European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans for a loan of up to €35 billion ($39.1 billion) backed by the profits from immobilized Russian central bank assets to ...
Israel carried out extensive air strikes across southern Lebanon on Thursday, stepping up hostilities after it declared a “new phase” of war against militant group Hezbollah in the area.
Israel’s operation against Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria through booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies was years in the making, and its use now ramped up a high-risk campaign aimed at ...