Category: World News
Live Updates: U.N. Urges Calm as Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire
New York Times Israeli airstrikes pounded southern Lebanon after Hezbollah’s leader vowed retribution for the pager and walkie-talkie attacks. Lebanese officials said it was one of Israel’s heaviest bombardments there in months. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/20/world/gaza-israel-hamas-hezbollah
Read MoreWomen’s soccer players, muscled and sweaty, are a new kind of influencer
Washington Post Mexican soccer players are attracting millions of social media followers while challenging gender norms in the traditionally macho country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/20/mexico-womens-soccer-tigres-amazonas-influencers/
Read MoreWashington and the West struggle for a way forward with Putin’s Russia
Washington Post In the United States and Europe, there is growing uncertainty about how to counter Putin’s aggression without stoking a direct conflict with Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/20/russia-global-west-political-future/
Read MoreUnmarked Graves at Canada’s Former Indigenous Schools Fuel A Debate
New York Times Despite possible evidence of hundreds of graves at former schools for Indigenous children, challenges in making a clear conclusion have given rise to skeptics. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/canada-indigenous-schools-unmarked-graves.html
Read MoreThe Chinese economy is faltering — and that means more trade tensions
Washington Post Growth in the world’s second-largest economy is slowing and stock markets are in decline, but the Chinese government remains reluctant to act. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/20/chinese-economy-slowdown-real-estate-crisis/
Read MoreUS ‘sleepwalking’ into WWIII, experts warn nation is underprepared: ‘We do not have our Churchill’
Fox News The U.S. is “sleepwalking” into a global war against its top adversaries united under an axis of “malign partnerships,” and experts are sounding the alarm that neither the U.S. military nor the public are prepared for World War III. In late July, a body of non-governmental national security experts, first tasked by Congress…
Read MoreUS to host first AI safety network summit as nations seek alignment on policy
Fox News The U.S. will host an artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit in November, aiming to further align top nations on their tech goals and priorities of collaboration among the international community. “AI is the defining technology of our generation,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in a press release. “With AI evolving at…
Read MoreMiddle East conflict live updates: Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah vows to retaliate
Washington Post The attacks on Hezbollah rocket launchers and infrastructure follow the group’s vow to respond after deadly detonations of electronic devices across the country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/20/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-hamas-war-news-gaza-palestine/
Read MoreA broader Israel-Lebanon war now seems inevitable
Washington Post This week’s pager explosions in Lebanon represent a tactical victory for Israel. They also appear likely to lock the region into an escalatory spiral. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/20/hezbollah-pager-attacks-israel-lebanon-war/
Read MoreIsrael strikes Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon; IDF warns residents to stay near bomb shelters
Fox News Israeli officials on Thursday were warning residents in the north to stay inside or remain near bomb shelters after the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck hundreds of Hezbollah military targets inside Lebanon. The IAF, using intelligence from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), struck some 100 launchers and additional “terrorist infrastructure sites” comprising about…
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