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The fighting has led more than 250,000 Syrians and 82,000 Lebanese to flee north to Syria in the past two weeks. An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in north Lebanon has killed Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali and his family, the militant group said on Saturday. Hamas said in a statement that the strike on the Beddawi refugee camp struck the home of Saeed Atallah Ali, an official with Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades. Ali’s wife, Shaymaa Azzam, and their two daughters, Zeinab and Fatima — whom the statement described as children — were also killed in the…

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, located in southern Ukraine, is the largest in Europe and prior to the 2022 Russian invasion, supplied Ukraine with around 30% of its electricity. It was seized by Russian forced in the early weeks of the war. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (GUR) has claimed responsibility for the killing of the head of security at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, branding him a “war criminal” and a “collaborator” with Russia.The GUR posted a video on its Telegram channel showing a SUV exploding and hours later, the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed that Andrei Korotkiy was killed in Enerhodar,…

Rescue teams in the south said several people were still missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist with search and rescue operations. Rescue teams on Saturday searched for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores more N1 TV reported. Construction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris covering the central town of Jablanica after the rainstorm early on Friday.Huge quantities of rain fell in the area around Jablanica and nearby Konjic, causing sudden floods that broke into people’s homes as they were…

Libya has been in political turmoil since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. The International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for six men allegedly linked to a Libyan militia blamed for multiple killings in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020.Libya has been in political turmoil since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.Since then, Libya has been split between rival administrations in the east and the west, each backed by militias and foreign governments.ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said his investigation has gathered evidence “indicating…

Israel says it aims to drive Hezbollah away from the border so the thousands of Israelis displaced by months of almost daily cross-border fire can return to their homes. Powerful new explosions have rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight into Sunday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp in the north as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.The strong explosions began around midnight after Israel’s military urged residents to evacuate areas in Dahiyeh, a collection of suburbs on Beirut’s southern edge.The IDF confirmed it was striking targets near Beirut and said about 30 projectiles…

In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party garnered about 30 percent of the youth vote in the European election — a 10-point rise compared to 2019. And in the Austrian national election last Sunday, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) came in first not only in the general population — but also among voters aged 16 to 34. Ahead of the federal election in Germany scheduled a year from now, the AfD, now polling second nationally, is hoping to emulate the FPÖ’s success in Austria, in part by reaching Germany’s youth. In Germany’s last federal election in 2021, young voters…

In this edition, we dissect a recent Austrian poll that saw the far-right Freedom Party claim victory, and hear why the Union Jack was flying again in the EU institutions. This week, we are joined by Tomi Huhtanen, the executive director of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Bruno Waterfield, Brussels correspondent for The Times and Sophie Pornschlegel, the deputy director for the Europe Jacques Delors Institute.The panel reflected on recent parliamentary elections in Austria that saw an impressive victory for the far-right Freedom Party, led by Herbert Kickl. The 55-year-old promotes a “fortress Austria” and hopes to become…

A new report estimates the amount of money lost to the UK economy due to the lack of investment in women’s health issues is in the billions of euros. Women missing work due to painful periods, endometriosis, fibroids, and ovarian cysts costs the UK economy £11 billion (€13 billion) a year, according to a new report that calls for more investment in women’s health services.The report from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Confederation, women’s health charity CREATE Health Foundation, and consultancy London Economics, found that roughly 60,000 women in the UK are unable to work due to the impact…

The protest was organised by Hungary’s most prominent opposition figure, Péter Magyar who heads the TISZA party, which has emerged in recent months as the most serious political challenge for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán since he took power nearly 15 years ago. Thousands of protesters have gathered outside the headquarters of Hungary’s public media corporation to demonstrate against what they say is a propaganda network operated by the nationalist government at the taxpayer’s expense.The protest was organised by Hungary’s most prominent opposition figure, Péter Magyar.He heads the TISZA party, which has emerged in recent months as the most serious political…

Biden said on Friday he didn’t know whether the Israeli leader was holding up a Mideast peace deal to influence the US election. President Joe Biden had terse words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday:“No administration has helped Israel more than I have. None. None. None. And I think Bibi should remember that,” he said, referring to the Israeli leader by his nickname. “And whether he’s trying to influence the election, I don’t know, but I’m not counting on that.”Biden, in a rare appearance in the White House press briefing room, was responding to comments made by one of…