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Rescue officials at site of strike on residential building in Beer Sheva, Israel.
Multiple people rescued after deadly Iranian strike in Beer Sheva, images show extensive damage
TEL AVIV — Multiple people were rescued after a residential building in southern Israel took a “direct hit” from an Iranian missile strike on Tuesday morning, according to Israel’s emergency services.At least three people were killed in the strike on the city of Beer Sheva and six others were being treated with light to moderate injuries, according to Israel’s emergency services Magen David Alom (MDA).The Iranian missile strike on the residential building strike caused a massive explosion and clouds of thick gray smoke, according to social media video verified by CNN.Images of the aftermath show concrete debris and crushed, burned out vehicles lining the street in front of the residential building. The façade of the building was destroyed, exposing damaged homes inside,...
June 24, 2025

Multiple people rescued after deadly Iranian strike in Beer Sheva, images show extensive damage

Qatar Airways faced significant disruption after Doha airport halted operations
Israel-Iran conflict disrupts Middle East flights
DOHA — Airlines have canceled or rerouted flights to and from the Middle East, as the conflict between Israel and Iran raged.Qatar's Doha airport, a critical hub in the region, halted operations on Monday, after Iran fired missiles at a US military base in the country, in what it said was retaliation for American strikes against its nuclear sites over the weekend.Flights were temporarily paused at Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the world's busiest air terminal, as passengers were told to expect further delays and cancellations.More than a dozen airlines have cancelled flights to parts of the region after tension mounted in recent days.Air India said it was stopping all operations to the Middle East and flights to North America's east coast and Europe. Japan...
June 24, 2025

Israel-Iran conflict disrupts Middle East flights

In this file photo, fishermen cross the sea waters off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, near the Strait of Hormuz
China calls for global efforts to defuse tensions over vital Strait of Hormuz
BRUSSELS — China has called for greater international efforts to defuse international tensions affecting the global economy amid jitters over Iranian threats to block the Strait of Hormuz.Iran's parliament endorsed closing the Strait, a critical global trade chokepoint, in response to US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, though any final would need to be made by Iran's Supreme National Security Council and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called for China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait, one of the most important trade routes for crude oil in the world."I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them about that, because they heavily depend on the Straits of Hormuz...
June 24, 2025

China calls for global efforts to defuse tensions over vital Strait of Hormuz

Evin prison has thousands of detainees, including dissidents, human rights defenders, journalists and dual nationals (File photo)
Israel attacks Tehran's Evin prison and Fordo access routes
LONDON — Israel has struck Tehran's Evin prison and damaged parts of the facility, which holds many political detainees, Iran's judiciary says.The judiciary's Mizan news agency reported that the situation was "under control" following the attack, which it said violated international law. State TV footage showed first responders carrying a casualty on a stretcher and searching for survivors under a flattened building.Israel's defense minister said it hit "regime targets and agencies of government repression" across Tehran, including Evin.France's foreign minister said the strike on the prison was "unacceptable" because it endangered the lives of two of its citizens held there.The Israeli military also said on Monday that it had struck...
June 24, 2025

Israel attacks Tehran's Evin prison and Fordo access routes

Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Agency for Atomic Energy, addresses a United Nations Security Council meeting, Friday, June 20, 2025
US defends Iran strikes at UN Council as Russia and China condemn action
NEW YORK — The United States and Israel on Sunday at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) strongly defended their military action targeting Iran's nuclear sites, saying the regime in Tehran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.Their remarks came at the UN emergency meeting called by Iran in the wake of US-led strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday, prompting reactions from several UN member states."The time finally came for the United States in the defence of its ally and in the defence of our own citizens and interests, to act decisively", Dorothy Shea, the US representative to the UN Security Council. "The Iranian regime cannot have a nuclear weapon", she stressed.Israel's envoy, in his remarks, praised the US for the targeted...
June 23, 2025

US defends Iran strikes at UN Council as Russia and China condemn action

The US Secretary of State has called on China to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open
US asks China to stop Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping routes.His comments came after Iran's state-run Press TV reported that parliament had approved a plan to close the Strait but added that the final decision lies with the Supreme National Security Council.Any disruption to the supply of oil would have profound consequences for the economy. China in particular is the world's largest buyer of Iranian oil and has a close relationship with Tehran.Oil prices surged following the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites, with the price of the benchmark Brent crude reaching its highest level in five months."I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them (Iran)...
June 23, 2025

US asks China to stop Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 17, 2025
Russia lambasts US attacks as Iran looks to Moscow
MOSCOW — Russian officials on Sunday castigated the US for its missile strike against Iran’s nuclear plants, issuing veiled threats that Iran’s nuclear ambitions would not be thwarted and welcoming Tehran’s foreign minister for talks in Moscow.A statement from Russia’s Foreign Ministry “strongly condemned” the airstrikes and called them a “a gross violation of international law, the UN Charter, and UN Security Council resolutions.”Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as deputy head of President Vladimir Putin’s Security Council, said several countries were prepared to supply Tehran with nuclear weapons. He didn't specify which, but said the US attack caused minimal damage and would not stop Tehran from pursuing nuclear weapons.The Iranian foreign minister told a press...
June 23, 2025

Russia lambasts US attacks as Iran looks to Moscow

Sen. Bernie Sanders criticizes former President Donald Trump’s policies and corporate influence during a speech, as part of his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour in Tulsa on June 21, 2025
We cannot let history repeat itself, says US senator
FORT WORTH, Texas — Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday drew similarities between the US’s air strikes in Iran this weekend and the invasion of Iraq in 2003, telling a Texas crowd that “we cannot let history repeat itself.”The progressive Vermont senator, speaking at a town hall in Fort Worth as part of his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, highlighted how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump used similar language around the strikes in Iran to what Netanyahu and then-President George W. Bush said surrounding the US’s invasion of Iraq in 2003.Sanders quoted a Netanyahu congressional testimony from 2002, in which the Israeli leader said, “There is no question that Saddam [Hussein] is seeking nuclear weapons.”Sanders then emphasized how “George Bush...
June 23, 2025

We cannot let history repeat itself, says US senator

Families of Israeli hostages demanding their release
Israeli military recovers bodies of three hostages in Gaza
JERUSALEM — IDF soldiers, in coordination with the General Security Service, recovered and returned to Israel the remains of three hostages: Yonatan Samerano, Ofra Keidar, and Sergeant Shai Levinson.The operation took place overnight. Following identification at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, the families were informed of the outcome.Yonatan Samerano, 21, was attending the Nova music festival in Western Negev when Hamas launched its attack on Israel. He and two friends fled to Kibbutz Be’eri, but Hamas militants had already infiltrated the area. The three were killed, and their bodies taken into the Gaza Strip.Samerano’s abduction was captured on CCTV. Israeli authorities later claimed his captor was an employee of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian...
June 23, 2025

Israeli military recovers bodies of three hostages in Gaza

Pictures from inside Mar Elias Church show heavy damage and a bloodied floor
Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills 22
DAMASCUS — At least 22 people have been killed and 63 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a church in Damascus, Syria's health ministry has said.A man opened fire with a weapon at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in the Dweila neighborhood during a service on Sunday evening before detonating an explosive vest, according to the interior ministry.It said the attacker was affiliated with the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). There was no immediate claim from the group itself.Photos and video from inside the church showed a heavily damaged altar, pews covered in broken glass and blood spattered across the walls.Witness Lawrence Maamari told AFP news agency that "someone entered [the church] from outside carrying a weapon" and began shooting. People...
June 23, 2025

Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills 22

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