Tyre
city in the South Governorate of Lebanon, also an ancient Phoenician city and the legendary birthplace of Europa and Elissa (Dido)
- Aug 10
Australian police launch homicide probe after suitcase found near Oallen turns out to contain a realistic doll
A suitcase found on a rural road near Oallen, New South Wales, triggered a homicide investigation on Sunday 9 August after two passersby reported what they believed were human remains. Forensic tests the next morning confirmed the object was a realistic doll with fake injuries.
- Aug 9
Syria and Russia agree to convert Hmeimim and Tartus bases into joint training centers
Syria announced a memorandum of understanding with Moscow converting the Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base into joint training centers, with Damascus retaking civilian facilities after 18 months of negotiations.
- Aug 5
Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon after soldier deaths shatter two-month ceasefire
Two Israeli soldiers died in a booby-trap explosion in Majdal Zoun on 5 August, prompting retaliatory strikes across southern Lebanon and cutting short the seventh round of Rome negotiations.
- Aug 5
Seven Spanish regions on alert for extreme heat, storms and 90 km/h winds on Wednesday
Seven autonomous communities face weather warnings on Wednesday as intense heat, thunderstorms, strong winds and rough seas converge across Spain. Gran Canaria and La Gomera are under an orange alert for temperatures up to 37°C, while the northeast braces for locally heavy storms with hail.
- Jul 28
Vox threatens to break Seville pact with PP after mosque license approval
Seville's city council approved a permit for a mosque and Islamic cultural center in the Polígono Sur district on Tuesday, prompting Vox to threaten withdrawing support from Mayor José Luis Sanz's PP administration.
- Jul 1
Spain's first total eclipse since 1912 prompts 500+ medical consultations, mostly minor eye complaints
A total solar eclipse crossed Spain on August 12 for the first time since 1912, sending more than 500 people to health services across 14 regions with mostly minor eye complaints and anxiety.
- Jun 29
Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon as Beirut rejects US-brokered framework deal
The Israeli military detonated a 200-metre Hezbollah tunnel near Majdal Zoun on Sunday, hours after Lebanese officials and the militant group rejected a US-brokered security agreement signed two days earlier.
- Jun 27
Hezbollah leader rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon deal as 'humiliating, shameful' surrender, Israeli drone strikes south
One day after Lebanon and Israel signed a US-mediated framework agreement to end months of conflict, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem dismissed the deal as humiliating and vowed to continue armed resistance, as an Israeli drone struck southern Lebanon.
- Jun 27
Israel and Lebanon sign US-brokered framework deal for phased withdrawal from south Lebanon
Under US mediation, the two sides agreed on two pilot zones where the IDF will neutralize Hezbollah before handing over to a US-trained Lebanese army, a first step toward eventual full withdrawal.
- Jun 27
Fernpass blockade lifted after two-hour protest over tunnel and toll plans; traffic disruption minimal
A two-hour blockade of the key Alpine route by residents opposing new tunnels and a toll caused little disruption on Saturday, as authorities had warned drivers away in advance.
- Jun 26
Israel, Lebanon and US sign framework deal in Washington, Israeli troops to pull back from pilot zones in south
A US-mediated agreement signed on June 26 maps out a small-scale Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, with American officers monitoring for Hezbollah fighters.
- Jun 20
Lebanese turtle guardian Mona Khalil dies after Israeli strike on Mansouri home
Mona Khalil, who protected endangered sea turtles on Lebanon’s southern coast for over 25 years, died on Friday after an Israeli airstrike hit her home in Mansouri two weeks earlier.
- Jun 9
Trump says Iran peace deal is 'two to three days' away after Iran-Israel hostilities pause
The US president said diplomacy is in its 'final efforts' after Iran and Israel halted their first direct exchanges of fire since an April ceasefire.
- Jun 5
Hezbollah rejects US-brokered ceasefire, calls negotiations a 'masquerade' as Israeli strikes continue in southern Lebanon
Hezbollah chief Naïm Qassem dismissed the ceasefire announced in Washington as a 'roadmap to annihilate' his people, demanding a complete Israeli pullout and threatening further attacks on northern Israel.
- Jun 3
Israel and Hezbollah keep fighting after Trump claims deal, as US-Iran talks hang in balance
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a day after Donald Trump announced he had brokered a halt to hostilities, exposing a rift between Washington and Benjamin Netanyahu that threatens wider peace talks with Iran.
- Jun 3
Iran strikes Kuwait airport, killing one, as Trump says ceasefire means 'shooting in a moderate manner'
An Iranian drone and missile attack on Kuwait International Airport killed one person and wounded over 60, drawing regional condemnation and exposing the fragility of the US-Iran truce.
- Jun 2
Trump explodes at Netanyahu over Beirut strikes: 'You're fucking crazy'
A heated phone call between the US and Israeli leaders on Monday nearly derailed fragile US-Iran negotiations, as Trump reportedly unleashed a torrent of insults to prevent an Israeli attack on Beirut.
- May 31
Israel Seizes Crusader Castle Beaufort in Deepest Lebanon Incursion Since 2000, Complicating Iran Truce Talks
Israeli forces seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, marking their deepest incursion into the country in over a quarter-century and threatening to unravel a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
- May 30
Brenner Blockade: 5,000 Protest Against Alpine Transit Flood as Feared Traffic Chaos Fails to Materialize
A massive demonstration on the Brenner Autobahn brought Europe's busiest Alpine transit route to a standstill for eight hours on Saturday, yet the predicted traffic collapse never came as drivers heeded warnings to stay away.
- May 28
Iran and the U.S. Exchange Fire in the Gulf, Threatening Fragile Ceasefire and Peace Talks
The United States struck targets in southern Iran and shot down four drones, prompting retaliatory Iranian missile attacks on a U.S. base in Kuwait, marking the most serious hostilities since the ceasefire began on April 8.
