Iran resumed domestic and international flights on Thursday following a brief suspension caused by its missile attack on Israel, state media reported. The Islamic Republic launched 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday night, marking its second direct military strike on the country. The first occurred in April and involved a combined missile and drone attack. Flights were grounded across Iran …

Lebanese health officials announced late Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes have claimed the lives of 46 people and left 85 others wounded across the country in the past 24 hours. The escalating violence, which has gripped the region since 7 October 2023, shows no signs of abating as Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange relentless cross-border fire. According to Lebanon’s Disaster …

President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted Wednesday that Iran was “not looking for war” but pledged a stronger response if Israel retaliates for its missile attack. “If it (Israel) wants to react, we will have a stronger response, this is what the Islamic Republic is committed to,” Pezeshkian said in a joint press conference with Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, …

At least 10 people, including two children, have died following an explosion at a service station in Russia’s Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday. The blast, which occurred near the capital, Makhachkala, also left 11 others injured, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. The explosion tore through the station, destroying the building and igniting a fire that spread …

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed after airstrikes in Beirut, according to Israeli Army. “Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorise the world,” the Israeli military said in a statement, claiming to have killed the Hezbollah leader in strikes that shook the Lebanese capital. Recent weeks have seen Israel unleash a barrage of strikes against Lebanon after …

Hurricane Helene killed at least 17 people and caused massive flooding across the southeast United States on Friday, knocking out power for millions of customers. Roads, homes, and businesses were inundated after Helene made landfall near the Florida state capital Tallahassee overnight and surged north, though it weakened to a tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center reported “historic and catastrophic …

Former US first lady Melania Trump recalled learning that her husband had been bloodied by a would-be assassin’s bullet, describing his near-miss as “a miracle” in a rare interview aired Thursday. The wife of former president Donald Trump told Fox News she was in New York in July when live images of the attack at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania …

New York’s scandal-plagued mayor Eric Adams was federally charged Thursday with crimes including wire fraud, soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations and bribery conspiracy, a stunning indictment unsealed amid calls for him to resign. The grand jury indictment follows a sweeping probe into the mayor’s campaign and his close associates on whether he conspired with Turkish government officials to receive illegal …

Benin Republic foils ‘coup attempt’, arrests commander, ex-minister Benin Republic prosecutors said that they had foiled a suspected coup attempt scheduled to take place on Friday. In a statement on Wednesday, Special Prosecutor at Benin’s court for Financial Crimes and Terrorism, Elonm Metonou said that a former Sports Minister, Oswald Homeky was caught on Tuesday night handing over six bags …

Taiwan’s defence minister accused China on Tuesday of being the “number one country conducting daily cyberattacks” against the democratic island and denied allegations about Taipei-backed hackers targeting Beijing. China claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory and relations between the two have plummeted in recent years as Beijing has increased its rhetoric about “unification” being “inevitable”. Taiwanese authorities …