Hezbollah says targeted Israeli base in central Israel

Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it targeted a military barracks in central Israel on Monday, the latest attack claim after a deadly drone strike on an Israeli military base a day earlier. Hezbollah fighters launched “a salvo of rockets” at the barracks “east of Netanya”, a statement from the Iran-backed group said.

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Power plant failure triggers blackout across cash-strapped Cuba

Cuba was racing Friday to restore electricity after the failure of the island’s biggest power plant caused a nationwide blackout, coming on the heels of weeks of extended outages across the cash-strapped country. The capital Havana came to a virtual standstill as schools closed, public transport ground to a halt and traffic lights stopped functioning. […]

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Gold breaks above $2,700 to record high

Gold prices hit a record high above $2,700 on Friday as traders piled into the safe-haven commodity at a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty, including in the Middle East after Israel said it killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. Bullion hit an all-time high of $2,704.89 in early Asian trade, up from its previous record of […]

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Hezbollah says launching new ‘escalatory phase’ in Israel war

Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Thursday said it was launching a new phase in its war against Israel, saying it has used precision-guided missiles to target troops. In a statement, the Iran-backed group announced “the transition to a new and escalatory phase in the confrontation with the Israeli enemy,” adding that precision-guided missiles “are being used for […]

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South Korean court recognises misogyny as hate crime motive

A South Korean court has recognised misogyny as a motive for a hate crime, its spokesperson told AFP Thursday, a decision activists hailed as a breakthrough for women’s rights. The ruling was made in connection to a case where a convenience store worker was attacked by a man shouting “feminists deserve to be beaten” because […]

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North Korea says constitution now defines South as ‘hostile’ state

North Korea said Thursday that its constitution now defines the South as a “hostile” state, the first time Pyongyang has confirmed legal changes called for by leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year. The country blew up roads and railways linking it to the South this week as “an inevitable and legitimate measure taken in […]

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One Direction ex-singer Liam Payne falls to death at Argentina hotel

British singer Liam Payne, former member of the group One Direction, died Wednesday aged 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina, police in Buenos Aires said. “Liam James Payne, composer and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel […]

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Indian airplane forced to divert after latest bomb hoax

An Indian passenger aircraft was diverted on Wednesday after the latest in a string of hoax bomb threats made to airline companies involving the country. The Akasa Air flight, which was flying from India’s capital New Delhi to the southern city of Bengaluru, “received a security alert” and the flight was ordered to return as […]

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‘Mysterious black balls’ close Sydney beach

Hundreds of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on a popular Sydney beach, prompting lifeguards to close the strand to swimmers. “Mysterious, black, ball-shaped debris” began appearing on Coogee Beach on Tuesday afternoon the local mayor said, leaving flummoxed authorities scrambling to find out what they might be, and where they may have come […]

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