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US says it has no independent confirmation of Ismail Haniyeh death

The United States told a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday that it has no independent confirmation as to Hamas's claims regarding Ismail Haniyeh death. An emergency session of the council was added to the schedule following the killing of Haniyeh in Iran as fears are mounting of possible regional escalation. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.  

today1 August, 2024

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Hamas leader’s killing in Tehran likely to further escalate violence in Middle East

        By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University     Palestinian militant group Hamas says its top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in his home in Tehran. It blames Israel for the attack, saying it was “a Zionist airstrike on his residence in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of Iran’s new president”. Iran has not yet given any details on how Haniyeh was killed, […]

today31 July, 2024

Oshiwambo

Omupresitend Joe Biden okwa tegelelwa a tsakanene nomu prime minister gwa Israel Benjamin Netanyahu metine ko White House

Omupresitend gwa America Joe Biden okwa tegelelwa a tsakanene no prime minister ya Israel Benjamin Netanyahu metine ko White House,shiikwatelela komunambelewa gwa America ohela. Onzonkundan yo Reuters oya lopota kutya Biden okwa kala iikalela okuza metitatu lya piti sho a monika o COVID 19,,ashike ota galukile mo Washington nena okuza kegumbo lye mo Delaware. Netanyahu okwa popitha o Congress nena. Yaali okwa tegelelwa yiikunde omikalo dhoku adha ompangela yoku egeka […]

today23 July, 2024

World

Iranian plot to assassinate Trump revealed

United States security authorities obtained intelligence in recent weeks of a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump. There is, however, no confirmed connection to the man who attempted to kill the former President on Saturday. Benji Hyer reports.  

today17 July, 2024

Oshiwambo

Iran a mono omupresitend omupe

Masoud Pezeshkian okwa hogololwa onga omupresitend omupe gwa Iran,a dhenge mo omukondjithi gwe omunene Saeed Jalili. O BBC oya lopota kutya omahogololo ogiigidhwa ga sindanwa komu Dr Pezeshikian sho a zimo noo % 53.3,okuza momawi ga konda oomilion 30 ngoka ga yalululwa, Omanga Jilili a zimo noo % 44. Eshunemo lyomahogololo olya landula sho edhingoloko lyotango mo 28 June inaali mona omusindano,naantu yoo % 40 oyo ashike kwalli ya hogolola. […]

today6 July, 2024

World

Ultraconservative candidate exits Iran presidential race

        Ultraconservative Amirhossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi has announced his withdrawal from Iran's presidential race, the interior ministry said Thursday, a day ahead of the election. Ghazizadeh-Hashemi "announced his withdrawal to the Ministry of Interior" on Wednesday, the ministry said in a statement. Vice president to former president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May, Ghazizadeh-Hashemi ended his campaign without endorsing a specific candidate. Ghazizadeh-Hashemi, 53, is […]

today27 June, 2024

World

Social media platforms are blocked in Iran. Candidates in this week’s presidential election are embracing them anyway

          By Amin Naeni, Deakin University     After Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on May 20, the Iranian government had to schedule an early election to choose a new president. The regime has approved six presidential candidates to run in the election on June 28. The pool includes four hardliners, one centrist and one reformist. The main competition is expected […]

today26 June, 2024

World

Iran’s Khamenei urges ‘high participation’ in presidential vote

        Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called for "high participation" in Friday's presidential election to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died last month in a helicopter crash. "We emphasise the importance of high participation (in the election) because it is the pride of the Islamic republic," Khamenei declared in a televised speech three days ahead of the vote. "In every election where the turnout was […]

today25 June, 2024

World

Does Israel really want to open a two-front war by attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon?

          By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University     Among the many sayings attributed to Winston Churchill is, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This sentiment seems appropriate as Israel potentially appears ready to embark on a war against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said this week a decision on an all-out […]

today21 June, 2024