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French army minister Sebastien Lecornu, during a visit to a French UNIFIL contingent in Deir Kifa, expressed concerns about the escalating dangers of the UNIFIL’s mission amidst rising border tensions in south Lebanon. He met with Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun on Monday to discuss the U.N. mission and strategies for ensuring the safety of both Lebanese and UNIFIL soldiers …

During a recent operation in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli soldiers killed four Palestinians. According to the Palestinian health ministry, these individuals were killed in the town of Azzun. The Wafa news agency reported that the fatalities occurred amidst clashes that broke out when Israeli troops conducted a raid in the area. The agency detailed that the Israeli …

Israeli artillery recently targeted areas around Kfarshouba, al-Dhayra, Tayr Harfa, and al-Naqoura, while Israeli warplanes attacked Maroun al-Rass in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military stated these actions were in response to missiles launched from Lebanon towards the Shlomi settlement, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for targeting Israeli soldiers at the Zar’it barracks, stating it inflicted casualties. On Monday, missiles …

South Korea’s outspoken liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was attacked and stabbed in the neck by an unknown assailant in Busan on Tuesday. The 59-year-old leader of the Democratic Party was airlifted to a hospital in Seoul for surgery following emergency treatment in Busan. Although he was conscious after the attack and not in a critical state, his exact condition …

On Tuesday, Turkish authorities apprehended 33 individuals under suspicion of conducting espionage for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, as reported by Turkish media. The reports did not disclose the nationalities of those detained. These arrests occurred during coordinated operations in eight provinces surrounding Istanbul. According to both the private DHA and the state-run Anadolu news agencies, the suspects are believed to …

Western Japan was struck by a series of potent earthquakes, resulting in the deaths of at least 48 people and causing extensive damage to thousands of buildings, vehicles, and boats. In the aftermath, officials in some areas have cautioned residents on Tuesday to avoid returning to their homes due to the risk of additional strong earthquakes. The region, particularly Ishikawa …

Over 2,000 people in eastern Indonesia have been moved to temporary shelters due to increased volcanic activity at Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara province. The volcano has erupted several times recently, including a significant eruption on Monday that sent ash 1.5 kilometers (4,800 feet) into the air, as reported by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation …

Early on Tuesday, the outskirts of Damascus were targeted by a series of Israeli airstrikes, causing damage to materials, as reported by Syrian state media. The state-run news agency SANA, quoting an unnamed military source, indicated that the airstrikes originated from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and occurred around 4:30 a.m. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based opposition war …