Oct 01 Hezbollah denies ground incursion as Israel calls for evacuations in Lebanon By Julia Frankel, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Israeli military has warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after announcing what it said were limited ground operations against Hezbollah… Continue reading
Sep 30 Israel begins 'limited' ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon By Josef Federman, Abby Sewell, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The move by Israeli ground forces marked a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 7:08 Israel starts invasion of southern Lebanon, continues air strikes across the country By Nick Schifrin, Jonah Anderson Israel appears to be starting its invasion of southern Lebanon, but on what U.S. officials believe will be a more limited basis. Israel continues to launch punishing air strikes across Lebanon, with some that have targeted leaders of militant groups… Continue watching
Sep 30 Typhoon lashes northern Philippine islands, flooding coastal villages By Associated Press A powerful typhoon is lashing the northernmost islands of the Philippines, where officials are warning of “potentially very destructive” damage to coastal villages. Continue reading
Sep 30 Europe's far-right celebrates Austrian election win, but political future there uncertain By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press European far-right and nationalist parties are celebrating the far-right Freedom Party’s win in Austria’s election. Continue reading
Sep 30 Who were the 7 Hezbollah leaders killed over the past week? By Kareem Chehayeb, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press In just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Continue reading
Sep 30 Japan's likely next leader says he will call for parliamentary election for Oct. 27 once he takes office By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Ishiba mentioned the election date as he announced his top party leadership lineup Monday ahead of forming his Cabinet. Continue reading
Sep 30 Britain's last coal-fired electricity plant closes, ending 142 years of coal power in the UK By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The shutdown makes Britain the first Group of Seven nation economies to phase out coal. Continue reading
Sep 30 Hezbollah's acting leader vows to fight on after former head Nasrallah's death By Abby Sewell, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The Lebanese Health Ministry says over 1,000 people have been killed in the country in the past two weeks. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 8:29 People in Lebanon fear echoes of past all-out war with Israel in latest airstrikes By Leila Molana-Allen, Kaisha Young Israel kept up its bombardment of Hezbollah in Lebanon on Sunday and also targeted strikes at Houthi fighters in Yemen, another Iran-backed militant group. President Biden said all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided and that he… Continue watching