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Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said yesterday it would contribute soon to a project aimed at housing thousands of people displaced due to the war with Israel. The announcement was made by Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem during a speech commemorating the second anniversary of leader Hassan Nasrallah’s killing in 2024 “The party (Hezbollah) is committed to providing shelter, restoration, and reconstruction with the available resources and donations. The details of a new housing project will be announced very soon,” Qassem said. He also said the Lebanese state should have taken responsibility regarding sheltering and compensating the displaced. Source link
President Aleksandar Vucic waves to citizens outside the Presidency of Serbia in Belgrade moments before formally submitting his resignation. (Reuters) Serbia’s long-time populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to run for prime minister in October snap elections after nearly two years of student-led protests that had been pressing for just such a poll. Vucic delivered his resignation speech from the presidential palace in Belgrade, where supporters gathered outside chanting his name. “I am resigning as president,” Vucic said. “Tomorrow morning I will hand over my duties to the parliament speaker.” The snap election was a key demand of a student-led movement sparked by the November 2024 collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad railway station that killed 16 people and was widely blamed on corruption. Supporters of Serbian President Vucic…
Demonstrators camp with tents to protest against evictions and the housing crisis in front of the Presidency of the Community of Madrid on the Puerta del…
Damage at the site of a residential building hit during a Russian jet-powered drone strike in Kyiv. (Reuters) Russian strikes on Ukraine — including in Kyiv — killed eight people, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, a day after Moscow vowed to achieve its war aims “no matter the circumstances.” Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s capital in the fifth year of its invasion, as the country braces for another winter of war, with Ukraine charging that Moscow is deliberately hitting civilian targets. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi announced the latest deaths Sunday afternoon, saying Russian strikes had hit a children’s centre in the northern city of Sumy, killing three people including a 16-year-old girl. Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky said three people had been killed in night-time strikes on the southern Zaporizhzhia region and a Russian drone strike had killed one man in Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said a woman and two 16-year-olds had also been wounded and hospitalised in the capital. “The enemy continues to relentlessly attack the Kyiv region with strike drones,” the city’s administration said. “Sixteen sites have been damaged,” including 12 private houses in Kyiv’s outskirts, as well as a warehouse and production facility, it added. And authorities in the Odesa region said a “massive strike” on the south of the Black Sea region had killed one more person. Russian strikes damaged housing, a shop, a hotel, a medical building and a warehouse storing grain, said regional head Oleg Kiper. “This past week, the Russians launched more than 2,200 attack drones against Ukraine, as well as around 1,650 aerial bombs and 38 missiles of various types, a significant number of them ballistic missiles,” Zelensky posted Sunday on social media. The strikes had targeted housing “and other civilian infrastructure” in various parts of the country, he added. On Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the UN Moscow intended to continue its military campaign “to the end”. Russia denies charges that it aims for civilian targets. In Moscow, the defence ministry said Sunday that Russian forces had seized the border village of Khrypuny in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, where Russia controls pockets of land. Russia does not claim the Kharkiv region as its own — unlike the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson region. Throughout the war however, it has attacked the region and seized land there. The Kremlin has repeatedly said it intends to seize the rest of east Ukraine. US-led talks to end the war, launched by the Kremlin in 2022, have failed to lead to a breakthrough, with the UN warning of a rise in civilian deaths. Related Story Source link
Police receive early-morning tip-offFive men arrested for suspected explosives offencesUS base has been used to strike IranTrump says the arrests were fantasticBritish police arrested five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences on Sunday near an air base that has been used by the US to strike Iran, after a tip-off that three vans had been seen heading to the military airfield. US President Donald Trump said the suspects had been looking to do “big damage” and had been under investigation by British and US authorities. British counterterrorism detectives leading the investigation said police had received a call about three suspicious vehicles that appeared to be travelling towards RAF Fairford in the west of England in the early hours of Sunday. Five men were arrested by armed officers and later held on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act. Police, who said they believed the incident was now contained, have not yet publicly stated who they assessed was involved. An Iranian-linked motive is considered the most likely, a source familiar with the investigation said, while a Russian sabotage operation or an Islamist plot were also being looked at. POLICE WORKING TO UNDERSTAND CIRCUMSTANCES”We are in the early stages of an investigation, and five men remain in custody,” Counter Terrorism Policing Senior National Coordinator Vicki Evans said in a statement. “As you would expect we are working closely with our partners to understand the circumstances of the incident.” Police said a 400-metre cordon was in place around the base as the bomb disposal unit investigated the vans. Local residents in 85 homes in a nearby village were evacuated and armed officers were patrolling the site. The British government, which has given authorisation to the US to use bombers based at Fairford to strike Iranian missile sites that were attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz, said Prime Minister Andy Burnham was being updated on the incident. Burnham thanked the police and armed forces, saying on X: “I know today’s incident near RAF Fairford will be deeply concerning for local residents and for many people following developments across the country”. Britain said in July its armed forces were ready to protect the country from any attack after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned it not to allow US bombers to fly from Fairford, saying any base used to launch attacks would be a legitimate target. “The arrest in the UK was fantastic,” Trump told reporters, saying it was “an amazing job”. “We had them under investigation. They were looking to do big damage to our fort and working with the British worked out great … We had them under view for a long time, and we got them,” Trump added. On Sunday morning the base was blocked by armed police while large machinery also prevented access, and Reuters witnesses said security had been increased at other bases used by the US, with armoured vehicles and soldiers at the gates of RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall in eastern England. DECLARATION OF A MAJOR INCIDENTA local farmer told the Daily Telegraph newspaper she had alerted police after seeing the vans and men acting suspiciously as she drove home from a party. “I saw a group of Middle Eastern-looking young guys running off through the trees. Some of them had masks or balaclavas on, and they all scattered ahead of us as we drove back past,” she told the paper. “Some of them ran into the fields, and some of them turned to run towards the air base … I mean, you don’t see masked men running around at half one in the morning in the countryside near a secure air base and not have concerns.” Local councillor Tristan Wilkinson told Reuters there had been a recent security alert at Fairford and surveillance had been stepped up. “So there was a specific threat about six weeks ago from the Iranians on this base. At the time, there was increased surveillance around the area,” he said. A spokesperson for the US Air Force declined to discuss specific force protection measures at the base. “The 501st Combat Support Wing and our fellow UK-based Wings remain vigilant and will take appropriate actions to ensure the safety and security of our US service members, civilians, contractors, and their families,” the spokesperson said. British ministers have also previously briefed providers of critical infrastructure on the threat posed by Russia, with the government increasingly concerned about possible sabotage operations and cyberattacks. Related Story Source link
Virat Kohli added another milestone to his remarkable ODI career today (27 September), becoming the fastest batter to reach 15,000 runs in the format during India’s…
West Indies’ Matthew Forde plays a shot during the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies at the Greenfield International Stadium in…
Harry Kane insists England are close to the level of Spain despite losing their Nations League clash with the world champions. Thomas Tuchel’s side recovered from a second-minute Lamine Yamal strike to lead at the break thanks to goals from Anthony Gordon and Kane at Wembley on Saturday. England captain Kane had the chance to make it 3-1, but slipped while taking a penalty that hit the crossbar. Spain showed their class to hit back, sealing a 3-2 victory with Alex Baena’s equaliser and Mikel Oyarzabal’s winner. But Kane is adamant England showed enough to prove they can match the World Cup and European Championship holders.”I think we’re close, without a doubt,” he said. “I think anyone who watched that game will see that. “They have the trophies to back it up, so until we do that, we can only use words. We have to show it on the pitch.” England were beaten by Spain in the Euro 2024 final and missed out on a final rematch at the World Cup after losing to Argentina in the semi-finals.Kane is sure England’s performance against Spain on Saturday will have left an impression on the world champions. “We showed a lot of good things on the pitch, but in the big moments, we didn’t quite have it,” the Bayern Munich striker said.”But we’re top four in the world. We finished third in the World Cup, so without a doubt, we’re close, and I think they would have felt that out there today for sure.” Related Story Source link
Hasan took 26 wickets in four matches, while Khaled claimed 16 in three, including an eight-wicket haul against Lancashire. TBS Report 27 September, 2026, 07:20 pm…
Demonstrators hold flags in support of Palestinians during a national protest, ahead of the two year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by…
