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IAF officer who led initial Iran attack says pilots faced extreme risk
A senior IAF officer revealed that pilots faced extreme risk during the opening wave of Operation Roaring Lion, targeting Iranian missile squadrons despite partially reestablished air defense. The planes that entered Iran at the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion did so at great risk and with partially reestablished air defenses, a senior Israel Air Force…
Read MoreBitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps
The price of chocolate bars has shot up across the world over the past year, meaning they can feel like a luxury – yet West Africa’s cocoa farmers have not been reaping the benefit. In fact, many are in a desperate state as they have not been paid for months. “My husband fell sick, and…
Read MoreChina’s foreign minister rejects regime change in Iran
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized the US-Israeli attack on Iran, arguing that there was no popular support for regime change. Power does not give anyone the right to act, and the world must not return to the “law of the jungle,” said China’s chief diplomat on Sunday on the sidelines of the National…
Read MoreHeavy rains and flooding kills at least 23 in Nairobi
At least 23 people have been killed in Nairobi after heavy rain overnight caised severe flooding in Kenya’s capital city. Police said about 30 people had been rescued but many others drowned after being swept into rivers – some have been electrocuted. Kenya’s military has been deployed to help people trapped inside their cars as…
Read MoreFinland plans to lift decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons
Finland plans to lift its long-standing ban on having nuclear weapons on its territory, in a move the government says would align the country more closely with Nato’s deterrence policy. Defence minister Antti Häkkänen Finland and Europe’s security environment had “fundamentally and significantly changed” since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. The Nordic…
Read MoreBrazil ratifies EU-Mercosur free trade agreement
Brazil’s parliament has ratified the free trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur states Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Senate President Davi Alcolumbre said on Wednesday lawmakers had acted in the interest of society after the treaty cleared its final parliamentary hurdle in the Senate. Uruguay and Argentina have already ratified the deal.…
Read MoreSouth Africa’s long-serving former defence minister and former Robben Island prisoner dies
South Africa’s former defence minister and anti-apartheid campaigner Mosiuoa Lekota has died at the age of 77. He played a key role in the struggle against the racist system of apartheid and was imprisoned on Robben Island alongside former President Nelson Mandela. Lekota went on to become chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) but…
Read MoreReport: Significantly more threats against media recorded in Europe
Threats to the media are increasing significantly in Europe, according to a new analysis published on Tuesday. There were 344 incidents in the 46 member states of the Council of Europe plus Russia and Belarus last year, according to the Council of Europe. That is an increase of 29% on the previous year. Incidents included…
Read MoreSirens sound across Israel as Iran fires new missile barrage
Initial reports indicated Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel simultaneously with Iranian ballistic missile fire, but the reports were denied by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. Rocket sirens sounded across Israel after Iran fired a new barrage of missiles against the country late on Monday night. Initial reports indicated Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel simultaneously…
Read MoreHezbollah leader Mohammad Raad killed in IDF retaliation strikes
The IDF’s precision strikes were carried out in retaliation after Hezbollah launched several projectiles towards northern Israel overnight. The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary faction, Mohammad Raad, was reportedly killed during IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath reported on Monday morning. The IDF’s precision strikes were carried out in retaliation after…
Read MoreVandal graffitis Palestinian flag on Lod City Hall amid Iran missiles
According to the Lod Municipality, the graffiti was discovered early Sunday on the city’s new municipal building. Graffiti depicting a Palestinian flag was sprayed overnight onto the facade of Lod City Hall on Saturday night, warranting a police investigation and a sharp condemnation from municipal officials, who described the act as a deliberate provocation aimed…
Read MoreA prehistoric skeleton found deep in a flooded Mexican cave was likely placed there in a ritual
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prehistoric skeleton has been found in an intricate underwater cave system along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, an area that flooded at the end of the last ice age 8,000 years ago, according to a cave-diving archaeologist who made the find with others. Octavio del Río, who collaborates with the National Institute…
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