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By Paul Kirby & Cagil Kasapogluin London & Istanbul31 March 2024Updated 1 hour agoImage source, REUTERS/Umit BektasImage caption, Opposition supporters celebrated in Istanbul and other cities as the scale of victory became clearTurkey's main opposition party has claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara.The…

Anti-government protests sprung up in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Saturday as the war in Gaza approaches the six-month mark and more than 100 hostages remain in captivity. Protesters in Tel Aviv blocked the city's ring road while demanding early elections as well as calling for the release of hostages by Hamas. In Jerusalem, hundreds of…

Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images Tusk said "war is no longer a concept from the past" in an interview with German media.…

A man holds up a placard during a protest in Tel Aviv on Mar. 26, 2024 urging the government to secure a hostage release deal with Hamas. Photo: Eyal Warshavsky/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSeveral family members of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza who have dual U.S.-Israel citizenship told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a meeting…

27 March 2024Updated 1 hour agoImage source, KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFPImage caption, The headteacher of the Maurice Ravel Lycée thanked his colleagues for their support (file pic of school)France's prime minister says a teenage girl will be sued by the state for falsely accusing her headteacher of striking her in a heated exchange over her wearing…

26 March 2024, 19:21 GMTUpdated 1 hour agoImage caption, Displaced Palestinians were reportedly killed in an overnight Israeli air strike on a building in RafahIsrael says Hamas's rejection of a current proposal for a Gaza truce deal with Israel shows the "damage" done by the UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire.Prime…

The suspects accused of plotting the mass shooting in Moscow last week belong to an ISIS branch that has attempted multiple terrorist attacks inside France, according to the French government.“This particular group made several attempts on our own soil,” French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday during a visit to French Guyana, referring to…

By James Gregory & Paulin KolaBBC News24 March 2024, 04:09 GMTUpdated 2 hours agoImage caption, Kyiv's mayor has told residents not to leave shelterUkraine says it has hit two landing ships, a communications centre and other infrastructure used by Russia's Black Sea fleet off annexed Crimea. An announcement by the Ukrainian general staff…

CNN  —  ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert venue complex near Moscow Friday after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145.…

“By virtue of the fact that they are supported by Iran, we will ultimately hold Iran responsible,” Ryder said. Ryder’s comments on Monday were a departure from the Pentagon’s more cautious rhetoric against Tehran since Hamas militants’ surprise attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 launched an escalating regional conflict. In a press briefing last…