New Delhi: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday confirmed that he personally authorised the operation to eliminate Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. The 64-year-old Nasrallah was killed as Israeli strikes targeted dozens of Hezbollah sites in eastern and southern Lebanon following intense rocket fire by the group into northern Israel. Israeli jets bombarded…
Amid accusations that Beijing is assisting Russia in its war, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday warned against the expansion of the conflict in Ukraine, and said that it was not throwing oil on the fire or exploiting the situation for selfish gains. Wang Yi made the remark while addressing the UN General Assembly….
Team Harris-Biden’s approach to the Middle East isn’t just naïve — it’s devoid of any sense of right and wrong: Just look at Wednesday’s fantasy-land push from the White House, along with France, for a cease-fire between Hezbollah terrorists and Israel. Since the day after Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack, Hezbollah has launched nearly 9,000…
Israeli army chief says the military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon. Addressing troops on the northern border, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said the latest Israeli airstrikes were designed to “prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah.” To achieve the goal of returning the…
Top leaders of Quad unveiled major steps to expand maritime security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and called for lasting peace in Ukraine with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the grouping is for a rules-based global order that respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations. In the annual Quad summit hosted by outgoing US…
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By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel bombed southern Lebanon on Thursday and said it had thwarted an Iran-backed assassination plot, a day after explosions of Hezbollah radios that came on the heels of blasts in booby trapped pagers, setting the foes hurtling towards war. The sophisticated attacks on communications equipment used by Iran-backed armed group…
Lebanon is reeling from a second wave of deadly explosions targeting electronic devices used by Hezbollah, just a day after hundreds of the militant group’s pagers detonated simultaneously. The latest attacks, which are widely believed to have been carried out by Israel, have heightened fears of an all-out war between the two sides. The explosions…
Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it had authorized the use of its trademarked branding on the pagers that exploded Tuesday across Lebanon and Syria. But it said the devices carried by members of the Hezbollah group were actually manufactured and sold by Bac Consulting KFT — a company based in Budapest, Hungary. Thousands…
Hong Kong’s health minister, Lo Chung-mau, has urged residents to be careful when handling freshwater fish after 27 people were infected with the potentially deadly Group B Streptococcus, APA reports citing SCMP News. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said the cause of the infection was related to handling and contact with raw freshwater fish….