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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut
Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images (BEIRUT) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other commanders were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, the group and Israeli officials confirmed on Saturday. After his death was confirmed, Israel continued firing [Read More…]
Netanyahu says Israel must defeat Hezbollah in UN speech amid calls for cease-fire
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a defiant address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that his country was committed to defeating both Hezbollah and Hamas [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Some UN members walk out as Netanyahu speaks
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mahmoudiye on September 24, 2024. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in [Read More…]
US, Israel at standoff over Lebanon cease-fire proposal. What happened?
US President Joe Biden (L), sits with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023. (Photo by Miriam Alster / POOL / [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Hezbollah confirms top commander killed
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mahmoudiye on September 24, 2024. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in [Read More…]
Israel kills Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike, Netanyahu vows to continue ‘with full force’
Ramiz Dallah/Anadolu via Getty Images (TEL-AVIV, Israel) — Israel said it killed another top Hezbollah commander — Muhammad Hussein Srour, the commander of Hezbollah’s Aerial Command — in a “precise” strike on Beirut Thursday. At [Read More…]
This is how much the fire risk in South America has increased in recent decades
Mateus Bonomi/Anadolu via Getty Images (RIO DE JANEIRO) — Scientists have quantified how much more fire-prone South America has become in recent decades, as several parts of the continent experience severe wildfires. Some regions in [Read More…]
As Zelenskyy visits White House, Ukrainian push to use long-range weapons continues
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a Bi-Lateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at United Nations on September 25, 2024 in New York, New York. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) (LONDON) — As Ukrainian President Volodymyr [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Netanyahu disputes reports of cease-fire talks
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mahmoudiye on September 24, 2024. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: US working to secure Israel, Hezbollah cease-fire
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mahmoudiye on September 24, 2024. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in [Read More…]
Israel prepares for potential ground invasion of Lebanon, continues airstrikes on Hezbollah
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images (TEL-AVIV, Israel) — Israel is preparing for a potential ground operation as its war with Hezbollah intensifies, according to the Israel Defense Forces. “Today, we will continue, we are not [Read More…]
Biden administration floats pause in Israel-Hezbollah conflict amid fears of all-out war
Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Israel laid the groundwork for a possible ground invasion of Lebanon, the Biden administration on Wednesday was urging diplomacy to resolve the country’s long-simmering conflict with Hezbollah [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: War won’t ‘solve the problem,’ Blinken says
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mahmoudiye on September 24, 2024. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in [Read More…]
China test-fires ICBM with ‘dummy’ warhead, after Biden touts US relationship with Japan, South Korea
Rainer Puster / EyeEm/Getty Images (HONG KONG and LONDON) — The Chinese military test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific on Wednesday, marking the first known launch of an ICBM in decades, officials said. [Read More…]
Several detained after American’s ‘suicide capsule’ death in Switzerland: Police
This photograph shows a view of the Sarco assisted suicide capsule, during a press conference organised by the “Last Resort”, a Swiss human rights non-profit association focused on assisted suicide, in Zurich on July 17, [Read More…]
Wider Middle East war could spike oil prices and rekindle US inflation, experts say
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Israel escalated its war against Hezbollah this week with a campaign of deadly airstrikes that stoked concern about the potential for a wider conflict in the Middle East. Since Monday, Israeli [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: US seeking ‘off-ramp’ as IDF pounds Hezbollah
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mahmoudiye on September 24, 2024. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in [Read More…]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses ‘Victory Plan’ he will present to Biden: “GMA” exclusive
ABC News (NEW YORK) — In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Good Morning America, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he believes the war with Russia is “closer to an end” than many believe and [Read More…]
Russia fires barrage at Ukraine as Zelenskyy pitches war-winning plan at UN
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia launched a major missile and drone attack into Ukraine overnight into Tuesday coinciding with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the U.S. this week, where the Ukrainian leader is seeking American [Read More…]
Zelenskyy says Russia using Chinese satellites to photograph nuclear plants ahead of possible strikes
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is accusing Russia of using Chinese satellites to photograph nuclear power stations in Ukraine as part of preparations to potentially strike them. Zelenskyy made the accusation [Read More…]