Archives for September, 2024

Gold Apollo chief Hsu Ching-kuang speaks to the media outside the company's office in New Taipei City

Taiwan, Hungary deny making Hezbollah pagers

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The remains of exploded Hezbollah pagers are put on display at an undisclosed location in Beirut's southern suburbs, a stronghold of the militant group

Pager explosions deal heavy blow to Hezbollah comms network: analysts

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An ambulance rushes people to hospital in Beirut, after paging device explosions

Lebanon doctors tell of horror after pager blasts

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At least 14 killed, 450 injured as second wave of blasts targets Hezbollah devices in Lebanon

Hezbollah has vowed to respond to the pagers attack, which it pinned on Israel, as the two parties continue to exchange fire along the Lebanese-Israeli border.

An Israeli soldier works on a tank as troops gather at a position in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on Nov. 7, 2023.

Israel deploys forces to Lebanon border after pager attack on Hezbollah

Reflecting a shift in priorities, the Israeli military has transferred the elite 98th Division from the Gaza Strip to the Lebanon border area.

Gold Apollo chief Hsu Ching-kuang speaks to the media outside the company's office in New Taipei City

Taiwan, Hungary firms deny making Hezbollah pagers

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived at the presidential palace in Cairo to meet Egytpian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and push for a Gaza ceasefire

Blinken says Gaza truce best way to ensure regional stability

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Thailand produces two million tons of plastic waste a year but started limiting single-use plastic before the pandemic, asking major retailers to stop handing out bags for free

How single-use plastic still rules the world

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People run for cover after a blast sounded during a funeral in south Beirut for those killed in pager explosions the day before

Lebanon's Hezbollah in disarray after second wave of device blasts

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There were 124 votes in favor, 14 against and a notable 43 abstentions with the Palestinian delegation heralding the adoption as 'historic'

UN members demand end to 'unlawful' Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

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Lebanese army soldiers stand guard as an ambulance rushes wounded people to a hospital in Beirut on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Exclusive: Hezbollah suspicions forced Israel to expedite Lebanon pager attack

It was not Israel’s preferred course of action to detonate the pagers ahead of a full-scale war with Hezbollah, but security officials made an 11th-hour decision after at least two Hezbollah members suspected something was amiss with the devices.

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Tyler Huffman

By Gabrielle Debinski , Tyler Huffman

Lebanese soldiers stand guard as an ambulance rushes wounded people to hospital in Beirut

Nine dead, 2,800 wounded as Lebanon's Hezbollah hit by pager blasts

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Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.

Pentagon denies role in suspected Israeli pager attacks in Lebanon

Phone pagers exploded across Lebanon and in Syria, injuring thousands in a suspected Israeli attack targeting Hezbollah just a day after top Washington officials urged Israeli leaders not to escalate the conflict.

Jared Szuba

Rina Bassist

By Jared Szuba , Rina Bassist

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by the country's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, meets with Ali Akbar Ahmadian, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in Saint Petersburg, on Sept. 12, 2024.

Top Putin aides in Iran as Russia seeks to ease concerns on Zangezur Corridor

The flurry of diplomatic visits and discussions appear to be a fresh move by Moscow to reenergize Iran-Russia bilateral ties, which have recently faced new complexities.

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said 'terrorist members of a terrorist organization are legitimate targets' regarding pager explosions in Lebanon

US says 'not involved' and 'not aware' in advance of Lebanon pager blasts

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At least nine people were killed and some 2,800 wounded

Israeli supply chain infiltration likely behind Hezbollah pager blasts: analysts

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