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Bomb planted months in advance to kill Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran: NYT
A bomb that killed Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was planted months in advance, according to a report by The New York Times published on Thursday.
The explosive device was reportedly smuggled into a guesthouse in Tehran two…
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Biden, Netanyahu to discuss regional tensions after Hamas chief’s killing in Tehran
WASHINGTON:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden will speak by phone on Thursday, the White House said, following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the Iranian capital, earlier…
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Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan freed by Russia in biggest East-West prisoner swap since Cold War
WASHINGTON:
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-US Marine Paul Whelan were released by Russia on Thursday as part of the biggest East-West prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War, a complex deal negotiated in secrecy for…
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Jordan slams Israel as ‘rogue’ state following killing of Ismail Haniyeh
AMMAN:
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Thursday that Israel had turned “rogue” state with its “assassination” of the Hamas political leader and needed to be stopped.
He said the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s lead…
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Israeli strike on school kills at least 15 Palestinians, emergency services say
GAZA:
Israeli forces hit a school in Shejaia in Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 29, Palestinian civil emergency services said, as fighting continued in various parts of the Gaza Strip.
The military said it…
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Israel’s Netanyahu says ready for any scenario amid escalating regional tensions
JERUSALEM:
Israel is on a high state of alert, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, amid growing expectations that Iran or its allies will retaliate for the killing of senior leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas this week.…
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Final conversation of Ismail Haniyeh with Iran’s Khamenei goes viral
Hours before his assassination, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh had a final conversation with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian media reports.
In his discussion with Khamenei, Haniyeh remarked, "When one…
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156 death toll in Nigeria due to Cholera outbreak
ABUJA, NIGERIA:
The number of deaths from a cholera outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 156.
According to a statement from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), there were 170 cases of cholera reported in the country between…
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Trump kisses woman behind ‘life-saving’ chart at Pennsylvania rally
Donald Trump held his first rally in Pennsylvania since the assassination attempt on his life in Butler on 13 July. The rally took place at the New Holland Arena, Harrisburg, where the former president addressed a crowd of supporters.…
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‘Israel’s assassinations dragging region into turmoil’: Türkiye’s…
ISTANBUL:
Israel is escalating regional tensions through covert operations and assassinations, Türkiye’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said on Wednesday.
“Israel is dragging our region into further turmoil through…
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