France condemns the Israeli airstrikes, which it said have caused an unacceptable number of civilian casualties, including dozens of children and women, France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said. “France expresses its concern about reports of ground incursions by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon,” the ministry said, adding that civilians, whether Lebanese or…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday warned of further escalation after Iran launched missiles attack on Israel. “Such actions threaten regional stability and escalate tensions in an already extremely volatile situation,’’ von der Leyen said. “I urge all parties to protect the life of innocent civilians,’’ he added. Von der Leyen condemned…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel would retaliate against Iran’s missile attack, during which 180 missiles were fired toward Israel. “Iran made a big mistake, and it will pay for it,” said Netanyahu during a Security Cabinet meeting, which discussed Israel’s ground campaign in Lebanon and possible responses to Iran’s missile attack….
The White House in a statement said President Joe Biden has directed U.S. forces to aid Israel’s defence against Iran, which launched missile attacks against the Jewish state. Sean Savett, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson said Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris “are monitoring the Iranian attack against Israel from the White House Situation Room…
U.S.-based software giant Oracle has planned to invest more than 6.5 billion dollars to open a public cloud region in Malaysia. This is in order to meet the rapidly growing demand for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud services in the country. The planned Malaysia expansion would extend Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in the Asia-Pacific…
Israel has launched fresh series of attacks on the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Wednesday. The army made the announcement on social media platform X, saying it was attacking terrorist targets in Beirut. The army issued multiple evacuation orders for people living in several buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs in the early hours of Wednesday….
The Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah movement has said its fighters clashed at dawn on Wednesday with Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. The militia added in a statement that its fighters had confronted an Israeli infantry force that had attempted to infiltrate the town of Adaisseh in southern Lebanon and forced it to retreat. There were casualties…
The death toll from a school bus fire in Thailand has risen to at least 23, local media reported on Wednesday. 38 pupils aged between six and 15 and six teachers were on their way from Uthan Thani province to Bangkok, 200 kilometres south-east of the Thai capital. The blast occurred on the bus about…
ECOWAS female parliamentarians under the aegis of ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians’ Association (ECOFEPA) are holding a special forum on the subregion’s women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment on Wednesday in Lomé, Togo. The event with the theme: “Empowering Women Through Financial Inclusion,” aims to address challenges women face in accessing financial services and unlocking women’s potential…
A military court in eastern Russia on Wednesday sentenced 13 young men to long prison terms over acts of sabotage on the country’s war effort. In a statement, the court in Chita, east of Irkutsk, said it imposed sentences of 23 years on the men, aged between 17 and 20 years old when they were…
