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Hezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after Hamas leader killed

Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, was killed during an operation by Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian enclave on Wednesday.

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris say Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death can help end Gaza war

However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking after the operation that killed the Hamas leader in the southern Gaza Strip, said the war would go on.

Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israel confirms

The Israeli police examined dental & DNA evidence to determine if it was infact Sinwar who was killed by IDF soldiers. Hamas has not confirmed anything yet.

‘Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar likely dead’: Israeli military tells cabinet

There was no immediate comment from Hamas.

Israel-Hamas war started 1 yr ago. Since then, Israel has bombed over 40,000 targets in Gaza strip

The war was triggered by Hamas' 7 October attacks killing 1,200 people & taking about 250 as hostages. Israel's subsequent attack has claimed over 42,000 Palestinian lives.

Why social media content moderation is so difficult

Content moderation is a neglected backstop for businesses designed to draw in big audiences, and extract the strongest possible reactions from them in the process.

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant calls for ceasefire deal to bring Gaza hostages home

Gallant has clashed repeatedly with Netanyahu over the need to reach a deal to halt Gaza fight and bring remaining hostages back in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Iran knows a real war against Israel would be costly. It’s smarter to carry on anti-US tirade

Why risk the core agenda for the sake of the Palestinian cause, which Iran has exploited as a good excuse to carry on anti-Americanism, anti-Israelism, anti-Semitism?

Hezbollah targets northern Israeli military base with around 30 projectiles

Lebanon-based Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming to target a military base, according to the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen site.

Ukraine’s raid on Kursk, Somalia confiscates niqabs & other global news you may have missed 

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week

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US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.