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Israel has vowed to retaliate to a missile strike from Iran on its territory last week, despite the US urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise caution in a call between the two leaders on Wednesday. Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned that Israel’s retaliation to an Iranian missile strike on its territory last week would be “lethal.” In a speech made to Israeli troops, Gallant said that the strike would catch Iran off guard, although provided no further details on the size of the allegedly planned strike. “They will not understand what happened and how it happened,” Gallant…

Hurricane Milton hit central Florida, causing power outages, home destruction and tornadoes. Now Category 1, it still poses strong winds and flash flood risks. Hurricane Milton tore through central Florida, knocking out power to millions, demolishing homes, and triggering dangerous tornadoes.The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported in its latest update that Milton had downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane.However, it cautioned that strong winds from the storm were now affecting the Florida East Coast, and a flash flood emergency remained in effect for parts of west-central Florida.Here are some of the most impactful photos showing the damage Milton caused in…

After a six-minute bidding war, the famous Iron Throne sold for €1.3 million. Game of Thrones fans came out in droves to bid on hundreds of costume, props and other items from the series in an auction that raked in over $21 million (€19.2m).The Heritage Auctions event in Dallas, US, featured over 900 lots including suits of armor, swords and weapons, jewelry and several other items of significance from the HBO series.The top-dollar item was the very thing the characters in the series vied for throughout its eight-season run: the Iron Throne.After a six-minute bidding war, the throne sold for $1.49…

Fadi Nicholas Nassar is director of the Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution, an assistant professor at the Lebanese American University and director of the Lebanon Program at the Middle East Institute. Ronnie Chatah is a political commentator and host of The Beirut Banyan podcast. He is the son of assassinated Lebanese diplomat Mohamad Chatah. Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri are calling for a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. This is a ruse. It is a ruse aimed at exploiting international reluctance to confront the inconvenient truth: Lebanon isn’t a state broken by…

The Ukrainian leader made the claim during his national address on Sunday. North Korea is sending arms and soldiers to support Russian troops, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.He made the comments on Sunday during his daily address to the nation, adding Ukraine’s relations with western partners must develop to keep the opposing alliance at bay.”When we talk about more long-range capability for Ukraine and more decisive supplies for our forces, it is not just a list of military equipment,” he said.”It is about increasing the pressure on the aggressor, which will be stronger for Russia than they can withstand.…

Updated: 10/10/2024 – 16:10 GMT+2 Taiwan celebrated its National Day amid rising tensions with China, which claims the island as its own. Taiwan celebrated its National Day amid rising tensions with China, which claims the island as its own.President Lai Ching-te says China has no right to represent Taiwan. He urged China to take on its global responsibilities and work with Taiwan to promote regional and global peace, security, and prosperity.The day was marked by speeches and performances, with no heavy military presence.

BRUSSELS — Paris is rapidly running out of both the time and political clout required to halt a European Union trade deal with South America, only adding to the woes of President Emmanuel Macron, who is likely to face a vitriolic backlash from France’s all-powerful farmers. The European Commission and EU heavyweights such Germany and Spain make little secret of their desire to close a deal before the end of the year with the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and newcomer Bolivia. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the deal should be done “quickly.” France has long been the…

This article was originally published in Farsi Israeli media outlet Kan 11 claimed Iran used about a third of its advanced ballistic missiles in last week’s huge and unprecedented attack on Israel. Tehran has depleted one-third of its high-grade missiles in its latest attack on Israel, according to media reports.Israeli state-owned outlet Kan 11 estimated that Iran is now left with around 400 top-tier missiles in its arsenal after using about 180 rockets against its neighbour earlier in October.The missiles used in Iran’s recent attack accounted for one-sixth of Tehran’s total number of ballistic missiles, estimated at up to 2,000, according…

The former football manager, who coached in 10 countries overall, passed away after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has died at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer.A family statement released on Monday said that Eriksson “died during the morning at home surrounded by family” after a long illness.The Swede revealed in January that he had pancreatic cancer and had one year left to live “at best”. As a former football player and manager, Eriksson experienced major success with various clubs across Europe. Between 1977 and 2001, he won 18 trophies with clubs…

BRUSSELS — Reaching the landmark renewable energy targets agreed at last year’s global climate summit will remain a distant dream unless the world invests more than $30 trillion over the next six years.  That’s the stark warning the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) delivered Friday at the final ministerial meeting ahead of next month’s United Nations climate summit in Azerbaijan, known as COP29, where financing for climate action will take center stage.  At last year’s COP28 conference in Dubai, countries pledged to collectively triple the world’s renewable energy capacity and double energy-saving efforts by 2030. The commitments were hailed as key…