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Israeli probe into Palestinian detainee abuse causes uproar
JERUSALEM:
Right-wing Israeli protesters broke into two military compounds on Monday after investigators arrived to question soldiers about suspected abuse at one of them, a detention camp for Palestinians captured during the Gaza…
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US urges Israel to avoid bombing Beirut
The United States is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon's capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, five people with knowledge of the drive…
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Russia takes control of Eastern Ukraine’s Lozuvatske settlement
MOSCOW:
Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that its forces had taken control of the settlement of Lozuvatske in the Pokrovsk sector of Ukraine's Donetsk region, site of some of the most heated frontline battles in the…
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Biden to soon announce Supreme Court reform plans
WASHINGTON:
US President Joe Biden intends to present a significant proposal aimed at reforming the Supreme Court on Monday, the Politico cited two people familiar with the matter as saying Friday.
The plan is expected to include…
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Bangladesh reinstates internet as students end job-quota demonstrations
Bangladesh said it had restored internet services as conditions return to normal after students called off protests against reforms to job quotas that killed nearly 150 people this month.
The agitation, which began in universities and…
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Four dead in ‘mysterious’ explosion in IIOJK
Four people were killed in a mysterious blast in the town of Sopore in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Monday, officials said.
The incident occurred in the Shair colony of Sopore, a region that has been peaceful…
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Beirut airport flights disrupted amid escalating tensions between Israel, Hezbollah
BEIRUT:
Flights to and from Beirut airport were cancelled or delayed on Monday as tensions escalated between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah after a strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children and…
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Israel has right to respond to Hezbollah rocket strike: White House
WASHINGTON:
White House Affirms Israel's right to respond to Hezbollah rocket attack US Supports Israel's Right to Retaliate After Hezbollah Rocket Strike, Says White House.
Israel has every right to respond to Hezbollah after a…
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Train collision with truck in Russia injures at least 140, derails 8 carriages
MOSCOW:
At least 140 people were injured in southern Russia on Monday when a train carrying 800 passengers smashed into a truck on a level crossing, causing eight carriages to derail, Russian Railways said.
The driver of the train,…
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US urges restraint in Israel’s response, advocates against bombing Beirut
WASHINGTON:
The United States is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon's capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, five people with knowledge of…
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