unrest, conflicts and war

Israel launches retaliatory strikes on military targets in Iran

Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday (October 26, 2024) targeting what it described as military...

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United Nations peacekeepers say Israel troops fired at Lebanon post

United Nations peacekeepers said on Friday (October 25, 2024) that Israeli soldiers fired at one of ...

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Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes have killed 22 people in northern Gaza

Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, Palestinian medical officials said....

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Taiwan says China holds 'combat' patrol after latest U.S. arms sales

China deployed fighter jets and drones as part of a "joint combat readiness patrol" around Taiwan on...

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Ukraine's air defence downed 41 of 80 Russian drones, military says

Ukraine's air defences downed 41 of 80 Russian drones launched overnight, the Ukrainian military sai...

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Key mediator Egypt proposes a two-day Gaza cease-fire and the release of 4 hostages

Egypt’s president announced Sunday (October 28, 2024) his country has proposed a two-day ceasefire b...

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Attack on a Chad military base kills 40 soldiers, presidency says

“Unidentified assailants killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack on a military base i...

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Iran Guards chief warns Israel of 'bitter consequences' after attack: Media reports

The top commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has warned Israel it would face "bitter consequence...

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UN special envoy warns Myanmar in crisis, with conflict escalating, criminal networks ‘out of control’

The United Nations (UN) special envoy for Myanmar warned that the Southeast Asian nation is in crisi...

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Ukraine says it destroys 33 Russian drones overnight; nine injured in Kyiv attack

Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 62 drones overnight, but air defence units destroyed 33 of ...

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Gaza rescuers say 93 people killed in Israel air strike in north

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Tuesday (October 29, 2024) that an overnight Israeli air strike ...

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Senior Biden advisers to visit Israel to try to end war in Lebanon, Axios reports

U.S. President Joe Biden's senior advisers Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk will arrive in Israel on ...

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Saudi Arabia hosts talks on Palestinian statehood

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (October 30, 2024) hosted the first meeting of a new “international allian...

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Rocket fire from Lebanon kills 5 in deadliest attack on northern Israel since invasion

Rocket fire from Lebanon killed five people in northern Israel on Thursday (October 31, 2024), inclu...

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Rocket fire from Lebanon kills 7 in Israel as U.S. officials try to push for cease-fires

“Rocket barrages from Lebanon into northern Israel killed four foreign workers and three Israelis on...

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U.S. urges Israel to extend waiver on co-operation with Palestinian banks

Israel's decision for a month's waiver extension on cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian bank...

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