At least four killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon -sources
At least four people were killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Beit Yahoun in south Lebanon on Wednesday evening, three sources told Reuters.
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Buffalo airport closed to international flights after explosion at US-Canada border
Buffalo Niagara International Airport was closed to departing and arriving international flights on Wednesday as authorities continued to investigate a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge connecting the United States and Canada at Niagara Falls, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on their website.
Explosion at US-Canada border caused by reckless driver-sources
An explosion at on Wednesday at the Rainbow Bridge connecting the United States and Canada at Niagara Falls on Wednesday was likely caused by a reckless driver, according to early assessments, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The Palestinian women and youths to be swapped for Israeli hostages
Dozens of Palestinian women and teenagers held prisoner by Israel for periods of a few months to several years will gain their freedom under Wednesday’s deal for the release of 50 Israeli hostages held in Gaza by the Islamist group Hamas.
The Hamas tunnels under Shifa Hospital, according to Israel
The Israeli army presented the tunnel shafts they say were being operated by Islamist militant group Hamas to attack Israel, as well as an array of heavy arms laid outside of Gaza’s largest hospital, saying they were found within the hospital and vehicles parked within the compound in a span of two days.
Finland to close all but one border crossing with Russia
Finland will close all but its northernmost crossing point on its border with Russia to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, PM Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday.
FBI probing vehicle explosion at US-Canada bridge near Niagara Falls
The FBI is investigating a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the United States and Canada near Niagara Falls, the U.S. law enforcement agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
Finland may shut entire Russian border, foreign minister says
Finland is considering closing some of the four remaining crossing points on its frontier with Russia or even the whole border if a flow of asylum seekers from its neighbour continues, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Reuters on Wednesday.
Israeli grandfather’s anxiety peaks as Gaza hostage release looms
Exhausted by weeks of worry and vigils, Gilad Korngold drew just a measure of comfort from the foreign-mediated deal between Israel and Hamas to return some hostages held in the Gaza Strip.