Israel union calls general strike after hostage deaths
A major Israeli labour union has called for a nationwide general strike on Monday after the bodies of six hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip were recovered. Thousands of protesters…
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Union pact averts India port strike
A strike at India’s ports that further threatened the global supply chain was called off Tuesday after workers agreed to a new five-year contract. The indefinite walkout by almost 20,000…
Hezbollah announces retaliatory strike against Israel
The pro-Iranian militia Hezbollah said early on Sunday it had begun its retaliation against Israel for the killing of one of its commanders in Beirut. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant…
Teamsters Canada issues 72-hour strike notice against CN
This story first appeared on Trains.com. Canadian National Railway announced it has received a 72-hour strike notice from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which would launch a strike…
Israeli strike kills Palestinian commander in southern Lebanon
A commander linked with the Palestinian faction Fatah was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon - just one of several Israeli attacks on Wednesday. Khalil al-Makdah was killed in…
Pilots and cabin crew vote to strike at Lufthansa subsidiary Discover
The trade unions representing pilots and cabin crew have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike in separate ballots at Lufthansa holiday subsidiary Discover, union officials said on…
Indian doctors refuse to end strike after trainee's rape and murder
New Delhi — Public hospitals across India were turning away all but emergency patients Monday as hundreds of thousands of doctors continued refusing to work as part of a national strike…
At least six killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon
At least six people were killed in an airstrike on a residential building in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Saturday. Three others were injured in the Israeli…
Argentina oilseed workers' strike nears one-week mark
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An oilseed workers' strike in Argentina is set to carry on into its seventh day on Monday as wage negotiations with firms remained stalled, affecting shipments…
German Foreign Office urges Gaza ceasefire after 'terrible' strike
The German Foreign Office on Sunday again called for a ceasefire in Gaza, one day after an Israeli airstrike on a school in the territory reportedly killed dozens of civilians. "The…
Hezbollah accuses Israel of 'lies and deception' after Gaza strike
The Lebanese Hezbollah militia has accused Israel of "lies and deception" following its strike on a school in Gaza City which Palestinian authorities said killed up to 100 people. "The…
At least 100 dead in strike on Gaza City school, sources say
At least 100 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza City, according to statements by medical and security sources in the Palestinian…
Dozens reportedly killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
Gaza's Hamas-controlled civil defence agency says dozens of people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a shelter in a school in Gaza City. Israel's military said it had struck the…
Casualties after third Israeli strike on school in a week
Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in Israeli air strikes on two schools in Gaza, according to Palestinian rescuers and news outlets. Some of those killed were displaced people…
Hamas military chief was killed in July strike, Israel says
Israel's military says it has confirmed that Hamas's military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike in the Gaza Strip last month. Deif was targeted in the strike on a compound in…
Hezbollah confirms commander died in Israeli strike
Hezbollah has confirmed one of its senior military commanders was killed in an Israeli air strike in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Late on Wednesday, the Iran-backed group said Fuad…
Israel: 'last chance' for diplomacy after deadly strike near border
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Sunday Israel would respond to the "massacre" of young people and children in a Druze village near the Lebanese border, blaming Tehran for the attack…
Israel attacks targets in Lebanon after deadly Golan Heights strike
The Israeli air force attacked a number of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon overnight following a deadly missile strike on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights which Israel says was carried out…
Israeli strike on Gaza school 'kills 30'
Israel's military has struck a school near Deir al-Balah, a city in central Gaza, killing at least 30 Palestinians and injuring more than 100, according to the Hamas-run ministry of…
A Lebanese photojournalist, wounded in Israeli strike, carries Olympic torch to honor journalists
VINCENNES, France (AP) — A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli strike on south Lebanon carried Sunday the Olympic torch in Paris to honor journalists…
Lebanon's Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israeli kibbutz after drone strike wounds civilians
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said that its fighters fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Saturday, targeting a kibbutz for the first time in nine months in…
Guinea lawyers on strike over military crackdown
Courts in Guinea are paralysed after lawyers embarked on a nationwide strike to protest against the military regime carrying out "arbitrary arrests" and "secret detentions", the bar…
Hamas claims military chief survived Israeli strike
MUWASI, Gaza Strip — Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif…
Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks haven't paused and claims military chief survived Israeli strike
MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed…