Category: World News
At least 70 dead in Haiti gang attack, U.N. says
Washington Post The victims in the attack in a town north of Port-au-Prince included at least 10 women and three infants, the U.N. human rights office said Friday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/04/haiti-gang-attack-pont-sonde-artibonite/
Read MoreIsraeli military kills 250 Hezbollah terrorists since start of limited ground operation in Lebanon
Fox News The Israel Defense Forces announced Friday that 250 Hezbollah terrorists, including nearly two dozen commanders, have been killed since the beginning of its limited ground operation in southern Lebanon. “Approximately 250 terrorists have been eliminated by land and air, and more than 2,000 military targets have been attacked, including terrorist elements and facilities, military…
Read MoreSanxingdui Ruins were discovered accidentally by a farmer; has since been the site of over 60K relics
Fox News Sanxingdui Ruins is an archaeological site located in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The site has undergone heavy exploration through the years, with thousands of notable artifacts coming out of excavations. The Sanxingdui Ruins lie in Guanghan City. The site was first discovered in 1929 by a farmer who came across jade and stone…
Read MoreGang Attack in Haiti Leaves More than 20 People Dead
New York Times The assault took place in a key agricultural region, which has seen a surge in gang violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/us/haiti-gang-attack.html
Read MoreElon Musk to attend Trump Pennsylvania rally at site of assassination attempt
Fox News Elon Musk says he will “be there to support” Donald Trump on Saturday when the former president returns to Butler, Pennsylvania to hold a rally at the site where the first assassination attempt against him unfolded earlier this year. The Republican presidential nominee is slated to speak on Oct. 5 at the Butler…
Read MoreIran’s Ayatollah Khamenei defends missile barrage against Israel in rare sermon
Fox News Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared in a rare sermon Friday that his country’s ballistic missile attack on Israel earlier this week was “legal and legitimate” and that the “resistance in the region will not back down even with the killing of its leaders.” The public address from Khamenei was his first…
Read MoreIsrael Targets Remaining Hezbollah Leaders in Beirut, Officials Say
New York Times Huge explosions rocked the city following a day of particularly deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza and the West Bank. In Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was expected to lead Friday prayers. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/04/world/israel-iran-hezbollah-lebanon
Read More‘Why Us?’: A Tide of Grief in Lebanon
New York Times Mourners reeled over lost loved ones after an Israeli strike on an apartment building killed at least 45 people. https://www.nytimes.com/card/2024/10/04/world/middleeast/lebanon-israel
Read MoreIranian missiles hit Israeli military sites, visuals show
Washington Post Some Iranian missiles broke through Israeli and allied air defenses to strike or land near at least three military and intelligence installations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/04/iran-missile-israel-attack-video/
Read MoreThe 2024 Nobel Prize announcements begin Monday. Track the winners here.
Washington Post The Nobel Prizes will be announced starting Oct. 7. See who one last year and track this year’s winners here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/nobel-prize-2024-winners-list/
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