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The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it struck hundreds of rocket launcher sites across southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah’s leader attacked Israel for crossing a “red line”. Israel’s military said the Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out the strikes across two hours late Thursday evening, marking the first major attack since Lebanon was hit by pager

Nintendo and its partner The Pokemon Company have filed a legal case against the makers of the hit survival adventure game Palworld. The companies filed the case with the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday, seeking an injunction and compensation for damages on the grounds that the game infringes multiple patent rights. The multiplayer open-world game,

The West still relies on the Russian nuclear power industry and vice versa, a review has warned. It said the “significant” interdependence has protected Russia from further European sanctions. But reducing the West’s reliance risks increasing costs, the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report said. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Western countries

Blasts have been heard in Beirut a day after 12 people were killed by pager explosions across Lebanon. Reuters have cited a security source and a witness as saying communications devices used by Hezbollah have detonated in the country’s south and in the southern suburbs of the capital. Follow live: Blasts heard in Beirut At

Italian football icon Salvatore Schillaci, who was top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, has died at the age of 59. The striker, also known as Toto, scored six goals during the tournament on his country’s soil. Despite his brilliant form, he could not guide the Azzurri to victory – they were knocked out in

A drone attack has destroyed a Russian weapons arsenal storing missiles, bombs and ammunition, according to a Ukrainian security source. Unverified images and video on social media showed a large ball of flame shooting into the night sky and detonations across a lake. NASA satellites detected heat from a site in the Tver region and

Germany has started checks at borders with five more European countries in an effort to crack down on “irregular” migration and guard against Islamist threats. Police are now checking vehicles at the land frontier with France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The checks are due to last six months and follow similar inspections, in

Donald Trump’s campaign has said he is safe after gunshots were reported in his vicinity on Sunday afternoon in Florida. The campaign did not immediately provide any additional details. Follow latest:Secret Service move to Trump to safety after shots heard However, Sky’s US partner NBC, citing a senior police officer, said Mr Trump was at

Prosecutors have asked judges to jail Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini over his 2019 decision to stop a ship carrying more than 100 migrants from landing in the country. Prosecutors in the city of Palermo have requested a six-year sentence for alleged kidnapping over the incident, which happened when Mr Salvini was interior minister.

Last weekend, the head of the CIA said Western allies should not be intimidated by Vladimir Putin’s threats when making decisions on how best to support Ukraine. “Putin’s a bully. He’s going to continue to sabre rattle from time to time,” Bill Burns said in a joint appearance in London with his British counterpart, Sir

China will begin raising the retirement age for the first time in more than 70 years as the 1.4bn-strong country faces a shrinking and ageing population. China’s legislature, known as the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, has signed off a new policy which will see retirement age rise for both men and women

Almost 200 people have died and more than 125 are missing in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, according to local media. Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian country in decades, making landfall on Saturday with winds of up to 92mph (149kph) and causing flash floods and landslides. Some 197

Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori – who was convicted of human rights abuses and corruption – has died of cancer aged 86. His death on Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was announced by his daughter Keiko Fujimori. “After a long battle with cancer, our father… has just departed to meet the Lord,” she wrote in

New AI technology can detect early signs of more than 1,000 diseases, long before there are any symptoms, according to new research. The computer algorithm, called MILTON, analyses patient test results commonly collected by GPs to detect patterns in the data – and predict with high confidence a disease diagnosis many years later. Pharmaceutical giant

As the old saying goes, even the dogs in the street know he was talking nonsense. Donald Trump rolled out the long-debunked rumour that Haitian immigrants were eating pet dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio. The debate moderator, in serious tone, duly interjected that they’d contacted the “city manager” who had played it down. It

President Joe Biden is “not ruling out” allowing Ukraine to fire missiles deep into Russian territory, the US secretary of state has told Sky News. Antony Blinken made the comment after he told a news conference in London that Iran has provided Moscow with short-range missiles and Vladimir Putin will “likely use them within weeks

Australia plans to set a minimum age for children to access social media due to concerns about mental and physical health. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government would soon trial age verification technology before banning children from opening social media accounts later this year. He said the limit would likely be between the age

At least 140 drones have been launched by Ukraine into Russia, killing one person and injuring three others, according to Russian officials. Moscow’s regional governor Andrei Vorobyov confirmed several buildings have been damaged and there has been at least one fatality. “A woman was killed and three more people sustained injuries. Five residential buildings near

The mother of the Georgia shooting suspect called the school 30 minutes warning of an “extreme emergency” before he allegedly opened fire there, his aunt has claimed.  Colt Gray, 14, is accused of shooting dead two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, near Atlanta, on Wednesday. Another teacher and a further

Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, according to a new global wealth report. Musk, 53, is currently the richest person in the world, with a net worth of $251bn (£191bn), according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. However, according to Informa Connect Academy’s findings, his wealth has been growing at