Israel has launched extensive air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs after its military issued evacuation orders in the area.
The attacks come as Israel’s security cabinet meets to discuss a potential 60-day ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
At least seven people have been killed in Tuesday’s strikes, while many more were injured.
China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with President Biden on Saturday, but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration.” During their talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, Xi…
Getty Images The Russian military is accelerating its gains along the front line in Ukraine at a crucial time for the conflict. Data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) shows that Russia has gained almost six times as much territory in 2024 as it did in 2023, and is advancing towards key…
European equity markets might look “gloomy” right now, but Barclays noted that one investment strategy has delivered “solid outperformance” over recent months. “Buyback strategies remain a bright spot for Europe, with strong volumes and returns. Amid a gloomy equity market, our buyback announcement basket (BCEUBUYB) has outperformed by 4.6% since Oct,” the investment bank’s strategists…
An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 2,200 miles north…
Photo of cigarettes sold in Shanghai on March 7, 2022. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China is bucking global smoking trends as cigarette sales surge in the country, powered by “the biggest tobacco company most people have never heard of.” The China National Tobacco Corporation, commonly known as China Tobacco, has a near…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News that his country “cannot legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian,” when asked if he was willing to cede land as part of a peace deal. Zelenskyy made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Fox News’ chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst before the Pentagon announced…