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Israel’s mission against Hamas ‘not accomplished’: Military chief
Speaking before Zamir at the ceremony at military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him that Israel is "determined" to achieve victory in the multi-front war that began with Hamas's October 2023 attack.
Japan puts world’s most accurate clock on sale for $3.3 million
Known as a "strontium optical lattice clock", it is 100 times more accurate than caesium atomic clocks, the current standard for defining seconds, the precision-equipment producer said in a statement.
60% of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050
Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, a large new study said Tuesday.
Israel PM warns Hamas of consequences it ‘cannot imagine’ if Gaza...
Defence Minister Israel Katz later struck a similar tone, saying if the group did not free the hostages, "the gates of Gaza will be locked, and the gates of hell will open".
Japan deploys nearly 1,700 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
The fire near the city of Ofunato has burned through some 2,100 hectares (5,200 acres) since Thursday, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Monday.
7-Eleven owner shares up on report CEO to step down
Japan's Nikkei business daily reported Monday that Seven & i's president Ryuichi Isaka would step down and be replaced by outside director Stephen Hayes Dacus -- who is set to become the retailer's first foreign CEO.
Thousands flee after Japan’s biggest wildfire in decades
Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.
Israel endorses plan to extend Gaza truce as first phase draws...
The proposal, put forward by US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, would cover Ramadan, due to end late March, and Passover, lasting through mid-April, according to a statement from the Israeli prime minister's office released just after midnight.
Menteri Palestin bantah cadangan Trump bangunkan Gaza sebagai riviera mewah
Presiden Trump merancang untuk mengubah kawasan yang dilanda perang itu menjadi sebuah riviera mewah kepada "penduduk dunia."
UN says Gaza ceasefire ‘must hold,’ as first phase due to...
The truce's first phase is due to expire on Saturday morning, after largely halting more than 15 months of bombardment and fighting in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.
