BEIRUT, Lebanon -- An Israeli drone on Saturday attacked the Lebanese southern city of Nabatieh for the first time since the July 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The drone fired two missiles at a local aluminum factory on the road between Toul and Kfour,...
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called on U.S. President Joe Biden to immediately intervene to stop the Israeli killing of the Palestinian people. In a televised statement aired by the state-run Palestine TV, Abbas urged Biden to immediately...
LOS ANGELES, United states -- SpaceX's giant new rocket Starship on Saturday blasted off on its second test flight, but exploded minutes after launch. Starship successfully lifted off under the power of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy Booster at about 7:04 a.m. Central Time (1304 GMT) from...
JERUSALEM, Undefined -- Currently there is no deal reached yet on the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference on Saturday night. Netanyahu denied "incorrect reports" about a deal of releasing part of about 240 hostages...
JERUSALEM, Undefined -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Saturday that it has expanded the offensive against Hamas in the Palestinian coastal enclave of Gaza Strip. The IDF said that the attacks were carried out in the Zeitoun district in southern Gaza City and the city of Jabalia in the...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States - The United States and China plan further talks on commercial issues next year, the US Commerce Department said Friday in a commitment to continue high level engagement despite tensions. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo The announcement came after the US and...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States on Friday approved Japan's request to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles, part of Tokyo's bid to bolster defenses despite fresh dialogue with China. The State Department said it was approving the $2.35 billion sale that includes two types of the Tomahawk...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday he had invited China's Premier Li Qiang to visit, as a long-stormy relationship improves. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Albanese, who visited Beijing in early November, saw Chinese leader Xi Jinping...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said Friday that thousands of people living in towns and villages near the frontline had been left without electricity by recent Russian strikes on energy facilities. President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters this week that Russian forces were likely stockpiling...
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Cyprus and Israel are close to reaching an agreement to open a humanitarian aid corridor from the Mediterranean island to war-torn Gaza, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said Friday. Under the plan put forward by Nicosia, aid would be collected, inspected and stored in...
PARIS, France - The European Union must avoid overly restrictive regulation of artificial intelligence technologies, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. President Emmanuel Macron The 27-nation bloc has been working all year on its AI Act, with officials hoping for an agreement by the...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia announced Friday it was lifting the temporary ban on gasoline that it imposed in September in response to soaring prices, against a backdrop of rising inflation in the country. "The government made a decision to lift from November 17 the temporary ban on exports of...
