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Israeli strikes kill hundreds in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006

By Bassam Hatoum, Melanie Lidman, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and children, Lebanese authorities said.

Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka seeks to recover from severe economic crisis

By Krishan Francis, Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.

Iran’s president accuses Israel of laying ‘traps’ and seeking wider Mideast war

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Masoud Pezeshkian told about two dozen media representatives that Iran doesn’t want to see the current war in Gaza and airstrikes across the Israeli-Lebanon border expanded.

Israeli strikes kill 182 in Lebanon, officials say, as country sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006

By Bassam Hatoum, Melanie Lidman, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Thousands of Lebanese fled the south, and the main highway out of the southern port city of Sidon was jammed with cars heading toward Beirut in the biggest exodus since the 2006 conflict.

What is the UN General Assembly and what does it do?

By Council on Foreign Relations

The General Assembly hosts a much-watched debate of world leaders annually. Its 2024 meeting is expected to emphasize climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals and the wars in the Gaza Strip and Ukraine.

Zelenskyy asks Western allies for more weapons after new wave of Russian strikes in Kharkiv

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

Russia launched new strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that hit high-rise apartment buildings, leaving at least 21 wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack, authorities said.

News Wrap: Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah reach new, dangerous levels

In our news wrap Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah intensified their assaults and threats of more violence against each other, Russia launched a new wave of attacks on Kharkiv in Ukraine, a massive rescue operation is underway after a mine explosion…

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Dozens of workers killed by explosion inside a coal mine in eastern Iran

By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press

An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country’s history as others remained missing hours after the blast.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected president of Sri Lanka as voters reject old guard

By Krishan Francis, Sheikh Saaliq, Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday.

Hezbollah declares ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel as it retaliates with more than 100 rockets

By Natalie Melzer, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

The overnight rocket barrage was in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon that have killed dozens, including a veteran Hezbollah commander, and an unprecedented attack targeting the group’s communications devices.