Last year 2024
Funeral of Hamas leader in Beirut as Blinken heads for Middle East amid wider conflict fears
- Aruri was killed in the south Beirut stronghold of the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.
- The Israeli military, in its campaign to destroy the Islamist militant group, has reported more strikes in and around Gaza City.
At least 103 people killed and 211 wounded in bombings in Iran at ceremony near general's grave
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed “evil and criminal enemies” of the country for the attack and vowed a “harsh response.”
Hezbollah leader warns Israel against waging war on Lebanon as fears rise of wider conflict
- French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel to "avoid any escalatory attitude".
Gaza fighting rages as Israel prepares to defend genocide claim
UN agencies have voiced alarm over Gaza’s spiralling humanitarian crisis.
All time
- The fresh Russian strikes came a day after the deadliest attack on civilians in Russia since the start of the conflict in February 2022.
- Both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are due to give New Year's Eve speeches today.