Oct 20 Israel announces imminent strikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah’s financial arm By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's military announced Sunday it will now take aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah's financial arm and planned to attack a “large number of targets” in the coming hours in Beirut and elsewhere. Continue reading
Oct 19 French foreign minister vows support for Kyiv’s plan to end Russian invasion of Ukraine By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Unveiled by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this week, Kyiv’s "victory plan" hopes to compel Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine through negotiations. The proposal is being considered by Ukraine’s Western partners, whose help is vital for Kyiv to resist its… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Israel continues deadly strikes on Lebanon and Gaza as cease-fire hopes dim In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes killed two people in the Lebanese city of Jounieh and more than 50 people in Gaza, striking Boeing workers will vote on a proposed new contract next week, Trump and Harris campaigned in… Continue watching
Oct 19 Analysis: Why Sinwar’s death does not mean a breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas war By Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations Despite some raised expectations, the killing in Gaza of formidable Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is not likely to hasten a formal cease-fire, nor end Israeli efforts to eliminate the group responsible for the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. Continue reading
Oct 19 Israel pounds Lebanon and Gaza with airstrikes and says a drone targeted Netanyahu’s house By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza -based Hamas showed no pause after the killing of the Hamas mastermind of last year’s Oct. 7 attack. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Austin holds briefing at G7 meeting of defense ministers in Naples, Italy By Associated Press The first-ever G7 defense ministers meeting opened Saturday in Naples to discuss hot-button topics, including Ukraine, the Middle East and cybersecurity. Continue reading
Oct 19 Parts of Cuba get electricity back after nationwide power outage left millions in the dark By Associated Press Cuba's government on Saturday said that some electricity was restored on the island after one of the country's major power plants failed and left millions without electricity in an outage that started two days earlier. Continue reading
Oct 19 Suspect arrested after Japan’s ruling party headquarters attacked with firebombs By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press A man threw several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo Saturday, then crashed his car into the fencing of the prime minister's residence, Tokyo police said. There were no reports of injuries. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 7:52 Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel refuse to back down from conflict after Sinwar’s death By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett If the U.S. wants to use the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an opportunity for peace, the warring sides are publicly resisting. On Friday, Hamas vowed to keep fighting, Lebanese Hezbollah announced a new phase of its war… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 5:11 News Wrap: In Berlin, Biden urges Western allies to continue flow of aid to Ukraine In our news wrap Friday, Biden met with Western allies in Berlin to discuss the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, a federal judge unsealed nearly 2,000 pages of evidence in Trump’s election interference case, safety officials are investigating… Continue watching