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‘No immediate threat for Italian military in Lebanon’ says Crosetto

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Sunday that he is being constantly briefed on the evolution od the situation in Lebanon where the Italian military is not under immediate threat, although the situation is “extremely delicate”. “UNIFIL is not the objective of attacks, even if the increased level and intensity

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Pope says Israel’s bombings in Lebanon, Gaza ‘immoral’

ISTANBUL: Pope Francis on Sunday said Israel’s attacks in Gaza and Lebanon are “immoral” and “disproportionate.” During his flight back from a four-day trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, the pope was asked about Israel’s targeted killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Friday’s strike on Beirut, which led to many

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Israel says another Hezbollah commander killed in Beirut strike

ANKARA: The Israeli army claimed Sunday to have killed another Hezbollah commander in an airstrike in the southern suburb of Beirut. A military statement said Nabil Qaouk was killed in a strike on Saturday, describing him as the head of Hezbollah’s preventive security unit. The Israeli army accused Qaouk of

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Morning Briefing: Sept. 29, 2024

ISTANBUL: Here is a rundown of all the news you need to start your Sunday, including Hezbollah confirming “martyrdom” of Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike; the US president saying Nasrallah’s killing was a “measure of justice,” and reiterating support for Israel and a profile of Hashem Safieddine, the potential

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Cyprus will host three major swimming events in 2025

Cyprus secured that it will host three major international swimming events in 2025, during the European Aquatics Conference that took place on Friday and Saturday in Belfast. According to a press release issued by the Cyprus Swimming Federation (CSF), these are the first leg of the European Aquatics Open Water

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