Hezbollah's chief, Sheikh Naim Qassem, said on Friday that the movement has the right to respond to Israel's assassination of its top military commander in a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs last Sunday. In a televised speech, Qassem condemned the killing of Haitham Ali Tabatabai as "a blatant aggression and a heinous crime," adding that Hezbollah "has the right to respond.

The number of international travelers flocking to Spain is on the rise. What future restrictions will be in place? And how can you be a good tourist in Spain?

Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.

Russia's telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has threatened to completely block WhatsApp in the country following previous restrictions on the messaging service. If WhatsApp does not meet the requirements of Russian legislation, it will be blocked, the state news agency TASS quoted Roskomnadzor as saying in a statement on Friday.

Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.

LONDON () -Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its ​first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades. Britain is one of ‌Spain's main customers for pork, and the move comes as authorities in Madrid activated emergency measures in Catalonia,‌ a region central to pig farming.

Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."

Natalie Strecker denies two counts of inviting support for Hamas and Hezbollah.

Peru's Supreme Court sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a rebellion in 2022, when he tried to dissolve the Congress as lawmakers prepared to impeach him. Two of Castillo's former ministers were also sentenced to 11.5 years in prison for the same crime. One of them is ex-Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who was granted asylum by Mexico and remains inside the Mexican embassy in Peru´s capital, Lima.

Brazil's conservative-led Congress on Thursday reinstated much of a bill that makes it easier for companies to secure environmental permits, infuriating the leftist government and green groups.President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had vetoed dozens of provisions of what has been dubbed the "Devastation Bill", but Congress has the power to override those actions.

PARIS (Reuters) -The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between ​humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said. The highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird ‌flu, has led to the culling of hundreds of millions of birds in the past few years, disrupting food supplies and driving up prices, though human infections ‌remain rare.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft with two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut on board successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, Russian space

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new image of the Butterfly Nebula, a grand and graceful cosmic wonder.

A new directive would restrict IDF-issued devices to iPhones for lieutenant colonels, reducing the risk of intrusions for senior officers. The Israel Defense Forces will tighten rules on mobile devices for senior officers and prohibit Android phones on IDF-issued lines, Army Radio reported on Wednesday.

As the US-backed multinational force stalls, IDF troops building the "Green Rafah" city project in eastern Rafah encountered terrorists emerging from a tunnel. Discussions on the establishment of the multinational force (ISF), slated to deploy to Gaza, are ongoing, two sources familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.

Qatar and Ireland demanded that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) investigate Israel's use of chemical weapons in Gaza and the West Bank. Qatar claimed that Israel is using chemical weapons in Gaza operations during its participation in the 30th Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention on Wednesday.

Islamist influencers have recently had a particularly easy time getting their message across to young people in Germany, according to experts from the Association for the Prevention of Islamism and the Promotion of Democracy (KN:IX connect). KN:IX connect seeks to prevent young people from drifting into Islamist circles, and to help those who want to leave them.

At least 36 people have died in a major fire in several residential blocks in Hong Kong, with a further 279 people still missing, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said in the early hours of Thursday morning. This significantly increases the number of victims following the devastating fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in the Tai Po district of the city, which is a special administrative region of China.

The military takeover comes as the West African nation was awaiting the results of Sunday's election.

Vizcarra, a leader in the Peru First party, was found guilty of leading a corruption scheme when he was a governor.

China's uncrewed Shenzhou 22 spacecraft arrived at the Tiangong space station early Tuesday morning (Nov. 25), giving the three astronauts living there a safe way to get home.

A crypto trading exchange operating inside a hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the target of an attempted robbery, as per a local media report. The regional headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs press service said that a 21-year-old man detonated airsoft grenades and ...

Heavy rainfall in Israel and the Palestinian Territories has caused severe flooding in the largely destroyed Gaza Strip. Palestinian media reported on Tuesday that many people living in temporary tent camps along the coast were particularly affected by the harsh weather conditions.

Turkish officials agreed to continue strengthening coordination and cooperation to eliminate all obstacles, ensure the ceasefire's continuity, and prevent further violations. Turkish spy chief Ibrahim Kalın on Thursday met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign affairs minister in Cairo to discuss transitioning to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal and increasing joint efforts in coordination with the US.

A German family-owned business association prompted shock in the country's business community after dropping its ban on contacts with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The decision, announced on Tuesday, has been roundly criticized by trade organizations and institutes.

Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison. The law, backed by the conservative government of Premier Giorgia Meloni, comes in response to a series of killings and other violence targeting women in Italy. High-profile cases, such as the 2023 murder of university student Giulia Cecchettin, have been key in widespread public outcry and debate about the causes of violence against women in Italy’s patria

Mali’s ruling junta and Canadian miner Barrick have reached an agreement resolving a tax dispute involving one of Africa’s largest gold mining complexes, authorities and the company said Monday. The agreement ends a two-year standoff between Mali and the company over the country’s new mining code, which increases the state’s share of revenue from gold producers. The dispute had previously led to the arrest of four Barrick Gold employees, who remain detained, and an arrest warrant for the compa

Nearly 300 Gazans needing medical care left Gaza via Israel and Jordan for treatment abroad after vetting and coordination with global partners. Hundreds of Gazans who require medical treatment exited the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom Crossing on Monday, the Defense Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said.

Seven people were arrested while slaughtering chickens in a backyard in southern Germany, police in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg said on Monday. The members of an extended family who were present were said to be "not very enthusiastic about the arrival of the police" and "tumultuous scenes" ensued on Sunday afternoon, according to a police statement.

When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone down. Luis Cassiano, who's lived here more than 30 years, says he's getting worried as heat waves become more frequent and fierce. In poor areas such as Arara, those who can afford air conditioning — Cassiano is one — can't always count on it because of frequent power outages on an overloaded system.