Israel: Hamas militants shoot at driver fleeing festival Israeli forces are concerned that hackers could compromise the Iron Dome missile defence system, allowing the country’s enemies to attack with maximum damage. The country is still reeling from Hamas’ terror attack over the weekend which saw soldiers from the group paragliding over the border before targetting civilians. Over 900 Israelis were […]

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Hundreds of people attending the funeral of a British-born 20-year-old soldier killed by Hamas were forced to duck for cover during the service. Nathanel Young, 20, was serving in the Israeli army when he was killed in the surprise terror attack by Palestinian militants, which began on Saturday. The former pupil at JFS Jewish school in Kenton, north London, had […]

Around 100 monkey corpses have been found on the outskirts of a remote village. The shocking discovery was made by local farmers in Jagadevpur Mandal, a village in Munigadapa in the Siddipet district of India, and now police are suspecting that it was caused by intentional poisoning. And even more shockingly, it is though that the monkeys were killed somewhere […]

Two Israeli revellers managed to survive being a Hamas attack by hiding in bushes near a music festival. The unnamed pair were attending the Supernova festival, which was held in the desert in Southern Israel to celebrate the last day of the Jewish festival of Succot. However, just hours into the festival, Hamas, recognised as a terror group by the […]

Vladimir Putin’s hope appears to be pinned on the West giving up on support for Ukraine strangling Kyiv’s armed forces of vital military aid. Speaking at the Russian-hosted Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on the Black Sea, Putin forecast Ukraine’s military capacity to crumble within a week should NATO countries end military supplies. The Russian leader’s remarks come as the […]

A man who confronted a bully-type dog owner after being savagely attacked in the street has unveiled its reign of terror.. Tom Bryant, who lives near Harringay, in North London, was left on "red alert" after a vicious attack outside of his home put him in hospital. He said weeks went by with no contact from police, despite the ordeal […]

Israel has declared a “state of war” after thousands of rocket strikes were launched from the Gaza strip by Palestinian militants. At least six people have died and a further 200 are injured.  Local police report that at least 60 militants from the Hamas group have crossed the border into the country, in an attack which appears to have taken […]

A tiny abandoned island continues to be a reminder of Japan’s dark and controversial past. Hashima Island, which lies some nine miles away from Nagasaki in southwest Japan, is also known as Battleship Island thanks to its unique shape and seawalls protecting its shores. But it isn’t just its shape that makes Hashima stand out, as the island bears symbols […]

The late leader of the mercenary Wagner Group planned to overthrow the pro-Western government in Moldova, the country’s president has claimed. Yevgeny Prigozhin and his team wanted to encourage anti-government protests in the landlocked country to turn “violent”, according to Moldovan President Maia Sandu. She told the Financial Times: “The information that we have is that it was a plan […]