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Amos Hochstein, a U.S. mediator, emphasized the necessity of a diplomatic resolution to halt the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, which has been escalating for nearly five months. In a press briefing following his meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Hochstein underscored that diplomacy is crucial for ceasing the violence along the Lebanon-Israel border. He argued that escalating …

In a missile attack near the Lebanese border on Monday, a foreign worker lost his life, and at least seven others were injured, marking the latest incident in ongoing cross-border hostilities. The Magen David Adom emergency service reported that the casualties occurred when an anti-tank missile struck foreign laborers at a plantation. Among the injured, all identified as Indian men …

Hezbollah successfully thwarted two attempts by Israeli forces to cross from northern Israel into southern Lebanon overnight. The group reported employing explosives, artillery shells, and missiles to counter the Israeli troops’ efforts near Kherbet Zar’it and Wadi Qatmoun, close to the southern Lebanese towns of Ramia and Rmeish. Subsequently, Hezbollah attacked the Zar’it military site and targeted surveillance devices at …

Negotiations in Cairo have seen “significant progress” in reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, according to reports from Egyptian state-affiliated TV on Monday, as discussions moved into their second day. Egypt, Qatar, and the United States have been actively working to finalize a six-week ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ahead of the commencement of Ramadan next week. Part of the …

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to engage in discussions on Monday with an Israeli Cabinet member who is making an unofficial visit to Washington, counter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s admonishments. Benny Gantz, who stands as a moderate adversary to Netanyahu, has scheduled meetings with key figures in the Biden administration, such as Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, …

A recent study published in the Lancet medical journal reveals a dramatic increase in global obesity rates, with the number of people affected surpassing one billion. This significant rise, identified in collaboration with the World Health Organization, marks a more than fourfold increase since 1990, escalating from 226 million to 1,038 million individuals in 2022. Released just before World Obesity …

A recent research endeavor by Brianna N. Mack and Teresa R. Martin has uncovered a previously unexamined connection between individuals’ musical tastes and their political affiliations. The study demonstrates that people’s political identities tend to align with their preferences for specific music genres, setting them apart from those with opposing political views. Brianna N. Mack, an assistant professor at Ohio …

A recent study has revealed that Spain is at risk of experiencing uncommon and profound earthquakes due to a tectonic plate that has flipped upside down beneath the Earth’s crust. This geological phenomenon occurred as the African and Eurasian plates slowly converged, causing a section of the Earth’s surface to invert and plunge deep below the Mediterranean Sea. Geologists Daoyuan …