Death toll rises to 17 in powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan, officials say
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Death toll rises to 17 in powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan, officials say.
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- CNN
Israeli military says strike in Gaza may have prompted Hamas to execute six hostages
The Israeli military on Wednesday said that a February strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza may have led Hamas militants to execute six hostages.
- CNN
Undercover Israeli forces raid West Bank hospital, seize alleged militant from ICU
Israeli forces dressed in civilian clothes raided a hospital in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday night and detained an alleged Palestinian militant who had days earlier been injured in an Israeli airstrike that killed two Hamas militants.
- Associated Press
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria's shock insurgency?
Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the insurgency he commands, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and consolidating power before emerging from the shadows. Now al-Golani, 42, seeks to seize the moment yet again, leading his fighters in a stunning offensive that has put them in control of Syria’s largest city, reigniting the country's long civil war and raising new questions about President Bashar Assad’s hold on power. The surge and al-Golani's place at the head of it are evidence of a remarkable transformation.
- AFP News
Islamist-led rebels capture key Syrian city of Hama
Islamist-led rebels captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday in a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad's forces days after they lost the country's commercial hub Aleppo.The rebels led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched their offensive little more than a week ago, just as a ceasefire in neighbouring Lebanon took hold between Israel and Assad's ally Hezbollah.
- The Guardian
‘We’ve seen this before’: residents of rebel-held Aleppo fear regime onslaught
Syria’s second largest city braces for possibility of president Bashar al-Assad revisiting brutal tactics used in civil war
- BBC
Georgia's opposition comes under attack as leader is dragged from HQ
The prime minister had earlier vowed that the organisers of a week of pro-EU protests would face justice.
- CNN
South Korea martial law ‘a painful reminder of how easily democracy can be threatened,’ protesters say
Candle-lit vigils and rallies were held across South Korea on Wednesday, a nation outraged and frustrated by the president’s surprise declaration of martial law the night before called for his resignation.
- Associated Press
Hamas and Fatah are near an agreement on who will oversee postwar Gaza
Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war. It would effectively end Hamas' rule and could help advance ceasefire talks with Israel. The rival factions have made several failed attempts to reconcile since Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007.
- Rolling Stone
An Islamic Rebel Leader Rises, Challenging Syria’s Dictator
The surprise offensive by a hardline militant group in Syria has raised fears of a second Islamic State, but the man leading the charge appears to have a different vision
- Reuters
Amnesty report says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Amnesty International accused the state of Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war in a report published on Thursday, an allegation Israel angrily denied. The London-based human rights group said it reached the conclusion after months of analysing incidents and statements of Israeli officials. Amnesty said the legal threshold for the crime had been met, in its first such determination during an active armed conflict.
- BBC
Israel says body of hostage Itay Svirsky recovered from Gaza
The military says he was murdered by Hamas, which has claimed he was killed by an Israeli strike.
- HuffPost
'Specific Intent To Destroy Palestinians': Amnesty International Concludes Israel Is Carrying Out Genocide In Gaza
The military goal of fighting Hamas does not preclude Israel's U.S.-backed offensive from involving genocidal policies, the watchdog group said Wednesday.
- Reuters
Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian towns and their own military in West Bank
Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian towns early on Wednesday, setting fire to property and hurling stones, after police looked to dismantle an illegal settler outpost in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said. Police and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service said they had arrested eight people for assaulting security forces and damaging property. Palestinian officials said settlers set one house and two cars ablaze in Huwara, a town near the city of Nablus that has been targeted in the past by radical settlers who want Israel to claim sovereignty over all West Bank territory.
- The Independent
Lebanon counts cost of the war between Israel and Hezbollah: ‘We need a miracle to rebuild’
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- The Telegraph
Israel hits out at ‘fanatical’ Amnesty after genocide report says Gazans treated as subhuman
Israel has lashed out at Amnesty International after the rights group accused the nation of committing genocide against Palestinians.
- Euronews
Syria: How the conflict could impact migration and the war in Ukraine
As Syrian rebels continue fighting government forces, outside powers are bracing for the potential fallout should the Assad regime collapse.View on euronews
- The Telegraph
Putin’s relative accidentally reveals secret Russian death toll in Ukraine
A relative of Vladimir Putin has accidentally let slip secret Kremlin data that reveals Russia’s losses in its war in Ukraine.
- INSIDER
Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says
The UK's chief of defense staff said Israeli F-35s took out "nearly the entirety" of Iran's air defenses in a single mission.
- The Telegraph
Why South Korea declared martial law and what happens next
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s president, declared martial law on Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state forces” that he said threatened to “ruin” the nation.