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Turkey's main opposition party in standoff over court-ordered leadership
13+ hour, 23+ min ago (392+ words) The standoff at the Republican People's Party, or CHP, has been escalating since Thursday, when an appeals court nullified the November 2023 party congress, where Ozgur Ozel was elected to replace then-chair Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The ruling suspends Ozel and members of…...
Standoff in Turkey's main opposition party escalates
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (497+ words) An appeals court in the capital of Ankara on Thursday nullified the November 2023 party congress of the Republican Peoples" Party, or CHP. At the congress, Ozgur Ozel was elected to replace then-chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The appeals court"s decision suspended…...
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 10, including paramedics and a child, officials say
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (364+ words) The first strike hit the village of Hanouiyeh, killing four paramedics working for Hezbollah's Islamic Health Association and wounding two others including one paramedic, the ministry said. Another strike Friday morning on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in…...
Palestinian man shot by Israeli troops while trying to cross into Israel for work dies of wounds
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (195+ words) It was the second case in less than a week that a Palestinian trying to cross the barrier for work was shot and killed by troops. The Ramallah-based Health Ministry identified the man as 32-year-old Mahmoud Al-Amleh. It said he…...
Lebanon death toll reaches 3, 000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (307+ words) The ministry said the toll is now 3, 020 in the fighting that has not stopped despite a fragile ceasefire, including 292 women and 211 children. Fighting began on March 2 with the Hezbollah militant group firing at Israel, two days after the U. S. and Israel…...
War worsens Lebanon's economic crisis with job losses, price gouging and slow business
1+ week, 2+ day ago (879+ words) With a nominal truce in place that has reduced but not halted the fighting, Al-Zain tried to assess whether to rebuild the shop in Beirut's southern suburbs that he once hoped to pass down to his kids. But it's unlikely…...
Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon to quit direct talks with Israel
1+ week, 5+ day ago (610+ words) Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold two days of talks in Washington starting Thursday in an attempt to end the latest fighting. Women grieve as they carry the body of 6-month-old Mariam Fahos during a funeral procession for people…...
EU diplomats agree to sanction Hamas leaders and Israeli settlers but fail to pressure Israel
1+ week, 6+ day ago (76+ words) Toronto Star However, the foreign ministers of the 27-nation bloc meeting in Brussels stopped short of endorsing stronger economic measures against the Israeli government, sought by some in Europe. Though Monday's meeting resulted in political agreement, the EU still has…...
Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome
2+ week, 4+ day ago (487+ words) The Lebanese Catholic and Maronite priests were asked to attend an online morning meeting with the Vatican's ambassador to Lebanon, Archbishop Paolo Borgia. Once online, Borgia told them Leo was also present and would like to speak with them. Leo…...
Man to plead guilty in Colorado firebombing attack on pro-Israel demonstrators
2+ week, 6+ day ago (656+ words) Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole in the June 1 attack in downtown Boulder, according to the documents filed by his attorneys on Sunday in a related federal case. Soliman had previously…...