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‘Israeli’ tourists beaten in Montenegro: Hebrew media
14+ hour, 18+ min ago (163+ words) A group of ‘Israeli’ tourists was physically attacked by more than 10 young men in the popular coastal town of Budva, Montenegro, on Saturday. One of the victims recounted the incident to ‘Israeli’ public broadcaster KAN News on Thursday, describing a…...
“Existence is resistance”: Javier Bardem sends message to Palestine from World Cup match
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (350+ words) Javier Bardem sent a message of resistance to the Palestinian people after being prompted by a fan at the World Cup semifinal between France and Spain on July 14. The fan recording the footage handed Bardem a Palestine flag and asked…...
'Israeli' airstrike in Gaza market kills eight during funeral procession
22+ hour, 39+ min ago (314+ words) An 'Israeli' airstrike struck a crowded civilian area near a market in central Gaza on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding 22 others. The attack took place amid an active truce that has repeatedly failed to halt the violence…...
Thousands protest in Albania for 42nd night over Trump-linked tourism project
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (315+ words) Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of the capital Tirana on Saturday for the 42nd consecutive night, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and protesting a luxury tourism project linked to the family of US President Donald Trump....
Germany, France meet for key defence talks after jet project collapse
17+ hour, 41+ min ago (534+ words) The leaders of France and Germany met on Friday for crunch talks on the future of their defence cooperation after the collapse of a flagship joint jet fighter project. For French President Emmanuel Macron there is an urgent need to…...
Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain, Kuwait intercepts missiles after US strikes on Iran
16+ hour, 3+ min ago (372+ words) Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain and Kuwait said it intercepted hostile missiles and drones after Iran vowed retaliation for fresh US strikes. Air raid sirens sounded across Bahrain on Thursday, while Kuwait said its air defence systems intercepted hostile…...
Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south
17+ hour, 34+ min ago (373+ words) Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors. Toronto edged out New Delhi and the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital…...
Hong Kong wraps up probe into 'preventable' deadly fire
17+ hour, 41+ min ago (514+ words) A devastating fire that ripped through a Hong Kong apartment complex last year and killed 168 people was "preventable", lawyers told a committee investigating the blaze in closing statements on Friday. The November 26 fire at Wang Fuk Court was the world's…...
Kuwait says second power plant hit as Bahrain intercepts new Iranian attacks
16+ hour, 43+ min ago (264+ words) Kuwait said Saturday that a second power generation and water desalination plant had come under an Iranian attack and caught fire, while Bahrain said it intercepted fresh Iranian attacks, as Tehran continued targeting its Gulf neighbors in response to US…...
N. Korean foreign minister on official visit to Russia: Moscow
16+ hour, 9+ min ago (257+ words) North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui is making an official visit to Russia on Saturday at the invitation of her Russian counterpart, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced, as the two allies continue to strengthen ties since Moscow's war with Ukraine....