‘Israeli indicted for role in Iranian assassination plot’
Israeli security officials on Thursday said an Israeli citizen has been indicted for involvement in an Iranian assassination plot against top Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A statement from the Shin Bet internal security agency said that the citizen was recruited by Iranian intelligence to “carry out terrorist...
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Lebanon bans pagers, walkie-talkies on flights from Beirut
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Exploding devices dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel turns its focus north toward Lebanon and Hezbollah
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Instagram unveils teen accounts to boost online safety
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Nikki Haley to launch weekly radio talk show
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Florida to launch probe into Trump assassination attempt
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Trump blames Biden and Harris’ rhetoric, despite his own history
18 September 2024 | AP
US lawmakers, officials condemn vandalism of temple in New York
Bipartisan lawmakers across the US have strongly condemned the vandalism at a Hindu temple here and called for an investigation into the incident, asserting that America must stand together against all forms of hate. The road and the signage outside the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, New York, were sprayed...
Mayor unveils plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street
(): London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday set out proposals to transform Oxford Street by turning the city’s world-famous shopping hub into a traffic-free pedestrianised avenue.The plans, backed by the new Labour Party government, are aimed at rejuvenating Oxford Street to drive the UK capital’s economic prosperity and regain its...
Typhoon Yagi death toll in South Asia surpasses 500
(): Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The new figures push the total number of dead in Southeast Asia from the storm past 500. The accounting of casualties...
German CDU picks Merz as chancellor candidate
Germany’s opposition centre-right Christian Democratic Union announced Tuesday that it has chosen its leader, Friedrich Merz, to be its candidate for chancellor in next year’s national election. The decision sets the stage for a possible challenge of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the federal election scheduled for September 2025. Germans are...
Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now war goal as officials warn of wider operation
(): Israel announced Tuesday that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the north in order to allow its residents to return is now an official war goal, as the country considers a wider military operation that could ignite an all-out conflict. Israeli officials have repeatedly threatened to take heavier military action to...
US criticises Israel’s Gaza strikes
The US ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza in a sign of growing American frustration with its close ally as the war approaches its first anniversary. Israel has repeatedly said it targets Hamas militants, who often hide...
Nepal’s PM to raise issue of melting snow, mountain eco-system
(): Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said on Monday that he would draw the world’s attention to the issues of melting snow and rising sea levels at the United Nations General Assembly’s 79th session. Addressing the House of Representatives about his forthcoming visit to the US to attend the...
