Iran executes Jewish Iranian man in murder case: NGO
Iran on Monday executed a member of the country’s Jewish minority who had been convicted of murder, an NGO said, at a time of rising tensions with Israel. Arvin Ghahremani was hanged in prison in the western city of Kermanshah after being convicted of a murder during a street fight, said the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group. […]
No let-up in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Gaza
• Tel Aviv says 70 Hezbollah fighters, 45 Palestinians killed • Iran ‘prioritises’ truce; Israeli PM says objectives achieved • Five Israeli soldiers killed • Guterres says ‘shocked by harrowing levels of death, destruction’ JERUSALEM: Israel bombarded Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, with no respite in the conflict a day […]
Tropical storm kills 76 in Philippines
LAUREL: Homeowners in the northern Philippines used spades and rakes to clear out debris left by Tropical Storm Trami on Friday while rescuers trawled through thick mud looking for the missing as the death toll rose to 76. Tens of thousands of people were displaced by floods fuelled by a torrential downpour that dumped two […]
Climate change a worry for Greece’s hungry butterflies
ATHENS: In a controlled enclosure in a zoo outside Athens, multi-coloured butterflies suck sweet juice from orange slices, free from the hazards of a changing climate outside that are threatening populations in Greece and across the world. Warmer temperatures are making life harder for butterflies in Greece, home to some 237 species. Food is scarcer, […]
Gaza hospitals come under fire as Israel heightens operations
• Strikes kill 19, wound several others in Gaza, Lebanon • Troops round up men, order women to leave refugee camp • Hezbollah targets Israeli troops in border village CAIRO: Israeli forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday as they stepped up their operations against Palestinian fighters, […]
Israel and foes vow to keep fighting in wake of Sinwar’s killing
JERUSALEM: After Hamas confirmed the death of its leader Yahya Sinwar in an attack on Friday, both Israel and its foes in the region — including Hezbollah and Iran — vowed to keep fighting. Iran said Sinwar’s killing would only fuel “the spirit of resistance”, while Hamas insisted it would not release prisoners taken during […]
One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from Buenos Aires hotel balcony
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead outside a hotel in Buenos Aires after the 31-year-old fell from his third-floor room balcony, Argentine police said on Wednesday. In a statement, the capital police said they were called to the hotel in the capital’s leafy Palermo neighbourhood where they were notified of an “aggressive […]
21 killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon’s Christian village
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 21 people died on Monday in a rare Israeli strike on a northern Christian-majority village, far from Hezbollah strongholds, with DNA tests being conducted to identify body parts. A Lebanese security official said the building “housed families displaced from Lebanon’s south, and was targeted shortly after a man […]
US clashes with China, Russia at Laos summit
VIENTIANE: The United States and its allies clashed on Friday with Russia and China at a summit in Laos dominated by disputes on maritime claims and Ukraine. World leaders descended on the normally tranquil, temple-lined streets of the Laotian capital Vientiane, which marked a rare occasion bringing together the top US and Russian diplomats. US […]
Israeli strikes on Gaza, Beirut kill 50 people
• Three hospitals told to evacuate • Airstrike targets senior Hezbollah figure in Beirut • Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people, including women and children, on Thursday, while 22 people were killed in an […]
