Hostage held by Hamas in Gaza rescued by Israeli forces, IDF says
A Bedouin man who was held hostage in Gaza for more than 10 months was rescued by Israeli forces on Tuesday, Israeli officials announced.
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Chinese and Russian coast guard ships sail through the Bering Sea together, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it spotted two Russian ships and two Chinese vessels passing through the Bering Sea in formation on Saturday, in a sign of the growing cooperation between Beijing and Moscow in the Arctic.
Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon's capital in decades, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 14 people killed and dozens more wounded in the attack.
The Philippines says a cargo of oil has started to leak from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The cargo of industrial fuel oil on a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak in small amounts, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday.
Philippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There is no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak, the Philippine coast guard said Friday, and plans are being firmed up to try to siphon off the highly toxic shipment to prevent a major spill that could reach the bustling capital.
Israel’s military chief says that Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile attack
Israel's military chief said Monday that his country will respond to Iran's weekend attack, but he did not elaborate on when and how as world leaders urged Israel not to retaliate, trying to avoid a spiral of violence in the Middle East.
Oil prices could see 'super spike well above $100' if conflict escalates after Iran's attack on Israel
Oil prices could soar to $100 per barrel and beyond, said market watchers, after Iran mounted an aerial attack against Israel reigniting fears of a regional war.