French authorities have opened a judicial investigation into a complaint alleging war crimes by the Israeli military following a deadly airstrike on a residential building in Beirut in November 2024. The complaint was filed by French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, whose parents were among seven civilians killed in the November 26 attack. The case was brought...
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the US Capitol on Saturday, demanding an immediate arms embargo against Israel and an end to Washington’s military support amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Organised by the Palestinian Youth Movement and allied groups, the rally marked three years since Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza in October...
An Israeli military operation targeting a senior Hamas figure in Gaza may have failed, according to Israeli media reports. The reports said the Israeli military carried out a strike in an attempt to eliminate a senior Hamas leader, but there was no immediate confirmation that the target had been killed. Israeli officials have not publicly...
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is being praised after helping prevent a potential disaster aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel. According to Israeli officials, Machchhar was seriously injured after his co-pilot reportedly attacked him with a knife during the flight. Despite his injuries, Machchhar managed to activate the cockpit door release, allowing crew members and...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly has drawn strong reactions from officials and political figures, following a speech in which he defended Israel’s actions and criticised several governments and public figures. Dozens of delegates walked out of the UN General Assembly hall as Netanyahu began speaking on September 24....
The United States has said intelligence that led to an Israeli airstrike on a military airbase in northern Syria was incorrect, raising further questions about the circumstances surrounding the attack. US Ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack said Israel had received intelligence suggesting that Türkiye might be moving military...
A senior Iranian military commander has claimed that the United States and Israel failed to achieve their objectives against Iran during the ongoing conflict, according to Iranian media. Brigadier General Hassan Zadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Mohammad Rasulullah Corps in Tehran, made the remarks while visiting upgraded air-defence units of the...
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will postpone a planned military strike on Iran, saying he wants to give diplomacy an opportunity and hopes a swift agreement can be reached to ease tensions between the two countries. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he had agreed to cancel the...
US President Donald Trump has announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington next Tuesday for high-level talks, as the Middle East faces mounting military and diplomatic tensions. Speaking at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, Trump confirmed that Netanyahu would travel to the United States next week. Israel later confirmed that the...
Pakistan and seven other Muslim-majority countries have jointly condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, describing the move as a dangerous provocation that threatens regional peace and stability. In a joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Türkiye, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi...