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Iran likely to retaliate for killing of Hamas leader, but extent is unclear, expert says
Palestinian top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, leads Muslims in the Eid al-Adha in Gaza City, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- As leaders in the Middle East a...
Aug 01, 2024
Nova explosion 3,000 light-years away will be seen from Earth with the naked eye
A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)(NEW YORK) -- Stargazers should have their eyes fixed on ...
Aug 01, 2024
Sudanese Army Chief Al-Burhan survives drone assassination attempt
Muhammad Aqib/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Sudan's army chief, was the target of a drone attack that killed five people, officials said Wednesday.Al-Burhan had been attending a cere...
Jul 31, 2024
What to know about Ismail Haniyeh, assassinated leader of Hamas' political bureau
Onur Coban/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(JERUSALEM and LONDON) -- Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was assassinated early Wednesday in Iran, was a longtime antagonist of Israel who rose to becom...
Jul 31, 2024
Palestinians allege abuse by IDF, settlers in West Bank
A queue of Palestinian vehicles waits at the Beit Furik checkpoint, east of the city of Nablus in the West Bank, July 7, 2024. (Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A Palestinian...
Jul 31, 2024
US carries out defensive airstrike in Iraq: Officials
CT757fan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. military conducted a defensive airstrike south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, according to two U.S. officials."U.S. forces in Iraq conducted a defensive airs...
Jul 31, 2024
Violent protest breaks out in UK after vigil over stabbing spree: Police
Riot police hold back protesters near a burning police vehicle after disorder broke out on July 30, 2024 in Southport, England. (Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A violent protest broke out in the United Kin...
Jul 31, 2024
Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr in strike on Beirut, IDF says
KeithBinns/Getty Images(BEIRUT, Lebanon) -- Israel has launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday targeting a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions along Israel's northern b...
Jul 30, 2024
Carrie Underwood's Vegas residency continues in 2025
Joy Malone/Getty ImagesCarrie Underwood has expanded her REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency into 2025.The newly announced dates are slated for March 26, 28 and 29, and A...
Jul 30, 2024
Taylor Swift 'in shock' after horrific UK stabbing, as police say third child dies
Police officers and forensic personnel put up a fence on Hart Street in Southport, northwest England, on July 29, 2024, following a knife attack. (Darren Staples/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- A thi...
Jul 30, 2024