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September 28, 2024 2:59 PM

Tata to manufacture 150 DRDO-developed WhAP armoured vehicles for Morocco

In a significant achievement for the Make in India initiative, Tata has secured a contract to manufacture 150 Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) combat vehicles for the Moroccan defense forces. According to defense officials, the contract was formaliz...

September 28, 2024 10:45 AM

Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, Hezbollah command centre hit

A wave of air raids hit Beirut's southern suburbs early on Saturday as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah, after a massive strike on the Iran-backed movement's command centre that apparently targeted leader Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters witnesses he...

September 27, 2024 10:20 PM

Netanyahu tells UN: Israel seeks peace but ‘enough is enough’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue Israel's attacks on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon in a closely watched United Nations speech on Friday (September 27) as hopes faded for a ceasefire that could head off an all-out regio...

September 27, 2024 4:02 PM

Israel to continue ceasefire discussions for Lebanon, Netanyahu says

Israel will continue to discuss ceasefire proposals for Lebanon in the days ahead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Washington warned that further escalation would only make it harder for civilians on both sides to return home. I...

September 27, 2024 11:17 AM

US diplomacy in Mideast falters as clock ticks down for Biden

U.S. efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire remain stalled after nearly a year of fighting. Iran-backed Houthi rebels continue to attack Red Sea shipping. And now, despite intense U.S.-led diplomacy, the Israel-Hezbollah conflict threatens to flare into ...

September 26, 2024 10:01 PM

Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again

Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally the U.S. and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war. An Israeli ...

September 26, 2024 9:27 PM

Iran, Hezbollah enabled Houthis’ rise, says UN report

Yemen's Houthi rebels have grown "from a localised armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization" with the help of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iraqi specialists, according to a co...

September 26, 2024 9:41 AM

US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire along Israel-Lebanon border after UN talks

The United States, France and several allies called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border while also expressing support for a ceasefire in Gaza following intense discussions at the United Nations on Wednesday. The ceasef...

September 25, 2024 7:21 PM

UK to send troops to Cyprus, anticipating mass Lebanon evacuation

Britain will move troops to Cyprus to help its nationals leave Lebanon, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that the escalation in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah was pushing the region towards the brink. The government said in a stateme...

September 25, 2024 5:44 PM

Israeli warplanes hit Lebanon again as Hezbollah takes aim at central Israel

Israel unleashed more airstrikes on Lebanon on Wednesday and Hezbollah militants fired salvoes of rockets into Israel in the heaviest exchanges between the arch-foes in a year. Hezbollah claimed to have targeted the headquarters of the Mossad spy ag...

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