Netanyahu gambled by targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. It appears to have backfired
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When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered this week’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar, he took a major gamble in his campaign to pound the group into submission.
With signs growing that the mission failed, that gamble appears to have backfired.
Netanyahu had hoped to kill Hamas’ senior exiled leaders to get closer toward his vision of “total victory” against the militant group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and pressure it into surrendering after nearly two years of war in the Gaza Strip.
Instead, Hamas claims its leaders survived, and Netanyahu’s global standing, already badly damaged by the scenes of destruction and humanitarian disaster in Gaza, took another hit.
The airstrike Tuesday has enraged Qatar, an influential U.S. ally that has been a key mediator throughout the war, and drawn heavy criticism across the Arab world. It also has strained relations with the White House and thrown hopes of reaching a ceasefire into disarray, potentially endangering the 20 hostages still believed to be alive in Gaza.
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After a big nine-wicket victory in their opening match against UAE, Suryakumar Yadav and co will be eager to claim another win over the arch-rivals Pakistan.

India vs Pakistan Live Updates, Asia Cup 2025: Team India will face Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025, Group A match on Sunday in Dubai. After a big nine-wicket victory in their opening match against UAE, Suryakumar Yadav and co will be eager to claim another win over the arch-rivals Pakistan. On the other hand, Salman Ali Agha and co will be coming to this match after a 93-run victory over Oman. Amid all the boycott calls due to the Pahalgam terror attack, the players are focusing on the game, in order to bring out yet another nail-biting encounter between the two teams. Head coach Gautam Gambhir has reportedly had a big role to play already in settling some Indian nerves ahead of the Pakistan clash. (Live Scorecard)
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Hong Kong developers test homebuyer sentiment as residential market outlook improves
Developers are now testing the waters” by pricing new projects at market rates, aligning with average prices in nearby developments or slightly higher, said Joseph Tsang, chairman of JLL Hong Kong. “But it seems like the market is still expecting more discounts, as sentiment has yet to recover, which is reflected in the sales performance.”

Two major residential developments in Hong Kong saw tepid sales over the weekend despite a slow recovery in the city’s property market, showing that buyer sentiment has yet to fully rebound even as developers strive for higher profit margins amid a stabilisation in home prices, according to analysts.
“Developers are now testing the waters” by pricing new projects at market rates, aligning with average prices in nearby developments or slightly higher, said Joseph Tsang, chairman of JLL Hong Kong. “But it seems like the market is still expecting more discounts, as sentiment has yet to recover, which is reflected in the sales performance.”
In the first round of sales on Sunday, Henderson Land Development sold 76 of the 148 units as of 3.30pm at its To Kwa Wan Road redevelopment project, Highwood Phase I. The units were priced at an average of HK$18,179 (US$2,336) per square foot, exceeding the HK$17,968 per square foot for the first 30 units released in 2023 at the nearby Uptown project developed by Yu Tai Hing.
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Belgian councillor did not call for Belgians to leave Belgium or Europe
A 25-second video clip of Saliha Raiss speaking at a council meeting in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean on August 27 was shared on Instagram with the claim she’d called for a “Europe without Europeans”.

Elon Musk shared, opens new tab an identical post on X with the caption: “Belgians must leave Belgium!? This is insane.” It received more than 42 million views.
However, the video clip shows Raiss suggesting people who are annoyed by veiled women in Molenbeek, which is home to a large Muslim population, to leave and live in another of Brussels’ 19 districts, opens new tab. It does not show her calling for Belgians to leave Belgium or Europeans to leave Europe.
Raiss, wearing a turban, opens new tab, spoke in French but her comments translated into English read: “And if these people who wear curtain fabrics [referring to Islamic headscarves] – I can give the references if you want because apparently it arouses a lot of interest – if we disturb that much, if they don’t even want to see us anymore, I mean the region has 19 municipalities, if in Molenbeek apparently it’s very unlivable, change sides, go somewhere else! Get out!”
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