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Netanyahu vows to expand Israel’s grip on Lebanon after deepest incursion in 26 years

Netanyahu vows to expand Israel’s grip on Lebanon after deepest incursion in 26 years

UNESCO, the U.N. cultural agency, said Friday ahead of the site’s capture that it was “deeply alarmed” by Israeli strikes near Beaufort Castle, which has a provisional protected status. Such sites should receive the “highest level of legal protection against attack and use for military purposes,” the body said. The crossing of the Litani River and capture of Beaufort Ridge are a major escalation in the current conflict. The river has become a de facto boundary in Lebanon since Israel’s invasion, with large areas to the south under Israeli military control and residents ordered to leave. Israeli forces had already begun striking and destroying bridges over the Litani that connect the south to the rest of the country. Israel’s military says they were being used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons and move fighters. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Sunday requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, a French foreign ministry spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. He told France’s BFMTV channel that “nothing can justify” the “ever-deeper occupation” of Lebanese territory. Fears …

Romania says Russian drone hit apartment block, NATO vows to defend alliance territory

Romania says Russian drone hit apartment block, NATO vows to defend alliance territory

ROMANIA SCRAMBLED F-16 JETS Local authorities in southern Ukraine said Izmail port in the Odesa region, across the border from Galati, had come under attack from drones early on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready to support Romania “in whatever way is necessary”. The Romanian defence ministry said two F-16 fighter jets had been scrambled and a military helicopter was sent to monitor the attack, with the pilots authorised to shoot down any drones without endangering inhabited areas. The residents of border counties Braila, Galati and Tulcea were warned to take cover. The drone was in Romania‘s airspace for four minutes and flew at a low altitude for 10 km (6.2 miles), making it difficult for radar to detect, Romanian Brigadier General Gheorghe Maxim said. He told a press conference that although the US anti-drone system Merops is operational in Romania it is not yet fully integrated with national air defences and it would have been too risky to use in a city. In addition to the woman and her child who …

Palestinians mourn 10 killed in Eid strikes as Netanyahu vows wider control of Gaza

Palestinians mourn 10 killed in Eid strikes as Netanyahu vows wider control of Gaza

Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza City gathered on Thursday for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes the night before, including five children and an elderly person, as well as a Hamas militant. More than 20 people were injured in the strikes, according to Shifa Hospital. Video from the scene showed flames pouring from an upper-floor window of a building, while bystanders rushed to carry wounded people, including children, to ambulances. Source link

Netanyahu vows to ‘smite’ Hezbollah with ‘overwhelming’ force | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Netanyahu vows to ‘smite’ Hezbollah with ‘overwhelming’ force | Israel attacks Lebanon News

NewsFeed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to ‘smite’ Hezbollah with ‘overwhelming’ force following a drone attack that killed an Israeli soldier in Northern Israel. A total of 23 Israeli soldiers have been killed by Hezbollah fighters since March. Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

Venezuela’s Machado vows another run for presidency and eyes return from exile before end of 2026

Venezuela’s Machado vows another run for presidency and eyes return from exile before end of 2026

Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announced Saturday that she plans to run for president again and intends to return to her home country before the end of 2026. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Machado’s remarks, made while meeting in Panama with several fellow Venezuelan opposition leaders, come more than four months after the stunning White House decision to sideline her and instead work with a Venezuelan ruling party loyalist following the U.S. military’s capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro. Machado has been in exile since December, when she emerged from 11 months in hiding somewhere in Venezuela and traveled to Norway where she was honored with the Nobel Prize. She told reporters in Panama City that she and the other gathered opposition leaders remain committed to a democratic transition “through free and fair presidential elections, where all Venezuelans inside and outside the country vote.” Still, it is unclear when Venezuela will hold a presidential election. U.S. President Donald Trump and senior administration officials …

Benin’s Wadagni Takes Office, Vows Better Living Standards, Security

Benin’s Wadagni Takes Office, Vows Better Living Standards, Security

COTONOU, May 24 (Reuters) – Benin’s new president, Romuald ⁠Wadagni, ⁠vowed at his inauguration on ⁠Sunday to confront rising security threats and to ensure ​economic growth translated into concrete improvements in people’s lives. Wadagni was elected on April 12 ‌with more than 94% of ‌the vote against challenger Paul Hounkpe, according to results confirmed on Sunday ⁠by the ⁠Constitutional Court. He succeeds Patrice Talon, who had led the West African ​nation since 2016 and stepped down after two terms, in line with constitutional limits. The 49-year-old former finance minister, who served in the role for a decade, is expected ​to continue Talon’s reform agenda, which helped deliver steady economic growth and improve ⁠Benin’s ⁠business climate. “Our economy has progressed. ⁠That’s ​a fact. But we all know that national growth only makes sense when it ​becomes visible in ⁠people’s everyday lives,” Wadagni said in his inaugural address. He pledged to focus on job creation, access to basic services and social protection.  “The development of Benin must be experienced in every component of society and in every …

De Zerbi vows to stay at Tottenham even if side relegated

De Zerbi vows to stay at Tottenham even if side relegated

May 24 : Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi reiterated his commitment to the relegation-threatened Premier League club, saying he would stay on even if they were to drop into the second tier of English football. Tottenham are two points above West Ham United in the final relegation spot, and a home draw with Everton on Sunday in their final league game of the season would almost certainly be enough to ensure their survival, as the North London club have a superior goal difference. However, if they lose to Everton and West Ham beat Leeds United, Tottenham could be relegated from the top flight for the first time since 1977. In April, De Zerbi said he would remain in charge of the club next season regardless of results. When asked on Friday if he would stick to his word, the Italian told reporters: “Yeah, I confirm everything. “It’s still an honour to be a coach for Tottenham, even if on Sunday we play for the relegation fight, it’s not a problem. I consider football something …

Russia blames Ukraine, vows retaliation as 16 killed in strike on student dorm

Russia blames Ukraine, vows retaliation as 16 killed in strike on student dorm

The death toll from a drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 16, with most of the victims young women, Russian officials said on Saturday, after a heated ⁠U.N. debate on the incident. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to prepare options for retaliation against Ukraine on Friday after Moscow accused Kyiv of what it described as a deliberate drone strike on a college in the town of Starobilsk. Ukraine’s military denied responsibility for the attack, saying it had struck an elite drone command unit in the area and that its ⁠forces complied with international humanitarian law. Putin said there were ​no ⁠military facilities in the area. Reuters was not able to independently verify what happened. At the scene on Saturday, a crane was working to remove rubble from a yawning gap in the ⁠building. Inside one shattered classroom, bricks and dust covered rows of student desks with “I …

Putin Vows Heavy Revenge After Deadly Ukrainian Strikes On Luhansk School Dormitory 

Putin Vows Heavy Revenge After Deadly Ukrainian Strikes On Luhansk School Dormitory 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of intentionally targeting civilians after a “terrorist” overnight drone attack on a school that left six dead and scores of young people wounded.  At least 39 were injured and counting, amid ongoing rescue efforts after a school complex was torn apart on the multi-drone strike attack. It happened at a school dormitory in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region. Over a dozen victims are still missing, including children, reports say. via Reuters Putin blasted the mass casualty incident as a “terrorist attack by the neo-Nazi regime” while vowing swift revenge.  “The Russian Foreign Ministry has been instructed to inform international organizations and the international community about this crime,” Putin said. “In such cases, statements from the Foreign Ministry alone would not suffice. Therefore, the Russian Defense Ministry has been ordered to submit its proposals.” Large-scale destruction was observed at the academic building and dormitory of the Starobelsk Professional College, which teaches students aged 14 to 18. Over 80 students were at the complex at the time of the attack. Additionally, Kremlin spokesman …

Trump Vows U.S. Will Retrieve Uranium From Iran

Trump Vows U.S. Will Retrieve Uranium From Iran

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – President ⁠Donald ⁠Trump vowed ⁠on Thursday that the United ​States will eventually recover Iran’s stockpile of ‌highly enriched uranium ‌despite comments from Iran ⁠that ⁠it will not hand over the material. “We will ​get it. We don’t need it, we don’t want it. We’ll probably ​destroy it after we get it, but ⁠we’re ⁠not going to ⁠let them ​have it,” Trump told reporters at the ​White House. Iran ⁠is believed to possess about 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium, which Trump says was buried ⁠by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes nearly a year ⁠ago. Retrieving the uranium is part of Trump’s central objective of his war on Iran that Tehran will not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that ⁠the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters.  (Reporting by Katharine ​Jackson and Steve Holland; editing ​by Michelle Nichols) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Source link