World Sep 24 At UN, Biden urges leaders to work for peace as Israeli, Hezbollah fighting intensifies The situation in Lebanon and northern Israel is tense after the second day in a row of major Israeli airstrikes. Israel said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut, while Hezbollah launched missiles at Israeli military and civilian sites.
World Sep 23 Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill hundreds in deadliest day in Middle East since Oct. 7 It is the deadliest day in the Middle East since Oct. 7. Lebanese authorities say Israeli airstrikes killed almost 500 and wounded more than 1,600. Israel said it struck 1,100 targets where Iran-backed Hezbollah hid weapons in Lebanon. That includes…
World Sep 20 Top Hezbollah leader killed in Israel's 3rd major strike in Lebanon this week Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the militant group. Lebanon's health ministry said at least 14 people died and dozens more were wounded in the Israeli airstrike. The attack comes days after beepers…
World Sep 20 Son of jailed Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai rallies U.S. support in fight for his release A group of U.S. lawmakers came together in a show of bipartisan support to call for the release of Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai. Lai, who owned the newspaper Apple Daily, is one of the hundreds of democracy activists, journalists…
World Sep 19 Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a line and vows revenge for pager, radio attacks The leader of Hezbollah says they will exact revenge on Israel for two days of attacks that killed dozens and wounded thousands. The News Hour is told that Israeli officials notified their U.S. counterparts they planted explosives in the pagers…
World Sep 18 Lebanon rocked by 2nd wave of exploding device attacks targeting Hezbollah For the second time in as many days, there was an unprecedented attack on Hezbollah. Tuesday, pagers exploded. Wednesday, it was two-way radios. At least 20 more people died and hundreds injured on top of at least 12 killed and…
World Sep 17 Hundreds of Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon in unprecedented attack In an unprecedented and shocking attack, pagers used by members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon. The health ministry says 2,700 people were injured and 9 were killed, including a young girl. It comes as tensions between Israel…
World Sep 16 U.N. coordinator describes challenges of providing humanitarian aid to Gaza The United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the immediate release of all Israeli hostages and for humanitarian aid access to be unimpeded. Sigrid Kaag is the UN’s senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza. She has visited…
World Sep 13 Biden and British PM consider allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons in Russia Leaders of Ukraine’s two most important allies are meeting in Washington. President Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have many topics on their agenda, but there is particular attention on coordinating support for Ukraine and allowing Kyiv to use…
World Sep 12 ICC prosecutor on steps to hold Russia accountable for atrocities in Ukraine The International Criminal Court in The Hague investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest of crimes. Its chief prosecutor is busy these days focusing on the war in Ukraine and the war between Israel and Palestinians. Earlier…