Russia received eight criminals in a historic prisoner swap that saw a total of 24 detainees released in a complex deal involving seven nations, including the U.S. and Germany. Here is a look at the faces of evil that were allowed to return to Russia in the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War: Vadim...
The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was carried out in Tehran this weekusing an explosive device that was hidden months ago inside the guesthouse where he was staying, a report says. The bomb ended up being remotely detonated around 2 a.m. local time Wednesday, killing Haniyeh and a bodyguard at the compound protected...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday warned that those who attack the Jewish state will pay a “very high price” after confirming that Israel killed top Hezbollah and Hamas commanders in recent strikes. Netanyahu held an in-depth assessment at Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Home Front Command with generals and senior officers following the confirmed...
Two high-profile assassinations in the Middle East prompted Iran to hold a meeting with representatives from its proxy groups to plan a response to those deaths, for which Iranian officials have blamed Israel. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, speaking Thursday at a funeral for the group’s “No.2” commander Fuad Shukr, claimed that “Israelis are happy now”...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said a Venezuelan opposition leader, not socialist and Hugo Chavez successor Nicolás Maduro, won the country’s presidential election. Maduro has claimed victory and threatened the opposition since July 28, sparking widespread protests. “Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the...
Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said. The landslides occurred after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. Another 186 people were injured by the landslides that hit hilly...
Hezbollah confirmed the death of its “No. 2” commander, a man with a history that includes helping orchestrate one of the deadliest days for the U.S. Marine Corps in history, after an IDF strike on Beirut. “The latest information out of Beirut suggests that he did succumb to his injuries after being taken to a...
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard announced Wednesday, but nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Israel was immediately blamed for the assassination after pledging to kill Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the terrorist group’s Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish State, which killed 1,200 people and roughly...
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has bowed to pressure from protesters and neighboring countries alike and called for an audit of the recent presidential election while continuing to verbally spar with rival leaders such as Argentina’s Javier Milei. “The fraud carried out and perpetrated by the dictator Nicolás Maduro is nothing less than a Pyrrhic victory,”...
A U.S. military official tells Fox News the American military had “no involvement” in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. It remains unclear if the U.S. had learned of the operation before Haniyeh died in an airstrike on his residence in Tehran on Wednesday, after attending the inauguration of the country’s new president. U.S....
