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Israel’s military forces have crossed the border into southern Lebanon to conduct what it described as “limited, localised and targeted raids” against Hezbollah. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) says it is targeting Hezbollah locations in the border area of southern Lebanon which “pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel”, including stockpiles and

The far-right Freedom Party has won the general election in Austria. Led by Herbert Kickl, a former interior minister who was dismissed over the country’s Ibiza scandal, the party finished first ahead of the ruling conservatives, with the centre-left Social Democrats in third place. However, despite this, the party’s chances of actually governing remain unclear.

Iran has pledged a “decisive reaction” to Israel’s onslaught against Iranian allies across the region, but Tehran seems to have badly miscalculated the risk its arch foe is willing to take. In the face of such a multi-pronged assault, the regime might even be wondering whether they, or rather their nuclear sites – seen as

The far-right Freedom Party finished first in the Austrian general election, early projections show. Led by Herbert Kickl, a former interior minister who was dismissed over the country’s Ibiza scandal, the party is projected to finish first on 29.1% of the vote, according to election researchers Arge Wahlen for PULS 24 TV. They are projected

The body of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been recovered from where he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday, sources have said. Nasrallah‘s body was found “intact” in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh – where senior members of the militant group were gathered, according to a medical and security source. He was

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed after airstrikes in Beirut, the Israeli army has said. Recent weeks have seen Israel unleash a barrage of strikes against Lebanon after it turned its attention to the conflict at its northern border. On Saturday, Israel targeted the capital Beirut with a series of attacks claiming to have

With Vladimir Putin issuing another thinly veiled nuclear threat to the West, I’ve come to one of Moscow’s Cold War bunkers to gauge the mood. The entrance is through an apparently ordinary building, not far from the Kremlin. But inside, there are 18 flights of stairs, which take you 65m (213ft) underground and into a

Israel has unleashed a series of huge strikes on Beirut, with its military saying it struck the central headquarters of the militant group Hezbollah. The attack shook windows across the Lebanese capital and sent thick clouds of smoke billowing into the air. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was the intended target of the strike and a

Satellite imagery appears to show China’s new nuclear-powered submarine sinking at a shipyard while under construction, a senior US defence official has said. The sinking of China‘s first Zhou-class submarine represents a setback for Beijing as it seeks to increase the size of what is already the world’s largest navy. It comes as Beijing has

Kamala Harris has hit out at opponents making “proposals for surrender” in Ukraine – making a thinly veiled criticism of Donald Trump. The US vice president and Democratic candidate for president said some want Ukraine to strike peace with Russia by accepting neutrality and foregoing security relationships with other nations during a news conference with

The world’s oldest piece of cheese has been discovered – found laid across a mummy’s neck. A 3,600-year-old coffin was opened in the Xiaohe Cemetery in Xinjiang, China, during an excavation in 2003, where a substance was draped across the neck of a mummified young woman. Despite seeming like a piece of jewellery at the

New fighting rocked Sudan’s capital on Thursday with airstrikes and drone attacks in and around Khartoum amid a worsening cholera outbreak, officials said. Four civilians were killed and 14 others were injured in the Karrari district of Khartoum, a health ministry spokesperson said. Sudan’s army launched the attack, which involved artillery and air strikes, in

The world’s longest-serving death row prisoner has been acquitted after a court in Japan ruled he wasn’t behind a 1966 multiple murder. Iwao Hakamada, 88, had spent 48 years behind bars, more than 45 of them on death row, longer than any other inmate. The ex-boxer was sentenced to death in 1968 for killing his

Elon Musk has denied being romantically involved with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after a picture of them looking fondly into each other’s eyes went viral. The billionaire entrepreneur and Italy’s first female prime minister were pictured looking cosy at a black-tie event this week, during which Musk presented Ms Meloni with the Global Citizen

The UN’s highest body has heard the direst warning yet about the escalating situation in Lebanon. Addressing an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was not mincing his words: “Madam President, excellencies. Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon. As I told the General Assembly yesterday, we should all be

Russia could use nuclear weapons if it is attacked by any state with conventional missiles, Vladimir Putin has said. In a thinly veiled warning to the West over its support of Ukraine, the Kremlin leader also said he would consider any assault that was supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack on

An Israeli military chief has told his troops that airstrikes in Lebanon are preparing the way for a “possible” ground assault designed to “degrade” Hezbollah, bringing the region closer to all-out war. While the Lebanese militant group, which is backed by Iran and an ally of Hamas, has been involved in a constant tit-for-tat with

Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, the Ukrainian president referred back to Russia‘s 2022 attack on the nuclear facility in the city of Zaporizhzhia, which Moscow’s forces now control. Describing initial reports of Russia’s attack on that

After Lebanon’s bloodiest day in almost two decades, the big question is whether this is the start of a much bigger war. Central to that is the arsenal of 150,000 missiles Hezbollah is thought to have at its disposal. Does it have the ability and the intent to use them? If the answer is yes

At least 274 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon – including 21 children – according to the country’s health minister. Israel attacked hundreds of Hezbollah targets on Monday in Lebanon‘s deadliest day since 7 October, with 39 women also reported killed and 1,024 people wounded. After Hezbollah was rocked by pager and