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Aryeh Zalmanovich and Master Sergeant Tamir Adar's bodies have been returned by Hamas
Oldest hostage taken by Hamas among two deceased returned to Israel Tuesday
TEL AVIV — The body of the oldest hostage taken by Hamas following its October 7, 2023 attacks was among two deceased hostages returned to Israel from Gaza on Tuesday.Arye Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar’s remains had been identified and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had informed their families, a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday night.Two coffins carrying the bodies of Zalmanovich and Adar crossed the border into Israel earlier on Tuesday and were taken to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine for formal identification and to investigate the causes of death.Hamas has now returned 15 of the 28 bodies of deceased hostages outlined in the US-proposed ceasefire agreement, which was signed on October 9.Zalmanovich was abducted alive from...
October 22, 2025

Oldest hostage taken by Hamas among two deceased returned to Israel Tuesday

Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leading to frequent blackouts
Ukrainian city in total blackout after 'massive' Russian assault
KYIV — The Ukrainian city of Chernihiv is in total blackout following what the authorities describe as a "massive" assault by Russian missiles and drones, with hundreds of thousands of people affected.Across the wider Chernihiv region, four people are reported to have been killed as residential neighbourhoods were struck in the town of Novhorod-Siverskyi.Ten others were injured, including a 10-year-old girl.The country's most northerly region is the latest to be hit in an intensifying series of attacks on civilian infrastructure as Russia targets energy supplies, the rail network, homes and businesses in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine."I personally heard the drones flying overhead," 55-year-old Oleksandr Babich said.The Chernihiv city resident spoke in matter-of-fact terms about...
October 22, 2025

Ukrainian city in total blackout after 'massive' Russian assault

Excavators are reportedly being used to search for the bodies of dead hostages in the Hamad City neighbourhood of Khan Younis
Gaza ceasefire deal going better than expected, Vance says
TEL AVIV — The implementation of a Gaza ceasefire agreement is "going better than expected" and the truce can hold, US Vice-President JD Vance has said during a visit to Israel.Vance also warned that "if Hamas does not co-operate, it will be obliterated", while refusing to give a deadline for when the Palestinian group must disarm — a part of US proposals yet to be agreed.US President Donald Trump, who brokered the ceasefire deal earlier this month, said America's "great allies" in the Middle East would be ready to "go into Gaza with a heavy force and 'straighten out Hamas' if Hamas continues to act badly".Vance's visits come after a flare-up of violence on Sunday that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.Israel said a Hamas attack killed two soldiers,...
October 22, 2025

Gaza ceasefire deal going better than expected, Vance says

Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, Kokila Annamalai and Mossammad Sobikun Nahar had been charged with organising an illegal procession
Singaporean women acquitted over pro-Palestinian walk
SINGAPORE — A court in Singapore has acquitted three women who organised a walk to the presidential office to show support for the Palestinian cause.The women were prosecuted for organising an illegal procession. But a judge ruled their actions did not meet the full charge.One of the women told the BBC she felt that the unexpected acquittal would "give a new sense of energy and hope" to activists in Singapore.Public demonstrations are uncommon in Singapore, which has very strict rules against protests and requires a police permit for any gathering promoting a cause. Authorities have also effectively banned public gatherings related to the Israel-Gaza war.Any permit applications for public assemblies related to the Israel-Gaza war would be turned down because of the "real risk that such...
October 22, 2025

Singaporean women acquitted over pro-Palestinian walk

The air to surface weapon from the European manufacturer MBDA at the company's booth at International Paris Air Show 2025 in Le Bourget Airport
Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles
KYIV — Ukraine has hit a Russian chemical plant with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday.Calling the strike "a successful hit" that penetrated the Russian air defence system, Ukraine's general staff of the armed forces said they were still assessing the outcome of the "massive combined missile and air strike".The Kremlin has been warning the West not to give Ukraine weapons capable of long-range attacks, but Kyiv says it's imperative to target Russian facilities that play a key role in Moscow's war against Ukraine."The Bryansk Chemical Plant is a key facility of the aggressor state's military-industrial complex", the Ukrainian military said in an X post on Tuesday.It added that the plant "produces gunpowder, explosives and rocket fuel...
October 22, 2025

Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles

Kevin Rudd
Australian PM defends ambassador to US after Trump run-in
SYDNEY — Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly defended his ambassador to the US after Donald Trump said he did not like the diplomat during a meeting at the White House.On Monday, Trump was asked about Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister turned ambassador to the US, who wrote several now-deleted tweets critical of the US president years before his Washington posting.Rudd owned up to the tweets, prompting the US leader to say "I don't like you either" and causing the room to erupt in laughter.The high-stakes meeting with Trump was Albanese's first, and the prime minister later dismissed the comments as "banter" amid calls to sack Rudd.Australia's opposition leader Sussan Ley said Trump's comments meant Rudd's position was "untenable" and...
October 22, 2025

Australian PM defends ambassador to US after Trump run-in

President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
Trump says he did not want 'wasted meeting' after plan for Putin talks shelved
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has said he did not want a "wasted meeting" after a plan to have face-to-face talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine were put on hold.The US president indicated that a key sticking point remained Moscow's refusal to cease fighting along the current front line, in remarks at the White House on Tuesday.Earlier, a White House official had said there were "no plans" for a Trump-Putin meeting "in the immediate future", after Trump said on Thursday that the two would hold talks in Budapest within two weeks.Key differences between US and Russian proposals for peace became increasingly clear this week, appearing to have dashed chances of a summit.Trump and Putin last met in Alaska in August, during a hastily organised summit...
October 22, 2025

Trump says he did not want 'wasted meeting' after plan for Putin talks shelved

US President Donald Trump wants to advance the second phase of his 20-point Gaza peace plan
Vance arrives in Israel as US tries to strengthen Gaza ceasefire deal
TEL AVIV — US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Israel as part of the Trump administration's efforts to strengthen the Gaza ceasefire agreement.He is expected to push the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to start negotiations on long-term issues for a permanent end to the war with Hamas.The two special US envoys who helped negotiate the deal, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, also held talks with Netanyahu on Monday.Their visits come after a flare-up of violence on Sunday that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce. Israel said a Hamas attack killed two soldiers, triggering Israeli air strikes which killed dozens of Palestinians.US President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that the ceasefire was still on track but also warned Hamas that it would be "eradicated" if...
October 21, 2025

Vance arrives in Israel as US tries to strengthen Gaza ceasefire deal

Sanae Takaichi acknowledging the applause after she was selected as Japan's new prime minister during an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday
Sanae Takaichi wins historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister
TOKYO — Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by the country’s parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country where both politics and workplaces are dominated by older men.Takaichi steps into the role as Japan faces mounting economic woes and a fractured and deadlocked politics, and just days before US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit.The 64-year old Takaichi, who is a former heavy metal drummer and Kawasaki motorcycle enthusiast, grew up in Nara near Osaka. Her arrival at the pinnacle of Japanese politics tops a remarkable rise that has seen the one-time political outsider transition from TV presenter to flag bearer of traditional and nationalist ideals.A protege of assassinated former...
October 21, 2025

Sanae Takaichi wins historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister

Belize could join countries including Honduras, featured in this picture, who have taken in people deported by the US
Belize agrees to host migrants seeking asylum in US
WASHINGTON — The small Central American nation of Belize has signed an agreement with Washington to act as a "safe third country" for migrants as they seek asylum in the United States.Belize PM John Antonio Briceño said the deal — which must be approved by the Belize Senate — will mean that migrants deported from the US could apply for asylum instead of returning to their home countries.The US State Department called it "an important milestone in ending illegal immigration", and "shutting down abuse" of the US asylum system.The deal appears to be similar to one with Paraguay announced in August.This year Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras have also taken in people deported by the US.Human rights groups in the US and abroad have strongly criticised such deals, saying...
October 21, 2025

Belize agrees to host migrants seeking asylum in US

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