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By Steven Scheer, Reuters A member of the Israeli police's forensics department walks past a special forces member at the scene of the shooting attack in Tel Aviv. Photo: AFP At least six people were killed and nine wounded when two gunmen got off a tram in Tel Aviv and opened fire on passers-by, before themselves being shot dead by security forces and an armed civilian, Israeli police said. Police labelled the incident a terrorist attack but there was no immediate claim of responsibility from armed Palestinian factions or other militant groups. Shortly after the attacks, air raid sirens sounded as Iran launched missiles toward Israel. Israel has been on high alert for months as the war in Gaza approaches its first anniversary and the escalating conflict in Lebanon appeared set to dr...

JD Vance and Tim Walz. Photo: AFP By Steve Holland and Stephanie Kelly, Reuters Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance, US politicians whose histories and rhetoric have amassed more headlines than many past No 2 candidates, will go head-to-head on Wednesday (NZT) at the only vice presidential debate before the November election. Walz, 60, a liberal governor and former high school teacher, and Vance, 40, a bestselling author and conservative firebrand senator, will portray themselves as sons of America's Midwestern heartland but polar opposites on the issues gripping the US Walz has called his Republican opponents "weird," and Vance came under fire for past comments disparaging some Democrats as "childless cat ladies." Aides to the two men expect fireworks during the 90-minute debate ...

By Leigh Sales, ABC Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance. Photo: AFP A twist few people could have predicted in the surprise-packed US presidential election as the triumphant return to public life of The Mooch. If you've forgotten, Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci was the brash, reflector sunglasses-wearing finance guy from Long Island who briefly acted as Donald Trump's press secretary in 2017. He lasted a grand total of 10 days before Trump sacked him. This year, The Mooch is back, co-hosting a podcast called The Rest is Politics US with former BBC journalist Katty Kay, modelled on the immensely popular British program of the same name with Labour media legend Alastair Campbell and former Tory MP Rory Stewart. Both are huge hits, consistently near the top of podcast charts. Scar...

Photo: 123rf An earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude has struck Tonga, the US Geological Survey says. The quake on Wednesday was at a depth of 10 km, USGS said. The US National Tsunami Center said it does not expect a tsunami after the earthquake. - Reuters Source link

Photo: ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP Iran has fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. Iran has vowed to retaliate following attacks that killed the top leadership of its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. The firing of missiles came after Israel said its troops had launched ground raids into Lebanon, though it described the forays as limited. The Israeli campaign in Lebanon is the biggest escalation of regional warfare since fighting erupted in Gaza a year ago. - Reuters Follow live updates: Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP Source link

Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP Iran has fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. Iran has vowed to retaliate following attacks that killed the top leadership of its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. The firing of missiles came after Israel said its troops had launched ground raids into Lebanon, though it described the forays as limited. The Israeli campaign in Lebanon is the biggest escalation of regional warfare since fighting erupted in Gaza a year ago. - Reuters Follow live updates: Source link

Iranian missiles and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Shahed-136, are being displayed at the Azadi (Freedom) Square in western Tehran during a rally to mark the 45th anniversary of the victory of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, on 11 February, 2024. Photo: AFP / NurPhoto The Israeli military said that missiles had been launched from Iran towards Israel, and that Israel's home front command had provided life-saving guidelines to people in various parts of the country. The United States had indications that Iran was preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel that could be at least as large as a strike that Tehran staged earlier this year, US officials said on Wednesday. The US is actively supporting preparations to defend Israel against a new Iranian missile...

Iranian missiles and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Shahed-136, are being displayed at the Azadi (Freedom) Square in western Tehran during a rally to mark the 45th anniversary of the victory of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, on 11 February, 2024. Photo: AFP / NurPhoto By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland, Reuters The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel that could be at least as large as a strike that Tehran staged earlier this year, US officials said on Wednesday. The US is actively supporting preparations to defend Israel against a new Iranian missile attack, a senior White House official said. "A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran," the official said. A...

A fire following Israeli bombardment on an area of south Lebanon. Photo: JALAA MAREY Flares and shelling have hit border towns within Lebanon, strikes hit suburbs in Lebanon's capital Beirut, and one hit a building in the large Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, near the Lebanese city of Sidon, sources have told Reuters. In the Syrian capital of Damascus a well-known Syrian television anchor was among three people killed by Israeli strikes, the country's state news agency said. The US has been told "limited" raids on Hezbollah over the border have begun, in what may be the beginning of a widely expected ground invasion. The Israel military said in a statement that its targets were in villages close to the border that posed "an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern ...

By Timour Azhari, Reuters Locals and rescue teams at work in a damaged building following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Ain al-Helweh refugee camp on the outskirts of Sidon City in Lebanon. Photo: AFP/ Mahmoud Zayyat Israeli paratroopers and commandos have begun operations in neighbouring Lebanon, Israel says The ground raids are 'limited, localised and targeted', Israel Defence Forces say Flares and shelling have been reported in Lebanese border towns Airstrikes hit Beirut southern suburbs overnight Israel targeted a Palestinian Fatah movement commander in a refugee camp in Lebanon, Palestinian officials say In Syria, Israeli strikes killed 3 civilians, the country's state media says Israel says its troops have launched raids inside Lebanon on Tuesday, starting its widely ...