No let up: Three Palestinian top leaders killed in Israel strike in Beirut

No let up: Three Palestinian top leaders killed in Israel strike in Beirut

Israel’s increasing frequency of attacks against the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and the Houthi militia in Yemen have prompted fears that Middle East fighting could spin out of control and draw in Iran and the United States, Israel’s main ally.

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Trump escalates harsh rhetoric against immigrants, calls Harris ‘mentally impaired’ and ‘mentally disabled’

Trump escalates harsh rhetoric against immigrants, calls Harris ‘mentally impaired’ and ‘mentally disabled’

In her visit to the border on Friday, Harris outlined her plans to fix “our broken immigration system” while accusing Trump of “fanning the flames of fear and division” over the impact of immigrants on American life.

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For 20 years, toyed with the idea of wiping out Hezbollah but waited for the opportunity to take them out

For 20 years, toyed with the idea of wiping out Hezbollah but waited for the opportunity to take them out

Around 1,500 Hezbollah fighters were maimed by the exploding pagers and walkie talkies on September 17 and September 18.

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How remittances from Gambians in Europe are a lifeline for families, but the sacrifices take a toll

How remittances from Gambians in Europe are a lifeline for families, but the sacrifices take a toll

Almost 10 per cent of Gambia’s population of 2.7 million has left the country, most of them young men from rural areas. The money they send is an economic lifeline for their families but their absence weighs heavily on their communities.

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Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut as speculation grows Hezbollah boss Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was been killed

Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut as speculation grows Hezbollah boss Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was been killed

Lebanese health authorities confirmed six dead and 91 wounded in the initial attack on Friday – the fourth on Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs in a week and the heaviest since a 2006 war.

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Rwanda’s military and M23 rebels accused of shelling displaced people camps in Congo

Rwanda’s military and M23 rebels accused of shelling displaced people camps in Congo

Congo alleges that Rwandan forces have been involved in aggression and war crimes in the east and US and UN experts accuse it of giving military backing to M23. Rwanda denies the claim, but in February admitted that it has troops and missile systems in eastern Congo to safeguard its security, pointing to a buildup of Congolese forces near the border.

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Beirut shaken as Israeli military airstrikes hit suburbs believed to host Hezbollah headquarters

Beirut shaken as Israeli military airstrikes hit suburbs believed to host Hezbollah headquarters

The strikes hit Beirut shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue Israel’s attacks on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon in a closely watched United Nations speech, as hopes faded for a ceasefire that could head off an all-out regional war.

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Guinea military quashes attempt to oust ruling junta, locks down area around presidential palace

Guinea military quashes attempt to oust ruling junta, locks down area around presidential palace

Several West African nations including Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have had coups that installed military juntas. They have severed or scaled back long-standing military ties with Western powers in favor of security support from Russia.

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Haiti’s head of transition council, Edgard Leblanc, grateful for Americans’ solidarity with migrants in Ohio

Haiti’s head of transition council, Edgard Leblanc, grateful for Americans’ solidarity with migrants in Ohio

The majority of the 15,000 Haitian Americans in Springfield are in the US legally. Springfield has faced a wave of bomb threats to schools and other facilities in the wake of the claims.

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Lebanese pour into Syria as fears of Gaza-like carnage grow following Israeli airstrikes kill 700

Lebanese pour into Syria as fears of Gaza-like carnage grow following Israeli airstrikes kill 700

On Monday, Israel struck 1,600 targets across Lebanon, killing 492 people and wounding 1,645, and causing a massive wave of displacement as thousands fled from south Lebanon north. It was a staggering one-day toll that shocked a nation used to war. It was by far the deadliest barrage since the monthlong 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, when an estimated 1,000 people in Lebanon were killed.

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