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Hamas spox storms off interview after question on massacre of civilians

Hamas headquarters located under Gaza hospital

The IDF has revealed that one of the largest hospitals in Gaza is hiding Hamas headquarters.

Blinken asks Qatar to "tone down the rhetoric" of Al Jazeera

Russian Navy mine hunter reportedly explodes in bay at Russian-occupied Sevastopol

A large hydrographic boat of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Vladimir Kozitsky, designed to search for sea mines, has exploded in occupied Sevastopol, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported on Oct. 27, citing witnesses.

Quran-burning protester is ordered to leave Sweden but deportation on hold for now

Sweden has reportedly withdrawn the residence permit of an Iraqi man who staged a series of public desecrations of the Quran this year but has put his deportation on hold, saying his life would be in danger if he were returned to Iraq.

Pro-Palestine account @Eye.on.Palestine locked by Meta, removed on X

Meta says @Eye.on.Palestine was locked for "security reasons". But the company has been consistently accused of censoring Palestinian content.

Germany arrests businessman suspected of selling drone engines to Russia

A businessman from Germany's centre was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of supplying Russia with engines for Orlan-10 drones in violation of sanctions, and he is under investigation. Source: AFP with reference to the Prosecutor's Office in Frankfurt am Main and the Main Customs Office in Bonn, European Pravda reports Details: In 2022 and 2023, the perpetrator reportedly supplied aircraft engine models, electronic components and other materials through an intermediary in Hong Kong to a St.

Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

President Joe Biden has spoken out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

Ukraine war: Russia executing own retreating soldiers

The White House says heavy losses and poor morale are leading to mutinies in some units.

This is not a war with Palestinians but Hamas: Israel envoy at UNGA

US Strikes Iran-Linked Sites In Syria In Retaliation For Attacks On US Troops

The Pentagon says U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Gaza hospital blast evidence shows it was caused by rocket, not airstrike - WaPo

Videos analyzed by The Washington Post reveal that rockets were launched from Gaza in the direction of al-Ahli Hospital 44 seconds before an explosion there.

19 US troops have Traumatic Brain Injury after drone attacks in Iraq and Syria

US troops in Iraq and Syria continue to come under attack. The American government blames Iranian-backed groups.

Young Europeans more likely to quit driving and have fewer children to save planet

Exclusive: Poll shows young people willing to make big lifestyle changes but baulk at smaller gestures

Biden warns Iran against targeting US troops in Middle East

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden has sent a rare message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning Tehran against targeting U.S. personnel in the Middle East, the White House said on Thursday after a spate of attacks on American forces in the region. "There was a direct message relayed," White House spokesman John Kirby said at a news briefing, declining to elaborate. Iran's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Israeli ambassador to UN Erdan shows UNGA video of Hamas decapitation at ceasefire debate

Taiwan found retired air force colonel guilty of operating an espionage network for China, handing him a 20-year prison term

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Lithuania moves to ditch controversial Russian-style 'anti-gay propaganda' law

Legal and social discrimination blight the small Baltic state's LGBT+ community.

At UN, Iran warns US will 'not be spared' if war in Gaza continues

Iran's Foreign Minster Hossein Amirabdollahian warned at the United Nations on Thursday that if Israel's retaliation against Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip doesn't end then the United States will "not be spared from this fire."