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Israel kills Hezbollah chief in Beirut

Shawdesh desk; Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Lebanese movement said Saturday, dealing a seismic blow to the Iran-backed group that has been engaged in a year of

Israel strikes Hezbollah bastion in Beirut

Shawdesh Desk: Israel conducted a wave of air strikes on the south of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Friday that it said targeted Hezbollah’s headquarters, warning of more to come as

Hezbollah chief Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike: Israel military

Shawdesh Desk: Israel’s military announced Saturday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut the previous night, but there was no confirmation from the Lebanese

Taliban face Hague threat over treatment of women, girls

Shawdesh desk: Afghanistan’s Taliban government faces multinational legal action that could land it in the UN’s top court over its “contempt” for the rights of women and girls, government officials said. Australia,

Russia planning attacks on Ukraine nuclear plants: Zelensky

Shawdesh Desk: President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Wednesday of plotting potentially catastrophic attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants, in a defiant UN address in which he denounced bids to impose

Starmer warns of ‘struggle’ to fix UK but insists ‘light at end of tunnel’

Shawdesh desk: PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer said fixing Britain after years of right-wing rule would be a ‘long-term project’ during his first Labour party conference speech as the country’s leader

UN chief warns Lebanon on ‘brink’ as world leaders gather

Shawdesh desk: UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned world leaders on Tuesday that Lebanon was on ‘the brink’ as clashes escalated between Israel and Hezbollah. US president Joe Biden urged Israel

Pope offers refuge to Suu Kyi

Shawdesh Desk: Pope Francis has offered to give refuge on Vatican territory to Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Italian media said on Tuesday. ‘I asked for the