An Israeli strike in Syria has killed a former personal bodyguard of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday, an official with the Lebanese militant group said, as concerns grow that months of low-level border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah could escalate into a wider regional war. Heavy Israeli bombardment shook Gaza City on Tuesday as […]
By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexei Dyumin, his former bodyguard, as secretary of the advisory State Council on Wednesday, a step that fuelled speculation about Dyumin’s presidential potential. Putin was re-elected for another six-year term in March and made Dyumin, 51, an aide overseeing the defence industry in May, bringing him […]