Live: Hezbollah claims missile, drone attacks on naval base in south Israel, Tel Aviv

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on Sunday it had launched “an aerial attack using a swarm of strike drones on the Ashdod naval base” in southern Israel. In a separate statement, he said he had launched missiles and drones against a “military target” in Tel Aviv. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments on … Read more

CDU’s Merz aims to become Germany’s chancellor – DW – 11/24/2024

Friedrich Merz has good a chance to become Germany’s next chancellor. As the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) and the conservative parliamentary group that includes Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU), he will be the bloc’s top candidate, taking on the Social Democrats (SPD) in the February 23 general election. Though Merz … Read more

Germany’s conservatives want to cut benefits for Ukrainians – DW – 11/23/2024

Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) — currently leading in polls ahead of the election on February 23 next year — want to cut welfare benefits and get more of the country’s 5.5 million long-term unemployed into the labor market. They are also openly questioning whether Ukrainians should receive … Read more

Israeli PM’s speech was ‘a declaration of war directed inside Israel’

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech on Saturday was, “a declaration of war directed inside Israel”, said FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky. “The prime minister, in his video statement, said that he and the state have been betrayed – by the heads of the army, and by the heads of the Shin Bet, … Read more

German leaders denounce US artist’s fiery Israel speech – DW – 11/23/2024

American photographer, artist and activist Nan Goldin has caused outrage with a speech in Germany accusing Israel of “genocide in its conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon.” Goldin, who is of Jewish origin and among the most renowned artists in contemporary photography, also used the opening of her exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin on … Read more