Who was Haytham Ali Tabtabai, Hezbollah’s military leader killed by Israel?
The Israeli military on Sunday killed Hezbollah’s top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, in a strike on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital that came despite a year-long ceasefire. His killing was announced by Israel’s military. Hezbollah later confirmed his death, hailing him as a “great” commander who had “worked to confront the Israeli enemy... Read More
Released St. Petersburg Street Musician Reportedly Flees Russia
Authorities in St. Petersburg released street musicians Diana Loginova and Alexander Orlov after a month in custody, local outlet Fontanka reported Sunday, citing two sources. St. Petersburg police arrested Loginova and Orlov three times, beginning on Oct. 15. The cycle of arrests began after their band Stoptime went viral for performing songs by anti-war musicians... Read More
US hails ‘tremendous progress’ at Ukraine peace talks.
A “tremendous amount of progress” has been achieved in talks to finalise a US-proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. But “there’s still some work to be done”, Rubio said after meeting Ukrainian and European negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said there were “signals... Read More
South Africa: Zuma’s daughter probed over Ukraine war role.
Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, allegedly recruited men who are reportedly forced to fight against their will in Donbas. https://p.dw.com/p/545WmDuduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, left, is greeted by supporters outside the High Court during her trial for terrorism linked to the July 2021 riots in Durban, South Africa... Read More
Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in NigeriaFifty of the 315 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger State on Friday have escaped.?
The Christian Association of Nigeria says they have been reunited with their families. A major military-led search and rescue operation is under way for the remaining 265 children and 12 teachers who were taken with them. Authorities in several Nigerian states ordered schools to shut following the mass abduction in Niger and another smaller hostage-taking... Read More
Italy wins Davis Cup for third straight year: Berrettini and Cobolli defeat Spain 2-0.—
Italy remains the king of the Davis Cup – and didn’t even need Jannik Sinner this time. Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli were the stars for the Italians without the absent Sinner, both winning their singles matches to earn an unassailable 2-0 lead over Spain in the final on Sunday. It’s a fourth Davis Cup... Read More
Rubio: We’re making some changes to peace plan after talks with Ukraine- SKy News
Marco Rubio says the meetings today have been “the most productive and meaningful” of the peace process so far for him. On the back of them, the US secretary of state says Washington’s team is making “some changes” to the peace plan seemingly based on Ukrainian suggestions. He adds there’s still work to do, and... Read More
Andrew investigation update: UK Police track down Virginia Giuffre emails
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor allegedly asked his taxpayer-funded bodyguards to investigate his accuserAndrew Mountbatten Windsor’s emails and other communications with his taxpayer funded bodyguards are being traced down by the Met Police. The investigation was first confirmed last month by the Metropolitan Police, whose elite S014 Royal Protection Group was accused of being asked to dig... Read More
Israel says Hezbollah commander targeted in Beirut strike
Israel says it attacked Hezbollah’s chief of staff in a strike in the heart of Lebanon’s capital. At least 5 people were killed in the attack, which is the first Israeli strike on Beirut in months.ConflictsLebanonIsrael says Hezbollah commander targeted in Beirut strike Israel says it attacked Hezbollah’s chief of staff in a strike in... Read More
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin takes her 103rd World Cup win .
GURGL, Austria :American great Mikaela Shiffrin continued her slalom domination with a record-extending 103rd Alpine skiing World Cup win in the Austrian resort of Gurgl on Sunday. A big hope of the U.S. team heading for the Milano Cortina Olympics next February made it two out of two for the season in the technical discipline... Read More