Putin expressed his condolences to President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi over the "tragic consequences" of the Kerala landslides. The death toll has now risen over 170 and 191 people are still missing in Wayanad amid ongoing rescue efforts.
Lebanon's Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday that senior commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital, making him the most senior figure from the group to be killed in nearly 10 months of conflict with Israel.
Netanyahu did not mention the killing. Both Hamas and Iran quickly blamed Israel for the shock assassination that risked escalating into an all-out regional war. The strike that killed Haniyeh came hours after Israel targeted a top commander in Iran's ally Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Outage reports were somewhat scattered— with a handful of companies and services seeing user complaints that numbered in the hundreds or low thousands on the outage tracker Downdetector. But there appeared to be a range in reach.
Hamas sources said Meshaal is expected to be chosen as the paramount leader of the group to replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, with Tehran and Hamas vowing retribution against Israel.
Late on Tuesday, Israel's military reported the killing of Shukr, identified as Hezbollah's highest-ranking commander, attributing responsibility to him for a weekend attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that resulted in the deaths of twelve youths.
The discussions took place in Delhi within the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC). According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both parties assessed the present situation along the LAC.
Hamas and Iran don't want a regional war, but there is a crime that should be punished, Hamas deputy chief in Gaza Khalil Al-Hayya said in a press conference in Tehran after the killing of the Palestinian militant group's chief Ismail Haniyeh.
More than 200 people were killed in Bangladesh in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over the South Asian country's quota system for government jobs.
Muizzu conveyed deep sadness upon hearing about the landslides in Wayanad District, Kerala, which resulted in over a hundred fatalities and many more injuries. He described the enormous loss of life, disruption to livelihoods, and widespread destruction caused by the disaster.
Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of Hamas' political bureau, has long been a target for Israel's military and intelligence services. His assassination followed an Israeli strike in Beirut to kill Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in retaliation for a rocket attack in Golan Heights that killed 12 youths.
President Nicolas Maduro was declared the victor of Sunday's election with 51 per cent of votes, despite all exit polls predicting a win for the opposition. The election sparked allegations of fraud and opposition leaders and other countries called on the government to release the official tallies.
A series of polls indicate that Harris' entry in the presidential race has erased the lead Trump had enjoyed over Biden in a matter of days. She is now under a tightly compressed deadline to announce her running mate as the Democratic Party will hold its national convention in late August.
Haniyeh, 62, left the Gaza Strip in 2019 and had lived in exile in Qatar, leading the Hamas delegation in ceasefire negotiations as the war with Israel in Gaza continued. He was "specially designated" as a global terrorist by the United States and was once briefly imprisoned in Israel.
Haniyeh, 62, was the chief of Hamas' political bureau and was designated as a "specially designated" global terrorist by the United States. He was residing in Qatar and was the face of Hamas' diplomatic efforts as he participated in peace talks to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Police said the protests turned violent, with rioters setting cars on fire, after false online rumours suggesting that the 17-year-old attacker was an asylum seeker. The stabbing incident on Monday, that killed three girls and injured over 10 others, shook Britain at a time of rising knife crime.
Sources said Harris is expected to announce her running mate as early as Monday, a day before her first rally in Philadelphia. The location suggests that Josh Shapiro, the Governor of Pennsylvania, is expected to take the spot as the US presidential race heats up.
Israel carried out the strike in Beirut against Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander allegedly responsible for the Golan Heights attack on Saturday that killed 12. Israel blames the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, which has denied any role in the attack, amid boiling regional tensions.
The Israeli military said Tuesday it struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut, targeting the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens.
The strike comes days after a rocket strike from Lebanon killed the 12 youths. Israel blames the Hezbollah militant group, which has denied any role in the attack.
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