Israel launches heavy airstrikes on southern suburbs of Beirut
In retaliation for Hezbollah launching over 200 rockets into Israel, Israeli airstrikes on Sunday targeted and destroyed several buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon.
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Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah targets military post
Lebanon's Health Ministry says nine people were killed in strikes on two southern villages.
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Trump appears to threaten Hamas with 'all hell to pay' over hostages
The US president-elect vows a response if captives in Gaza are not released by the time he returns to the White House.
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Syrian insurgents arrive 'at the gates' of Hama city
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India promises to beef up security after mob attacks Bangladeshi consulate amid escalating tensions
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Joe Biden's overdue trip to Africa in final weeks of his presidency shows how out of touch the US is there
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Pro-Palestinian protest interrupts cathedral service
Father Barry Mathews urged protesters not to "use the church for a place of political statement".
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American-Israeli soldier held hostage in Gaza was ‘killed on October 7,’ Israel says
The Israeli military on Monday confirmed the death of American Israeli soldier Omer Maxim Neutra.
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Israel threatens to go deeper into Lebanon if Hezbollah ceasefire fails – as Syria conflict intensifies
Surge in strikes have strained truce between Israel and Hezbollah. While insurgents in Syria make fresh gains against forces of Assad to fuel spike in tension across the Middle East
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Israel kills 23 people in north Gaza, orders evacuations in south
Israeli military strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, most of them in the town of Beit Lahiya on the northern edge, medics said, as the army issued new evacuation orders in the south of the small enclave. Medics said eight people had been killed in a series of airstrikes in Beit Lahiya while four others were killed elsewhere in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike later killed two people and wounded others in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps, in the coastal enclave's north, medics said.
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Hezbollah fires into disputed border zone in first strike since ceasefire
Hezbollah claims it fired on an Israeli military position in the area after ‘repeated violations’ of the ceasefire deal by Israel
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Army general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal promoted to four-star officer after GOP senator drops hold
An Army general who oversaw the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was promoted to a four-star officer after a Republican senator dropped a hold on his nomination, according to a Senate aide.
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India-Bangladesh tensions soar amid protests
Ties between once-close neighbours nosedived after a recent attack on a Bangladeshi consulate in India.
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Deadly Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon after Hezbollah attacks, testing shaky ceasefire
Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said Monday, the deadliest day since a ceasefire brokered by the United States and France came into effect last week.
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Warning to Aussies after woman's 'really common' garden find: 'Never touch'
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