Lebanese official media said Thursday that two engineers working for a company sanctioned by the United States over alleged Hezbollah ties were killed in an Israeli strike on the country's south.

Israel has been carrying out near-daily strikes on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah operatives or sites, despite a November truce aimed at ending over a year of hostilities, including two months of open war with the Iran-backed group.

The United Nations says it has verified the deaths of 103 civilians in Lebanon since the November 2024 ceasefire with Israel, demanding a halt to the ongoing suffering.

Four people were injured and a suspected knifeman shot by police Thursday after a car ramming and stabbing incident outside a synagogue in Manchester, officials said.

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe Thursday to take coordinated action against Russia's so-called shadow fleet and follow his country's lead in clamping down on vessels used to bust Western sanctions.

Israel said on Thursday it will deport to Europe pro-Palestinian activists on an aid flotilla headed towards Gaza as the Israeli navy intercepted vessel after vessel in the Mediterranean.

Google said Wednesday it was adding its Gemini generative AI assistant to its smart home devices, saying users would be able to control them with natural language commands.

British fashion designer Stella McCartney is showcasing plant-based alternatives to real feathers in her latest collection, as the animal-rights campaigner takes on the "barbaric" farming of birds for clothing.

Jose Mourinho insisted fond memories of his time at Chelsea were not enough to satisfy him after Benfica were beaten 1-0 on his return to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

The United States will regard "any armed attack" on Qatari territory as a threat to Washington and will provide the Gulf Arab state with security guarantees, the White House said on Wednesday, after an Israeli strike on the country last month.

"In light of the continuing threats to the State of Qatar posed by foreign aggression, it is the policy of the United States to guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar against external attack," said an Executive Order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and released on Wednesday.

The Russian army's advance in Ukraine slowed again in September, especially in the Donetsk region, according to an AFP analysis of data from the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Moscow's forces seized a total of 447 square kilometers (173 square miles) from Ukraine in September, accentuating a slowdown that began in August, the data showed.