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Hezbollah would stop fighting with Israel if it reaches a full cease-fire in Gaza, the Lebanese group’s deputy leader said Tuesday. A woman holds the hand of a girl as they walk past buildings destroyed during previous Israeli military fire on the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab, near the border with northern Israel on […]

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday its missile strike on an airfield in central Ukraine has destroyed and damaged seven Ukrainian fighter jets. “As a result of the Russian army’s strike, five active Su-27 multi-purpose fighters were destroyed and two under repair were damaged,” the military said on Telegram. Launch of a missile from the Iskander-M tactical missile […]

Ministers from Somalia and Ethiopia, through Türkiye’s facilitation, “were able to separately have a candid, cordial and forward-looking exchange concerning their differences,” says the Turkish foreign ministry. Fidan’s statement came after Ethiopian Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie and Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi met in the Turkish capital Ankara in a bid to settle […]

The main goals of the war have always been returning the hostages and defeating Hamas. Now it seems the IDF and PM Netanyahu feel differently about which of these goals to prioritize. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi. (photo credit: ARIEL HERMONI, Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, IDF SPOKESPERSON’S […]

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is engaged in full-on damage control after the president’s disastrous debate performance, seeking to assure top donors Biden can still win the election, rejecting calls that he bow out and trying to convince voters that he’s up for another term President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk […]

The head of Gaza’s largest hospital Mohammed Abu Salmiya has accused Israel of abuse and torture after being released from a seven-month detention on Monday. Al-Shifa hospital Director Mohammed Abu Salmiya, who was detained by Israeli forces since November, is welcomed by relatives, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, July 1, 2024. (AFP Photo) […]

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reiterated on Saturday Egypt’s warnings against the impact of any expansion of the “gravely escalating conflict in the Gaza Strip” on security and stability in the region President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi receives President of European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Cairo, 29 June, 2024. Photo: Egyptian Presidency The Egyptian president called […]

“I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. And I know how to do this job,” the president told supporters at a rally in North Carolina. In front of a crowd of a few hundred supporters on Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden was far more energized and fired up than on […]

The Ukrainian leader’s visit to Brussels during a summit of EU leaders came days after the country held its first membership talks with the bloc. Copyright AP Photo The European Union on Thursday signed a security agreement with Ukraine, pledging to continue providing the war-torn country with military, financial, diplomatic and humanitarian support over the […]

Israeli tanks closed in on the Mawasi camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza’s Rafah on Sunday after killing at least 47 people in overnight airstrikes. A Palestinian rescue worker carries casualties at the site of Israeli strikes on houses at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Palestine, June 22, 2024. (Reuters Photo) Images of […]