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Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at two U.S. cases on leaked classified materials, sexual abuse allegations in the Church of England, and Somaliland’s presidential election. Intelligence Leaks U.S. authorities have charged a CIA official with leaking highly classified intelligence that appeared to detail Israeli military plans to retaliate against Iran for its […]
Israeli naval forces have reportedly landed in the coastal city of Batroun in northern Lebanon and captured a Hezbollah operative overnight between Friday and Saturday, according to Arab media.Axios reporter Barak Ravid later reported on X/Twitter that an Israeli official confirmed the operation.The terrorist captured is named Emad Fadel Amhaz, a senior member of Hezbollah, […]
Israel carried out a series of airstrikes against Iran early Saturday, hitting multiple targets in a significant escalation of the conflict between the two sides that has sparked fears of a wider regional war. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its offensive was in “response to months of continuous attacks from […]
Syria expressed its “solidarity” with Iran. Damascus: Syria condemned Israeli air strikes against Iran on Saturday, saying it affirmed its ally’s right to self-defence. Expressing its “solidarity” with Iran, the Syrian foreign ministry said in a statement that it supported “Iran’s legitimate right to defend itself and protect its territory and the lives of its […]