Sweden shuts Lebanon embassy amid fears of escalation

CARACAS: Venezuela braced for fresh protests on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro's disputed election victory was ratified – and a growing number of nations recognized his opposition rival as the real winner.Both Maduro and the opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado and her presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, have called on their supporters to demonstrate … Read more

Iran says it expects Hezbollah to hit deeper inside Israel

TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday it expected Lebanon's Tehran-backed Hezbollah group to strike deeper into Israel and no longer be limited to military targets after Israel killed Hezbollah's military commander. Hezbollah has exchanged fire almost daily with Israeli forces, saying it is targeting military positions across the border, since its Palestinian ally Hamas attacked Israel … Read more

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