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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by Indonesian rebels after being abducted more than 19 months ago

Fox News A New Zealand pilot has been freed from captivity after being abducted early last year upon landing at a remote Indonesian airport, where separatist rebels set his small plane on fire. Phillip Mehrtens, a 38-year-old working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air at the time of his abduction in Papua on Feb.…

Russia pushes sex-at-work scheme as population crisis escalates

Fox News The Kremlin’s top doctor this week encouraged all Russians to engage in a “sex-at-work” scheme in a move to back President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to counter a growing population crisis. Despite cash incentives, tax breaks, a nationwide push to discourage abortions and Putin’s years-long attempt to encourage procreation across the country, Russia saw…

Hezbollah identifies second top commander killed in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon

Fox News The Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah announced Saturday that another one of its top commanders was killed in Friday’s targeted Israeli airstrike on the country’s capital of Beirut. Ahmed Wahbi, who oversaw the military operations of Hezbollah’s Radwan special forces unit until early 2024, is among the 16 members of the group who were…

Israel’s war front shifts dramatically to north against Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists

Fox News JERUSALEM – Signs of a third full-blown war between Israel and the U.S.-designated terrorist movement, Hezbollah, which runs a state-within a state in Lebanon, are rapidly solidifying. Israel has fought two previous wars against terrorist forces embedded in Lebanon, in 1982 and 2006, and a third war appears to be looming. Israel Defense…

Middle East Crisis: Live Updates: With Death Toll Rising, Tensions Run High After Israeli Strike in Beirut

New York Times Hezbollah said a senior leader was among those killed, the day after confirming the death of a top commander wanted by the U.S. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the death toll had risen to at least 31 and included women and children. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/21/world/gaza-israel-hamas-hezbollah

Shoulder Season

New York Times It’s still summer today, but fall arrives tomorrow. Take a minute to pause on the threshold. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/briefing/shoulder-season.html

Sri Lankan voters to chose from 38 candidates in consequential presidential election

Fox News SRI LANKA — Following a major economic crisis in Sri Lanka marked by protests that culminated in the overthrow of the government in 2022, voters in the island nation go to the polls Saturday to choose among 38 candidates for president. Located to the south of India, many voters in the Buddhist majority…

IDF says Hamas operative, other terrorists killed as it carries out ‘intelligence-based’ strikes in Gaza

Fox News The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced Saturday morning that it has killed a Hamas operative and other Hamas terrorists amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. The IDF said it used an intelligence-based strike to take out Muhammad Mansour, a Hamas operative who acted as a source of technological knowledge in Hamas’…

Car Parts, Fiberglass and a Dream: How a Teacher Built a Hovercraft

New York Times Robert Tymofichuk, a teacher in Alberta, Canada, spent nearly 2,000 hours building an operational hovercraft from salvaged car parts and with no blueprint. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/technology/diy-hovercraft-alberta-canada.html

Sri Lanka votes in first election since financial meltdown

Washington Post More than three dozen candidates are vying to lead Sri Lanka out of an economic collapse that led to the 2022 ouster of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/21/sri-lanka-election/