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Beirut, Oct 17 (EFE).- At least four people were killed in a southern Lebanese town bordering Israel that was hit by Israeli artillery on Tuesday, the Lebanese Red Cross said. «Four teams from the Lebanese Red Cross have been sent to Alma al Shaab to recover the bodies of four...
Islamabad, Oct 17 (EFE).- Pakistan’s powerful military on Tuesday announced it would support and facilitate the deportation of all foreigners living illegally in the country after the deadline given to them to leave expires on Nov. 1. The decision was taken during a meeting of the top military commanders chaired...
Sydney, Australia, Oct 17 (EFE).- Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who spent three years in detention in China for national security reasons, revealed on Tuesday that she was jailed for breaking a news embargo. An embargo on news stories is an agreement by which journalists undertake not to publish certain information...
Addis Ababa, Oct 17 (EFE).- The African Union ( AU) and the Arab League have called upon the United Nations and the broader international community to avert an impending humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza strip, following Israel’s order to evacuate the Palestinian enclave in anticipation of a large-scale ground operation....
Brussels, Oct 17 (EFE).- Police in Belgium on Tuesday shot dead a man suspected of killing two Swedish citizens and injuring a third in Brussels the previous evening, Belgian federal prosecutors said. Witnesses called police after spotting the suspect at a cafe in the Schaerbeek district of the Belgian capital...
Jerusalem, Oct 17 (EFE).- Israeli security forces allegedly shot dead a Palestinian man while detaining over 100 people in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. A 72-year-old man succumbed to injuries sustained on Friday, raising the West Bank’s death toll to 61 since the conflict between Hamas and Israel began...
By Jesus Centeno and Victor Escribano Beijing/Shanghai, Oct 17 (EFE).- China inaugurates the third Belt and Road forum with the intention of seducing what it calls «the Global South» with multimillion-dollar promises of investments that have also received strong criticism for the risk of debt they entail. Beijing arrives at...
New Delhi, Oct 17 (EFE).- India’s top court on Tuesday declined to recognize same-sex marriages and instead asked the government to form a committee on a legal framework to deal with the issue. A five-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, delivered the verdict, holding that...
Jerusalem, Oct 17 (EFE).- The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it had killed Hamas leader Osama Mazini, head of the Shura Council, the highest political decision-making body of the Palestinian Islamist group, in an airstrike in Gaza. Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential...
Tehran, Oct 17 (EFE).- Iran’s foreign minister has warned of «preemptive action» against Israel «in the coming hours» if its attacks on Gaza continue. Injured members of Hezbollah listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivered on a big screen during a rally to commemorate Hezbollah ‘Wounded...
Jerusalem, Oct 17 (EFE).- The Israeli military began attacking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Tuesday in retaliation for the previous day’s attacks by the Shiite group. Israeli soldiers at an area near the border with Lebanon, in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, 16 October 2023. EFE-EPA/AYAL MARGOLIN ISRAEL OUT In...
Sports Desk, Oct 17 (EFE).- Cristiano Ronaldo struck a brace as Portugal thrashed Bosnia-Herzegovina 5-0 in Zenica on Monday to maintain their perfect record in the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with eight wins out of eight matches. Portugal player Cristiano Ronaldo scores the 1-0 lead by penalty during the UEFA...
