The Australian senator who shouted at the King has defended her actions, insisting he is “not our sovereign”. Senator Lidia Thorpe yelled at the King after he spoke to Australia‘s parliament on Monday. She shouted: “Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us! Our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people.
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Explosions have erupted in the Lebanese capital Beirut after Israel threatened “imminent strikes” on Hezbollah’s financial sites. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Sunday evening it was planning to attack a “large number” of locations used by the group’s al Qard al Hassan unit, which is used to pay its operatives and help buy
Moldovans head to the polls today in a vote which could decide if the country moves closer to Europe or back towards Russia. Around 2.7 million people are eligible to participate in both a presidential election and a referendum on joining the EU according to figures from the president’s office. The referendum asks people to
The King will attend a Sydney church service to begin the monarch’s first tour of Australia since his accession to the throne. Charles and Camilla’s official engagements in the country will start with a trip to St Thomas’ Anglican Church for a service led by Archbishop Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel. Security arrangements for Sunday suggest
A drone was launched towards the house of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his spokesman said. It comes as more than 50 people have been reportedly killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours. Shockwaves from the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar continue to reverberate in the region, and speculation persists Israel could strike
Cuba’s national power grid shut down on Friday, leaving around 10 million people on the island without electricity. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said officials were giving “absolute priority” to fixing the problem. “There will be no rest until it is restored,” he added. Image: A man at his home in Matanzas, Cuba, during a power
The release of drone footage by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of Yahya Sinwar’s final moments has provoked a torrent of different views across the Middle East. The video shows the Hamas leader in a smashed-up apartment, sitting in an armchair, clothed like a rank-and-file militant. He turns to the drone and throws what appears
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a gun battle by Israeli troops seemingly unaware they had caught one of the country’s biggest foes. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Sinwar, considered the mastermind of the 7 October attack just over a year ago, had been “eliminated” in southern Gaza on Wednesday. Warning: This story
The Israeli military says it is “checking the possibility” it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar has led Hamas within Gaza since 2017, having joined its ranks in the early 1980s. He is believed to be the mastermind of the 7 October attacks. The 62-year-old took over full leadership of Hamas after the killing
The US has launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. In a rare move, long-range B-2 stealth bombers were used against the Houthis, who have been attacking ships in the Red Sea corridor for months. It wasn’t immediately clear what damage the strikes caused but local media reported sites had been hit
More than 140 people have been killed and dozens injured as they rushed to scoop up fuel when a petrol tanker overturned and then exploded. A mass burial for the victims has been held in Majia, a town in the Taura area of northern Jigawa state, after the crash there late on Tuesday night. The
The deputy leader of Hezbollah has warned Israel it will continue to suffer from attacks unless it agrees to a ceasefire. Naim Qassem said the group had adopted a new strategy in the past week centred around making Israel feel “pain” – and said it would continue if a deal to pause fighting in Lebanon
The image of a person burning alive among tents in a hospital compound in Gaza has been widely shared online. Warning: This story contains details and images readers may find distressing The video captures the moments after an Israeli strike on al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah on Monday, in which medics said three
A woman turns up at the entrance of the tented cholera quarantine ward in Kassala Teaching Hospital. She has a small baby in her arms. “Does your baby have cholera?” an anxious health worker asks. The woman says no. “Then move away from here,” he yells. These are extreme conditions that require a stern tone.
Israel has named the four teenage victims of a Hezbollah drone strike on a military base – as at least 23 people were reportedly killed in an attack on a central Gaza school. Local hospitals said the school in Nuseirat was sheltering people displaced by the war when it was hit on Sunday night. Israel
For two weeks Israel has scored stunning successes against Hezbollah and made steady progress. Last night its enemy struck back with remarkable accuracy and timing. The soldiers had been sitting down for their evening meal when the drone struck. The videos they took in the aftermath show scenes of bloodshed and chaos as they race
A high noon is coming in Israel’s conflict with Iran, a ballistic missile showdown may be in the offing or perhaps something more asymmetrical and covert. Israel‘s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deciding how to retaliate for Iran‘s multiple rocket attack on 1 October this year. But the plan is shrouded in secrecy. In a
The man who was prime minister of Lebanon during the last Israeli invasion of the country in 2006 has both Israel and Hezbollah in his sights. Talking to me in the hills above Beirut, Fouad Siniora says the Israeli forces are killing too many civilians in Gaza and in Lebanon. He says the targeting of
For the first time in almost half a century, Israel is at war during the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur. The streets are empty, driving is forbidden. Religious observant Jews are at home. Others walk the traffic-free boulevards here in Tel Aviv. The seaside city is in the eye of the storm in the
The residential district in central Beirut where the airstrike struck is claustrophobic. The buildings that still stand around the site of destruction are about seven to eight storeys tall. This area was packed with people when it was attacked. Middle East latest: Fear and chaos after deadly Israeli strike Image: Several buildings were destroyed in