Sep 30 Who were the 7 Hezbollah leaders killed over the past week? By Kareem Chehayeb, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press In just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Continue reading
Sep 30 Japan’s likely next leader says he will call for parliamentary election for Oct. 27 once he takes office By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Ishiba mentioned the election date as he announced his top party leadership lineup Monday ahead of forming his Cabinet. Continue reading
Sep 30 Britain’s last coal-fired electricity plant closes, ending 142 years of coal power in the UK By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The shutdown makes Britain the first Group of Seven nation economies to phase out coal. Continue reading
Sep 30 Hezbollah’s acting leader vows to fight on after former head Nasrallah’s death By Abby Sewell, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The Lebanese Health Ministry says over 1,000 people have been killed in the country in the past two weeks. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 8:29 People in Lebanon fear echoes of past all-out war with Israel in latest airstrikes By Leila Molana-Allen, Kaisha Young Israel kept up its bombardment of Hezbollah in Lebanon on Sunday and also targeted strikes at Houthi fighters in Yemen, another Iran-backed militant group. President Biden said all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided and that he… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 1:59 News Wrap: Russia strikes Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with guided bombs In our news wrap Sunday, the remnants of Hurricane Helene continue to wreak havoc across the Southeast, Midwest and parts of the Appalachians, more than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia after Russian guided bombs pummeled the Ukrainian… Continue watching
Sep 29 Austria’s far-right Freedom Party wins its first national election since WWII By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria on Sunday, but its chances of governing were unclear. Continue reading
Sep 29 Wrapping up Belgium visit, Pope doubles down on his views and calls abortion doctors ‘hitmen’ By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis revisited thorny topics of his trip to Belgium during his in-flight press conference coming home, praising Belgium’s late King Baudouin as a “saint” for having abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than sign legislation legalizing abortion. Continue reading
Sep 29 Israeli airstrikes kill 7th senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon and hit Houthi targets in Yemen By Melanie Lidman, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The Israeli military said Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central Council, was killed on Saturday. Hezbollah confirmed his death, making him the seventh senior Hezbollah leader slain in Israeli strikes in a little over a week. Continue reading
Sep 29 Flooding and landslides near capital of Nepal kill at least 148 people, leave dozens missing By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Rescuers in Nepal recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu, as the death toll from flooding rose to at least 148 with dozens missing, officials said Sunday. Continue reading