A truce in the Israel-Hamas war appeared to be extending into a fifth day as the two sides completed their fourth release of captives from Gaza in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails under an original four-day truce deal while mediators said the process would continue. Qatar, which along with Egypt has facilitated indirect … Read more
Taylor Swift appeared to be struggling to breathe during a concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday in the middle of a heatwave. The star ended up postponing the concert she was due to perform on Saturday, after a fan died shortly before Friday’s show. Brazil is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, triggering health alerts. … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save China’s strongest leader in decades may be in his most vulnerable moment since coming to power 11 years ago. That could affect how Xi Jinping approaches President Biden on Wednesday during their first meeting in a year. For Xi, the meeting on the sidelines of … Read more
Israel’s military is expanding its operations in the Gaza Strip, but has avoided calling it a “ground invasion” despite sending tanks into the territory. That’s by design, security analysts say. Saturday marked the start of the “second stage” of Israel’s war against Hamas, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that the fight will be “long and … Read more
Video uploaded on social media shows the moment an Israeli tank appears to fire on a car on a key north-south Gaza road. The car is seen driving on Salah-al-Din Road, south of Gaza City. It is one of two routes that Palestinians in the northern part of the Gaza Strip had been told by … Read more
Video released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) appears to show dozens of Israeli tanks and military vehicles in Gaza. Israel’s military has said it is expanding its ground operations and that overnight “around a hundred fighter jets” were used to bombard the Gaza Strip. The IDF did not specify where in Gaza the footage … Read more
A video posted on the Israeli military’s official Hebrew-language Twitter account on Tuesday October 10 appears to show Israeli soldiers shooting dead four Palestinian men after they held up their hands and lay down on the ground in an apparent surrender. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told the FRANCE 24 Observers they … Read more
Israel-Gaza war Israel ordered the entire population of the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate, as Hamas called for a worldwide “day of rage.” Follow live updates. Hostages: Video evidence suggests that Hamas took at least 64 captives into Gaza. Among those abducted from their homes or seized from a music festival are a mother, her … Read more
Republicans who control the US House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker following last week’s ouster of Kevin McCarthy, but delayed further action when he appeared to be short of the support needed to win a vote of the full chamber. Issued on: 12/10/2023 – 05:28 2 min Scalise, now No. 2 on … Read more
BREAKINGBREAKING, Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades has released a video appearing to show the release of a female hostage and two children. Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades has released a video appearing to show the release of a female hostage and two children. The footage aired on Al Jazeera on Wednesday night was shot from a distance, showing the … Read more