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Our top stories. An explosion took place in an area of southern Beirut that is

reportedly a stronghold of Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia in Lebanon.

Lebanon's state news agency said the strike was carried out by an Israeli drone targeting a Hamas office.

Hamas confirmed the death of several members including Sala al-A-Ruri, a senior official.

Meanwhile, Isma Al-Haniya, Hamas's leader, said that the hostages

taken on October 7th will only be released on the militant group's terms.

Harvard's president, Claudine Gay, resigned following a plagiarism probe.

The university's first black and second female and now shortest serving leader. Dr Gay faced a backlash last month over her evasive answers

in a congressional hearing on anti-Semitism.

Harvard subsequently backed Dr Gay and cleared her of research misconduct charges,

but fresh rounds of plagiarism allegations driven by conservative media continued into January.

Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital and Kharkiv a northeastern city.

Velodeme Zolenski, Ukraine's president, said the strikes killed four people and injured

at least 92.

Around 250,000 people were left without power.

On Monday, President Vladimir Putin vowed to, quote,

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