Category: War
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Israel Says It Killed Hamas Leader and Possible Author of October 7 Attacks
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that Yahya Sinwar, considered the mastermind behind the October 7 attack just over a year ago, was “eliminated” in southern Gaza on Wednesday (16). The Israeli army also released drone footage that, according to them, shows the final moments of the Hamas leader before he was killed. In the…
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Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Hezbollah, Killing Over 300 People
Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon killed more than 300 people and injured over 1,000 on Monday (23), according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
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Escalation of War: More Electronic Devices Are Exploded, Causing Deaths in Lebanon
A second wave of explosions from electronic devices rocked Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon (18), killing nine people and injuring another 300, government officials said. The apparently coordinated attack comes as the country recovers from a similar operation the day before (Sep. 17) that exploded thousands of pagers belonging to members of the militant group Hezbollah.…
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Ukrainian President Accuses Brazil of Being Pro-Russia and Criticizes Sino-Brazilian Peace Proposal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Brazil of being pro-Russia in the Kremlin’s war against his country and harshly criticized a joint peace proposal developed by Brasília and Beijing.
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23 Years Later, Families of 9/11 Victims Still Seek to Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable
Twenty-three years after the deadliest attack on American soil in the country’s history, the mantra “Never Forget” endures in the American consciousness as a solemn reminder of that day. More than 3,000 people were killed when hijacked planes were flown into the buildings that made up the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. For the…
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Outrage in the United Kingdom: Why Are Far-Right Groups Attacking Immigrants and Muslims?
Tumultuous protests erupted in anti-immigration demonstrations across Britain last week, with far-right groups attacking hotels housing asylum seekers and mosques.The Beginning of It AllOn July 29, three girls aged between six and nine were stabbed and killed during an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed children’s dance event in the coastal town of Southport, in northern…
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Historic Prisoner Swap: US Secures Release of Americans Held in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who had been imprisoned for a year, and former US Marine Paul Whelan, held for 5 years, are among the two dozen detainees released on Thursday (1st) as part of the largest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War. In a speech from the White…
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Brazil Apologizes for the Persecution of Japanese Immigrants
The Amnesty Commission, an autonomous advisory body of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship, approved the recognition by the Brazilian state that Japanese immigrants and their descendants born in the country were politically persecuted during World War II (1939-1945). The admission of persecution and/or complicity by the state was a response to the request…
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Assassination of Hamas Chief in Iran Sparks Retaliation Fears
The leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Wednesday morning (31), an attack that generated threats of revenge against Israel and further fueled concerns that the conflict in Gaza could escalate into a larger war in the Middle East. The Palestinian Islamic militant group and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard confirmed…
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80th Anniversary of D-Day: Leaders Gather to Remember the Day That Marked the Beginning of the End of World War II
War veterans and world leaders gathered this Thursday (60 in Normandy, France, in honor of the 80th anniversary of the landing of soldiers in this region – the famous ‘D-Day’ – on June 6, 1944, an episode that marked the beginning of the end of World War II. The President of the United States, Joe…