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UN demands swift probe into Israeli strikes on Lebanon

UN demands swift probe into Israeli strikes on Lebanon

The United Nations on Friday demanded swift investigations into fatal Israeli strikes across Lebanon to decide if they complied with international law. "Lebanon is becoming a key flashpoint," UN rights chief Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva. "I call for an immediate cessation of hostilities." Lebanon

Elite pilots and US support drive Israel's air power

Elite pilots and US support drive Israel's air power

Israel’s air force has struck deep inside Iran with devastating precision, killing even the country’s supreme leader within minutes of the war’s outbreak -- a feat experts say reflects years of elite pilot training and combat experience. "These pilots are the most trained in the world,"

Lebanese relive 'nightmare' of displacement from war

Lebanese relive 'nightmare' of displacement from war

In the lobby of a vocational school packed with hundreds of people, Zeinab Moqdad, who fled Beirut's southern suburbs, rages at a new war between Hezbollah and Israel whose consequences she is once again forced to bear. "It's a nightmare. To be safe at home

US must probe Iran school strike 'very quickly', UN says

US must probe Iran school strike 'very quickly', UN says

The United Nations rights chief called Friday for answers after a deadly strike on an Iranian elementary school, as a media investigation concluded the United States was most likely responsible. On the first day of the war last Saturday, a strike hit an elementary school in the southern Iranian town

Iran drone strike on Azerbaijan raises fears of Mideast war spreading to Caucasus

Iran drone strike on Azerbaijan raises fears of Mideast war spreading to Caucasus

Iranian drone strikes on Azerbaijan have raised fears that the Middle East war could spill into the Caucasus, as Baku, an ally of Israel, vows to respond. Azerbaijan announced on Friday it was withdrawing diplomatic staff from Iran, a day after drones launched from Iranian territory targeted an airport and

Fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon as PM warns of 'looming humanitarian disaster'

Fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon as PM warns of 'looming humanitarian disaster'

Fresh Israeli strikes on Friday battered Lebanon, where Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned "a humanitarian disaster is looming" due to mass displacement. An Israeli strike on an office building in the southern city of Sidon killed five people and wounded seven, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel

Ukraine accuses Hungary of taking 'hostage' bank staff carrying $40 mn

Ukraine accuses Hungary of taking 'hostage' bank staff carrying $40 mn

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary on Friday of taking "hostage" a group of Ukrainian bank employees who were reportedly transporting $40 million and nine kilograms of gold. Hungary is one of the few European countries to maintain close ties with Russia since its Ukraine