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Rights groups decry Myanmar executions
Published on 24/09/2024
» Human rights groups have condemned the reported executions of a husband and wife in Myanmar, and have called for international action to prevent what they say are the imminent hangings of five more pro-democracy activists.
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill nearly 500, injure 1,600
New York Times, Published on 24/09/2024
» JERUSALEM — Dozens of Israeli fighter jets bombed Hezbollah targets in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, killing hundreds and wounding more than a thousand others, Lebanese officials said, in the deadliest attacks in the country since 2006, when Israel and Hezbollah fought their last all-out war.
Israeli forces rescue hostage in Gaza as strikes kill at least 20 Palestinians
New York Times, Published on 28/08/2024
» GAZA - An elite Israeli military unit rescued a frail and gaunt hostage from a tunnel deep beneath the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the eighth living captive to be freed by Israeli troops in nearly 11 months of war and the first to be found alive in the subterranean labyrinth used by Hamas.
Israel says it’s bombing Lebanon to thwart Hezbollah attack
Published on 25/08/2024
» Israel declared a 48-hour state of emergency after carrying out a pre-emptive attack on Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon as the Iran-backed militant group began what it said was its initial response to last month’s killing of its military chief by Israel.
Ukraine denies link to Nord Stream blasts
Published on 15/08/2024
» KYIV - An adviser to Ukraine’s president has denied fresh allegations of his country’s involvement in explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and instead pointed the finger at Russia.
Japan issues first 'megaquake' warning
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/08/2024
» TOKYO - An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for a megaquake from an undersea trough running along a swath of the country’s coast.
Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory
Kyodo News, Published on 09/08/2024
» KYODO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled his planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia, as the weather agency warned that the risk of a potential massive earthquake in a vast area of the Pacific stretching from southwestern to central Japan has increased.
Ukraine shows proof that Russia hit children’s hospital
Published on 09/07/2024
» Ukraine presented new evidence on Tuesday that it said proved that the main children’s hospital in Kyiv had been directly hit by a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile.
Israeli forces step up bombing of Rafah as tanks try to push west
Reuters, Published on 07/06/2024
» CAIRO - With no sign of progress in mediators' efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war, Israeli forces pounded Rafah from the air and ground overnight as tanks tried to advance further west, residents said.
Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp draws global condemnation
Published on 27/05/2024
» CAIRO/JERUSALEM - An Israeli airstrike killed at least 35 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, medics said, drawing condemnation from European leaders on Monday who urged implementation of a World Court ruling to halt Israel's offensive.