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Netanyahu threatens 'intensive war' if Hezbollah breaches fragile truce

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Hezbollah Thursday with an "intensive war" if it breaches a fragile Lebanon ceasefire, which on its second day is straining under pressure from both sides.

Syria jihadists, allies cut key highway as escalating violence kills around 200

Jihadist fighters cut the Damascus to Aleppo highway on Thursday during an offensive that a monitor says killed around 200, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes.

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Blinken heads to Hamas mediator Qatar on Gaza truce push

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Thursday to key Hamas mediator Qatar as he seeks momentum to end the Gaza war following Israel's killing of the group's leader.

China sees little relief from trade tensions as US goes to the polls

While the outcome of next month's US presidential election remains on a knife-edge, analysts say that for many in China the consequence is the same whoever emerges victorious: more tariffs, more tensions and a trade war that shows no sign of easing.

King Charles sips narcotic kava drink, becomes Samoan 'high chief'

King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested, heavily tattooed Samoans and was declared a "high chief" of his Pacific island realm on Thursday.

New Japan PM sweats for majority in snap election

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's snap election gamble could backfire this Sunday, with his ruling party at risk of losing its majority for the first time in 15 years.

Asian traders struggle after Wall St losses as US yields spike

Asian markets were mixed Thursday following steep losses on Wall Street as a spike in US Treasury yields led investors to scale back their expectations on interest rate cuts.

Putin to meet UN's Guterres for first time in over two years

Vladimir Putin will meet UN chief Antonio Guterres for the first time in over two years on Thursday, as the Russian president faces calls from his BRICS allies to end the conflict in Ukraine.

Harris says she believes Trump is a fascist

Kamala Harris said on Wednesday Donald Trump was a fascist and called her US election rival "increasingly unstable" as she addressed his reported praise for Adolf Hitler at a town hall event.

At US border, frustration over immigration as political football

In her store located a stone's throw from the wall separating the United States and Mexico, Ida Pedrego sighs at the thought of White House hopefuls visiting the border to talk about immigration.

Harris leans on A-list, Trump on quirky coterie in homestretch

Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen and Eminem. Donald Trump has the world's richest man. But will it make any difference on Election Day?

Michigan's Mideast minority tempted to punish Harris in US vote

Iman Beydoun El-sayed is among the thousands of Lebanese-Americans living in and around Detroit, watching with horror the unfolding devastation of the war in the Middle East.

King Charles sips kava narcotic, to become Samoan 'high chief'

King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested and heavily tattooed Samoans Thursday, as he readied to be made a "high chief" of this Pacific island paradise.

Trump boasts of near daily conversations with Netanyahu

Donald Trump boasted on Wednesday of almost daily conversations with Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he has a very good relationship with the Israeli prime minister.

Over 250 Uruguayan football fans arrested after Rio riot

Brazilian police arrested more than 250 fans of Uruguayan football club Penarol on Wednesday after riots before a Copa Libertadores semi-final match against local side Botafogo.

Israel pounds Beirut, levels residential complex: state media

Israel unleashed a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold on Wednesday night, Lebanese state media said, as the Iran-Hezbollah war reached its one-month mark.

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants after deadly attack on defence firm

Turkey said it launched strikes on Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria Wednesday after blaming them for an attack that killed five people at a defence firm near Ankara.

COP16 'green zone' celebrates nature's bounty

While delegates in suits gathered to hash out plans for protecting Earth's biodiversity at a UN summit, activists and ordinary citizens in T-shirts and feathered headgear celebrated nature's bounty at a colorful side-event in the Colombian city of Cali.

Lebanon media says Israel strikes Beirut suburbs, office of pro-Iran broadcaster

Lebanon state media said Israel strikes on Wednesday pounded Beirut's southern suburbs, including a vacated office belonging to pro-Iran broadcaster Al-Mayadeen, as the Israel-Hezbollah war hit its one-month mark.

Over 350 green activists killed since 2018 in nature summit host Colombia: report

More than 350 environmental activists have been killed since 2018 in Colombia, an NGO report said Wednesday, as the country played host to the world's biggest nature protection conference.

US says at least 3,000 N.Korea troops training in Russia

At least 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia and are training there, the United States said Wednesday, warning that they would become legitimate targets for Kyiv if they engage in combat in Ukraine.

Georgia ruling party stages mass rally ahead of key vote

Georgia's ruling party held its final campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of crucial elections pitting it against a pro-Western opposition union which accuses the government of increasing authoritarianism.

EU chief starts Balkans tour, says enlargement 'top priority'

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday pledged that membership expansion would be high on the Brussels agenda, as she arrived in Albania at the start of a tour of six Balkan nations hoping to join the bloc.

'The whole city shook': Israel pounds Lebanon's ancient Tyre

Israeli strikes on Wednesday pounded Lebanon's Tyre, an ancient coastal city which boasts a UNESCO World Heritage site, leaving swathes of its centre in ruins.

Belarus to hold presidential vote on January 26

Belarus will hold a presidential election on January 26, four and a half years after widespread allegations of vote rigging in the last ballot led to nationwide mass protests.

US says N.Korea sent 'thousands' of troops to Russia

Thousands of North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia, the United States said Wednesday, in what the West and Kyiv fear could develop into a major troop deployment to support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

4 dead, 14 hurt in attack at Turkey defence firm

Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara, Turkish officials said Wednesday.

Wolfspeed and ZF put German chip factory on ice

US chipmaker Wolfspeed and the auto supplier ZF have put plans for a semiconductor factory in Germany on ice, local officials said Wednesday, striking another blow to Berlin's chipmaking ambitions.

Putin faces calls for peace at flagship BRICS summit

World leaders called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine at the BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday, as President Vladimir Putin told them he welcomed offers to mediate in the Ukraine conflict.

Stock markets and oil prices retreat

European and US stock markets moved lower Wednesday as investors focused on company earnings, bond yields and the outlook for the US and Chinese economies.

Ariana Grande concert attack survivors win UK harassment case

Two survivors of a deadly 2017 suicide attack on an Ariana Grande concert in northern England in 2017 won a harassment claim on Wednesday against a former television producer who claims the attack was a hoax.

Blinken on new quest for Saudi ties with Israel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday sought to make headway with Saudi Arabia on normalisation with Israel, hoping a potentially historic deal will offer incentives to end the war in Gaza.

UK and Germany sign 'milestone' defence deal

London and Berlin on Wednesday hailed a "milestone" in military cooperation, as they signed a new defence pact that would see German submarine-hunting planes operate from British bases and counter threats from Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Seoul says N.Korea sent more troops to Russia, Kyiv urges their surrender

Ukraine on Wednesday called on any North Korean troops fighting for Russia to surrender, after South Korea said over a thousand more had been deployed by Pyongyang.

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