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Israeli forces have conducted a series of operations in southern Lebanon’s borders, arresting three and wounding two in the village of Maroun al-Ras, sources in Al-Manar TV say. Apart from the arrests, Israeli soldiers shot at civilians and an ambulance at the village gate, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reports. A little earlier, a drone attack wounded civilians in the …

Syria’s newly installed government demanded that Israel withdraw its presence in Golan Heights, a region it occupies for decades, in a move following its ally Bashar al-Assad’s fall. The demand during negotiations with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, head of U.N.’s peacekeeping, according to Syrian state media reports. The country’s willingness to cooperate with U.N. in full, according to its representatives, during Lacroix’s …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on February 4, Netanyahu’s office has announced. It also underlined that Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader who will come to the White House in the second term of Trump. An invitation had been extended, one White House official said, adding that the timing …

The important Premier League match between Everton FC and Leicester City will take place at Goodison Park on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 16:00. Matchday 24 will be crucial for both teams, who are struggling to move away from the relegation zone, with Everton sitting in 16th place on 23 points and Leicester languishing in 19th with just 14 points. …

Newcastle United and Fulham FC are in for an entertaining Premier League match on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at St James’ Park. This matchday 24 encounter sees Newcastle go into battle with Fulham, currently 5th placed on the log with 41 points against a 10th-placed Fulham, who have gathered a total of 33 points this season. Both teams go into …

AFC Bournemouth will encounter Liverpool FC in a much-awaited Premier League encounter on Saturday, 1 February 2025, at 16:00 at the Vitality Stadium. Matchday 24 pitting 7th-placed Cherries, who have gone over and above expectations this campaign under their Spanish manager, will face off with league leaders Liverpool. Sitting at 50 points, Liverpool have been impressive, and 37 points for …

The White House, in a statement dated January 26, said the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon would be extended until February 18, 2025. There are also continuing negotiations with regard to Lebanese prisoners held by Israel since October 7, 2023. A United States-brokered truce in November 2024 had established the original ceasefire agreement to bring an end to the hostilities …

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have begun returning home in northern Gaza, as Israel for the first time in 15 months lifted its closure of the area. Israel and Hamas are taking new steps to wind down a protracted conflict and facilitate the release of hostages under a fragile ceasefire sealing their weekend agreement. On Monday morning, teeming masses of …