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Iran fires back at Israel after onslaught targets nuclear facilities

By Menna Zaki and Ramin Khanizadeh with Benoit Finck and Alice Chancellor in Jerusalem TEHRAN, Iran: Iran struck Israel early Saturday with barrages of missiles after a massive onslaught targeted the Islamic republic’s nuclear and military facilities and killed several top generals. Air raid sirens and explosions rang out across

Club World Cup marks ‘new era’ for football: Infantino

MIAMI (United States): FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the Club World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday, marks a historic “new era” for the game, comparing it to the first World Cup held in 1930. In an interview with AFP, Infantino also took aim at critics of FIFA’s ticketing policy

At least 265 dead in India plane crash, one passenger survives

AHMEDABAD, India: A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground – but one passenger has miraculously survived. An AFP journalist saw bodies being recovered from the crash site, and the

Israel launches ‘preemptive’ strikes on Iran

JERUSALEM, Israel: Israel carried out “preemptive” strikes against Iran on Friday, targeting its nuclear plant and military sites, after United States (US) President Donald Trump warned of a possible “massive conflict” in the region. Explosions were heard Friday morning in the Iranian capital, state TV reported, adding that Iran’s air

Protests spread ‘across US’ despite Trump threats

by Huw Griffith and Sarah Titterton LOS ANGELES, California, United States (US): Protests over hard-line immigration tactics ignited across the US Wednesday after days of demonstrations here, as California prepared for a legal showdown over President Donald Trump’s deployment of the military. Over 1,000 people massed in America’s second biggest

Australian mushroom murder suspect denies intent to kill

SYDNEY, Australia: An Australian woman accused of murdering three lunch guests with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington denied Thursday that she intended to kill them. Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering her estranged husband’s parents and aunt in July 2023 by spiking the beef-and-pastry dish with death cap mushrooms.

Austria’s worst mass shooting

GRAZ: A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Austria on Tuesday, killing 10 people before taking his own life in the school’s toilet, in what authorities called an unprecedented act of gun violence. Police said the 21-year-old Austrian used two legally owned weapons to carry out

Appeals court lets tariffs stand

WASHINGTON: A US federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump’s global tariffs to remain in effect for now, according to an order on Tuesday, while it considers the case on an expedited track. The decision extends temporary reprieve for the Trump administration as officials push back on a ruling by

Israel is in my heart

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Argentine President Javier Milei on his second official state visit on Tuesday, telling the South American leader that he was a “true friend.” “Javier — you are a true friend of Israel!” Netanyahu said, according to a statement from his office, highlighting that the

Teenager McIntosh smashes 200m medley world record

MONTREAL (Canada): Summer McIntosh (pic) smashed the decade-old world record in the women’s 200m individual medley on Monday, touching the wall in 2min 05.70sec for her second record at the Canadian swimming trials. The 18-year-old eclipsed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s mark of 2:06.12 set at the 2015 World Championships to become