Category: World News
Biden says he will talk to Netanyahu as Israel pummels Sunni terror targets in Beirut
Fox News President Biden said on Sunday that he intended to talk to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu imminently, shortly before the Israel-Hamas war intensified in Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an airstrike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Sunday evening, marking the first time the Israeli military implemented an airstrike on…
Read MoreIsrael’s escalating war in Lebanon brings calamity to a fragile state
Washington Post More than 1,000 people have been killed in two weeks of intensifying Israeli strikes against Hezbollah and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/29/lebabon-israel-war-displaced-civilians-hezbollah/
Read MoreAustrian far right set to win national election, in post-war first
Washington Post Austria’s Freedom Party leads in the vote count, but may not be able to find coalition partners to form a government under provocative leader Herbert Kickl. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/29/austria-election-freedom-party-kickl/
Read MoreLithuanian FM warns Russia can do ‘so much damage to its neighbors’
Fox News Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis shared with Fox News Digital his perspective as someone on the border of the Ukraine invasion, including concerns Russia can do “so much damage” even as its power wanes. “In 2014, before the first war in Ukraine, people in the U.S. and … Western leaders would say…
Read MoreNasrallah’s assassination shreds illusion of Hezbollah’s military might
Washington Post The severity of Israel’s attacks have called into question the very reason for the organization’s existence, which was predicated on deterring Israeli attacks against Lebanon and Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/29/hezbollah-nasrallah-lebanon-israel/
Read MoreIsraeli Air Force strikes Houthi targets in Yemen with ‘extensive’ operation
Fox News The Israeli Air Force is conducting strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed. The IDF said in a statement that its air force struck Houthi targets in Yemen approximately 1,800 kilometers from Israel. The Israeli military described “an extensive, intelligence-based aerial operation” involving dozens of…
Read MoreIsraelis cheer Nasrallah assassination but are wary of what comes next
Washington Post Momentum for further action is building in Israel, where many believe their country has gained an upper hand against a longtime foe and should make the most of its advantage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/29/israel-nasrallah-assassination-lebanon-war-invasion/
Read MoreIsrael likely used U.S.-made 2,000-pound bombs in Nasrallah strike, visuals show
Washington Post Videos shared by the IDF show fighter jets they say were involved in the Nasrallah operation carrying BLU-109s, an American-made 2,000-pound munition. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/29/israel-bomb-beirut-nasrallah-death/
Read MoreIran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in hiding with extra security following Hezbollah leader’s death: report
Fox News Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has moved into hiding and remains at a secure location within the country, sources told Reuters. The decision came in response to Israel’s strikes outside Beirut on Friday that killed the leader and founding member of the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. Two sources also told…
Read MorePope criticized for giving ‘reductive’ view on women’s role in society
Washington Post A Catholic university took the rare step of criticizing Pope Francis, saying that he called women “a fertile welcome, care, vital devotion.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/29/pope-francis-belgium-visit-women-role/
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