Iran reportedly convenes terror proxies to plot assassination response, Israel 'strongly prepared in defense'
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Iran and its terror proxies reportedly met in Tehran on Thursday amid rising tensions with Israel following the deaths of high-profile leaders from Hezbollah and Hamas this week.
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Nasrallah also claimed that Shukr’s death was an "act of war" rather than a response to the rocket attack that killed a dozen children in the Golan Heights over the weekend, for which Hezbollah continues to deny involvement, while the U.S. and Israel both laid the blame at the group’s feet.
A U.S. official told Fox News Digital that reports of 12 warships deployed to the region over concerns for escalating tensions following the assassinations were "not true," and that "no official tasking has been given" to the vessels, which were already in the Middle East. The official noted that the ships remain spread out, with some even in ports or conducting routine operations, and that none of the vessels are near any locations of interest.
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The United Nations said Ukraine's population has decreased by around a quarter, or 10 million people, since Russia's invasion of the country in February 2022.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that North Korean troops have been transferred to Russia on Thursday.
An Italian surfer hunting for waves off the west coast of Sumatra died after she was stabbed in the chest by the bill of a swordfish, in what is being considered a freak accident.
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