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Berri: It is our fate every Eid al-Adha to offer sacrifices in defense of Lebanon and its sovereignty, and the aggression will not prevent us from celebrating our holidays

Berri: Our positions must be unifying for all Lebanese in confronting the Israeli aggressiveness, which does not target a specific sect or region, but rather all of Lebanon and the Lebanese, and even Arabs and Muslims in their holiest sanctities

Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon Nabih Berri: Our position regarding the continuous Israeli violation of Lebanon is identical to and adopts the position of the President of the Republic in all national and sovereign dimensions

Israeli raids strike eight residential buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs; shelling reported in Ain Qana, southern Lebanon

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Another Israeli airstrike targets Beirut’s southern suburb

Saree: The operation comes in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people and in response to the aggression against Beirut’s southern suburb

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson: The operation successfully achieved its objective, forcing millions of Israeli settlers to flee into shelters

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Yahya Saree: We targeted Lod Airport (Ben Gurion Airport) in the occupied Yafa area with a hypersonic ballistic missile, the “Palestine 2” type

Salam: We call on the international community to hold "Israel" accountable, halt its attacks, and ensure full withdrawal from Lebanese territory

Salam: These attacks constitute a blatant violation of Lebanese sovereignty and UN Security Council Resolution 1701

A man casts his vote for the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025 (AP)

South Korea votes for new president amid martial law turmoil

South Koreans headed to the polls Tuesday for the 2025 presidential election, seeking stability after Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration.

Indonesia chief accuses foreign-backed NGOs of fueling division

Australia urged to join Macron-led push for Palestinian statehood

Major General Hu Gangfeng, Vice President, National Defense University, People's Liberation Army, China, leaves after a panel discussion during the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

China blasts Hegseth, calls US top 'troublemaker' in Asia-Pacific

Hegseth warns of China while pressuring allies to boost arms spending

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US to boost Taiwan arms sales beyond Trump's $18.3B benchmark

Visitors take photographs of the Yasuda auditorium at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Japan universities offer haven to foreign scholars amid US crackdown

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, May 20, 2025, in Washington (AP/Alex Brandon)

US Golden Dome provokes nuclear conflict: DPRK

Germany’s TKMS competes with Japan for $10 billion Australian frigate

Germany’s TKMS competes with Japan over $10bln Australian frigate

Outside the Parliament of Australia, an Australian activist declared, "Resistance is an idea and you can never ever kill an idea," adding, "Palestine will be free from the river to the sea," despite "Israel's" war on Gaza and its atrocities. In the span of 10 months, "Israel" has killed more than 39,600 Palestinians and injured 91,600 others in the Gaza Strip. It has starved children, women, men, and the elderly. The Israeli occupation has torn families apart and made Gaza a breeding ground for infectious diseases, with polio most recently detected in the wastewater.