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It is not yet known if the man targeted might be ISIL’s supreme leader, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.

A US-led coalition has captured a senior member of the ISIL (ISIS) group in northwest Syria, the SANA state news agency and a war monitor have reported, while another Syrian security source and Syria’s state-owned Al-Ekhbariya said the man targeted was killed as he tried to escape.

It was not immediately clear on Tuesday if the man might be ISIL’s supreme leader. Two years ago, ISIL…

In the Peruvian Andes, on Pukamoqo hill, stands a 26-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ, named the Protector of Cuzco. It was a gift given to Cuzqueños by a group of Palestinian refugees who had fled to Peru during World War II, as a symbol of gratitude for the community’s acceptance. The first stone was laid on June 24, 1944, coinciding with Inti Raymi, a Quechua celebration of the sun god Inti. It was the first public Inti Raymi celebration since the Spanish colonial government had…

Irish rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, appeared in a London court to fight a terrorism charge over allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag. Surrounded by hundreds of supporters, the Kneecap band member said the case was a distraction from Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

India and China have agreed to step up trade flows and resume direct flights in a major diplomatic breakthrough, as the two most populous nations try to rebuild ties damaged by a 2020 deadly border clash and amid US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy.

The two rivals also agreed to advance talks on their disputed border during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s two-day visit to India.

The rebuilding of India-China ties coincides with friction between New Delhi and…

Rescue workers in Gaza saved 23-year-old Saja Hamad from beneath the rubble of an Israeli strike in Nuseirat. Hamad was almost completely buried, with only her head exposed and the rest of her body trapped by chunks of concrete and steel bars.

On Oct. 12, 2017, then Congressmember Matt Gaetz spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce a resolution condemning the United Nations for ostensible anti-Israel bias. “I rise today to support our friend and ally, Israel,” the representative from Florida announced, claiming that the UN was trying to “rewrite history, to condemn Israel and call it an occupying power in Jerusalem.” Gaetz slammed the international body’s…