operations in Gaza. Sinwar, widely regarded as the mastermind behind the October 7, 2023, attack in Israel, was named Hamasâ new political head in August, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. According to NBC News, Israelis are…
President Paul Biya, who is the longest serving African President has âreportedlyâ died. According to news filtering from Cameroon, Diya has passed away. Biya, born on 13 February 1933 is a Cameroonian politician who has served as the second president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982, having previously been the prime minister of Cameroon from…
Over the past year, Israel has picked off the Hamas leadership one by one – with the chief of the country’s army declaring yesterday that the terror group’s military wing has been ‘defeated’. But its most wanted target still remains at large – October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar. The terror group’s leader has remained elusive…
Saudi Arabiaâs King Salman has a lung infection and was set to undergo medical tests on Sunday night, the Royal Court said in the latest update on the ageing monarchâs health. King Salman âwill undergo some medical tests this evening, âŠbased on the recommendations of the royal clinics, due to a lung infection,â said the…
Hamas commander, Saeed Attallah Ali, along with his wife and two daughters, were killed on Saturday during an Israeli airstrike on their home in the Beddawi camp near Tripoli, northern Lebanon. Hamas confirmed that this was the first time the area had been targeted since the Gaza war began nearly a year ago, Aljazeera reports….
Lebanese health officials announced late Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes have claimed the lives of 46 people and left 85 others wounded across the country in the past 24 hours. The escalating violence, which has gripped the region since October 7, 2023, shows no signs of abating as Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange relentless cross-border…