PIJ name three Israeli captives to be freed in Gaza
- Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) have named Alexander Trufanov, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Yair Horn as three male Israeli captives to be released in Gaza tomorrow. The list was received by Israel.
- In exchange, Israel will release 369 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, including 36 serving live sentences and 333 hailing from Gaza, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed 48,239 deaths in Israel’s war on Gaza while 111,676 people have been wounded. The Government Media Office has updated its death toll to at least 61,709 people, saying thousands missing under the rubble are now presumed dead.
- At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023 attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize key DRC airport in rapid southern advance
Humanitarian fears mount as airport is last obstacle before city of Bukavu and its population of about 1m people
Fri 14 Feb 2025 16.02 GMT
Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have seized the strategically important airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following a rapid advance south in recent days.
The airport in the town of Kavumu, where Congolese troops had been positioned, is the last military obstacle to the rebels before Bukavu, a city of about a million people 17 miles (27km) to the south.
The airport’s fall, which was reported by Reuters and Agence France-Presse quoting security and humanitarian sources, has prompted fears of an imminent push on the city itself. Last month the rebels took Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, in a similar lightning offensive.
Germany: Munich car ramming suspect had 'Islamist motive'
The car ramming into a rally in the Bavarian capital on Thursday has left at least 36 injured, German authorities said. Munich's prosecutor said there was no evidence linking the incident to terrorist organizations.
The suspect apprehended in the car ramming incident in Germany'ssouthern city of Munich on Thursday had an "Islamist motive," German authorities said on Friday.
Munich's prosecutor nevertheless added that there was no evidence that the incident was tied to terrorist organizations such as the so-called "Islamic State."
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China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea
Liz Lee, Xiuhao Chen and Kirsty Needham
China accused Australia on Friday of deliberately provoking it with a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea this week, saying the latter was spreading “false narratives”, though Australia maintained its action adhered to international law.
The incident, in which Australia’s defence minister said a Chinese PLA J-16 jet released flares within 30 metres of an RAAF aircraft, comes amid ties strained by navy and air force interactions that Australia has called dangerous.
Chernobyl radiation shield hit by Russian drone, Ukraine says
Ian Aikman
A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter protecting Chernobyl's damaged nuclear reactor, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
The overnight strike at the nuclear plant, which is the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, caused a fire that has since been extinguished, he added.
As of Friday morning, radiation levels inside and outside Chernobyl remain normal and stable according to the UN's nuclear watchdog (the IAEA).
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