World leaders gather at UN as Mideast tensions explode
Escalating clashes between Israel and Hezbollah threatened to overshadow US President Joe Biden's final appearance at the UN's signature annual...Geostrategy
Israel army tells Lebanese to ‘move away’ from Hezbollah sites
The Israeli military on Monday told people in Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah targets and vowed to carry out...Geostrategy
Putin says prefers more ‘predictable’ Biden over Trump
Asked by a journalist who Russia would like to see win in the likely contest between the Democratic incumbent and...Putin batted away questions about Biden's age and health, with the president set to turn 82 just weeks after the election
Trump reacted to Putin's comments at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday evening, praising them as "a great compliment."
Two children among four Lebanese killed in Israeli strikes
"A woman was killed along with her child and her stepchild in a strike that targeted Sawwaneh," while a fourth...The Israeli military said Wednesday its fighter jets "began a series of strikes in Lebanon", raising fears of a war between the two countries after months of cross-border violence.
The strikes came hours after unclaimed rocket fire from Lebanon wounded seven people in northern Israel, five of them in the town of Safed, medics said.
Erdogan’s Egypt visit aimed at rapprochement with al-Sisi
Turkey and Egypt cut ties in 2013 after Sisi, then Egypt's defense minister, ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, an ally...Erdogan will discuss with Egyptian president "every effort" to stop the "bloodshed" in Gaza
He has emerged as one of the Muslim world's harshest critics of Israel's war against Gaza
Saboteurs hit Iran pipelines disrupting gas supply: state media
The saboteurs hit pipelines in the cities of Borujen in the southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, and Safashahr in...State media reported that the sabotage had disrupted gas supplies in at least three provinces -- North Khorasan in the northeast, Lorestan in the west and Zanjan in the northwest
No group claimed responsibility for the attacks and Iran did not immediately apportion blame, although Iran has generally blamed Israel for similar acts of sabotage in the past
Hamas heads to Cairo truce talks as Rafah braces for Israeli assault
CIA Director William Burns had joined Tuesday's talks with David Barnea, head of Israel's Mossad intelligence service, which Egyptian media...A Hamas source told AFP that a delegation was headed to the Egyptian capital to meet Egyptian and Qatari mediators, after Israeli negotiators held talks with the mediators Tuesday
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken critic of Israel's conduct of the Gaza war, was also due in Cairo Wednesday for talks with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Israeli delegation departs Cairo after truce talks: media
The UN and many governments across the world have expressed alarm about the possible civilian toll of an Israeli assault...An official in Israeli PM's office said the Israeli delegation was on its way back from Cairo
An Egyptian official told media that the talks will continue for another three days
AI giants to unveil pact to fight political deepfakes
The idea comes as big tech companies are under considerable pressure over fears that AI-powered applications could be misused in...Currently under negotiation by the companies, this so-called "accord" on deepfakes and other dangerous content is set to be announced during the Munich Security conference
According to the Washington Post, the companies will agree to develop ways to identify, label and control AI-generated images, videos and audio that aim to deceive voters
Al Jazeera condemns Israel ‘targeting’ Gaza journalists
Reporter Ismail Abu Omar's life is at risk and cameraman Ahmad Matar was severely wounded when the pair were hit...Reporter Ismail Abu Omar's right leg was blown off in the drone strike, while doctors were trying to save the left one, Al Jazeera said, quoting an emergency physician
US, Israel's vital ally, offered its "sincere condolences" over the injuries and noted that they were not the first Al Jazeera journalists harmed during the conflict
Qatar’s ties with Iran closer than ever: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
Doha, Qatar-- Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has affirmed that the ties between Qatar and Iran have...The Iranian foreign minister stressed for the need to implement agreements reached between the two countries in order to further strengthen the ties
Qatar's leader applauded the Iranian effort to support Palestine and its pursuit of a political solution to bring to an end the war and suffering of the people in Gaza
Israel army shows video it says is of Hamas’s Yahya Sinwar in tunnel
It was unclear from the footage where the tunnel was located, but in recent weeks the Israeli military has pounded...Israel accuses Sinwar of masterminding the unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel that triggered the conflict
Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israeli troops had uncovered the video in a security camera during an operation in a tunnel