Sep 28 WATCH: Russian foreign minister invokes nuclear capacity in UN speech condemning the West By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Russia's top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including inside the United… Continue reading
Sep 28 17 people killed in pair of mass shootings in same neighborhood of rural South Africa town By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a rural town in South Africa, police said Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 28 At UN, China warns against 'expansion of the battlefield' in Russia's war with Ukraine By Ted Anthony, Associated Press Three days before his communist government turns 75, China's foreign minister warned fellow leaders Saturday against an “expansion of the battlefield” in Russia's war with Ukraine and said the Beijing government remains committed to shuttle diplomacy and efforts to push… Continue reading
Sep 28 Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut By Bassem Mroue, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Lebanese Health Ministry said six people were killed and 91 injured in the strikes, which leveled six apartment buildings. Iran announced Saturday that a prominent general in its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard sanctioned by the U.S. died in the same… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 7:31 News Wrap: Israel strikes Hezbollah HQ in Beirut In our news wrap Friday, Israel struck Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut and flattened several residential buildings, New York Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty to bribery and other charges in federal court and the Justice Department charged three members… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 4:11 Zelenskyy visits Trump as election holds high stakes for Ukraine's future By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading back to his home country after a whirlwind week of meetings with leaders in the U.S. His final sit-down was with Donald Trump, whose current presidential bid holds high stakes for U.S. support for… Continue watching
Sep 27 U.S. troops will leave some bases in Iraq under deal to end mission fighting Islamic State By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, with U.S. troops departing some bases that they have long occupied during… Continue reading
Sep 27 Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters in huge explosion that shakes Lebanese capital By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Israeli military struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings. At least six people were killed and 91 were wounded,… Continue reading
Sep 27 Families still seek answers 10 years after 43 students disappeared in southern Mexico By María Verza, Associated Press Families of the 43 students from a rural teacher’s college abducted 10 years ago in southern Mexico marked the painful anniversary Thursday, disillusioned after what they say was a decade of unfulfilled government promises. Continue reading
Sep 27 Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about U.S. support for Ukraine By Michelle L. Price, Adriana Gomez Licon, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived for a meeting with Donald Trump as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Continue reading