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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Topic: Hezbollah

Exploding pagers injure hundreds of Hezbollah members in Lebanon in ‘biggest security breach’

Pagers that members of the armed group used to communicate exploded to cause blasts that went on for over half an hour.

Hezbollah launches massive air strike on Israel to avenge top commander Fuad Shukr’s death

Sunday's violence marked one of the biggest fire exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah amid Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.

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.

Amid fears of military escalation, UK & Egypt ask airlines to avoid Lebanese, Iranian airspace

Airlines globally, including United Airlines & Singapore Airlines, have either suspended, delayed, or are revisiting flight schedules to West Asia after killing of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders.

Hezbollah top leader Hassan Nasrallah vows to avenge top commander Fuad Shukr killed by Israel

In a televised address to mark the funeral of the slain commander, Nasrallah said the conflict had entered 'a new phase' and that Israel had crossed red lines with its attack on Shukr

West Asia on edge as Israel vows retaliation against Hezbollah after strike kills 12 in Golan Heights 

World leaders are scrambling to prevent escalation between Tel Aviv and Iran-backed militia in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s military arm is said to be the most powerful non-state actor. 

Modi govt’s ‘strategic freeze on relations with Pakistan’ & why stand-up comedy in India is no joke

Global media also examines India's relationship with China, the 'delicate dance of cooperation, competition' between the 2, and Modi's life & career as documented in various books.

Beirut flight schedules disrupted as tensions escalate between Israel and Hezbollah

Lebanon's Middle East Airlines and Lufthansa have suspended flights on certain air routes delaying others due to insurance risks amid fears of a fullscale war.

Salman Rushdie’s alleged attacker now faces federal terrorism charges over ‘support to Hezbollah’

According to an unsealed indictment, Hadi Matar, detained in the Chautauqua County Jail in New York, is facing three terror charges apart from those of murder and assault.

4 held under UAPA for waving Hezbollah flag at Muharram rally in Srinagar. Oppn slams ‘brazen’ arrests

FIR was lodged as there were flags of Iran-backed outfit during procession, says cops. Srinagar MP, PDP functionaries slam arrests made under stringent law.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.