The mayor of a city in southern Mexico has been murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said on Sunday, marking the latest in a series of attacks on politicians in the...
The mayor of a city in southern Mexico has been murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said on Sunday, marking the latest in a series of attacks on politicians in the violence-plagued Latin American country. The killing of Chilpancingo mayor, Alejandro Arcos, “fills us with indignation,”...
At least one person was killed while nine were wounded after shots were heard at the Beersheba central bus station in southern Israel on Sunday (Oct 6), according to a report in Jerusalem Post. The police classified the incident as a terror strike, adding that the attacker had been eliminated. The...
More than 160 people are now known to have been killed by Hurricane Helene, one of the deadliest storms to hit the US in recent times. Hundreds of others remain missing after Helene battered south-eastern states, causing floods, wrecking communities, and cutting power. Search-and-rescue efforts continue, and aid deliveries...
Palestinian militant group Hamas has announced that its leader in Lebanon has been killed by Israeli air strikes as hundreds of IDF tanks line up along the border. Fears are mounting about a potential ground invasion by Israel that could plunge the Middle East into an all-out war – as it...
Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel has been sentenced to six months in prison for falsifying documents, the second prison sentence against him in a week, days before the country’s presidential election. Tunisia’s TAP news agency reported on Wednesday that the Criminal Chamber of the Jendouba Court of First Instance...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used at least 15 US-made BLU-109 bombs with JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) guidance kits to kill Hezbollah chief, Hasaan Nasrallah, a report in the New York Times has claimed. The 2,000-pound munitions are popularly known as bunker-busters thanks to their ability to penetrate underground. The claim...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday (Sept 28) that he had given the directive to neutralise Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah as the Iran-aligned Lebanese militant group would have regenerated if he was allowed to live. “He would have quickly rehabilitated Hezbollah’s capabilities. So I gave the order and Nasrallah is no...
Joe Biden warned the Middle East is now on the brink of ‘all-out war’ with Israel preparing to open a second front with a ground invasion of Lebanon. The president joined pleas for de-escalation from international leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, adding that he thinks the...
A shocking incident unfolded in Bihar, a man declared dead suddenly came back to life after a few hours, stunning both doctors and police. The incident unfolded in a series of surprising developments that have garnered significant public interest and attention. The man was taken to Sadar Hospital in Bihar Sharif....
Russia has declined to support a UN blueprint aimed at bringing the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges from climate change and artificial intelligence to escalating conflicts and increasing inequality and poverty. Speaking on Monday in New York at the Summit of the Future meeting, Russian...