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(Reuters) -A Reuters video journalist was killed and six other journalists injured in southern Lebanon on Friday when missiles fired from the direction of Israel struck them, according to a Reuters videographer who was at the scene.

AFP report, Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said, "We, as Hezbollah, are contributing to the confrontation and will (continue) to contribute to it within our vision and plan," Qassem told a pro-Palestinian rally in Beirut's southern suburbs. "We are fully prepared, and when the time comes for action, we will take it," he said.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -More than 1 million Palestinians in northern Gaza faced an Israeli deadline on Saturday to flee south, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had only just begun to retaliate for last week's Hamas rampage across southern Israel.

Pakistan can now heave a sigh of relief. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has delivered a promising forecast for the upcoming match in Ahmedabad.

Hamas will confront an ever-more capable opponent trained for years by a clandestine support network that stretches far beyond the tiny enclave to Iran and allied Arab groups. Hamas' deadly attack on southern Israel six days ago — unprecedented for the group in its planning and scale — was a devastating demonstration of the military expertise it has gained since seizing control of Gaza in 2007. «Necessity is the mother of invention,» said Ali Baraka, a senior Hamas official, adding that the group had long drawn on money and training from Iran and Iranian regional proxies like Lebanon's Hezbollah, while bolstering its own forces in Gaza.

Gaza knew exactly how to find the Israeli intelligence hub — and how to get inside. After crossing into Israel, they headed east on five motorcycles, two gunmen on each vehicle, shooting at passing civilian cars as they pressed forward. Ten miles later, they veered off the road into a stretch of woodland, dismounting outside an unmanned gate to a military base. They blew open the barrier with a small explosive charge, entered the base and paused to take a group selfie.

ICC World Cup today at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad at 2:00 pm. Rohit’s men are on a winning streak and have overcome the challenges of Australia and Afghanistan in the first two games. Meanwhile, Pakistan also has won both of its previous games. India maintains a flawless 7-0 record against Pakistan in the 50-overs World Cup and currently holds the top ranking in ODIs.

One Reuters journalist has been killed and two others injured in southern Lebanon, the news wire service says.

Mongolia and Mongolia (a neighbouring but a sovereign state) to launch a Sinicization programme, people tracking the development said. The Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region (IMAR) is the new target of the CCP's Sinicization programme, through the launch of 'Inculcating Chinese Nationality Common Identity' among 6 million local ethnic population, these people said. Chinese authorities recently banned a Mongolian theatre release, 'Mongol Khan', just 30 minutes prior to its official opening at Honhot's Ulaan Theatre IMAR. Chinese authorities in Inner Mongolia have also reduced the number of weekly Mongolian language classes in schools, according to Radio Free Asia. The Southern Mongolia Human Rights and Information Center, based in New York, reported that Chinese authorities were enforcing a complete ban on the use of the Mongolian language in all schools throughout Inner Mongolia. Xi Haiming, an ethnic Mongolian activist based in Germany, recently stated that authorities were employing other methods to compel ethnic Mongolian children to abandon their native language in favour of Chinese, often by exerting pressure on parents at their workplaces. Xi alleged that the parents who send their children to schools that teach Mongolian may face job loss, creating significant pressure on families.

AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden's prayers are with families of a Reuters news videographer who was killed while working in southern Lebanon, White House spokesperson Olivia Dalton told reporters on Friday.

Fishing for krill is banned in U.S. waters due to concerns it could impact whales, seals and other animals that feed on the shrimp-like creatures

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United Nations officials to relocate from North Gaza to southern areas within 24 hours as it prepares for a ground assault on Gaza which is likely to be extremely brutal. Yet, there is nervousness in Israel, the American military and the political elite over the risk of a trigger getting pulled on Israel's northern border with Lebanon — an attack by Hezbollah, the battle-hardened Lebanese terror group which is more organised and better-equipped than Hamas. The fear of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia, is palpable as all eyes are watching it for any move to join Hamas against Israel.

South Korean prosecutors will launch a “full-scale investigation” into the former CEO of the tech powerhouse Kakao over crypto “embezzlement” claims.

Alberta is to begin telephone town-hall consultations with the public starting next week on whether to quit the Canada Pension Plan.

The quarter-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup are an incredible match-up between teams of the northern and southern hemispheres in every game this weekend.

The Danish wind energy company Orsted has put up a $100 million guarantee that it will build New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm

Tiger 3 is set to hit theatres as the big release of the month, followed by Animal, Sam Bahadur, Yodha, Merry Christmas and Aquaman that are vying for viewers’ attention and a share of the wallet in December. Besides, big-ticket southern films are going head-to-head with Bollywood productions. For instance, Prabhas’ Salaar is taking on Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Dunki for the Christmas weekend.

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Hamas' invasion of southern Israel over the weekend rose to 1,200 on Wednesday morning, as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) continued to pummel Palestinian terror assets in the Gaza Strip. Overnight Tuesday, the Israeli Air Force hit more than 200 targets in Gaza's Al Furqan neighborhood, which it called «a terror nest for Hamas,» from which «many activities against Israel are carried out.» It was Israel's third strike in the area in the past 24 hours, according to the military. The IDF «will continue to act powerfully against the infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hamas, which aim terror against Israel, and continues extensive waves of attacks in the Gaza Strip,» it added. Among the Hamas targets hit across the Strip were weapons storage facilities, command and control centers, naval assets and more, the military said. The operational headquarters used by the rocket force of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization was also hit. «We have released all restraints, regained control of the [border] area and are moving to full offense,» Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops during a visit to the south on Tuesday night. «You will have the ability to change reality here. You have seen the prices paid.

Thailand's prime minister says Malaysia’s national carmaker Proton and its Chinese partner Geely are considering setting up a plant in Thailand to produce electric vehicles