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Much like its ideological counterparts at HispanTV (Iranian-owned) and Actualidad RT (Russian-owned), Telesur wraps its incitement into a sophisticated and slick twenty-four-hour news platform through its website, broadcasts, and social media presence. Though it is difficult to gauge its influence, numbers suggest that Telesur’s message is impactful. Telesur has two million followers on its Spanish X account, 117,500 on its English X account, and more than half a million on Instagram. Its YouTube account has over 1.7 million subscribers, with 100,000 new subscribers and almost 7.4 million video views since October 7 (It also posts its videos on the Daily Motion). The network traditionally pushes out conspiracy theories, fake news, “whataboutism,”…

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon said gunfire from an unidentified source hit a member of its contingent early on Sunday, adding that the peacekeeper was in a stable condition. The statement from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) did not indicate whether the incident was linked to ongoing exchanges of fire on the Lebanese border, mainly between Hezbollah and Israel, since a Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 triggered war.“Shortly after midnight last night, peacekeepers in a UNIFIL position near Al-Qawzah reported hearing gunfire nearby,” force spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said in a statement. “One peacekeeper…

Two Palestinians were killed at the Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said on Monday. Residents told Reuters that Israeli forces raided the camp and carried out widespread arrests, where they clashed with gunmen and some youths who threw stones.Israeli forces have currently retreated to the outskirts of the camp, the residents added.The Israeli army has not issued a statement about the incidents. Source: Al Arabiya

Dozens of Lebanese soldiers along with some members of the Hezbollah terror group crossed into Israeli territory last week, before eventually heading back across the border, Army Radio reported Sunday. The group, most of whom were armed, left after spending around 20 minutes on the Israeli side of the boundary without breaching the actual border fence. While Israel Defense Forces were in the area, Israel asked the UN peacekeeping force on the Lebanon-Israel border to attend to the matter, according to the report. The IDF told Army Radio that the incident was dealt with via mediators. It came amid tensions…

Israel fired a barrage of missiles at Lebanon after a rocket was launched from south Lebanon towards the border on Thursday morning. A Lebanese Army source confirmed the rocket attack, telling The National at least 15 missiles were launched from Israel. They landed in Kafr Shuba, but caused no injuries or damage to buildings. The Israeli army told The National the action was in response to a rocket launch “thatwas carried out from Lebanese territory, which exploded adjacent to the border in Israeli territory”. “In response, [Israeli forces are] currently striking the area from which the launch was carried out,”…

Israeli settlers clashed with Palestinians and set fire to homes and vehicles in the West Bank village of Umm Safa on Saturday afternoon, the IDF confirmed. Israeli security forces arrived at the scene to disperse the riots and arrested one Israeli citizen. He was handed over to Israel Police for further interrogation. During the clashes in Umm Safa, an IDF soldier was wounded by a rock thrown toward him. He received treatment at the scene. Lapid: Settler violence is a moral disgrace, national security threat Settler violence has “crossed every line,” opposition head MK Yair Lapid wrote on Twitter in reaction to…

Brussels, Frankfurt (16/6 – 33) The European Union declared late last year that it intended to investigate how Russia acquired so-called “kamikaze drones” from the Islamic Republic of Iran, for battlefield deployment. While the production of these game-changing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was not reported until after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, numerous media claim the Russian military is deploying Iranian-made Geran-2 drones on the battlefield. This was confirmed through analysis of fragments from Russian Geran-2 drones shot down by Ukrainian forces; experts conclude that these UAVs are identical to the Shahed-136 kamikaze drones produced by Iran. While the West…

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan announced their plan Sunday to move thousands of Pakistani refugees away from border provinces amid sustained allegations the displaced population is the source of growing terrorism in neighboring Pakistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief Taliban spokesman, told VOA by phone that the refugees currently reside in Khost, Kunar and some adjoining Afghan border provinces. “The Islamic Emirate plans to relocate them to far-flung provinces (in Afghanistan) to ensure they don’t have access to the (border) lines nor are they involved in attacks or any other acts of violence that happen in Pakistan,” Mujahid said, using the official…

Lebanon’s next presidential voting session will be held on June 14, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has said. It will be the twelfth in a series of attempts by Lebanese lawmakers to elect a new president since the end of Michel Aoun’s tenure last October. Many hope that it also be the last of the 12 sessions, now that two strong candidates have emerged for the country’s top job: Jihad Azour and Sulaiman Frangieh. The first is backed by the two Christian parties — the Lebanese Forces (LF) and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) — while Frangieh is supported by the…

The Greek Foreign Ministry reacted after the court in Vlora today ordered the detention of the candidate for mayor of the local elections in Albania Fredi Belleri , who is of Greek origin, the Greek and Albanian media reported. Belleri, who is the candidate of the Albanian opposition coalition We Win Together for the southern Albanian town of Himara, was arrested yesterday on charges of “complicity in active corrupt activities” during the election campaign. He was released, then detained again before the measure of remand was set for him, notes ANA-MPA. “Today’s decision of the court in Vlora, if the evidence is not…