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Israel army says struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Despite the truce, Israel has kept up regular strikes in Lebanon

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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the hilltops of the Al Rihane mountain in southern Lebanon on January 9, 2026.

Israel confirms US-backed Syria security talks

Israel stresses citizen security, regional stability in US-backed Syria talks

This aerial photo shows the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus' Mount Qasyoun on May 2, 2025.

Israeli minister's visit to Somaliland an 'incursion'

Recognising Somaliland had been the moral thing to do, Israeli minister

Somaliland's President Abdirahman Abdullahi Mohamed (right) posing for a photograph with Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar at the Presidential Palace in Hargeisa.

Subway rides, selfies, and backlash: Mamdani in action

From Queens subway to City Hall, Mamdani mixes relatability with bold moves.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani checks his agenda on the subway on his way to City Hall in New York, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026.

Trump hosts Netanyahu, warns Iran again

Talks also focus on Gaza ceasefire and disarming Hamas

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club, on Monday, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida.

Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza

Meeting comes as some White House officials fear Israel, Hamas slow-walking ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (L) talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Gaza Christian community tries to enjoy holiday spirit

Losses of Israel-Hamas war, ongoing struggles of displaced people dampening festivities

A young Christian worshipper prays during Christmas celebrations at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza City on December 21, 2025.

Much talk, little action at Gaza coordination centre

US initiative is meant to set the stage for the next steps of Trump’s peace plan

Palestinian children play next to tents in a makeshift camp for displaced people set up on the beach in Gaza City.

Israel launches series of strikes on Lebanon

Attacks come as the committee monitoring the ceasefire is set to meet

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel.

Israeli army to demolish 25 buildings in West Bank

Governor of the Tulkarem governorate says he was informed by defence ministry body

Palestinians rally as Israeli soldiers block the entrance of the Nur Shams Palestinian refugee camp, in the Israeli-occupied northern West Bank on December 15, 2025, as they demand to be allowed back to their homes after the Israeli army expelled them and others in early 2025.

Sydney attack: Al Ahmed who took on Bondi Beach gunman

He was rushed to hospital and remains under medical care

A screengrab shows Ahmed Al Ahmed tackling one of the Bondi beach attackers.

Shock, anger as rabbi among Bondi Beach attack victims

'I saw people running in panic...This is really scary for the entire community'

Health workers move a woman on a stretcher to an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025.

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