A night of violence in southern Lebanon left at least 13 people dead after an Israeli strike hit the crowded Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon, officials said. Ambulances rushed into the camp as firefighters battled a blaze and rescuers pulled wounded people from the rubble and the streets. Lebanese health authorities reported the…
Ukraine said on Tuesday that it used U.S.-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles to strike military targets inside Russia a move Kyiv called a “significant development.” The Ukrainian general staff said the strikes used long-range strike systems like ATACMS and that such operations will continue. Until now, Ukraine had not openly confirmed using the advanced U.S. ballistic…
A new report by Israeli medical and human-rights group Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHRI) paints a grim picture: at least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since October 2023, and the real number could be higher because many detainees from Gaza are still unaccounted for. PHRI built its findings from official Israeli…
A calm night in Maga town turned into terror early Monday when gunmen attacked a government girls’ boarding school, killing the vice-principal and snatching dozens of students. The raid at Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School began just before dawn, around 4 a.m. Witnesses and police say the attackers, armed with rifles and acting in a…
A terrible crash near Madinah has left dozens of Indian pilgrims dead and shaken families back home in Telangana. Early reports say a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker in Mufrihat about 160 km from Madinah in the small hours, and caught fire. Officials and local media in Saudi Arabia say at…
The UK government has unveiled a major shake-up of its asylum system, promising far tougher rules for people seeking refuge in the country. The announcement came late Saturday, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces growing political pressure from Reform UK, the anti-immigration party gaining ground in polls. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the goal is…
Ukraine says it’s pushing to restart its prisoner exchange deal with Russia a move that could finally bring home about 1,200 Ukrainian captives, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. His message on Sunday made it clear: behind the scenes, talks are happening nonstop, and Kyiv is hoping for a breakthrough soon. The update came just a…
The UN Security Council is set to take a big vote on Monday over how to move forward in Gaza and the council is divided over what that next step should look like. The United States has been pushing a resolution that would back President Trump’s Gaza peace plan. The US draft would “welcome” a…
The U.S. military has confirmed that four people were killed when American forces struck a boat traveling in international waters marking the 20th time in recent months that the U.S. has attacked vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific. The strike happened on Monday, and according to U.S. Southern Command, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth personally approved…
A deadly suicide attack has rocked Pakistan’s northwest, killing at least seven soldiers near the Afghan border just hours before Pakistani and Afghan delegations were due in Doha for ceasefire talks. The blast happened at a security forces site in North Waziristan, a border area that has long seen violence. Officials say a bomber drove…
