Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri among the dead in an attack in south Beirut, the Palestinian group announces, along with six others, including two Qassam leaders. The Palestinian Red Crescent said an Israeli army strike on its Khan Younis headquarters has killed at least five displaced Palestinians. At least five Palestinians killed as Israeli raids...
A fire broke out in a plane on a runway at Japan’s Tokyo Haneda airport on Tuesday, according to footage broadcast by country’s public broadcaster NHK. Flames were seen coming out of the windows of an aircraft. possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft is being seen as the reason for the blaze on the...
A Japan Airlines airplane was on Tuesday seen in flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The images showed the plane moving briskly along the runway before an explosion burst from beneath it. The cause of the incident was not immediately clear, but media reports said that the Airbus collided with a coastguard aircraft....
The inaugural edition of joint military exercise “Desert Cyclone 2024” will kick off on January 2, marking a significant milestone in the strategic partnership between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The two-week-long exercise, scheduled from January 2 to January 15, will be conducted in the arid terrains of Rajasthan, with a primary focus...
A significant earthquake, initially measured at 7.4 magnitude, struck the north-central region of Japan on Monday, as reported by NHK, the public broadcaster. Following the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency released a tsunami warning for the coastal areas of Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama prefectures. NHK reported that the tsunami warning advised immediate evacuation from coastalregions...
China’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s address on Sunday, striking a stronger tone than he did last year with less than two weeks to go before the Chinese-claimed island elects a new leader. The January 13 presidential and parliamentary elections are happening at a time of fraught...
A US official revealed that the Chinese spy balloon, which traversed the United States in early 2023, used an American internet service provider to transmit periodic data related to navigation and location back to China, CNN reported. This connection emerged as one of the means by which the US intelligence agencies were able to track...
The “reunification” of Taiwan with China is “inevitable,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping claimed in a speech Tuesday, reiterating Beijing’s long-held stance on the self-ruled island democracy ahead of a crucial election there next month. “The realization of the complete reunification with the motherland is an inevitable course of development, is righteous and what the people...
Israel on Tuesday kept up its strikes against Gaza targets despite grave concern expressed by the United Nations, and international calls for a halt to the Israel-Hamas war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again vowed there would be no peace until the destruction of Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules Gaza, and the military said the...
An Airbus A340 carrying 276 passengers, mostly Indians, landed in Mumbai early this morning, following a four-day detention in France over suspected human trafficking allegations. The aircraft landed in Mumbai shortly after 4 am. It had taken off from Vatry airport near Paris around 2.30 pm local time. French authorities confirmed that 276 passengers had boarded...