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Israel's decision to expand military operations inside Gaza is a significant development with perhaps permanent consequences for the future of the Strip and the two million Palestinians who live there.Firstly, it illustrates a failure by Israel to achieve its goals so far. Renewed fighting hasn't forced Hamas to surrender, nor has it resulted in the release of more hostages. The cabinet has decided that the most likely way to succeed, […]

Dark clouds of smoke have been rising over Sudan's wartime capital Port Sudan for two consecutive days.A state of panic is building in the administrative centre that is home to tens of thousands of people seeking safety during two years of war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This is the second RSF attack to target critical infrastructure in Port Sudan over 24 hours and is […]

Israel has approved a plan to capture all of the Gaza Strip and remain there for an unspecified length of time, Israeli officials say. The plan includes distributing aid, though supplies will not be let in yet. The Israeli official said the newly approved offensive plan would move Gaza's civilian population southward and keep humanitarian aid from falling into Hamas's hands.On Sunday, the United Nations rejected what it said was […]

Five people survived 36 hours surrounded by alligators after their plane crashed into a swamp in the Amazon, the pilot has told local media.A child, three women and the pilot of the light aircraft were rescued by a helicopter on Friday, Bolivian authorities said. The aircraft was flying from Baures to Trinidad over the Beni Department of northeastern Bolivia when the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.He told […]

Marine experts have started the recovery of a superyacht from the seabed off the Italian coast.The British-flagged Bayesian sank near Sicily last summer, killing tech business tycoon Mike Lynch, his daughter and five others. The recovery will be carried out by two floating cranes - Hebo Lift 2 and Hebo Lift 10.The latter is one of the most powerful maritime cranes in Europe and arrived from Rotterdam at the port […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against the Houthis and their Iranian "masters" after the group launched a missile attack on the country's main international airport.A missile fired by the group from Yemen landed near Ben Gurion Airport, causing panic among passengers in the terminal building. "Attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran," Mr Netanyahu wrote on X. "Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our […]

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor Party has won the federal election.Opposition leader Peter Dutton, head of the conservative Liberal Party, conceded defeat after early counting on Saturday night showed his party would lose, and called Mr Albanese to congratulate him on the win. Mr Dutton, a sometimes controversial former cabinet minister and police officer, also lost his seat of Dickson in Brisbane to the Labor candidate. He had […]

The Israeli Air Force is regarded as one of the country's most elite units.So, when hundreds of current and former pilots call for an end to the war in Gaza to get the hostages out, Israelis take notice. This month, 1,200 pilots caused a storm by signing an open letter arguing the war served mainly "political and personal interests and not security ones". Image: The pilots' protest letter Image: Part […]

Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed in papal regalia on his Truth Social platform - just 11 days after the death of Pope Francis.Uploaded onto his account early on Saturday morning, it shows the US president with a large gold cross on a chain around his neck. From there, it was published, without comment or explanation, on the White House X and Instagram accounts and, though […]