JERUSALEM/DOHA -- Israel's military said on Tuesday that explosions heard in Doha were the result of airstrikes targeting Hamas headquarters in the Qatari capital, in what it described as an attempt to assassinate senior Hamas leaders.
Eyewitnesses heard blasts and saw plumes of smoke rising in the city earlier in the day. No casualties have been reported.
No Hamas members were killed in the attack in Doha, Al Jazeera reported, citing a Hamas source.
The source said all members attending a meeting in the Qatari capital to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal survived the assassination attempt. (Israel-Qatar-Airstrikes)
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KIEV -- At least 21 people were killed and 21 others injured Tuesday in a Russian airstrike on the Ukrainian village of Yarova in the Donetsk region, said Ukraine's regional governor, Vadym Filashkin.
Filashkin said in a statement on Telegram that police, rescue and medical teams are working at the scene. (Ukraine-Russia-Attack)
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KATHMANDU -- Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday offered to resign for a political resolution of the problems facing the country.
"Keeping in mind the abnormal situation of the country, I have resigned from the post of prime minister with effect from today" in order to take further steps toward a political solution and resolution of the problems, Oli said in a letter submitted to the president. (Nepal-PM-Resignation)
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WARSAW -- Poland will completely close its border with Belarus starting at midnight on Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Tuesday ahead of a government meeting.
"For national security reasons, we will close the border with Belarus, including railway crossings ... on Thursday at midnight, from Thursday to Friday," he said. (Poland- Border-Belarus) ■
