Israel’s Netanyahu heckled inside parliament by families of Hamas captives | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s Netanyahu heckled inside parliament by families of Hamas captives | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Prime minister booed when he promises to bring the captives home but adds that ‘more time’ needed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been heckled and booed by the families of captives held by Hamas in Gaza during an address to parliament. “Now! Now!” the families chanted from the gallery…

Israel denies visas to UN staff as it hits back against Gaza war criticism | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel denies visas to UN staff as it hits back against Gaza war criticism | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel will not renew the visa of a United Nations staff member in the country and will also deny the visa request of another UN employee as the country yet again expresses its displeasure of the global body, which has criticised Israel’s targeting of civilians and hospitals during the Gaza…

Israeli air strike in Syria kills top Iranian general | News

Israeli air strike in Syria kills top Iranian general | News

An Israeli air strike outside the Syrian capital Damascus has killed a senior adviser in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reports said. Sardar Sayyed Razi Mousavi, one of the top IRGC commanders in Syria, was killed on Monday. He was responsible for coordinating the military alliance between Syria and Iran….

Amid uptick in kidnappings, Colombian family receives ‘biggest gift of all’ | Crime News

Amid uptick in kidnappings, Colombian family receives ‘biggest gift of all’ | Crime News

Chia, Colombia – Decnis Diaz was at home in Chia, Colombia, on November 18 when she received a call from her siblings: Her beloved younger brother, Jhon Jairo Diaz, had been kidnapped. A 34-year-old store manager, Jhon Jairo was ending his shift at a meat market in Cucuta, a border…

‘Massacre’ as Israel steps up Gaza bombardment for Christmas | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Massacre’ as Israel steps up Gaza bombardment for Christmas | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The attack is one of the deadliest of the nearly three-month-long war. More than 100 people have been killed in Israeli air raids overnight in central Gaza. At least 70 people were killed in strikes in central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said late on Sunday….

Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India | Houthis News

Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India | Houthis News

The US accusations are meant to ‘distract’ from Washington’s complicity in Israel’s ‘crimes in Gaza’, Iran’s FM says. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed accusations of the United States that Tehran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean, as tension rises globally over threats to maritime shipping. A…

Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Christmas day in the occupied West Bank began with an attack on the Jenin refugee camp and several arrests. The raid on Monday morning followed several others across the territory, which saw dozens of arrests and the shooting in the neck of a 17-year-old boy. Among towns hit was Bethlehem….

Rhetoric escalates in China-Philippines South China Sea dispute | South China Sea News

Rhetoric escalates in China-Philippines South China Sea dispute | South China Sea News

Chinese state media warns the Philippines that ‘provocations’ in South China Sea are ‘extremely dangerous’. Chinese state media has warned the Philippines against “causing trouble and chaos” in the South China Sea, as tensions continue to boil over the disputed waters. State-controlled newspaper the People’s Daily issued the call in…

Oregon middle school evacuated after dog waste bag dispenser mistaken for hand grenade
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Oregon middle school evacuated after dog waste bag dispenser mistaken for hand grenade

A hand grenade-shaped dog poop bag caused a stir at an Oregon middle school, forcing students to evacuate inside as a bomb squad investigated. The McMinnville Police Department said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that officers responded to a local middle school at 10:35 a.m. Monday for a potential hand grenade on school…

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 80 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 80 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

EXPLAINER A Christmas of bloodshed in Gaza amid raids in the occupied West Bank – here the are major updates. Here’s how things stand on Monday, December 25, 2023: Latest developments An air raid on central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp on Sunday killed at least 70 people, according to the…