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Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon security deal as 'surrender"
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (362+ words) By Jana Choukeir, Eman Abouhassira and Pesha Magid In the latest example of ongoing hostilities despite repeated ceasefires and agreements, Israel launched a drone strike in Lebanon's south. More than a million Lebanese have been driven from their homes by…...
Photos show Ashoura commemorations shaped by war and loss in Lebanon and Iran
19+ hour, 54+ min ago (241+ words) SRN News War, loss and remembrance shaped the observances this year in Lebanon and Iran of Ashoura, one of Shiite Islam's most important religious days, commemorating the death of a grandson of Prophet Muhammad. In Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of…...
Shi'ite Muslims mark their holiest day in war-battered Lebanon
23+ hour, 49+ min ago (568+ words) By Jihed Abidellaoui, Zohra Bensemra and Khalil Ashawi Israel's nearly four-month air and ground campaign that it says was targeting armed group Hezbollah has destroyed large swathes of Lebanon's south and left other parts of it under Israeli military occupation....
The Media Line: How Experts Bolster Israel as UN Challenges Its Existence
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (677+ words) How Experts Bolster Israel as UN Challenges Its Existence" Legal experts and Israel advocates say UN bodies and international courts are no longer only judging the war, but helping shape the political battlefield around it" By Gabriel Colodro/The Media…...
Trump notifies Congress of Turkey engine sale
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (141+ words) Reuters was first to report on Wednesday that the Trump administration planned to press ahead with the sale despite objections from some lawmakers over Turkey's continued possession of Russian defense systems it acquired in 2019. The move is an important gesture…...
Turkey, Venezuela discuss aid after deadly earthquakes, source says
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (142+ words) SRN News Turkey, Venezuela discuss aid after deadly earthquakes, source says ANKARA, June 25 (Reuters) " Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the earthquakes in Venezuela and the country's need for aid in a call with his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil on…...
Vance says review underway to see how Turkey can get F-35 fighter jets
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (190+ words) SRN News Vance says review underway to see how Turkey can get F-35 fighter jets WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) " U. S. Vice President JD Vance indicated on Wednesday that a review was under way to see how the United States could sell Turkey F-35 fighter…...
Soccer-Ten-man Paraguay eliminate Turkey with never-say-die 1-0 win
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (385+ words) Fired up after their humiliating 4-1 opening match defeat by the United States, Paraguay went ahead 64 seconds in when Matias Galarza rifled in a long-range shot, then clung on for the entire game against a tide of Turkish attacks. Spurred on…...
Trump criticizes Israel's tactics in Lebanon, says it is killing civilians
1+ week, 3+ day ago (548+ words) Trump, who in recent days had expressed his displeasure over Israeli attacks in Beirut that he said could have endangered his peace deal with Iran, said Israel has been fighting Hezbollah, the Iran-aligned Lebanese militia, for "too long. "Too many…...