Hamas gunmen broke through Israel's heavily fortified Gaza border on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, and taking 203 people hostage, according to Israel. A video spreading on social media, however, does not show members of the militant group "arresting Israeli generals". The footage, which Facebook posts have falsely linked to the conflict, shows Azerbaijan's state security service detaining leaders from the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Israeli army to
Most pollsters saw Spain's far-right Vox in the role, but none imagined it would be exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont emerging as kingmaker from Sunday's inconclusive snap election. And the irony of being kingmaker was not lost on the former Catalan leader who fled to Belgium to avoid prosecution over his role in the failed 2017 independence bid that sparked Spain's worst crisis in decades.
people have died in the crackdown. plus separatist leaders in four occupied regions say voting is underway on whether to become part of the russian federation. the areas make up about 15% of ukraine s territory. if they join russia, many believe that will provide vladimir putin the pretexts he needs. they say the referendums will be a sham. meanwhile, many russians are not welcoming a referendum with open arms. 300,000 military reservists could be called up during russia s military set backs in ukraine. president zelenskyy is calling on russians to protest against the mobilization. many are not waiting for draft letters opting instead to head across the border. a flight out of russia has gone through the roof since the mobilization was announced. more on that and joining us live