International

Hezbulá appoints Naim Qassem as its new secretary general

The Shira Council of Hizbula, the highest governing body of the Lebanese Shii Islamist group, announced the appointment of Naim Qassem as its new secretary general to replace Hasan Nazralá, who died in a bombing of Israel on September 27.

In a statement issued by the leadership of Hezbulá, the group assured that “according to the mechanism approved for the election of the general secretary, the Council of the Shura of Hezbulá agreed to elect His Eminence Sheikh Naim Qassem as secretary general of Hezbulá, carrying the blessed banner on this journey, asking God Almighty to guide him in this noble mission at the head of Hezbulah and his Islamic resistance.”

In the note, the armed formation promised that with the appointment of Qassem “they will work together to achieve the principles of Hezbullah and the goals of their path, and keep the flame of resistance shining and its banner high until victory is achieved.”

Number two of Hizbula since 1991

Just over a month after Nasrala’s murder, the group has decided to choose the number two of the formation and who has been in charge of delivering the three television speeches offered after the death of the previous head of Hezbulá, who was in charge for three decades.

This decision has been made after last week Hezbulá confirmed the death of Hashem Safi al Din, head of the Executive Council of the formation and considered one of the main candidates to succeed the clergy Nasrala.

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Qassem, whose location is unknown, was appointed deputy chief of Hizbulá in 1991, when Nasrala was not yet the leader of the formation.

He has been considered one of the main spokesmen of the Shiite group and the highest level figure who has even given interviews to foreign media.

Rocket rand against Israel after appointment

After the announcement of the appointment of its new leader, Hezbulá launched a fly of rockets from Lebanon against northern Israel that, according to Jewish emergency services, caused the death of one man.

“It was a difficult scene, there was great destruction in the place and we started looking. We saw a man unconscious, without a pulse and without breathing. His injury was critical and we had to declare him dead,” reported a spokesman for the Maguen emergency services David Adom (MDA).

In addition, they had to treat several people with anxiety crises, according to the MDA.

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The Army detected the launch of about 50 rockets towards various locations in northern Israel. Some of them were intercepted, but several fell in the city of Maalot Tarshiha.

The projectiles set off the alarms in at least 30 locations.

After more than a year of exchange of fire between the Israeli Army and Hezbullah on the border between the two countries, Israeli troops embarked on a ground incursion into Lebanon on October 1 after escalating the conflict days earlier with intense bombings that killed numerous Hezbulah fighters, but also civilians.

International

Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.

The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.

An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.

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Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.

Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.

Internacionales

Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.

In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.

Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.

International

Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.

During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.

“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.

“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”

Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.

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On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.