Israel seeks changes to Gaza truce plan, complicating talks, sources say

One killed, two injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon BEIRUT: One person was killed and two others were wounded in an Israeli army attack on the Lebanese border village of Rab al-Thalathin on Thursday, amid growing concerns of a conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. Hezbollah said it fired anti-aircraft missiles after Israeli warplanes entered Lebanese … Read more

Nadal injury doubt for Olympics, says coach Moya

PARIS: There will be no flags or fanfare for Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Olympics but Russia's highest-profile athlete is unlikely to shy away from the headlines in the French capital. The tennis star, along with other Russians and Belarusians at the Games, must compete as neutrals after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. They are allowed … Read more

South Africa gets first woman chief justice

Washington: US Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is learning the hard way that the internet doesn't just love cats but childless cat ladies, resurfacing comments in which he claimed the childless are less fit to govern. In a 2021 clip, Vance accused Kamala Harris, now a Democratic presidential candidate, among others, of telling Fox … Read more

UK uses Rwanda flights for Vietnam, East Timor deportations

London: Britain's new Labor government said on Thursday it had deported 46 people to Vietnam and East Timor after scrapping plans by the previous Conservative administration to send migrants to Rwanda. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said this week that flights intended to fly undocumented migrants to the East African nation would be used to deport … Read more

Jon Voight criticizes daughter Angelina Jolie’s Israel-Palestine stance

Dubai: American veteran actor Jon Voight this week publicly criticized his daughter Angelina Jolie's views on the Israel-Palestine war, accusing her of being “influenced by anti-Semitic people”. In November, Jolie – known for her humanitarian activism and formerly the UN High Commission's special envoy for refugees – posted a statement accusing Israel of “deliberately bombing … Read more