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From South Korean and Japanese stars to local heroes, these are the players expected to light up the tournament.The AFC Asian Cup 2023 kicks off in Qatar when the hosts and defending champions face Lebanon at the Lusail Stadium in Group A on January 12. Players from the top flights of the best leagues in the world have put their club commitments on hold to compete for arguably the strongest Asian Cup yet. Here’s a look at our top 10 players to watch out for during the tournament: 1. Son Heung-min: South Korea Arguably the biggest star set to light…

NewsFeedWatch the moment protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza heckled US President Joe Biden during a speech in South Carolina, as he begins to ramp up his re-election campaign for 2024.Published On 9 Jan 20249 Jan 2024 Source link

Israel has killed top Hezbollah commander Wissam al-Tawil in an air strike in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese armed group says. Hezbollah on Monday announced the killing of one of its commanders for the first time in three months of cross-border clashes with Israeli forces. Al-Tawil, 58, also known as “Jawad”, was the deputy head of a unit in the elite Radwan force. The Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that the attack was carried out by an Israeli drone about 10:15am (08:15 GMT) on the road to al-Dabshah in the town of Khirbet Selm in the Bint Jbeil district and…

The Israeli army has announced it will scale down its operations in northern Gaza after it “dismantled” Hamas in the area. According to the Israeli military spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the army has “completed the dismantling of Hamas’s military framework in the northern Gaza Strip”. Israel released a list with the names of Hamas commanders killed, to suggest that the two northernmost of the Qassam Brigades – a total of 12 battalions – were rendered headless and out of battle. If 12 battalions were indeed destroyed, it would be a significant strategic victory for Israel and a loss that…

The Ukraine International Airlines plane was hit by two missiles Iran says were fired in error shortly after takeoff, killing 176 people.Canada, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ukraine have filed a complaint with the United Nations civil aviation agency against Iran for shooting down a passenger plane in 2020, killing 176 people. The four countries, which all had citizens on board the Ukraine International Airlines flight, accused Tehran of “using weapons against a civil aircraft in flight in breach of its international legal obligations”. The Boeing 737-800 was shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran on January 8, 2020, amid rising…

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NewsFeedDoctor’s Without Borders (MSF) has been forced to evacuate its staff from Gaza’s al-Aqsa hospital. An MSF doctor spoke to Al Jazeera about the conditions her colleagues and patients faced as Israeli intensified strikes in the area. The World Health Organization also encountered chaos during an attempt to deliver aid and joined MSF in a call for an immediate ceasefire.Published On 8 Jan 20248 Jan 2024 Source link

Palestinian Health Ministry says 249 people killed and 510 wounded in Israeli assault on Gaza over 24 hours.US officials have reiterated calls for Israel to ease its assault on Gaza as the Ministry of Health in the besieged Palestinian territory reports hundreds of more deaths. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Middle East amid growing alarm that Israel’s war on Gaza could turn into a regional conflagration. He arrived in Israel late on Monday after a day meeting Gulf Arab leaders. Israeli officials have said they are entering a new phase of more targeted warfare after the…

More journalists killed in three months of Gaza war than in all of World War II or Vietnam War.Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Dahdouh and fellow journalist Mustafa Thuraya were killed in an Israeli air strike on Dahdouh’s car on Sunday. The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has documented the killing of 102 journalists and the injury of 71 others by Israeli forces since hostilities began in October. Why have so many journalists been killed in the Israeli assault on Gaza? And what’s the reaction of the world’s media? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Tim Dawson – deputy secretary general of the International Federation…

Spider Parkour’s love for their sport defies Israel’s bombs as they find ways to showcase their skills during the war.In Rafah, a group of children let out loud cheers as two young men somersault their way down a mound of mud, all the way into a settlement of tents accommodating people fleeing Israel’s war on Gaza. Their fluid movements make passers-by stop to admire the skills of the Spiders Parkour group. Their homes have been destroyed during Israel’s three-month bombardment. Five of their team members have been killed, but these young survivors of war are undaunted. They find resilience through…