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How can Israel attack Syria?
There have been numerous attacks on Syria blamed on or claimed by Israel. Why is this still happening?
EU ‘gravely concerned’ over Israeli bill seeking to ban UNRWA
EU warns of 'disastrous consequences' from a draft bill banning the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Israel.
Risk of nuclear war rising amid global conflicts, Nobel peace laureate says
'Path to self-destruction': Survivors recall horrors of nuclear bombings as they draw parallels to ongoing wars.
Israel’s mass detention of Palestinians is aimed to break our spirit
But my own imprisonment without charge has made me more resilient.
Takeaways from Hurricane Milton: The ‘fingerprints of climate change’
While storm surge was lower than feared, destructive tornadoes and heavier rainfall are part of new trend, experts warn.
Israeli army threatens to attack ambulances in southern Lebanon
After hitting UN peacekeepers, military claims without evidence that Hezbollah is using ambulances for fighters.
One year in, Israel’s ‘new Middle East’
A ferocious assault on north Gaza, unprecedented attacks on the West Bank and intensifying bombings of Lebanon.
Half-life, half-house: Portrait of a Palestinian family after Israeli raids
Akram Nasser and his children live in a house with no front wall or running water. But they have no intention to leave.
‘Nothing but lies’: New Navalny memoir foretells collapse of Putin’s regime
Posthumous memoir, Patriot, of Russian opposition leader who died in prison is set to be released on October 22.
Child safety fears as 'repaired' ceiling falls at neglected school
The 150-year-old school has faced issues with black mould, mushrooms and water ingress from the roof.
Israeli strike on northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp kills 22
Thousands trapped as Israeli military issues evacuation orders for residents to move towards the south of the enclave.
Marine Le Pen’s niece starts own party: What it means for French far-right
Marion Marechal, 34, has launched Identite-Libertes, through which she hopes to strengthen France's 'national camp'.
From Uzbek disco to Uighur rock: Forgotten sounds of the Silk Road
A new album of rare grooves from Soviet Central Asia reveals an era when the region was a crucible for musical fusion.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 960
As the war enters its 960th day, these are the main developments.
US Justice Department sues Virginia for purging voters before election
Move comes as Republicans increasingly emphasise chance of noncitizen voting, despite little evidence of risk posed.
Caught in India-China clashes, Ladakh’s nomadic herders fear for future
Constant military patrols near the Indo-China border have shrunk pastures and are extinguishing tradition.
Trump calls for death penalty for migrants who kill US citizens, police
The Republican also pledged to 'expedite the removals' of migrants upon taking office, if re-elected on November 5.
Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Israel amid ongoing Gaza war
In a largely symbolic move, the Ortega government condemned Israel's leaders as 'fascist' and 'genocidal' over Gaza war.
Why are only some US Senate seats up for grabs? What to know in 500 words
Thirty-four of the 100 total Senate seats are being contested in November, the result of a staggered election system.
Meta removes fake accounts in Moldova ahead of presidential election
STOCKHOLM — Meta Platforms said on Friday that it had removed a network of group accounts targeting Russian speakers in Moldova ahead of the country's October 20 election, for violation of the company's policy on fake accounts.
Authorities in Moldova, an ex-Soviet state lying between Romania and Ukraine, said they had blocked dozens of Telegram channels and chat bots linked to a drive to pay voters to cast "no" ballots in a referendum on European Union membership held alongside the presidential election.
Pro-European President Maia Sandu is seeking a second term in the election and called the referendum on joining the 27-member bloc as the cornerstone of her policies.
The fake Meta accounts posted criticism of Sandu, pro-EU politicians and close ties between Moldova and Romania, and supported pro-Russia parties in Moldova, the company said.
The company said its operation centered on about a dozen fictitious, Russian-language news brands posing as independent entities with presence on multiple internet services, including Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram, as well as Telegram, OK.ru and TikTok.
Meta said it removed seven Facebook accounts, 23 pages, one group and 20 accounts on Instagram for violating its "coordinated inauthentic behavior policy."
About 4,200 accounts followed one or more of the 23 pages and about 335,000 accounts followed one or more of the Instagram accounts, Meta said.
In Chisinau, the National Investigation Inspectorate said it had blocked 15 channels of the popular Telegram messaging app and 95 chat bots offering voters money. Users were told the channels "violated local laws" on political party financing.
It had traced the accounts to supporters of fugitive businessman Ilan Shor — members of the banned party bearing his name or the "Victory" electoral bloc he had set up in its place from his base of exile in Moscow.
Moldovan police said on Thursday that they searched homes of leaders linked to Shor as part of a criminal investigation into election-meddling. Police have said tens of thousands of voters were paid off via accounts in a Russian bank to derail the vote.
Shor was sentenced to 15 years in jail in absentia last year in connection with the 2014 disappearance of $1 billion from Moldovan banks. He denies allegations of trying to bribe voters.
Sandu accuses Moscow of trying to topple her government while Moscow has accused her of fomenting "Russophobia."