Sep 20 Watch 2:35 Top Hezbollah leader killed in Israel's 3rd major strike in Lebanon this week By Nick Schifrin 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… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:43 Polish foreign minister: Ukraine 'has every right to defend itself' by striking in Russia By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Katie Marlow Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's drawing up a "comprehensive plan" for how Kyiv believes the war with Russia should end. Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia and has taken in hundreds of… Continue watching
Sep 20 Hezbollah confirms one of its commanders was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut By Bassem Mroue, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon’s capital in decades, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 14 people killed and… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 6:16 Son of jailed Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai rallies U.S. support in fight for his release By Nick Schifrin 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… Continue watching
Sep 20 Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change after protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since then, many say they’re still waiting for change. Continue reading
Sep 20 In Lebanon thousands of exploding devices trigger a nation that has been on edge for years By Zeina Karam, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The port blast killed more than 200 people and injured thousands. The synchronized explosion of devices used by Hezbollah was widely believed to have been carried out by Israel. Continue reading
Sep 20 EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Part of the money will be used to help the country repair and reconnect its war-damaged electricity grid and boost its heating capacity as winter approaches. Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is destroyed. Continue reading
Sep 20 During a West Bank raid, Israeli soldiers pushed 3 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs By Julia Frankel, Majdi Mohammed, Associated Press It was the latest in a series of suspected violations by Israeli forces since the start of the Israel-Hamas war that rights groups say show a pattern of excessive force toward Palestinians. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 3:25 Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a line and vows revenge for pager, radio attacks By Nick Schifrin 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… Continue watching
Sep 19 Genetic analysis of animals in Wuhan market may help find COVID-19's origin By Maria Cheng, Associated Press Scientists suspect infected animals were first brought to the Wuhan market in late November 2019 which then triggered the pandemic. Continue reading