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A Palestinian teenager was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank on Thursday after he allegedly hit one soldier in the face with a hammer. Israeli authorities said the soldier was "lightly" injured after an attack in an area considered to be "occupied" by the United Nations and claimed the 17-year-old was also carrying a knife, according to reports. ISRAEL ADMITS IDF LIKELY KILLED AL JAZEERA JOURNALIST 'ACCIDENTALLY' Images of the hammer and knife were reportedly circulated, but Fox News was not able to immediately obtain the images.  The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the deceased minor as Haitham Mubarak but did not release any other details. The West Bank has reportedly seen its deadliest year since 2016 with 93 Palestinians having been killed by Israel gunfire so far. For months, Israeli forces have been conducting nightly raids in the West Bank following a series of attacks in the spring, including the deadly Tel Aviv shootin...

The former Prince Charles has become the king of England following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The new monarch will be known as King Charles III, royal officials say. Queen Elizabeth II , Britain's longest-reigning monarch who served as the beloved face of her country and source of strength for seven decades, died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She was 96. Charles ascended to the kingship immediately upon the death of his mother, according to British laws of succession. Soon after, he released his first statement as king. "The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family," the king said. "We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved mother." "I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world," the king continued. "During this ...

World leaders have started to pay tribute to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II after her family announced her passing Thursday at the age of 96.  Elizabeth’s 70-year reign ended as she passed peacefully in her Scottish home of Balmoral, surrounded by her family. Her son King Charles III said the Queen's passing was a moment of "the greatest sadness" for the Royal family, and that her death will be "deeply felt" by "countless people around the world."  President Biden praised the Queen for her "steadying presence" and acting as "a source of comfort and pride." He highlighted the Queen's "unmatched dignity" and her unmatched role as "the bedrock" of the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K.  "She was the first British monarch to whom people all around the world could feel a personal and immediate connection—whether they heard her on the radio as a young princess speaking to the children of the Unit...

Queen Elizabeth II , Britain's longest-reigning monarch who served as the beloved face of her country and source of strength for seven decades, died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She was 96. Elizabeth's doctors said earlier Thursday that they were "concerned for Her Majesty’s health" and that she was "resting comfortably" at Balmoral under medical supervision. She died "peacefully" Thursday afternoon, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. "The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow," Buckingham Palace said. The royal was preceded in death by her husband, Prince Philip, who spent more than seven decades supporting the queen. The Duke of Edinburgh, Britain’s longest-serving consort, died in April 2021 at age 99. Elizabeth and Philip were married for more than 70 years and had four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. From the ...

World leaders and politicians are reacting Thursday to Kensington Palace’s announcement that Queen Elizabeth II’s doctors are "concerned" for her health.  The Palace says "following further evaluation this morning," the 96-year-old's medical staff "recommended she remain under medical supervision."  "The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral" Castle, a statement added, with members of the British royal family traveling to Scotland to be by her side.  LIVE UPDATES: QUEEN ELIZABETH UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION: ROYAL FAMILY TRAVELS TO BE BY HER SIDE Here are how prominent public figures are reacting to the news:  Liz Truss, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom:  "The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime. My thoughts -- and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom -- are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time."  BRITAIN PRAYING FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH, AR...

The Polish military is seeking to purchase 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from Boeing, tripling an earlier request for 32 aircraft Thursday. The purchase would grant Poland the 2nd largest fleet of Apaches in the world, behind the United States. The Boeing-produced aircraft is among the most advanced attack helicopters in the world. First entering service in 1984, the Apache has seen numerous updates to its weapons, engines and communications equipment. "Boeing is honored the Government of Poland has selected the AH-64E Apache for the Polish Armed Forces’ new attack helicopter fleet," Boeing wrote in a Thursday statement. "An Apache selection strengthens U.S-Polish military ties by enhancing interoperability and cooperation between Poland, the U.S. Army and NATO nations." "During the procurement process, Boeing established significant cooperative partnerships across the Polish government and industry. Our partnership with the Polish Armaments Group, i...

During his unannounced visit to Kyiv Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with top names, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the famous bomb detection dog, Patron. Images of Blinken holding Patron began to surface after he traveled to a children's hospital to greet children who have been maimed during Russia’s war in Ukraine.  Patron, a 3-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, whose name reportedly means "ammo" has become a symbol of resilience in Ukraine’s fight against Russian occupation and helped to neutralize hundreds of Russian bombs in Ukraine.  BLINKEN MAKES SURPRISE VISIT TO KYIV TO ANNOUNCE $2B MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE, EUROPE The terrier, along with his owner Mykhailo Iliev of the Civil Protection Service, was granted state honors by Zelenksyy in May for his help in detecting and dismantling more than 200 explosive devices at that time, according to Reuters.  Blinken was snapped cradling the beloved dog Thursday and later presentin...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy championed "good news" from Kharkiv after his forces made gains in the northern region this week. Zelenskyy said in his overnight address, "This week we have good news from the Kharkiv region." "I think every citizen feels proud of our warriors. It is a well-deserved pride," he added.  BLINKEN MAKES SURPRISE VISIT TO KYIV TO ANNOUNCE $2B MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE, EUROPE Zelenskyy would not go into detail on which villages Ukrainian forces have recaptured, but on Wednesday, social media posts surfaced suggesting the occupied town of Balakliya had been encircled and possibly retaken. Former Russian military leader and a propagandist, Igor Girkin, alias Igor Strelkov, took to Telegram Wednesday to say the city in southern Kharkiv had been encircled by Ukrainian troops. "The enemy yesterday launched an offensive that they had been preparing for a long time (judging by the transfer of reserves), inflicting th...

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss ended England's ban on fracking Thursday, opening the door to domestic shale gas production amid a European energy crisis. The return of fracking is just one piece of a larger energy and economy plan Truss is pursuing in her first weeks since gaining office. Her administration also announced a national freeze on household energy prices, a plan that will cost the government tens of billions. Under Truss's plan, household energy costs will be limited to $2,900 per year after ballooning to $4,100 in 2022. The U.K. and other European countries have faced a worsening energy crisis due to heavy dependence on oil and gas imports from Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin limited exports to Europe after NATO countries imposed severe economic sanctions on the county for its invasion of Ukraine. PIERS MORGAN WARNS NEW UK PRIME MINISTER LIZ TRUSS: 'WE WILL BE VERY UNFORGIVING IF YOU FAIL US' LIZ TRUSS BECOMES UK PRIME MINISTER, BORIS JOHNSON...

The suspect wanted in connection to a stabbing spree that left 10 dead in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has died from self-inflicted injuries after police tracked down the stolen car he was traveling in along a highway, an official says.  The death of Myles Sanderson, 32, brings an end to the massive manhunt launched Sunday following the string of attacks in the James Smith Cree First Nation reserve and nearby town of Weldon. The other suspect in the killings, Sanderson's 30-year-old brother, Damien Sanderson, was found dead Monday.  "This evening our province is breathing a collective sigh of relief," Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, commander of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan, said at a news conference Wednesday night.  Blackmore said Myles Sanderson was cornered in Rosthern – about an hour and 20-minute drive from the James Cree Smith Nation -- as police units responded to a report of a stolen vehicle being driven by a man ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unscheduled visit to Kyiv Thursday to announce a $2 billion military aid package for Ukraine and other European nations threatened by Russia. Blinken told top Ukrainian officials that the latest package will provide long-term financing for military aid to Ukraine along with 18 NATO members and regional security partners "most potentially at risk for future Russian aggression." It is unclear if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was present for the meetings and Fox News Digital could not immediately reach the State Department for comment.  WHO ARE PUTIN'S ALLIES? RUSSIAN LEADER LOOKS TO ASIA FOR HELP The announcement comes just hours after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. approved another $675 million in heavy armament for Ukraine’s forces. The package, separate from the military financing package announced by Blinken, will provide Kyiv with howitzers, artillery munitions, Humvees, armored ambulances, anti-t...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday took direct aim at the U.S. and claimed its "sanction inferno" was destroying Western influence and solidifying Asia as the future powerhouse. In an address to world leaders at the East Economic Forum, the Kremlin chief claimed that Washington’s "waning dominance" was the reason the U.S. and its European allies had hit Moscow with severe sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine.  "Western countries are seeking to preserve yesterday’s world order," Putin claimed in a speech that centered on his belief that Moscow has been economically targeted as an attempt to restore U.S. dominance at the cost of European success, not as a repercussion to his deadly war.  PUTIN, XI TO MEET FACE TO FACE NEXT WEEK IN FIRST MEETING SINCE WAR IN UKRAINE "Europe is about to throw its achievements in building up its manufacturing capability, the quality of life of its people and socioeconomic stability into the...

Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling in the area of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is continuing to rage on despite a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday warning about potential "catastrophic" damage taking place at the site. The city of Nikopol, located on the opposite bank of the Dnieper River from Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, was fired on with rockets and heavy artillery, regional governor Valentyn Reznichenko said on Wednesday. "There are fires, blackouts and other things at the (plant) that force us to prepare the local population for the consequences of the nuclear danger," Reznichenko said. Officials in recent days have distributed iodine pills to residents to help protect them in the event of a radiation leak. Reports of the shelling, which could not be independently verified by The Associated Press, come the day after IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi presented a report to the United Nations warn...

The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency released a report outlining the progress Iran's nuclear program has made, warning that the agency cannot determine that the country's nuclear aims are "exclusively peaceful." "The Agency is not in a position to provide assurance that Iran's nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful," said the report released Wednesday, according to Reuters. The report comes as the Biden administration reportedly closed in on a renewed nuclear deal with Iran in recent weeks, though talks have stalled in the last 24 hours and the European Union's chief negotiator has attempted to downplay speculation that a deal could be close. ‘CATASTROPHIC’ IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL COULD LIFT SANCTIONS ON KILLERS OF US MARINES IN LEBANON According to a Times of Israel report Wednesday, President Biden assured Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid that a deal with Iran is not close and that the U.S. would not be signing one for the foreseeabl...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, will meet next week for their first face-to-face meeting since the war in Ukraine began over six months ago. The pair will meet during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit set to be held Sept. 15 to 16 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Andrey Denisov, Russian envoy to Beijing told reporters on Wednesday. "In general, this summit promises to be interesting, because it will be the first full-fledged summit since the pandemic," Russian media outlets reported him saying. "I do not want to say that online summits are not full-fledged, but still, direct communication between leaders is a different quality of discussion." PUTIN TO ATTEND WAR GAMES WITH CHINA AND OTHER ALLIED NATIONS, EXPERT WARNS OF 'DANGEROUS' TIME Denisov said Moscow and Beijing are still working to iron out details on when Putin and Xi will meet but said it will be a "serious, full-fledged meeting." This sc...

The suspect being sought following a stabbing spree that left 10 dead in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has an extensive criminal background with 59 past convictions, it has emerged.  Myles Sanderson, who remains on the run Wednesday, was serving a sentence of four years and four months on charges that included assault with a weapon, assault on a peace officer and robbery when he was last released from custody, according to the Associated Press.  "I want the know the reasons behind the decision" to release him, Canada Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told the news agency, adding that he has been informed by a parole board there will be an investigation into its assessment of Sanderson. "I'm extremely concerned with what occurred here."  Many of Sanderson’s past crimes happened when he was intoxicated, and he told parole officials substance use made him out of his mind. He had been sought for a parole v...

A karaoke bar fire in southern Vietnam broke out on Tuesday night, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 40 others. Vietnam News Agency, the state-run news organization of Vietnam, reported the fire on Wednesday. The bar was in Binh Duong province, several miles away from Ho Chi Minh City. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Of the 40 injuries reported, at least 11 were considered serious.  "When the fire broke out, I was so panicked and ran for safety and can't remember how it happened," a witness named Quynh told VNA. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Ministry of Public Security and provincial authorities to determine the cause of the fire.  Chinh also ordered cities and provinces across the Southeast Asian country to step safety standards at facilities prone to fire, including at karaoke bars. AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VACCINE USE HALTED IN VIETNAM AFTER PIG DEATHS THAILAND NIGHTCLUB FIRE LEAVES AT LEAST 13 DEAD, DOZENS INJURED Karaoke...

Canadian police converged on a home in the James Smith Cree Nation reserve on Tuesday after receiving reports of a possible sighting of Myles Sanderson, the 30-year-old man suspected of going on a stabbing rampage with his brother in Saskatchewan that left 10 people dead and 18 others wounded on Sunday.  A shelter-in-place alert was sent out to people in the area on Tuesday, with police warning the public not to approach the suspect.  People could be heard screaming and running as police surrounded a home on the Indigenous reserve on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Associated Press. It wasn't immediately clear if Myles, who has been wanted by police since May for other violent crimes, was actually in the home.  Authorities said Monday that they believed Myles was in the Saskatchewan capital of Regina , which is about 200 miles south of the reserve.  Myles' brother, 31-year-old Damien Sanderson, was found dead near the stabbing sites on Monday afternoon. He ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on a new foreign policy plan Monday that is based on a "Russian world" concept which relies on radical policies like those used to justify Moscow’s war in Ukraine.  In a 31-page document dubbed a "humanitarian policy," Moscow has made it official doctrine to "protect, safeguard and advance the traditions and ideals of the Russian World," according to a translation by Reuters.  Though the idea was presented as a new soft-power strategy for Moscow, the hardliner concept has now been enshrined into Russia’s official foreign policy approach. US SAYS RUSSIA PURCHASING ROCKETS, ARTILLERY SHELLS FROM NORTH KOREA The document reportedly said Moscow will deepen its ties with ethnic Russians living in abroad, particularly in former Soviet Union nations that separated from the USSR in the 1990s. Putin has alleged that some 25 million ethnic Russians living in these former Soviet states have been oppressed since the US...

New Conservative Party head Liz Truss became UK prime minister Tuesday, and Queen Elizabeth II asked her to form a new government. Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland Tuesday to officially resign from office. Johnson's meeting with the queen comes two months after he declared that he would be stepping down, and a day after Truss became her party's new leader. "I am like one of those booster rockets that has fulfilled its function,’’ Johnson said Tuesday morning as he left his office for the royal Balmoral estate. "I will now be gently re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the Pacific." UK PRIME MINISTER ELECTION SEES LIZ TRUSS VICTORY OVER RIVAL RISHI SUNAK Typically, the transfer of power has been officially conducted at Buckingham Palace in London but is being held in Scotland this time to ensure a swift process and limit the 96-year-old queen's tr...

The government of Taiwan has offered to send emergency responders to aid rescue efforts in China after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the country's southwestern Sichuan province Monday. Taiwan's offer is the first olive branch extended by either country amid weeks of heightened tensions and live-fire military exercises. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen offered her "sympathy and concern" in a statement from her office. Taiwan's fire department also assembled a 40-person team with one rescue dog and 5 tonnes of equipment, saying it was ready to deploy if China desired, Reuters reported Tuesday. The Chinese government has yet to respond. Authorities have confirmed at least 46 deaths resulting from the earthquake. CHINA HAS REPEATEDLY SIMULATED ATTACKS ON US WARSHIPS, TAIWAN WARNS China has grown increasingly aggressive toward Taiwan following a spate of visits to the island by U.S. lawmakers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi  visited the island in early August...

The Russian Ministry of Defense is reportedly in the process of buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to support its continued war on Ukraine, according to new U.S. intelligence. A U.S. official said Monday that Russia looking to the isolated state of North Korea shows that the Russian military "continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions." U.S. intelligence officials said Russia may later try to purchase more military equipment from North Korea. This comes after the Biden administration announced that the Russian military received Iranian drones in August for its invasion of Ukraine. But last week, the White House said Russia has endured technical problems with the Iranian-manufactured drones. US SAYS RUSSIAN OFFICIALS VISITED IRAN TO VIEW DRONES FOR WAR AGAINST UKRAINE Russia had picked up Mohajer-6 and Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles last month. North Korea has looked to...

One of the suspects in the mass stabbing in Canada that left 10 people dead has been found dead with injuries that do not appear self-inflicted, police said Monday. Regina Police said Monday that Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead around 11:30 a.m. local time near the location where most of the stabbings happened.  He and his brother, Myles Sanderson, 30, are wanted in connection to the stabbings in which 10 people were killed and 18 others were injured on Sunday in an Indigenous community in Saskatchewan. "His body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined. We can confirm he has visible injuries. These injuries are not believed to be self-inflicted at this point," Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commanding Officer Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told The Associated Press.  CANADA STABBINGS LEAVE 10 DEAD, OVER A DOZEN WOUNDED: POLICE Police are unsure of the exact cause of death and are not ruling out the po...

Russian forces in Ukraine are suffering from "morale and discipline issues" that are at least partly due to problems with their compensation, the UK Ministry of Defense said.  The Russian side has taken heavy losses more than six months into their invasion, prompting Putin last month to order an increase in the number of military forces by 137,000 to about 1.15 million.  Members of the Russian military receive a modest base salary with a "complex variety of bonuses and allowances," the UK Ministry of Defense said, but there have likely been problems with the payouts of those combat bonuses so far.  "This is probably due to inefficient military bureaucracy , the unusual legal status of the ‘special military operation’, and at least some outright corruption [among] commanders," the UK Ministry of Defense said.  UKRAINE'S NUCLEAR AGENCY WARNS RISK OF HYDROGEN, RADIOACTIVE LEAKS FOLLOWING DAMAGE TO ZAPORIZHZHIA PLANT It's not the first time that...

China's city of Shenzhen said it would implement COVID-19 restrictions on Monday.  This comes as Chengdu eased its lockdown for its 21 million residents, announcing the extension of curbs.  Across China, 65 million citizens in more than 30 cities have been placed under stringent measures, according to the Chinese business magazine Caixin. Shenzhen officials vowed to "marshal all available resources, mobilize all forces, and take all possible measures" to stop the outbreaks.  DEADLY 6.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHAKES SOUTHWEST CHINA The city of 18 million announced a new round of testing, classifying areas based on the risk of infection. Some restrictions will lift in places where transmission is low. Chengdu said the southwestern city will keep curbs, conducting testing through Wednesday. CHINA CITY OF CHENGDU ON COVID LOCKDOWN AMID SPIKE In Xinjin District and Qionglai City, where the lockdown has been lifted, indoor dining will be banned while public activities ...

Liz Truss will become the United Kingdom’s 56th prime minister after narrowly defeating Rishi Sunak. Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister.  The announcement came on Monday in London after a leadership election in which only the 180,000 dues-paying members of the Conservative Party were allowed to vote. Truss beat rival Rishi Sunak, the government’s former Treasury chief, by promising to increase defense spending and cut taxes, while refusing to say how she would address the cost-of-living crisis. Truss received 81,326 votes to Sunak's 60,399, according to The Associated Press.  BRITISH PUB OWNERS FACE MURKY FUTURE AS ENERGY PRICES SKYROCKET: ‘SOUL DESTROYING’ The two-month leadership contest left Britain with a power vacuum at a time when consumers, workers and businesses were demanding government action to mitigate the impact of soaring food and energy prices....

At least seven people were killed after a strong earthquake hit southwestern China on Monday, triggering landslides and shaking residents in a major city that was under lockdown, state media reported. The 6.8 magnitude quake hit a mountainous area in Luding county in Sichuan province shortly after noon, the China Earthquake Networks Center said. Earthquakes are fairly common in the area of Sichuan, which sits on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau where tectonic plates meet. At least four people were killed in two earthquakes in June. At least 12 people were killed and dozens were injured when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Sichuan province back in 2019. CHINA HAS REPEATEDLY SIMULATED ATTACKS ON US WARSHIPS, TAIWAN WARNS Monday's quake damaged homes, triggered landslides and knocked out power.  The quake was felt 125 miles away in the provincial capital, Chengdu, where a COVID-19 outbreak has restricted most of its 21 million residents to their compounds under China’s s...

A suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul on Monday, according to Afghan police. The bomber was shot and killed by Taliban guards while approaching the gates of the embassy, but explosives were still reportedly detonated. So far, police have not given an estimate on how many injuries or if there were any fatalities.  "The suicide attacker before reaching the target, was recognized and shot by Russian embassy [Taliban] guards... there is no information about casualties yet," Mawlawi Sabir, the head of the police district where the attack took place, told Reuters. Russia is one of the few countries to have maintained an embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year amid a U.S. evacuation. Moscow does not officially recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan, but Russian officials have been in talks over an agreement to supply gasoline and other commodities. Reuters contributed to this ...