Israel has conducted the first air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Hezbollah is based, since a ceasefire with the group came into force in November. The Israeli military said it had hit a drone storage unit used by Hezbollah on Friday, after issuing an evacuation warning that sparked panic. The attack occurred hours after
Ghassan Mamouli, a representative from the Damascus government, inspects the damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike on Thursday. Emily Garthwaite for NPR hide caption toggle caption Emily Garthwaite for NPR DAMASCUS — An Israeli airstrike targeted an apartment building in a residential neighborhood in the Syrian capital on Thursday, aiming at what Israel
Last Updated:February 28, 2025, 18:38 IST The USD/INR Buy/Sell swap auction for a tenor of 3 years was oversubscribed 1.62 times; the RBI says it received 244 bids during the auction and 161 of them were accepted for amount totalling $10.06 billion. The RBI’s forex swap auction comes in the backdrop of rupee trading at
Planes flying between Australia and New Zealand have been diverted as China conducts a closely-scrutinised military exercise in nearby waters that may involve live fire. The rare presence of three Chinese naval ships in the Tasman Sea has put both antipodean countries on alert in recent days, with Australia calling it “unusual”. Australian airline Qantas
Isro The SpaDeX mission took off on 30th December Indian space agency Isro has for the first time successfully conducted space docking by joining together two small craft in space. The technology is essential for the country’s future ambition to build an Indian space station and put a person on the Moon. The mission called
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it has been conducting “operational raids” in recent weeks on Mount Hermon in Syria, continuing a military campaign on Syrian soil that is drawing increasing international condemnation. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based Syrian war monitor, on Sunday also reported airstrikes around the Syrian capital, Damascus,
Last Updated:January 03, 2025, 13:14 IST The Israeli military conducted “Operation Many Ways” on September 8, 2024, successfully destroying an Iranian-funded underground precision missile production site in Syria’s Masyaf. Israel conducts raid in Syria (Photo: Israeli Air Force) The Israeli military on Thursday revealed details and footage of an undercover operation it conducted to dismantle
Last Updated:December 25, 2024, 07:41 IST The Taliban’s Ministry of Defence has vowed to retaliate following the airstrike on Barmal, Paktika. This comes amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, particularly regarding the presence of Pakistani militants in Afghanistan. A series of Pakistani airstrikes on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan has resulted
The U.S. military confirmed it conducted airstrikes in Yemen, saying it targeted a missile storage site and a command-and-control center operated by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the successful strikes in a release Saturday, saying they were meant to “disrupt and degrade” Houthi operations. “CENTCOM forces conducted the deliberate strikes to disrupt
Syria Civil War News Live Updates: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been given asylum in Russia, which backed him for years. He has resigned as the President of Syria and is now in Moscow along with his wife and three children. The rebels took over Damascus on Sunday and barged into the presidential palace. The