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Israel’s prime minister says he will “respond with force” after Hezbollah fired towards an Israeli military post in disputed territory in Lebanon. Two projectiles fell in open areas and no injuries were reported. Israel said they had been launched toward Mount Dov, a disputed Israeli-held territory known as Shebaa Farms in Lebanon, where the borders

In a West Bank clinic, the father of a nine-year-old Palestinian boy showed us where the bullet shot by an Israeli soldier entered his son’s neck and where it left his small body through his spine. Kareem Sharaab had been outside his home when the Israeli military entered his village in the occupied West Bank.

Gerard Hutch, the alleged head of a major criminal gang in Dublin, has failed to win a seat in Ireland’s general election. Mr Hutch, known as The Monk, came fifth in the four-seat Dublin Central constituency, where Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald topped the poll. Mr Hutch, 61, is on bail for an alleged

Syria’s president has said his country will “defend its stability and territorial integrity” after rebels reportedly took control of most of the country’s second-largest city Aleppo. In his first public comments since the start of the offensive, Bashar al Assad said the regime would defeat the “terrorists and their supporters”. In comments released by the

Syrian rebels reportedly control around half of Aleppo following their surprise offensive which left regime forces reeling. Thousands of opposition fighters in armoured vehicles have been deployed to landmarks including the old citadel, said residents. It comes a day after the rebels entered the country’s second-largest city where they reportedly faced little resistance from government

Russian President Vladimir Putin fuels division within Europe “like an animal,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned. Speaking to Sky News’s chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay, the Ukrainian president described his Russian counterpart as “a killer” and “a terrorist”. He said when world leaders are afraid, they communicate with their countries and other leaders and “divide the unity

Syrian rebels have breached Aleppo for the first time since the country’s government recaptured the city in 2016, according to war monitors and fighters. Insurgents led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have been advancing towards Aleppo – seizing towns and villages along the way – since launching a shock offensive on Wednesday.

There’s a veneer of normality to life in Ukraine’s major cities if you ignore the air raid sirens, the booming sounds of anti-aircraft fire, the threatening buzz of drones passing overhead, and the darkened streets of neighbourhoods taking their turn as part of rolling power cuts affecting all of Ukraine. As I say, if you

Israel’s military has said it has fired on “suspects” in southern Lebanon who were allegedly violating its ceasefire with Hezbollah. Israeli tank fire hit six areas within two kilometres of a strip of land demarcating the border between Lebanon and Israel, according to state media and Lebanese security sources. It comes after Israel and the

Hezbollah has vowed to continue its resistance to Israel after the ceasefire came into effect. Brokered by the US and France, the halt to fighting in Lebanon will see both Israeli and Hezbollah forces retreat. Its announcement was met by cheers on the streets of Lebanon, where people quickly began taking to the roads, streaming

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has begun. Commencing at 2am UK time (4am local time) on Wednesday, the deal marks a notable step forward in diplomatic efforts in the region. Previously such talks had floundered and failed to produce results – until this week. Read more:Analysis: Dark clouds hang over Middle EastExplained: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Israel has imposed a last-minute curfew forbidding any Lebanese from crossing into the south of the country. Starting in the early hours of this morning, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a 60-day pause halting a conflict that has killed thousands in Lebanon and displaced many more. At 2.30pm UK time (4.30pm locally), Israel’s Arab spokesperson

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin says his party has made “a policy decision” not to enter coalition government with Sinn Fein after Ireland’s general election. Current polling shows the three largest parties – Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein – in a three-way tie. In the third of our leader interviews ahead of Friday’s

More than a dozen people are missing after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, officials have said. The boat, Sea Story, was carrying 45 people, including 31 tourists of varying nationalities and 14 crew. Authorities are searching for 17 people who are still missing, the governor of the

Two Britons are believed to be among more than a dozen people missing after a boat sank in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast. The yacht, called Sea Story, had 44 people on board, including 31 tourists of varying nationalities and 13 crew. Authorities are searching for 16 people, including 12 foreign nationals and

Russia launched a large drone attack on Kyiv overnight, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning the attack shows his capital needs better air defences. Ukraine’s air defence units shot down 50 of 73 Russian drones launched, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries as a result of the attacks. Russia has used more than 800 guided

The body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been found, Israel has said. Zvi Kogan, the Chabad representative in the UAE, went missing on Thursday. A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office on Sunday said the 28-year-old rabbi was murdered, calling it a “heinous antisemitic terror

The COP29 climate talks have reached a last ditch deal on cash for developing countries, pulling the summit back from the brink of collapse after a group of countries stormed out of a negotiating room earlier. The slew of deals finally signed off in the small hours of Sunday morning in Azerbaijan includes one that

Representatives of dozens of climate vulnerable islands and African nations have stormed out of high-stakes negotiations over a climate funding goal. The more than 200 countries gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, are trying to agree a new financial settlement to channel money to developing countries to both curb and adapt to climate change. The least developed

Israel has targeted central Beirut with at least four airstrikes, according to security sources cited by Reuters news agency. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the attack “completely destroyed” an eight-storey residential building in the Basta neighbourhood early on Saturday. It is not immediately clear how many have been killed or injured and the Israeli