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Israel strikes Hezbollah in Beirut - October 20, 2024
Israel said it struck Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, a massive explosion was seen in the city. Joe Biden makes a quick trip to Germany and the race between Trump and Harris for President is getting nasty: will that help either candidate? There’s an election in Moldova, Ukraine’s neighbor to the west where Russian influence is one of the biggest issues in the race. Plus, Italy’s controversial plan to curb illegal migration has begun.
4 Oct 2024
October 7th anniversary approaches - October 04, 2024
As the one-year anniversary of the October 7th incursion into Israel by Hamas approaches, the region is closer to all-out war. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led Friday prayers in Tehran as tensions with Israel and the West rise. A look inside Gaza at the daily routines of people whose communities have been destroyed, also a look at health care in Sudan in the midst of a brutal civil war where hospitals have become targets. More Russian attacks in Kyiv as President Zelenskyy asks Joe Biden for the same help shooting down Iranian drones that he is giving to Israel, and there’s an election in Tunisia
3 Oct 2024
Israeli strikes continue across Lebanon - October 03, 2024
Israel’s military announced Thursday that it killed 15 Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon and carried out airstrikes on Beirut. Ricki Rosen in Tel Aviv has updates on the clashes. On Wednesday afternoon, Israel and Iran exchanged threats of retaliation if attacked, as the United Nations Security Council convened amid growing fears of a broader conflict. Ukrainian officials report a Russian-guided bomb hit a five-story apartment building in Kharkiv as part of a wider assault on 15 Ukrainian regions. Anna Chernikova is in Kyiv with more details. In Africa, Nigeria has launched a nationwide blood donation campaign in response to a severe shortage.
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