By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces swept into the Palestinians’ administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest raid into the city in years, Palestinian sources said on Monday. Witnesses in Ramallah said Israeli forces had driven dozens of … Read more
NAIROBI — Since civil war erupted in Sudan last spring, paramilitary fighters battling the country’s army have carried out a campaign of abductions, kidnapping civilians for ransom or pressing them into forced servitude, according to 10 victims who have since been released and other witnesses. Elements within the Rapid Support Forces, which have captured most … Read more
Play video content TikTok / @georgiataylor2199 A family at Disneyland Paris was in no mood to sit tight when a famous water ride broke down — ’cause Mama Bear took her kids and walked out … defying orders to stay put. Check out this footage — it shows a woman sitting in her ‘It’s a … Read more
The Pakistani military carried out targeted strikes against militant hideouts in Iran after Tehran launched similar attacks the day before, in an escalation of tensions. Read More: Iran Fires Missiles at Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan, Killing at Least 6 Civilians: What to Know The nuclear-armed nation carried out the morning strikes against “terrorist hideouts” in … Read more
Pakistan’s military said it carried out a series of “highly co-ordinated” military strikes on militant groups in Iran on Thursday. “A number of terrorists were killed during the intelligence-based operation,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. Iranian media reported several explosions and said three women and four children, all of whom were foreign nationals, … Read more
Add to your saved storiesSave Gaston Glock, an Austrian engineer who created the flat-nosed, plastic-body handgun carried by military and police forces around the world, glorified in films and rap lyrics and decried by gun-control advocates as one of the growing weapons of the streets, died Dec. 27 at 94. The Glock company announced the … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Filling in for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the Middle East to tackle a pair of challenges that have flummoxed White Houses for decades: climate change and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each carries the risk of political blowback going into next year’s presidential elections. She spent barely … Read more
Justin Bieber is stepping out with his dog. The 29-year-old singer was spotted on Friday (November 3) in Los Angeles carrying one of his dogs in a Louis Vuitton bag. Justin sported an oversized white t-shirt, black ripped shorts, pink and white sneakers, and a pair of sunglasses atop his head. If you didn’t know, … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops and tanks launched an hourslong ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” before a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating airstrikes. Read More: What an Israeli Ground Invasion Would Mean … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Israeli troops, accompanied by tanks and armored engineering vehicles, carried out raids inside Gaza, where they have clashed with Hamas militants, leaving one Israeli soldier dead and three wounded, according to the military on Monday. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, told reporters … Read more