•Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel’s army chief told soldiers today to prepare for a possible ground offensive to fight Hezbollah in Lebanon as the air force conducted hundreds of deadly strikes around the country. “We are attacking all day, both to prepare the ground for the possibility of your entry, but also to continue [&hel...
•The gunman, Ryan Wesley Routh The gunman accused of planning to kill Donald Trump at his Florida golf course was indicted yesterday on three additional counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, the US Department of Justice announced. Ryan Routh, 58, was arrested on September 15 after Secret Service agents sp...
The Israeli military today said it was the “first time ever” a missile fired by Hezbollah had reached the Tel Aviv area before being intercepted by air defences. It is the first time the group has claimed a ballistic missile strike since its nearly year-long battle with Israel began after Hamas carried out its October […]
•Vice President Kashim Shettima; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and other Nigerian delegates, at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA President Bola Tinubu has called on world leaders to prioritise debt forgiveness for Nigeria and other developing countries from creditors and multilateral financi...
•United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Israel’s defence minister yesterday accused UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of failing to prevent Hezbollah attacks on Israel after the UN chief said Lebanon was becoming a “nightmare” like Gaza following Israeli air strikes. “Mr Secretary General, the nightmare you speak of, is in fact ...
•Thick smoke rises above the southern suburbs of Beirut after Israel strike last weekend The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today on the escalating violence in Lebanon, said Slovenia’s mission to the UN, which holds the rotating presidency of the council. “After consulting with the delegations, the presidency in...
•Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said today that its ally Hezbollah “cannot stand alone” against Israel, which carried out its deadliest day of air strikes on Lebanon since 2006. “Hezbollah cannot stand alone against a country that is being defended and supported and supplied by Western countries, by Euro...
•French streamer Maghla (C) presents a creation for L’Oreal Paris show Walk Your Worth Hollywood stars braved the rain to open Paris Fashion Week at L’Oreal’s giant outdoor show Monday as rumours swirl of musical chairs at the top of fabled French brands. The cosmetics giant persuaded Jane Fonda — in snazzy silver sneakers — […]...
•Debris and destruction at the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a Lebanese city World leaders today sounded the alarm over fears of a wider war after Lebanon suffered its deadliest day in two decades in Israeli air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds. After nearly a year of cross-border fire since the Gaza war erupted, […]
•Joe Biden and Donald Trump Behind the smiles, as Joe Biden bids farewell to world leaders at the UN General Assembly this week, will be one goal — shoring up his legacy against a possible White House comeback by Donald Trump. Countries around the world are nervously watching November’s US presidential election amid fears that […]

