Iran launches more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel
Israel warns of consequences for the attack, which Iran says was retaliation for attacks on its allies.
Iran launches missile attack on Israel and warns against retaliation
Iran launched dozens of missiles at Israel in a wide-ranging attack, saying it was retaliation for assassinations.
World reacts to Iran’s missile attacks on Israel
The Israeli military said a 'large number' of missiles have been intercepted.
Justin Trudeau survives a second parliamentary confidence vote
House of Commons defeats oppositional Conservative party’s bid to topple Canadian prime minister’s reign
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, has survived a second parliamentary confidence motion in less than a week after opposition parties vowed to keep his minority Liberal government alive for now.
Legislators in the House of Commons voted 207-121 to defeat a bid by the official opposition Conservative party to topple Trudeau, who faces increasing voter fatigue after almost nine years in power.
Continue reading...Shooting attack in Tel Aviv
Two gunman opened fire in Jaffa, a neighbourhood in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Police say 8 people were killed.
‘I’m not playing games’ on port strikes, union boss says
Harold Daggett vows union is "going to win", as Joe Biden backs "meaningful" dockworker pay rise.
Stopping Iran’s attack would have forced Israel to use sophisticated – and expensive – defences
Despite launching 180 ballistic missiles, Iran is likely to have wanted to keep most of its stock in case of a full-blown war with Israel
Iran’s decision to launch about 180 high-speed ballistic missiles at Israel indicates that Tehran sought to inflict serious damage in Tuesday’s night attack, unlike the well-telegraphed drone and missile attack in April.
Their sheer speed makes ballistic weapons challenging to intercept, but the initial reports of no fatalities within Israel and one in the West Bank would suggest despite the numbers of missiles launched it was a military failure, though some of the weapons or fragments appear to have struck the ground.
Continue reading...Missile attack on Israel signals that widely feared regional conflict has ignited
As forces of restraint in the Middle East weaken with every passing day, Israeli officials declare Iranian attack a declaration of war
The sight of missiles descending on Tel Aviv on Tuesday night was the clearest sign imaginable that the regional conflict so widely feared over the past year may finally have ignited.
This is the second Iranian aerial attack on Israel in less than six months, but last time there was several days’ notice; the much slower drones and cruise missiles arrived first, and the principal target was a military base in the underpopulated Negev desert.
Continue reading...Award-winning Cambodian journalist who exposed cyberscams is arrested
Mech Dara faces up to two years in jail after being charged with inciting unrest on social media.
US says helped Israel thwart Iranian attack, reasserts ‘ironclad’ support
Biden administration's failure to pressure Israel to end Gaza war pushed Middle East to regional war, analysts say.
Six killed and 10 wounded in shooting and knife attack in Israeli city of Jaffa
Two men reportedly opened fire and stabbed people on train and in nearby street before being shot dead
Six people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting and knife attack on the Israeli seaside city of Jaffa that occurred minutes before Iran launched a huge missile attack on Israel. Five of the wounded were described as being in a serious condition.
CCTV footage showed two men, reportedly armed with an assault rifle and a knife, dressed in black emerging from a train near the light-rail stop along Jerusalem Boulevard where they opened fire on passersby as well as on a second nearby street.
Continue reading...Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s first female president
Sheinbaum begins six year term, taking over from Morena party ally Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Jimmy Carter, former US president, turns 100
There was a flyover of jets in his hometown, and 100 people became US citizens at a naturalisation ceremony in his honour.
Iran fires close to 200 missiles at Israel
Videos show dozens of missiles flying over Israel, some of them avoiding interception and hitting Tel Aviv.
Financial markets could still avoid panic amid oil price risk in Middle East crisis
Oil prices rose by more than 4% as Israeli troops moved into Lebanon and Iran launched missiles on Israel
As Israeli troops moved into Lebanon and Iran launched a missile attack on Israel, the risk of a jump in oil prices that could trigger another global inflation shock appeared to be materialising.
Oil prices rose by more than 4% to about $75 a barrel on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Wim Hof biopic on hold after claims of domestic abuse against cold water guru
‘Iceman’ files for defamation after allegations he subjected former partner and children to physical and verbal abuse
A biopic of the Dutch extreme athlete and wellness guru Wim Hof has been put on hold after allegations of domestic violence against the man who calls himself “the Iceman” emerged in the Dutch media over the weekend.
A report published in de Volkskrant newspaper on Saturday claimed the 65-year-old had subjected his former partner, their son and her two children from a previous marriage to physical and verbal abuse over a period of 13 years.
Continue reading...Israel’s war on Lebanon triggers unprecedented displacement crisis
Civilians have fled Israel's relentless bombing and looming invasion, triggering a humanitarian catastrophe.
Iran launches missiles at Israel
Live video from Tel Aviv showed a barrage of projectiles that the Israeli military says were Iranian missiles.
Video shows missiles fired towards Tel Aviv
A statement on Iranian state TV confirmed "dozens" of missiles have been launched towards Israel.
Iran says missiles fired at Israel in response to assassinations
Iran’s IRGC says tens of missiles fired in retaliaition for the killing of Hezbollah, Hamas and IRGC officials.