Who is Lions’ Den, a new Palestinian group Israeli forces attacked in the West Bank? : NPR

Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians killed in an overnight Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday. The Israeli army said it was targeting an emerging armed group called Lions’ Den. Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images Mourners attend the funeral of … Read more

Vladimir Putin monitors practice launches by Russia’s nuclear forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles, in a show of force amid the heightened tensions with the West over the conflict in Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin that the exercise was intended to simulate a … Read more

Iran security forces open fire as thousands mourn Mahsa Amini

Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16, three days after her arrest in Tehran by the notorious morality police for allegedly breaching the Islamic dress code for women. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16, three days after her arrest in Tehran by the notorious morality police … Read more

Iranian security forces shoot at people gathered at Amini’s grave, says witness

Iranian security forces opened fire at people who gathered at a cemetery in Mahsa Amini’s home town of Saqez on Wednesday to mark 40 days since she died in police custody, a witness told Reuters. “The riot police shot mourners who gathered at the cemetery for Mahsa’s memorial ceremony … dozens have been arrested,” the … Read more

FBI search in Concord River forces traffic disruptions in Billerica bridge

FBI officials are conducting a search in the Concord River on Monday and are warning of traffic disruptions on and around a bridge in Billerica, Massachusetts.The FBI’s Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team out of New York is assisting with an FBI Boston investigation, officials said. The team is searching the Concord River for specific … Read more

West Bank: Several dead after Israeli joint security forces raid in Nablus

CNN  —  At least four Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid in the old city of Nablus in the West Bank in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Palestinian protesters took to the streets in response, with a fifth person shot dead by Israeli soldiers in Nabi … Read more

How tumultuous forces of Brexit divided U.K.’s Conservative Party

When British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday after only 44 days in office, she spoke almost wistfully about how the collapse of her economic plans meant she would never achieve her goal of creating a “low-tax, high-growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit.” Her nostalgia for Britain’s exit from the … Read more

Ukrainian forces pile pressure on Russian-held Kherson

Ukrainian forces have targeted resupply routes across the Dnieper river as Kyiv inches closer to a full-scale assault to retake the strategic southern port city Ukrainian forces have targeted resupply routes across the Dnieper river as Kyiv inches closer to a full-scale assault to retake the strategic southern port city Ukrainian forces continued to pile … Read more

Security forces kill at least 60 as protests engulf Chad

Chadian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country’s two largest cities killing at least 60 people, the government spokesman and a morgue official said. Authorities imposed a curfew after the violence, which came amid demonstrations in the central African nation against interim leader Mahamat Idriss Deby’s two-year extension of his power. Thursday’s … Read more

Iran schoolgirl dies after beating by security forces, say teachers

Retired Iranian football star Ali Daei said he did not believe Panahi had died of heart failure and dismissed as “rumours” the MP’s claim that she had taken her own life Retired Iranian football star Ali Daei said he did not believe Panahi had died of heart failure and dismissed as “rumours” the MP’s claim … Read more