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(BEIRUT) — Israel targeted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a strike Friday on Beirut, according to a senior U.S. official. At least two people were killed and 76 others were injured in the strike, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Nasrallah and some of his lieutenants were in Beirut making a quick visit when the […]

(NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in the wake of the shocking explosions of wireless devices across Lebanon last week. Here’s how the news is developing: ‘We are winning,’ Netanyahu tells United Nations Taking the podium at the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his […]

(NEW YORK) — A 21-day cease-fire proposal aimed at pausing the conflict in Lebanon has become the latest flashpoint in the strained relationship between the Biden administration and Israel after the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, roundly rejected the terms of the proposal on Thursday. As the prime minister flew to New York ahead of […]

(NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in the wake of the shocking explosions of wireless devices across Lebanon last week. Here’s how the news is developing: At least 92 killed in Lebanon today: Ministry of Health At least 92 people were killed and another 153 wounded Thursday in Israeli […]

(TEL-AVIV, Israel) — Israel said it killed another top Hezbollah commander — Muhammad Hussein Srour, the commander of Hezbollah’s Aerial Command — in a “precise” strike on Beirut Thursday. At least two people were killed, and 15 others were injured in a strike on Dahieh in Beirut, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Hezbollah […]

(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Scientists have quantified how much more fire-prone South America has become in recent decades, as several parts of the continent experience severe wildfires. Some regions in South America are experiencing many more days with extreme fire conditions, putting some of the continent’s most important ecosystems — such as the Amazon rainforest […]

(LONDON) — As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the White House on Thursday, the Biden administration is facing frustration from other western allies over its refusal to let Ukraine use western long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia. The request is a priority for Zelenskyy that he is pressing for this visit, but so far […]

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a news conference on August 14, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. (Philip Fong-Pool/Getty Images) (TOKYO) — The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami passed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, marking the first time a modern Japanese warship has navigated this strategically sensitive waterway. The Japanese destroyer was en-route […]

(NEW YORK) — Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging hundreds of cross-border strikes in the wake of the shocking explosions of wireless devices across Lebanon last week. Here’s how the news is developing: IDF continues deadly strikes as ground offensive looms At least 23 more people were killed as Israeli warplanes continued airstrikes in Lebanon through […]

(NEW YORK) — As Israel laid the groundwork for a possible ground invasion of Lebanon, the Biden administration on Wednesday was urging diplomacy to resolve the country’s long-simmering conflict with Hezbollah — but growing increasingly resigned to full-blown warfare on a second front in the Middle East, according to multiple U.S. officials. Two officials told […]