Buried for 14 hours after Israeli strike, Lebanese toddler makes recovery
The strike flattened an apartment complex and killed 15 people, many of them relatives
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Netanyahu sacks defense minister Gallant over differences on Gaza
Citing a “trust breakdown,” Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Gallant amid the Gaza conflict, sparking Tel Aviv protests, as new defense...
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Responding to Arabian Sea vessel hijack, says India navy
According to the navy, it "responded swiftly to a maritime incident in Arabian Sea involving a hijacking attempt" of a...
- Local media reported that around 15 Indian crew members are aboard the ship
- The navy said five or six "unknown armed personnel" had boarded the vessel
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Sudan paramilitary leader Daglo holds talks in Pretoria
The commander of Sudanese paramilitary forces Mohamed Hamdan Daglo wrote on X, previously Twitter, that he had apprised South African...
- Daglo has shown an openness to ending the fighting during his visits abroad
- The war has plunged Sudan into a humanitarian crisis, with 12,000 dead
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Japan earthquake death toll jumps to 92, missing 242
Battling aftershocks and roads littered with gaping holes and blocked by frequent landslides, thousands of rescuers from all over Japan...
- Wajima, the port city on the Noto Peninsula, was one of the worst hit
- At least 330 people were injured in the powerful main tremor
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Israeli defense minister unveils plan for post-war Gaza
The unveiling of Gallant's plan comes on the eve of a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who...
- Under the plan, Israel's war in the territory will continue until it has secured the return of the hostages taken on October 7
- After that, the outline says, a new phase will begin during which "Hamas will not control Gaza and will not pose a security threat to the citizens of Israel."
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US, France call to ‘avoid escalation in Lebanon and Iran’
Washington, United States - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna agreed to seek steps to...
- The US diplomat Antony Blinken and France's foreign minister Catherine Colonna discussed the situation in Lebanon and Iran
- The two top diplomats "discussed the importance of measures to prevent the conflict in Gaza from expanding.
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Iran-backed Iraqi group says top commander dead in US strike
Baghdad, Iraq - A "US strike" in Baghdad on Thursday killed a military commander of the Hashed al-Shaabi, the ex-paramilitary force...
- The strike killed "two members and wounded seven others", said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
- A Hashed source, asking not to be named, confirmed the death toll and charged that the United States was behind the attack.
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar denounce Gaza’s residents emigration plan
Saudi Arabia and Qatar condemned comments by two Israeli ministers calling for Palestinians to emigrate from the Gaza Strip. Israel's...
- Saudi Arabia "categorically condemns and rejects the comments of the two ministers," the foreign ministry said in a statement
- Saudi called on the global community to act in the face of the Israeli government's "persistence" in violating international law "through its statements and actions"
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New PM announced by Kuwaiti ruler to end political stalemate
Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, who was sworn in as emir last month, named Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al-Sabah, a popular...
- Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, who was sworn in as emir last month, named Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al-Sabah as the new premier.
- The Harvard-educated Sheikh Mohammed, also son of a former emir, was Kuwait's ambassador to the United States for 10 years.
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Lebanese media says four Hizbollah fighters killed in Israeli strike
Beirut, Lebanon - Four Hizbollah fighters were killed overnight in southern Lebanon, the Iran-backed movement announced on Thursday, in what Lebanese...
- A source close to Hizbollah said that the four were killed in Naqura near the Israeli border.
- Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel in a speech against starting a war in Lebanon.
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UAE participates in UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting in Ghana
ACCRA, GHANA - A United Arab Emirates delegation led by Dr. Rashed Ali Al Kaabi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs...
- The ministerial meeting was the first in Africa with previous sessions taking place in the US, the UK, Canada and the Republic of Korea.
- The UAE delegation head held several meetings with the heads of attending delegations, including France, the UK, Bangladesh and others.
Buried for 14 hours after Israeli strike, Lebanese toddler makes recovery
The strike flattened an apartment complex and killed 15 people, many of them relatives
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Bahrain calls for Mideast peace conference at Gaza-focused Arab League
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa was addressing fellow heads of state and government at the 22-strong grouping in Manama,...
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Israel says more troops to ‘enter Rafah’ as operations intensify
Israeli forces took control earlier in May of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, in a push...
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Hamas chief says group to decide on post-war Gaza rule with Palestinian factions
Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday said the movement will be involved in deciding post-war rule in Gaza along with other Palestinian...
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Hezbollah commander among two killed in Israeli strike: source
Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country's south killed two people Tuesday, with a...
- Hezbollah said that one of its fighters, a field commander, Hussein Makki, was "martyred on the road to Jerusalem'
- At least 413 people have been killed in Lebanon in seven months of cross-border violence,
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Palestinians mark ‘Nakba’ anniversary as thousands flee Gaza’s Rafah
Tens of thousands of civilians fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of a threatened Israeli ground offensive, as...
- Nearly 450,000 Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah since May 6
- Right-wing activists stopped and ransacked at least seven Gaza-bound aid trucks coming from Jordan
Quarter of Gazans displaced again as fighting rages north to south
Fighting has flared in north Gaza four months after the army said Hamas's command structure there had been dismantled, and...
- Clashes have rocked the densely crowded far southern city of Rafah but also flared again in northern and central Gaza months after troops and tanks first entered those areas
- US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel on Tuesday said that while Washington backed military pressure on Hamas, it was not the only way to "fully defeat" the group