Fatal Attack: Israel Prepares for “Any Scenario”

The day after a strike in the suburbs of Beirut that killed No. 2 of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and reviving fears of an extension of the current conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army is preparing Wednesday for “any scenario”. Lebanon was shaken by a strong shock wave with a strike attributed to Israel in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah, which killed Saleh al-Arouri, No. 2 of the political wing of Hamas, as well as at least six other of his leaders. French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel to “avoid any escalatory attitude, especially in Lebanon.”

Earthquake: 62 deaths and immense damage recorded in Japan

An earthquake ravaged the central Noto Peninsula on Monday and caused the death of 62 people according to local authorities. This earthquake occurred on Monday at 16:10 (07:10 GMT). It is the most powerful of more than 150 major tremors felt until Tuesday morning. It was recorded at a magnitude of 7.5 according to the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS) and 7.6 according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA). The earthquake was felt as far as Tokyo, 320 km as the crow flies from Noto, and also caused considerable material damage and a tsunami on Monday on the coast of the Sea of Japan, which finally remained small, with waves of up to 1.2 m in height having been measured. Japan is in a race against time to find survivors.

Collision at Tokyo-Haneda Airport: five recorded deaths

There was a ground collision between two planes at Tokyo Haneda Airport on Tuesday, leaving five people dead. All 379 passengers and crew members from flight JAL516 were evacuated after the airliner collided as it landed with a smaller Japanese Coast Guard aircraft, which was preparing to take off. The collision caused a large explosion, and the JAL plane caught fire before coming to rest further away. It burned completely after all of its occupants were evacuated using inflatable slides at the front. Japan Airlines (JAL) has indicated that its aircraft is authorized to land

Football: Justice will rule in the afternoon on the case of Youcef Atal

Youcef Atal, Algerian international footballer from OGC Nice, is being sued for sharing a video calling for “a black day for Jews”, against the background of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Justice will rule on his case at 13:30 p.m. In reality, five days after the unprecedented attacks of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas against Israel on October 7, and the start of the Israeli bombardments on Gaza, Atal shared on Instagram the video of a preacher, Mahmoud

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It was announced on Tuesday that the French tax authorities decided not to continue legal proceedings against luxury giant LVMH, which it suspected of tax evasion.

P For his first official singles match in nearly a year, Rafael Nadal made a winning, expeditious and encouraging return to the competition in Brisbane by dominating Dominic Thiem.