Hezbollah fired projectiles into Israel on Wednesday and said it foiled ground incursions, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanon could face destruction like Gaza. Netanyahu is set to speak with US President Joe Biden on Wednesday about Israel’s response to last week’s missile attack by Iran, Hezbollah’s main backer, US news…
Text size The Israeli military said it intercepted two projectiles fired from Lebanon on Wednesday shortly after air raid sirens blared in and around the coastal town of Caesarea, south of Haifa. Sirens were also sounded elsewhere in northern Israel, a day after the army said the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group had fired 180 projectiles…
Text size Tokyo’s main Nikkei index rose strongly Monday, as investors cheered positive US jobs data and the dollar’s strength. The headline Nikkei index rose 2.03 percent or 782.83 points to 39,418.45 yen in early trade, while the broader Topix index added 1.62 percent or 43.57 points to 2,737.64 yen. “Monday’s trading in Asia is…
Text size Official Lebanese media reported Israeli strikes on south Beirut Sunday shortly after calls by Israel’s army for residents to evacuate the Hezbollah stronghold — repeatedly bombarded for several days. “Enemy warplanes launched two strikes on the southern suburbs, the first targeted the Saint Therese area, and the second targeted the Burj al-Barajneh area,”…
Text size Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday told his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un that Beijing hoped to “deepen friendly… cooperation” with Pyongyang, as the two leaders exchanged messages to mark a major diplomatic anniversary. China and North Korea are traditional socialist allies, and Beijing has long provided crucial support for Pyongyang’s diplomatically…
Text size Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said Israel had the right to defend itself and would respond to Iran’s attack following the barrage of missiles fired by Tehran at the country this week. “Israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and to respond to these attacks and that is what…
RECASTS with scale of Israeli strikes on Beirut, ADDS Iranian foreign minister due in Beirut, Israeli and Lebanese quotes, Israeli sirens Israel bombarded south Beirut at least 10 times late Thursday, Lebanese sources said, after it launched its deadliest strike on the occupied West Bank in decades. The escalating assaults by Israel come as it…
Text size The Israeli military on Thursday told residents of 25 villages across southern Lebanon to evacuate, the latest in a series of calls to relocate issued by the army as it targets Hezbollah positions. “The IDF (Israeli army) does not intend to harm you, and for your own safety, you must evacuate your homes…
Text size Iran resumed flights at its airports on Thursday, state media said, after a brief suspension following its missile attack on Israel. The Islamic republic launched 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening, marking its second-ever direct attack on its sworn enemy, following a missile and drone attack in April. Both domestic and international…
Tokyo’s Nikkei index has been battered by a stronger yen Richard A. Brooks Text size Stocks plunged more than four percent in Tokyo on Monday after the yen surged in reaction to Shigeru Ishiba’s election last week as the head of Japan’s ruling party, which boosted expectations the Bank of Japan will continue hiking interest…