Five peacekeepers were injured in an Israeli strike near a military checkpoint in Sidon in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the UN mission said. In a statement, the mission said the injuries occurred as a UNIFIL convoy bringing newly-arrived peacekeepers to south Lebanon was passing Sidon when a...

Lebanon’s transport minister said Thursday the country’s only international airport was operating normally, after Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, including one on an area near the hub. Minister Ali Hamie told AFP that planes were taking off and landing...

Germany’s left-liberal coalition government collapsed Wednesday after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner due to disputes over economic policy. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Chancellor Scholz heavily criticized Lindner for blocking his...

US President Joe Biden will address the nation on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. (1600 GMT), the White House said on Wednesday. This comes after Biden’s Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to former President Donald Trump. Harris rose to the top of the Democratic ticket in...