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As the sun beats down on us near Kibbutz Be’eri in Israel, Avi looks out towards the place he really wants to live. It’s only two miles away and it shimmers in the sunshine. “It would be our privilege,” he says, looking at his wife and three small children. Their plan is to move to

The Australian senator who shouted at the King has defended her actions, insisting he is “not our sovereign”. Senator Lidia Thorpe yelled at the King after he spoke to Australia‘s parliament on Monday. She shouted: “Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us! Our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people.

Explosions have erupted in the Lebanese capital Beirut after Israel threatened “imminent strikes” on Hezbollah’s financial sites. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Sunday evening it was planning to attack a “large number” of locations used by the group’s al Qard al Hassan unit, which is used to pay its operatives and help buy

Moldovans head to the polls today in a vote which could decide if the country moves closer to Europe or back towards Russia. Around 2.7 million people are eligible to participate in both a presidential election and a referendum on joining the EU according to figures from the president’s office. The referendum asks people to

A drone was launched towards the house of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his spokesman said. It comes as more than 50 people have been reportedly killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours. Shockwaves from the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar continue to reverberate in the region, and speculation persists Israel could strike

Cuba’s national power grid shut down on Friday, leaving around 10 million people on the island without electricity. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said officials were giving “absolute priority” to fixing the problem. “There will be no rest until it is restored,” he added. Image: A man at his home in Matanzas, Cuba, during a power

The release of drone footage by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of Yahya Sinwar’s final moments has provoked a torrent of different views across the Middle East. The video shows the Hamas leader in a smashed-up apartment, sitting in an armchair, clothed like a rank-and-file militant. He turns to the drone and throws what appears

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a gun battle by Israeli troops seemingly unaware they had caught one of the country’s biggest foes. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Sinwar, considered the mastermind of the 7 October attack just over a year ago, had been “eliminated” in southern Gaza on Wednesday. Warning: This story

The Israeli military says it is “checking the possibility” it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar has led Hamas within Gaza since 2017, having joined its ranks in the early 1980s. He is believed to be the mastermind of the 7 October attacks. The 62-year-old took over full leadership of Hamas after the killing

The US has launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. In a rare move, long-range B-2 stealth bombers were used against the Houthis, who have been attacking ships in the Red Sea corridor for months. It wasn’t immediately clear what damage the strikes caused but local media reported sites had been hit

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has been found dead, according to reports. The 31-year-old singer died outside a hotel in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, local media said, citing emergency services. He had reportedly fallen from the third floor of the building. Payne embarked on a solo career after One Direction announced they were going

A tarmac road winds through sprawling hectares of farmland bordered by an irrigation canal in Al Jazira state, the centre of Sudan’s agricultural heartland. The idyllic scene of green arable land will be ready for October’s harvest. But just an hour’s drive down this road is the besieged state capital of Wad Madani, where civilians

The image of a person burning alive among tents in a hospital compound in Gaza has been widely shared online. Warning: This story contains details and images readers may find distressing The video captures the moments after an Israeli strike on al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah on Monday, in which medics said three

A woman turns up at the entrance of the tented cholera quarantine ward in Kassala Teaching Hospital. She has a small baby in her arms. “Does your baby have cholera?” an anxious health worker asks. The woman says no. “Then move away from here,” he yells. These are extreme conditions that require a stern tone.

Canada and India have each expelled six diplomats in tit-for-tat moves in an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in September last year there were credible allegations the Indian government was linked to the assassination in his country of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in

For two weeks Israel has scored stunning successes against Hezbollah and made steady progress. Last night its enemy struck back with remarkable accuracy and timing. The soldiers had been sitting down for their evening meal when the drone struck. The videos they took in the aftermath show scenes of bloodshed and chaos as they race