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On August 5, Pakistan's ex-prime minister, Imran Khan, will complete one year in jail. This has prompted&nbsp;his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to announce nationwide protests against what they call an "indiscriminate crackdown."

Meanwhile, Turkish President Erdogan hinted at a possible intervention in Israel to support Palestinians amidst the Gaza war, comparing it to Turkey's past actions in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar affirmed the growing significance of the Quad during a meeting in Tokyo.

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August 5 (Monday) marks one year of Pakistan's ex-prime minister, Imran Khan's incarceration. To mark the one year of the imprisonment of the party founder, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a series of nationwide protests set for August 5.&nbsp;

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On August 5, Pakistan's ex-prime minister, Imran Khan, will complete one year in jail. This has prompted his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to announce nationwide protests against what they call an "indiscriminate crackdown.

On August 5, Pakistan's ex-prime minister, Imran Khan, will complete one year in jail. This has prompted his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to announce nationwide protests against what they call an "indiscriminate crackdown." Meanwhile, Turkish President Erdogan hinted at a possible intervention in Israel to support Palestinians amidst the Gaza war, comparing it to Turkey's past actions in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar affirmed the growing significance of the Quad during a meeting in Tokyo. Finally, a US astrologer, who predicted Biden's exit from the presidential race, now forecasts Donald Trump as the next president. Click on the headlines for more Imran Khan completes one year in jail on August 5, PTI party to protest against 'indiscriminate crackdown' August 5 (Monday) marks one year of Pakistan's ex-prime minister, Imran Khan's incarceration. To mark the one year of the imprisonment of the party founder, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a series of nationwide protests set for August 5. Gaza war: Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians, says Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday (July 28) that his country might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not spell out what sort of intervention he was suggesting. Quad is here to grow: Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar at Tokyo meet Emphasising the growing importance of Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue), India's external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar has said that the grouping is "here to stay, here to do and here to grow". Quad is a grouping of four countries, India, the US, Japan and Australia and the foreign ministers of these countries are meeting in the Japanese capital Tokyo today. US astrologer who predicted Biden's exit from US election reveals name of next president An astrologer in the United States (US) who prophesied the exact date President Joe Biden would withdraw from the upcoming presidential election has now revealed the next president. According to stars, the next president would be Donald Trump, Amy Tripp told the New York Post on Saturday (Jul 27). Watch | Russian President slams US move to deploy munitions to Germany

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Unidentified attackers have killed five forest rangers and seven soldiers in a national park in the north of Benin, the conservation group African Parks said Saturday.

The attack happened overnight Thursday to Friday not far from the Mekrou River in W National Park, the group said in its statement.&nbsp;

"African Parks has made arrangements to identify the bodies of its personnel and to inform the rangers' families, for whom it will provide support at this tragic time," it added.&nbsp;

Contacted by AFP, Benin's army has not yet responded.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but violence from a jihadist uprising with its origins in the Sahel region has spilled over the borders into Benin.

The authorities in Benin have attributed an increasing number of attacks there to groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

In June, seven soldiers were killed by unknown attackers in the Pendjari National Park, which is also in the north of the country.

Officials in Benin rarely comment on such attacks, but in April 2023 have reported around 20 cross-border incursions since 2021.

In January 2022, Benin deployed nearly 3,000 soldiers to patrol its borders in an effort to tackle the growing threat.

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Unidentified attackers have killed five forest rangers and seven soldiers in a national park in the north of Benin, the conservation group African Parks said Saturday.

Unidentified attackers have killed five forest rangers and seven soldiers in a national park in the north of Benin, the conservation group African Parks said Saturday. The attack happened overnight Thursday to Friday not far from the Mekrou River in W National Park, the group said in its statement. "African Parks has made arrangements to identify the bodies of its personnel and to inform the rangers' families, for whom it will provide support at this tragic time," it added. Contacted by AFP, Benin's army has not yet responded. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but violence from a jihadist uprising with its origins in the Sahel region has spilled over the borders into Benin. The authorities in Benin have attributed an increasing number of attacks there to groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. In June, seven soldiers were killed by unknown attackers in the Pendjari National Park, which is also in the north of the country. Officials in Benin rarely comment on such attacks, but in April 2023 have reported around 20 cross-border incursions since 2021. In January 2022, Benin deployed nearly 3,000 soldiers to patrol its borders in an effort to tackle the growing threat. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

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Former US President Donald Trump has courted controversy again after he urged Christians to come out and vote for him this election, adding they wouldn't have to do it again as he will 'fix' the system after coming to power.&nbsp;In other news, an Israeli attack on a Gaza school left at least 31 people dead on Saturday (Jul 27). The attack, which killed many children and wounded 100 others, targeted a field hospital in the Khadija school located in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli Army stated its fighter jets targeted members of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. 
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As a propeller plane on Thursday whirred towards the US-Mexico border to cross illegally, US&nbsp;agents raced to meet it at a small municipal airport near El Paso, Texas, and arrest two men who were part of Mexican drug trafficking royalty.

The son of jailed former Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman planned to give himself up upon landing. The other passenger - legendary septuagenarian trafficker Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada – did not and was duped into getting on the plane by the younger man, according to two current and two former US&nbsp;officials familiar with the situation.

Zambada's arrest followed lengthy surrender talks between US&nbsp;authorities and El Chapo's son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the sources said. But many American officials had given up hope on Joaquin turning himself in, and were caught unaware when he sent a last-minute message that he would arrive with a kingpin U.S. authorities had been chasing for four decades.

"El Mayo was the cherry on top," said one US&nbsp;official, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the arrests. "It wasn't expected at all."

Guzman Lopez had convinced Zambada to board the plane by telling him that they were flying to see real estate in northern Mexico, according to the two current and one former US&nbsp;officials.

Reuters was the first news organization to report the arrests, ahead of a Department of Justice statement on Thursday evening that confirmed the two men had been detained in El Paso. The news agency spoke to current and former officials to piece together a detailed account of the operation.

The US&nbsp;Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the two agencies who carried out the operation, scrambled agents from their local El Paso offices and barely reached the airport by the time the private plane was landing, according to a fifth source, a U5S&nbsp;official who declined to give further details on the arrests.

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One worker at the Dona Ana County International Jetport, near El Paso, told Reuters he saw a Beechcraft King Air plane land on Thursday afternoon on the runway, where federal agents were already waiting.

"Two individuals got off the plane ... and were calmly taken into custody," said the man, who declined to share his name out of concern for his safety.

The unexpected arrest of El Mayo, in his late 70s, and the way he appears to have been betrayed by Guzman Lopez, who is about 38 years old, has jolted the Mexican drug trafficking world, triggering fears of a bloody fissure in the Sinaloa Cartel between the two families that control the group's biggest power bases.

Zambada is accused of being one of the most consequential traffickers in Mexico's history, having co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel with "El Chapo" Guzman, who was extradited to the US&nbsp;in 2017 and is serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison in Colorado.

Reuters could not determine why Guzman Lopez betrayed his father's long-time partner, though the four current and former sources said it was likely due to his desire to obtain a more favourable plea bargain deal from US&nbsp;authorities and help his brother, Ovidio, who was arrested and extradited to the United States in 2023.

US&nbsp;authorities have made drug bosses key targets, frequently striking plea bargain deals with them in exchange for information that leads to the capture of other high-ranking cartel figures.

The back-channel communication between American officials and Guzman Lopez was carried out through lawyers, the first official said. Jeffrey Lichtman, who represents both Guzman brothers, declined to comment.

Zambada, who was in a wheelchair, pleaded not guilty on Friday in a Texas courtroom to drug charges, including continuing criminal enterprise, narcotics importation conspiracy and money laundering. His lawyer, Frank Perez, said Zambada did not come to the US&nbsp;voluntarily.

Guzman Lopez is due to appear in court next week in Chicago, where he was first indicted on drugs charges around 6 years ago.

Guzman Lopez is one of four sons of El Chapo - known as Los Chapitos, or Little Chapos - who inherited their father's faction of the cartel. Joaquin and Ovidio have the same mother, while the other two siblings – Ivan and Jesus Alfredo – hail from El Chapo's first marriage.

The brothers have in recent years come under ferocious pressure from US&nbsp;authorities, who have made them their main anti-narcotics targets, portraying them and the Sinaloa Cartel as the biggest traffickers of fentanyl into the United States. Fentanyl overdoses have surged to become the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45.

Ray Donovan, a former high-ranking US&nbsp;Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official, said the defeats suffered by key Sinaloa Cartel bosses in recent past are mainly down to their embrace of fentanyl, which has risen up the political agenda in Washington as the death told has mounted on US&nbsp;streets.

"The number of Americans dying has put a lot more pressure," Donovan said. "Fentanyl brought them down."

On Friday, US&nbsp;President Joe Biden heralded the arrests and vowed to continue combating "the scourge of fentanyl".

El Chapo's sons are known to be more violent and hot-headed than Zambada, who had a reputation as a shrewd operator that liked to stay in the shadows. Guzman Lopez was also seen as less important than his other three brothers.

The US&nbsp;authorities had a $15 million reward for the capture of Zambada, who co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel in the late 1980s with El Chapo. Guzman Lopez had a $5 million bounty on his head. Both men face multiple indictments in the United States.

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The first US&nbsp;official cautioned that there are still many questions unanswered about how or why Zambada, an ultra-cautious and experienced cartel chieftain, found himself on that plane.

Mexican Security Minister Rosa Rodriguez said that Mexico was informed of the detentions by the US&nbsp;government, but that Mexican authorities did not participate in the operation.

Outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has taken a cautious approach to tackling the powerful cartels, curbing security cooperation with US&nbsp;authorities on fears that the previous US-Mexico strategy of targeting powerful kingpins was triggering more nationwide violence.

In Oct. 2019, Mexico's military arrested Ovidio but were forced to release him after hundreds of Sinaloa Cartel foot soldiers blocked roads and fought running gun battles with soldiers as they to lay siege to the city of Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa. The military arrested Ovidio again in Jan. 2023 and he was extradited in September last year.

Matthew Allen, a former Special Agent in Charge of HSI's Arizona division that built indictments against Guzman Lopez and other Sinaloa Cartel figures, said both Zambada and Guzman Lopez had had periodic conversations with US&nbsp;officials about surrendering over the years.

Allen, who maintains regular contact with former colleagues at HSI, said many traffickers, especially those from the younger generation, realize that giving themselves up, serving some time in jail and then spending their wealth is a better option than risking death from rivals in Mexico or capture by authorities that can lead to lifelong prison terms. Some informants are allowed to enter witness protection programs.

"They're seeing that this way you can do your time and do not have to look over your shoulder for the rest of your life," he said.

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As a propeller plane on Thursday whirred towards the US-Mexico border to cross illegally, US agents raced to meet it at a small municipal airport near El Paso, Texas, and arrest two men who were part of Mexican drug trafficking royalty.

As a propeller plane on Thursday whirred towards the US-Mexico border to cross illegally, US agents raced to meet it at a small municipal airport near El Paso, Texas, and arrest two men who were part of Mexican drug trafficking royalty. The son of jailed former Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman planned to give himself up upon landing. The other passenger - legendary septuagenarian trafficker Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada – did not and was duped into getting on the plane by the younger man, according to two current and two former US officials familiar with the situation. Zambada's arrest followed lengthy surrender talks between US authorities and El Chapo's son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the sources said. But many American officials had given up hope on Joaquin turning himself in, and were caught unaware when he sent a last-minute message that he would arrive with a kingpin U.S. authorities had been chasing for four decades. "El Mayo was the cherry on top," said one US official, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the arrests. "It wasn't expected at all." Guzman Lopez had convinced Zambada to board the plane by telling him that they were flying to see real estate in northern Mexico, according to the two current and one former US officials. Reuters was the first news organization to report the arrests, ahead of a Department of Justice statement on Thursday evening that confirmed the two men had been detained in El Paso. The news agency spoke to current and former officials to piece together a detailed account of the operation. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the two agencies who carried out the operation, scrambled agents from their local El Paso offices and barely reached the airport by the time the private plane was landing, according to a fifth source, a U5S official who declined to give further details on the arrests. Watch | Report: US ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran × One worker at the Dona Ana County International Jetport, near El Paso, told Reuters he saw a Beechcraft King Air plane land on Thursday afternoon on the runway, where federal agents were already waiting. "Two individuals got off the plane ... and were calmly taken into custody," said the man, who declined to share his name out of concern for his safety. The unexpected arrest of El Mayo, in his late 70s, and the way he appears to have been betrayed by Guzman Lopez, who is about 38 years old, has jolted the Mexican drug trafficking world, triggering fears of a bloody fissure in the Sinaloa Cartel between the two families that control the group's biggest power bases. Zambada is accused of being one of the most consequential traffickers in Mexico's history, having co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel with "El Chapo" Guzman, who was extradited to the US in 2017 and is serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison in Colorado. Reuters could not determine why Guzman Lopez betrayed his father's long-time partner, though the four current and former sources said it was likely due to his desire to obtain a more favourable plea bargain deal from US authorities and help his brother, Ovidio, who was arrested and extradited to the United States in 2023. US authorities have made drug bosses key targets, frequently striking plea bargain deals with them in exchange for information that leads to the capture of other high-ranking cartel figures. The back-channel communication between American officials and Guzman Lopez was carried out through lawyers, the first official said. Jeffrey Lichtman, who represents both Guzman brothers, declined to comment. Zambada, who was in a wheelchair, pleaded not guilty on Friday in a Texas courtroom to drug charges, including continuing criminal enterprise, narcotics importation conspiracy and money laundering. His lawyer, Frank Perez, said Zambada did not come to the US voluntarily. Guzman Lopez is due to appear in court next week in Chicago, where he was first indicted on drugs charges around 6 years ago. Guzman Lopez is one of four sons of El Chapo - known as Los Chapitos, or Little Chapos - who inherited their father's faction of the cartel. Joaquin and Ovidio have the same mother, while the other two siblings – Ivan and Jesus Alfredo – hail from El Chapo's first marriage. The brothers have in recent years come under ferocious pressure from US authorities, who have made them their main anti-narcotics targets, portraying them and the Sinaloa Cartel as the biggest traffickers of fentanyl into the United States. Fentanyl overdoses have surged to become the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45. Ray Donovan, a former high-ranking US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official, said the defeats suffered by key Sinaloa Cartel bosses in recent past are mainly down to their embrace of fentanyl, which has risen up the political agenda in Washington as the death told has mounted on US streets. "The number of Americans dying has put a lot more pressure," Donovan said. "Fentanyl brought them down." On Friday, US President Joe Biden heralded the arrests and vowed to continue combating "the scourge of fentanyl". El Chapo's sons are known to be more violent and hot-headed than Zambada, who had a reputation as a shrewd operator that liked to stay in the shadows. Guzman Lopez was also seen as less important than his other three brothers. The US authorities had a $15 million reward for the capture of Zambada, who co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel in the late 1980s with El Chapo. Guzman Lopez had a $5 million bounty on his head. Both men face multiple indictments in the United States. Also read: US: Tragic plane crash claims lives of 7 including Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons members The first US official cautioned that there are still many questions unanswered about how or why Zambada, an ultra-cautious and experienced cartel chieftain, found himself on that plane. Mexican Security Minister Rosa Rodriguez said that Mexico was informed of the detentions by the US government, but that Mexican authorities did not participate in the operation. Outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has taken a cautious approach to tackling the powerful cartels, curbing security cooperation with US authorities on fears that the previous US-Mexico strategy of targeting powerful kingpins was triggering more nationwide violence. In Oct. 2019, Mexico's military arrested Ovidio but were forced to release him after hundreds of Sinaloa Cartel foot soldiers blocked roads and fought running gun battles with soldiers as they to lay siege to the city of Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa. The military arrested Ovidio again in Jan. 2023 and he was extradited in September last year. Matthew Allen, a former Special Agent in Charge of HSI's Arizona division that built indictments against Guzman Lopez and other Sinaloa Cartel figures, said both Zambada and Guzman Lopez had had periodic conversations with US officials about surrendering over the years. Allen, who maintains regular contact with former colleagues at HSI, said many traffickers, especially those from the younger generation, realize that giving themselves up, serving some time in jail and then spending their wealth is a better option than risking death from rivals in Mexico or capture by authorities that can lead to lifelong prison terms. Some informants are allowed to enter witness protection programs. "They're seeing that this way you can do your time and do not have to look over your shoulder for the rest of your life," he said. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Propeller plane lands the big fish: How a high-stakes betrayal brought two top drug lords into US custody

Today's episode was the second after PM Modi assumed office for a third consecutive term.

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An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed four fighters of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah on Saturday, a security source told AFP. 
 
"Four Hezbollah fighters were killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Kila," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.&nbsp; 
 
Hezbollah, which has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army since the Gaza war erupted last October, confirmed the deaths of four of its fighters.

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An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed four fighters of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah on Saturday, a security source told AFP. "Four Hezbollah fighters were killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Kila," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed four fighters of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah on Saturday, a security source told AFP. "Four Hezbollah fighters were killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Kila," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Hezbollah, which has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army since the Gaza war erupted last October, confirmed the deaths of four of its fighters. Watch | Tensions at Israel-Hezbollah border: Is Israel inching towards a war in North? × Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Four Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

An Israeli attack on a Gaza school left at least 31 people dead on Saturday (Jul 27). The attack, which killed many children and wounded 100 others, targeted a field hospital in the Khadija school located in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli Army stated its fighter jets targeted members of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas.

“The death toll from Israel’s attack on a field hospital inside a school housing displaced people in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza has risen to 31,” the Gaza government media office spokesman, Ismail Al-Thawabta, was quoted as saying by the news agency Anadolu.

Earlier, the media office of the Gaza government said in a statement that “the Israeli occupation army committed a new massacre a short while ago by bombing a field hospital set up inside Khadija School in Deir al-Balah in the Central Governorate.”

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“The occupation bombed the hospital with three missiles from fighter jets, which led to the killing of 18 people and dozens of injuries,” it added.

Gaza officials also claimed the attack happened in an area designated as a “humanitarian safe zone” in Deir al-Balah.

<h2>Israel's justification</h2>

Israeli media citing&nbsp;a statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that the school was being used by Hamas militants "to develop and store large quantities of weapons and as a hiding place to plan attacks on Israeli troops and civilians".

The Israeli military had earlier ordered the evacuation of the zone ahead of the planned strike. The IDF said the order came in response to a rocket attack that originated from the site.

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Earlier in the day, officials in Gaza said that at least 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks since dawn in Khan Younis.

On Friday (Jul 26), the IDF fought against Hamas militants in the Khan Younis area and destroyed several tunnels and other infrastructure.

Gaza health authorities claim more than 39,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes in the enclave since the start of the war on October 7 last year.

(With inputs from agencies)

Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.&nbsp;

An Israeli attack on a Gaza school left at least 31 people dead on Saturday (Jul 27). The attack, which killed many children and wounded 100 others, targeted a field hospital in the Khadija school located in the central Gaza Strip.

An Israeli attack on a Gaza school left at least 31 people dead on Saturday (Jul 27). The attack, which killed many children and wounded 100 others, targeted a field hospital in the Khadija school located in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli Army stated its fighter jets targeted members of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. “The death toll from Israel’s attack on a field hospital inside a school housing displaced people in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza has risen to 31,” the Gaza government media office spokesman, Ismail Al-Thawabta, was quoted as saying by the news agency Anadolu. Earlier, the media office of the Gaza government said in a statement that “the Israeli occupation army committed a new massacre a short while ago by bombing a field hospital set up inside Khadija School in Deir al-Balah in the Central Governorate.” Watch: Israel-Hamas war: Israeli forces advance in Southern Gaza × “The occupation bombed the hospital with three missiles from fighter jets, which led to the killing of 18 people and dozens of injuries,” it added. Gaza officials also claimed the attack happened in an area designated as a “humanitarian safe zone” in Deir al-Balah. Israel's justification Israeli media citing a statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that the school was being used by Hamas militants "to develop and store large quantities of weapons and as a hiding place to plan attacks on Israeli troops and civilians". The Israeli military had earlier ordered the evacuation of the zone ahead of the planned strike. The IDF said the order came in response to a rocket attack that originated from the site. Also read: Ancient Gaza monastery put on UNESCO endangered site list due to Israel-Hamas war Earlier in the day, officials in Gaza said that at least 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks since dawn in Khan Younis. On Friday (Jul 26), the IDF fought against Hamas militants in the Khan Younis area and destroyed several tunnels and other infrastructure. Gaza health authorities claim more than 39,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes in the enclave since the start of the war on October 7 last year. (With inputs from agencies) Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

Gaza war: IDF attack on school kills 31; Israel says it targeted Hamas hideout

Iran is witnessing a severe heatwave that has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities on Saturday (Jul 27) and order all government and commercial institutions to shutter the following day.

Iran is witnessing a severe heatwave that has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities on Saturday (Jul 27) and order all government and commercial institutions to shutter the following day. Citing weather reports, a report by the news agency Associated Press said that the temperature ranged from 37 degrees Celsius to 43 degrees Celsius in Tehran. On Sunday, banks, offices, and public institutions across the country would close to protect people’s health and conserve energy due to rising temperatures. Only emergency services and medical agencies would be excluded, the report said. Over 200 treated for heatstroke Babak Yektaparast, the spokesperson of Iran's emergency department, told state media that 225 people had to seek medical help for heatstroke, adding that some had to be hospitalised. Also read | Iran can produce fissile material for nuclear bomb in 'one or two weeks': Blinken Meanwhile, an official at the National Meteorological Organization said that temperatures reached over 45 degrees Celsius in 10 provinces, with the highest temperature of 49.7 degrees Celsius recorded in the last 24 hours in Dalgan, the southeastern city in Sistan and Baluchistan province which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan. The spokesperson said a drop in temperature was expected on Monday (Jul 29), but warned this did not mean that the air would cool down. People asked to stay indoors State media urged people to stay indoors until 5 pm local time as authorities cut working hours on Saturday in many provinces due to the sweltering heat. Authorities also said electricity consumption reached record levels of 78,106 megawatts on Tuesday, as the scorching heat persisted and people tried to stay cool. In 2023, the government ordered a two-day national holiday due to increasing temperatures. (With inputs from agencies)

Severe heatwave in Iran forces government to shutter offices, banks

A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 people including children on Saturday, Israeli authorities said, blaming Hezbollah and vowing to inflict a heavy price on the Iran-backed Lebanese group.

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Israel: At least 12 killed in rocket attack in Golan Heights

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Japan on Sunday for a two-day visit for the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting. He was received by India's Ambassador to Japan and Republic of Marshall Islands, Sibi George.

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Tokyo for Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting

Sheikh Yasser al-Habib, a 45-year-old Muslim cleric, is reportedly in advanced talks to buy the isle of Torsa, off the west coast of Scotland. He hopes his organisation can build schools, hospitals and mosques on the island in order to practise sharia law - turning it into his own 'Islamic State', The Mail reported on Sunday. His followers are called the Mahdi [Messiah] Servants Union.&nbsp;

The mile-long island has been uninhabited for 85 years and is located in the Slate Isles. Last year, Savills advertised it for £1.5 million. It is accessible only by sea using a private boat from the neighbouring island of Luing, which is reached via a ferry from the island of Seil.&nbsp;

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Reports have said that the Muslim scholar, who already runs military-style training camps, has raised more than £3 million to buy a small Scottish island and allow Muslims "from all over the world" to get a visa and live in their new "homeland".&nbsp;

As quoted by local reports, al-Habib said in a video: "If you want to live free under the banner of the imam [Shia leader], in a special homeland where you feel everything in it reminds you of the awaited mahdi, everything is the Shia homeland…support this project."&nbsp;

Another man, who's filming from Torsa, can be heard saying in the same video: "Here, my brothers, God willing, we want to build a large mosque, a school and a hawza [Shia seminary]. We want this place to be a homeland to the Shias and the believers."&nbsp;

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The extremist academic fled Kuwait and claimed asylum in the United Kingdom around 20 years ago. Fulmer, a little village in South Buckinghamshire, is home to his "global headquarters".&nbsp;

Al-Habib, known as the "Mullah of Fulmer," is charged with inciting sectarian hatred in the UK and in the Arab world between Shias and rival Sunni Muslims.&nbsp;

The report mentioned that al-Habib has been raising money via his contentious satellite station, Fadak TV, which has been operating&nbsp;out of a converted church hall for several years.&nbsp;

Several MPs have called to shut down the station. Ofcom, the regulatory authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the UK, raised objections over attacks on people of the Sunni faith.&nbsp;

However, despite repeated warnings, al-Habib has continued his lectures, spreading hate toward the Sunni faith across the world.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

Sheikh Yasser al-Habib, a 45-year-old Muslim cleric, is reportedly in advanced talks to buy the isle of Torsa, off the west coast of Scotland. He hopes his organisation can build schools, hospitals and mosques on the island in order to practise sharia law - turning it into his own 'Islamic State', The Mail reported on Sunday.

Sheikh Yasser al-Habib, a 45-year-old Muslim cleric, is reportedly in advanced talks to buy the isle of Torsa, off the west coast of Scotland. He hopes his organisation can build schools, hospitals and mosques on the island in order to practise sharia law - turning it into his own 'Islamic State', The Mail reported on Sunday. His followers are called the Mahdi [Messiah] Servants Union. The mile-long island has been uninhabited for 85 years and is located in the Slate Isles. Last year, Savills advertised it for £1.5 million. It is accessible only by sea using a private boat from the neighbouring island of Luing, which is reached via a ferry from the island of Seil. Also read: Nigeria: 125 Boko Haram insurgents convicted by court in mass trial Reports have said that the Muslim scholar, who already runs military-style training camps, has raised more than £3 million to buy a small Scottish island and allow Muslims "from all over the world" to get a visa and live in their new "homeland". As quoted by local reports, al-Habib said in a video: "If you want to live free under the banner of the imam [Shia leader], in a special homeland where you feel everything in it reminds you of the awaited mahdi, everything is the Shia homeland…support this project." Another man, who's filming from Torsa, can be heard saying in the same video: "Here, my brothers, God willing, we want to build a large mosque, a school and a hawza [Shia seminary]. We want this place to be a homeland to the Shias and the believers." Also read: Trump praises ‘brave and beautiful’ female agent amid sexist criticism after assassination bid The extremist academic fled Kuwait and claimed asylum in the United Kingdom around 20 years ago. Fulmer, a little village in South Buckinghamshire, is home to his "global headquarters". Al-Habib, known as the "Mullah of Fulmer," is charged with inciting sectarian hatred in the UK and in the Arab world between Shias and rival Sunni Muslims. The report mentioned that al-Habib has been raising money via his contentious satellite station, Fadak TV, which has been operating out of a converted church hall for several years. Several MPs have called to shut down the station. Ofcom, the regulatory authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the UK, raised objections over attacks on people of the Sunni faith. However, despite repeated warnings, al-Habib has continued his lectures, spreading hate toward the Sunni faith across the world. (With inputs from agencies)

Extremist Muslim scholar wants to turn Scottish island into his own ‘Islamic State’

Three students died after the basement of their IAS coaching centre was flooded due to heavy rain in central Delhi’s Old Rajender Nagar area. The police registered an FIR in the incident, which took place late on Saturday, and arrested the owner and the coordinator of the training academy.

India: Students protest after 3 UPSC aspirants drown in Delhi's coaching centre

The Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris presidential race is heating up. On Saturday, the two political rivals traded barbs from afar, calling each other names. While Harris called Donald Trump "just plain weird," Trump in exchange painted her as an "evil," and "unhinged" person.

This war of words marked a tumultuous week in the 2024 presidential race.

<h2>'He said- she said'</h2>

Harris' comments, as per Reuters, came just a few days after she ascended to the top of the presidential nominee list after being backed by US President Joe Biden.

During a private fundraiser headlined by singer-songwriter James Taylor, Harris criticised Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance's rhetoric was "just plain weird."&nbsp;

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Harris called herself an "underdog," and said, "We are the underdogs in this race, but this is a people-powered campaign."

"Donald Trump has been resorting to some wild lies about my record. And some of what he and his running mate are saying, well, it's just plain weird," she said.

The phrase 'weird' as per the report represents a new Democratic strategy, with the Harris campaign portraying Trump as "old and quite weird."

At the fundraiser, Harris, 59, contrasted her prosecutorial background with Trump's criminal record, framing her campaign as forward-looking in contrast to what she termed 'felon' Trump's desire to return the country to a "dark past."

Hours later, Trump retaliated at a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, accusing Harris of wanting to "destroy the country" and attacking her stance on public safety and immigration. Trump, 78, described Harris as "even worse" than Biden, declaring that her presidency would end the American dream.

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"If a crazy liberal like Kamala Harris gets in, the American dream is dead," Trump said.

Trump's speech was filled with grievances and baseless claims about election fraud.

Harris' candidacy has revitalised the Democratic campaign, which had struggled with doubts about Biden's viability.

Since Biden's exit, Harris has raised over $100 million, including $1.4 million at Saturday's fundraiser attended by around 800 supporters.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

The Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris presidential race is heating up. On Saturday, the two political rivals traded barbs from afar, calling each other names. While Harris called Donald Trump "just plain weird," Trump in exchange painted her as an "evil," and "unhinged" person.

The Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris presidential race is heating up. On Saturday, the two political rivals traded barbs from afar, calling each other names. While Harris called Donald Trump "just plain weird," Trump in exchange painted her as an "evil," and "unhinged" person. This war of words marked a tumultuous week in the 2024 presidential race. 'He said- she said' Harris' comments, as per Reuters, came just a few days after she ascended to the top of the presidential nominee list after being backed by US President Joe Biden. During a private fundraiser headlined by singer-songwriter James Taylor, Harris criticised Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance's rhetoric was "just plain weird." Also read | Trump tells Christians they 'wouldn't have to vote again' if he wins 2024 presidential election - WATCH Harris called herself an "underdog," and said, "We are the underdogs in this race, but this is a people-powered campaign." "Donald Trump has been resorting to some wild lies about my record. And some of what he and his running mate are saying, well, it's just plain weird," she said. The phrase 'weird' as per the report represents a new Democratic strategy, with the Harris campaign portraying Trump as "old and quite weird." At the fundraiser, Harris, 59, contrasted her prosecutorial background with Trump's criminal record, framing her campaign as forward-looking in contrast to what she termed 'felon' Trump's desire to return the country to a "dark past." Hours later, Trump retaliated at a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, accusing Harris of wanting to "destroy the country" and attacking her stance on public safety and immigration. Trump, 78, described Harris as "even worse" than Biden, declaring that her presidency would end the American dream. Also read | Kamala Harris faces uphill battle: Polls show potential Democratic prez pick struggles to win over male voters "If a crazy liberal like Kamala Harris gets in, the American dream is dead," Trump said. Trump's speech was filled with grievances and baseless claims about election fraud. Harris' candidacy has revitalised the Democratic campaign, which had struggled with doubts about Biden's viability. Since Biden's exit, Harris has raised over $100 million, including $1.4 million at Saturday's fundraiser attended by around 800 supporters. (With inputs from agencies)

Trump vs Harris: From 'evil' to 'just plain weird' the Republican vs Democrat war of words heat up

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Japan on Sunday for a two-day visit for the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting. Mahatma Gandhi's timeless message of peace and non-violence is even more relevant today when the world is witnessing conflicts, polarization and bloodshed, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday. Jaishankar's remarks came as he unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at Freedom Plaza in Edogawa, Tokyo.

Jaishankar unveils Mahatma Gandhi's bust in Japan, evokes Gandhi's message of non-violence

A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US state, authorities said Saturday.

The so-called Park Fire burned more than 350,000 acres (142,000 hectares) as of Saturday evening, making it the seventh-largest ever recorded in California history, the state agency Cal Fire said.

The fire, which prompted orders for more than 4,000 people to flee their homes, was burning through a largely rural, mountainous area near the city of Chico, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of state capital Sacramento.

"Extreme fire conditions continue to challenge firefighters," Cal Fire said in a post on X.

The fire was just 10 percent controlled, despite the efforts of more than 3,700 personnel with over a dozen helicopters and several planes, according to an agency update.

"Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow," it said.

"Lower temperatures and higher humidity have reduced fire activity," the agency said, while adding that fire was still spreading.

The Park Fire started Wednesday near Chico, in Butte County, and within hours had devastated a wide area there and in neighboring Tehama County.&nbsp;

Cal Fire's latest update said 20 structures were confirmed destroyed by the fire, lowering an earlier estimate of 134.

The agency said the numbers were expected to fluctuate as officials assess the damage on the ground.

The blaze has generated an enormous column of dense gray smoke which has also been blown over nearby states.

On Thursday, police detained a 42-year-old man on suspicion of having started the fire by pushing a burning car into a ravine.

Chico is only about 15 miles from Paradise, a city devastated by a 2018 fire that ranked as California's most deadly ever, claiming 85 lives.

The explosive growth of the Park Fire has again placed Paradise under evacuation warning, unleashing painful memories for its residents.

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Ava Elsner, who lived through the 2018 fire, told CNN she worries about her neighbors as the Park Fire blazes.

"I don't want anyone else to experience this. It's the most traumatizing, terrifying, and saddening thing to have a whole community go up in flames," she told the broadcaster.

Also watch |&nbsp;Wildfires sweep across US and Canada

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Experts say climate change, accelerated by human action, is leading to more extreme weather events.

In Oregon, the Durkee Fire, which started earlier this month, has consumed nearly 290,000 acres and was about 50 percent contained, the state's wildfire response and recovery agency said.

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A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US state, authorities said Saturday. The so-called Park Fire burned more than 350,000 acres (142,000 hectares) as of Saturday evening, making it the seventh-largest ever recorded in California history, the state agency Cal Fire said.

A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US state, authorities said Saturday. The so-called Park Fire burned more than 350,000 acres (142,000 hectares) as of Saturday evening, making it the seventh-largest ever recorded in California history, the state agency Cal Fire said. The fire, which prompted orders for more than 4,000 people to flee their homes, was burning through a largely rural, mountainous area near the city of Chico, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of state capital Sacramento. "Extreme fire conditions continue to challenge firefighters," Cal Fire said in a post on X. The fire was just 10 percent controlled, despite the efforts of more than 3,700 personnel with over a dozen helicopters and several planes, according to an agency update. "Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow," it said. "Lower temperatures and higher humidity have reduced fire activity," the agency said, while adding that fire was still spreading. The Park Fire started Wednesday near Chico, in Butte County, and within hours had devastated a wide area there and in neighboring Tehama County. Cal Fire's latest update said 20 structures were confirmed destroyed by the fire, lowering an earlier estimate of 134. The agency said the numbers were expected to fluctuate as officials assess the damage on the ground. The blaze has generated an enormous column of dense gray smoke which has also been blown over nearby states. On Thursday, police detained a 42-year-old man on suspicion of having started the fire by pushing a burning car into a ravine. Chico is only about 15 miles from Paradise, a city devastated by a 2018 fire that ranked as California's most deadly ever, claiming 85 lives. The explosive growth of the Park Fire has again placed Paradise under evacuation warning, unleashing painful memories for its residents. Also read | Mass evacuation: Wildfires force 9,000 to leave homes in Canada Ava Elsner, who lived through the 2018 fire, told CNN she worries about her neighbors as the Park Fire blazes. "I don't want anyone else to experience this. It's the most traumatizing, terrifying, and saddening thing to have a whole community go up in flames," she told the broadcaster. Also watch | Wildfires sweep across US and Canada × Experts say climate change, accelerated by human action, is leading to more extreme weather events. In Oregon, the Durkee Fire, which started earlier this month, has consumed nearly 290,000 acres and was about 50 percent contained, the state's wildfire response and recovery agency said. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

California fire rages on to become one of state's biggest ever

Nigerian courts convicted 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants and financiers of a series of terrorism-related offences in a mass trial this week, the attorney general's office said.

The Boko Haram insurgency has killed thousands of people and displaced millions since it began in 2009, creating a humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria and putting pressure on the government to bring the conflict to an end.

Kamarudeen Ogundele, the spokesman of the Attorney-General's office, said in a statement late on Friday that "they were convicted of charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism financing, rendering material support, and cases relating to International Criminal Courts (ICC) criminality".

The last mass trials of Boko Haram suspects took place between 2017 and 2018, where 163 people were convicted and 887 set free.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/nigerian-air-force-strikes-boko-harams-group-604124">Watch |&nbsp;Nigerian Air Force strikes Boko Haram's group</a>

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Ogundele added that from the previous convictions, 400 defendants who had completed their sentences were moved to a rehabilitation centre known as Operation Safe Corridor in Gombe State, northeast Nigeria "for rehabilitation, deradicalisation and subsequent reintegration".

Boko Haram kidnapped more than 270 girls from a school in the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014, an attack that sparked outrage and gave rise to the global "#Bring Back Our Girls" campaign, though more than half of the girls have returned, many as mothers of multiple children.

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The breakdown of the latest convictions showed that 85 people were convicted for terrorism financing, 22 for ICC-related crimes, while the rest were convicted for terrorism.

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Nigerian courts convicted 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants and financiers of a series of terrorism-related offences in a mass trial this week, the attorney general's office said.

Nigerian courts convicted 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants and financiers of a series of terrorism-related offences in a mass trial this week, the attorney general's office said. The Boko Haram insurgency has killed thousands of people and displaced millions since it began in 2009, creating a humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria and putting pressure on the government to bring the conflict to an end. Kamarudeen Ogundele, the spokesman of the Attorney-General's office, said in a statement late on Friday that "they were convicted of charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism financing, rendering material support, and cases relating to International Criminal Courts (ICC) criminality". The last mass trials of Boko Haram suspects took place between 2017 and 2018, where 163 people were convicted and 887 set free. Watch | Nigerian Air Force strikes Boko Haram's group × Ogundele added that from the previous convictions, 400 defendants who had completed their sentences were moved to a rehabilitation centre known as Operation Safe Corridor in Gombe State, northeast Nigeria "for rehabilitation, deradicalisation and subsequent reintegration". Boko Haram kidnapped more than 270 girls from a school in the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014, an attack that sparked outrage and gave rise to the global "#Bring Back Our Girls" campaign, though more than half of the girls have returned, many as mothers of multiple children. Also read | Over 200 abducted schoolchildren in northwestern Nigeria freed after two weeks The breakdown of the latest convictions showed that 85 people were convicted for terrorism financing, 22 for ICC-related crimes, while the rest were convicted for terrorism. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Nigeria: 125 Boko Haram insurgents convicted by court in mass trial

Israel has alleged that Hezbollah used the Falaq-1 rocket to Target civilians in the Golan Heights. Let's take a look at the missile used in the attack.

Israel-Hezbollah tensions: All about Falaq-1 rockets

The US report, released on Monday, noted that Russia has in recent years beefed up its military presence in the Arctic, reopening and modernising several bases and airfields abandoned since the end of the Soviet era. China, meanwhile, has poured money into polar exploration and research to build a “Polar Silk Road”.

US wary of China-Russia cooperation in Arctic

The United States announced plans Sunday for a major revamp of its military command in Japan to deepen coordination with its ally's forces, as the two countries labelled China the "greatest strategic challenge" facing the region.

The US announces major revamp of military command in Japan

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