PPN World News Headlines - 7 Aug 2024
• Hamas chooses new leader • Israeli jets buzz Beirut
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00:00Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza, as its new political
00:20leader.
00:22The move follows previous leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran on the 31st of July.
00:28The Palestinian group said on Tuesday, 61-year-old Sinwar is seen by Israel as the mastermind
00:35behind the October 7th attack, in which more than 1,100 people were killed and over 200
00:42taken captive.
00:52This morning, several U.S. personnel injured after a rocket attack in Iraq.
00:57Officials say two missiles launched at Al Asad airbase.
01:01It follows a U.S. strike near Baghdad last week, which targeted Iranian-backed militants
01:05who posed a threat to U.S. and coalition forces, according to U.S. officials.
01:10And as tensions in this region intensify, all eyes now on Iran, as it vows revenge on
01:16Israel, following the assassination of a top Hamas leader in the Iranian capital.
01:27In a show of force, Israeli warplanes flew low over the Lebanese capital, breaking the
01:39sound barrier several times and creating sonic booms.
01:44They were the loudest heard by residents of Beirut since Hezbollah opened up a front along
01:48the border to help Gaza 10 months ago.
01:52And it happened minutes before Hezbollah's leader was to address the one-week memorial
01:57for their slain military leader, Fuad Shukr, during which he made clear Iran, Hezbollah
02:05and Yemen's Houthis will respond to Israel's recent aggressions, regardless of the consequences.
02:20The last planes leave Agadez Airbase.
02:24After about 800 American troops left in early July, just 200 remained on Nigerian soil.
02:30It brings to an end their presence in the country, at the demand of Niger's new military
02:35rulers, who are determined to open a new chapter in relations with Washington.
02:39The troops' withdrawal follows those of French soldiers in December last year.
02:44France and the U.S. have both been collaborating with Niger in the fight against jihadist groups
02:49in the Sahel region.
02:59Digital fascism.
03:01That's what Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling Instagram's behaviour,
03:06after what he denounced as censorship by the social media platform and implemented a nationwide
03:11ban since Friday.
03:13While the government didn't provide specific reasons, multiple Turkish media platforms
03:17attributed the ban to Instagram removing images locals posted paying homage to recently
03:23killed Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh.
03:35More than 90 people have been arrested in Nigeria for carrying Russian flags during
03:40protests against economic hardship in the country.
03:44This comes after thousands of people launched demonstrations last week against government
03:49policies and the high cost of living.
03:52Even though the rallies fizzled out in most parts of the country following clashes with
03:57the security forces, hundreds of protesters in fact took to the streets in the northern
04:02states on Monday, when the police arrested over 90 demonstrators with Russian flags.
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