Ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protesters storm Israeli army base

JERUSALEM: The United States said it was working around the clock in the Middle East, with Israel on high alert Tuesday for possible Iranian retaliation for two high-profile assassinations.US President Joe Biden, whose country has sent additional warships and fighter jets to the region in support of Israel, held crisis talks with his national security … Read more

Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua attack

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a champion of progressive policies and a plain-spoken voice to help win over rural, white voters from America's heartland, US media reported.Walz, a 60-year-old U.S. Army National Guard veteran and former teacher, was elected to the U.S. House … Read more

UN expert condemns Israeli killing of Al Jazeera journalist, urges war crime prosecution

Wall Street Journal Faces Scrutiny Over Unproven UNRWA-Hamas Allegations: Semaphore LONDON: The Wall Street Journal is unable to verify claims from a January report suggesting links between staff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and Hamas militants. According to US news website Semaphore, the WSJ's top … Read more

Lebanon security source says six Hezbollah fighters dead in Israel strikes

JERUSALEM: The United States said it was working around the clock in the Middle East, with Israel on high alert Tuesday for possible Iranian retaliation for two high-profile assassinations.US President Joe Biden, whose country has sent additional warships and fighter jets to the region in support of Israel, held crisis talks with his national security … Read more

Palestinian officials say 12 dead in Israel West Bank raids

JERUSALEM: The United States said it was working around the clock in the Middle East, with Israel on high alert Tuesday for possible Iranian retaliation for two high-profile assassinations.US President Joe Biden, whose country has sent additional warships and fighter jets to the region in support of Israel, held crisis talks with his national security … Read more

Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief says response to Israeli attacks will be strong

BEIRUT: Six Hezbollah fighters were killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday, a Lebanese security source said, with the group attacking northern Israel and claiming low-flying Israeli warplanes breached the sound barrier over Beirut.Hezbollah, backed by its ally Hamas, has traded fire almost daily with Israel since the October 7 attack on Israel by the … Read more

Henry ‘living a dream’ as France reach Olympic men’s football final

'It's like heaven for esports players,' says Riyad Ayanami after the victory RIYADH: With the whitest of sands, the most golden of sunsets and the look-your-feet-clear aquamarine waters, Cebu Island in the Philippines epitomizes a beautiful honeymoon destination. Not everyone there, however, is happy while their time away at the beach. Each of the Omega … Read more

Lebanon aims to ensure Hezbollah response to Israeli attack does not cause wider war

Najaf, Iraq: After watching his once-luxurious rice fields shrink in recent years due to relentless drought, Iraqi farmer Muntajer al-Joufi fought back by using tougher seeds and water-saving irrigation techniques. This is the first time using modern techniques that consume less water to grow rice, said Joufi, 40, as he surveyed his plot of land … Read more