4 d. ago Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted tanker in Red Sea with missile

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday said they had fired a missile at a tanker in the Red Sea, days after their prime minister was killed in an Israeli attack. The Iran-backed rebels, who sank two tankers in July, said they targeted the Liberian-flagged Scarlet Ray, claiming a direct hit. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday that the attack missed its target. The ship is Israeli-owned, according to maritime security company Ambrey. UKMTO, which monitors the region, said the ship’s...

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5 d. ago Hamas confirms death of military chief, months after Israeli said it killed him

The Palestinian militant group Hamas confirmed on Saturday the death of its Gaza military chief Mohammed Sinwar, a few months after Israel said it killed him in a strike in May. Hamas did not provide details on Sinwar’s death but published pictures of him along with other group leaders, describing them as “martyrs”. Mohammad Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the Islamist faction’s chief, who co-masterminded the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and whom Israel had killed in combat...

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6 d. ago Yemen’s Houthi PM, other ministers killed in ‘treacherous’ Israeli strike

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday said their prime minister had been killed in an Israeli air strike, the most senior official known to have died in a series of attacks during the Gaza war. Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi, who was appointed last year, was killed along with other officials in the Israeli attack on Thursday, the Iran-backed Houthis said. Israel has been striking Houthi targets for months in response to missile attacks by the rebels, who claim solidarity with the Palestinians and...

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6 d. ago Iran arrests 8 over suspected links to Israel’s attack, Mossad spy agency

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday they had arrested eight people suspected of trying to transmit the coordinates of sensitive sites and details about senior military figures to Israel’s Mossad, Iranian state media reported. They are accused of having provided the information to the Mossad spy agency during Israel’s air war on Iran in June, when it attacked Iranian nuclear facilities and killed top military commanders as well as civilians in the worst blow to the Islamic Republic since...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong police lay holding charges on 2 in illicit cigarette murder case

Hong Kong police have laid holding charges against two people suspected of aiding offenders in a murder case linked to a financial dispute over illicit cigarettes, just days after the body of a 51-year-old man was found under a bridge. The man and woman, both aged 62, appeared at Fanling Court on Thursday morning. The pair are among 13 people arrested in connection with the man’s murder. Five suspects have been detained for further investigation, while the remaining six were released on bail and...

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8 d. ago Suspect in Hong Kong illicit cigarette murder case taken to crime scene

A male suspect in a murder case linked to an alleged financial dispute over illicit cigarettes has been taken to the crime scene after the victim’s body was discovered under a Hong Kong bridge. Police also laid holding charges against the man, as well as a woman, on suspicion of assisting offenders in the murder case. The pair, both aged 62, appeared at Fanling Court on Thursday morning. They are among 13 people arrested in connection with the man’s murder. Five suspects have been detained for...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong police arrest 2 more suspects linked to illicit cigarette murder case

Hong Kong police have arrested two more people linked to an alleged murder involving a financial dispute over illicit cigarettes, days after the victim’s body was discovered under a bridge in the city. The force said on Thursday that the arrests were made the day before, bringing the total number of arrestees to 15. The two men arrested are 27 and 29 years old, respectively. The younger one is charged with assisting an offender and will appear in Fanling Court on Friday, while the older man...

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1 week ago Hong Kong police arrest 13 linked to suspected murder of man over money dispute

Hong Kong police have arrested 13 people in connection with the suspected murder of a 51-year-old man in Tuen Mun. Acting senior superintendent Basil Tang Yick-kay said the suspects were intercepted at various locations, including the city’s airport, Tung Chung and Tai Po, after the New Territories North regional crime unit coordinated a manhunt on Monday and Tuesday. The manhunt was in response to the discovery of the 51-year-old man on Yick Yuen Road, under a bridge at around 6am on...

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1 week ago Israeli strikes on Yemeni capital Sanaa kill 4, wound dozens

Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with Houthi health officials saying the attack killed four people and wounded 67. The strikes are the latest in more than a year of direct attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen, part of a spillover from the war in Gaza. The Israeli military said the targets included a military compound housing the presidential palace, two power plants and a fuel...

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1 week ago Israeli strikes on Yemeni capital Sanaa kill 6, wound dozens

Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with Houthi health officials saying the attack killed sex people and wounded 86. The strikes are the latest in more than a year of direct attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen, part of a spillover from the war in Gaza. The Israeli military said the targets included a military compound housing the presidential palace, two power plants and a fuel storage...

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1 week ago Hong Kong police probe fatal flat fire, suspect woman’s smoking linked to blaze

Hong Kong police are investigating whether a fire that led to a woman’s death in her flat on Sunday morning is linked to her smoking. Police said they had received a call around 7.43am from a security officer at Hoi Tat Estate in Cheung Sha Wan that smoke was emanating from one of the building’s units. Firefighters were deployed to the scene to extinguish the blaze. They forced entry into the flat and found a 59-year-old resident, surnamed Chow, unconscious. The woman was taken to Caritas...

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1 week ago Hong Kong authorities believe woman’s smoking caused flat fire that killed her

Hong Kong authorities believe a woman’s smoking habit caused a fire in her flat on Sunday morning that led to her death. Police said they had received a call around 7.43am from a security officer at Hoi Tat Estate in Cheung Sha Wan that smoke was emanating from one of the building’s units. Firefighters were immediately deployed to the scene to extinguish the blaze. The Fire Services Department said it sent 35 fire and ambulance personnel to put out the fire, which was extinguished by...

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1 week ago Hong Kong woman’s smoking suspected to have caused flat fire that killed her

Hong Kong authorities believe a woman’s smoking habit caused a fire in her flat on Sunday morning that led to her death. Police said they had received a call around 7.43am from a security officer at Hoi Tat Estate in Cheung Sha Wan that smoke was emanating from one of the building’s flats. The Fire Services Department said it sent 35 firefighters and ambulance personnel to the scene. The blaze was put out by 7.58am. Firefighters forced entry into the flat and found a 59-year-old resident,...

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2 w. ago Israel sharpens attack on France over Palestinian state recognition plan

A row between Israel and France over Paris’ plan to recognise a Palestinian state next month escalated to crisis level on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Emmanuel Macron of fomenting “antisemitism”. The Elysee hit back, calling Netanyahu’s allegation “abject” and “erroneous”. “This is a time for seriousness and responsibility, not for conflation and manipulation,” the French presidency added. Netanyahu’s accusation was sent in a letter addressed to Macron, seen...

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3 w. ago Bogus shop used for HK$4 million theft of Patek Philippe, Richard Mille watches

Hong Kong police have arrested two men in connection with the HK$4 million theft of two luxury Swiss watches in a deal at a bogus repair shop. Police said on Saturday that they received a report from two mainland Chinese watch merchants that two Patek Philippe and Richard Mille watches had been stolen from them during a transaction on Monday in Tsim Sha Tsui. Chief Inspector Li Ki-chun of Yau Tsim police district said officers arrested two suspects – the alleged mastermind and a driver linked to...

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