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It is unclear how the highly sophisticated attack occurred, though Hezbollah has blamed its adversary Israel. Israeli officials have so far declined to comment. Analysis of fragments from the pagers suggested they were made by the Taiwanese firm Gold Apollo, but the CEO denied this and said they had been made under licence by a company in Hungary.  On Wednesday afternoon there were reports of further explosions involving walkie-talkies in southern Beirut. The blasts began in Lebanon's capital Beirut and several other areas of the country at about 15:45 local time (13:45 BST) on Tuesday. Witnesses reported seeing smoke coming from people's pockets, before seeing small explosions that sounded like fireworks and gunshots. In one clip, CCTV footage appeared to show an explosion in a man’s trouser pocket as he stood at a shop till. Citing US officials, the New York Times said that the pagers received messages that appeared to be coming from Hezbollah's le...

The head of head of Niger's military government General Abdourahamane Tiani (R) and Malian Colonel Assimi Goita (L) pose for a photo as they arrive ahead of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) summit in Niamey on July 6, 2024. Mali's leader, Col Assimi Goïta (L) and his Nigerien counterpart Gen Abdourahamane Tiani (R) pictured in July when they met, along with Burkina Faso's leader, in July Three West African countries run by military juntas will be launching a new biometric passports “in the coming days” as part of their withdrawal from the wider regional bloc Ecowas. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, whose military leaders took over power in series of coups between 2020 and 2023, announced their plan to leave the bloc in January. Following the coups, West African countries sanctioned the juntas, aiming to push them to quickly restore civilian rule. But the three nations that now form the Alliance of Sahel States have so far resisted the calls, opting to cement...

 In a move set to excite cryptocurrency enthusiasts, Binance has announced plans to list Hamster Kombat Binance will now allow miners around the world to trade their Hamster Kombat on its platform for dollar On September 26, there will be an airdrop event, and Binance is offering miners a chance to trade for dollar  Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has officially listed Hamster Kombat tokens on its platform. Along with the listing, Binance has also invited the project to participate in its renowned Binance Launchpool, offering users the opportunity to earn HMSTR tokens by staking their BNB.  Binance disclosed this via its official X (formerly Twitter) account, which boasts over 13 million followers.  Crypto enthusiasts expressed excitement about the development as they anticipate an airdrop for the game’s large community on September 26, 2024, Hamster Kombat airdrop token generation event (TGE). Binance statement reads: "Binance is excited to ann...