International from Sunday, August 31st, 2025

Israel says Hamas armed wing spokesperson killed in Gaza

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Hamas' armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida has been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza.
Ukraine vows to retaliate after Russian attacks on power sector

Russian drone attacks on power facilities in northern and southern Ukraine overnight left nearly 60,000 customers without electricity, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowing to retaliate by ordering more strikes deep inside Russia.
Israel pounds Gaza, Netanyahu to convene security cabinet

Israeli forces pounded the suburbs of Gaza City overnight from the air and ground, destroying homes and driving more families out of the area as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet was set on Sunday to discuss a plan to seize the city.
India committed to improving ties with China, Modi tells Xi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was committed to improving ties with Beijing in a key meeting with China's President Xi Jinping on Sunday, as both countries resolved to put aside differences from a years-long border standoff.
Houthis vow revenge after Yemen's PM killed in Israeli strike

The prime minister of Yemen's Houthi-run government and several other ministers were killed in an Israeli strike on the capital Sanaa, the head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council said on Saturday, in the first such attack to kill senior officials.

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