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News Articles: World

People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted a branch of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan finance group in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Lebanon assesses the damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-linked banks

Israel's military carried out airstrikes overnight on targets in Lebanon that the military says belong to Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a financial institution that undergirds the militant group Hezbollah.

October 21, 2024
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  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • and 1 more
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  • World

Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in Pennsylvania

The reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey was in his eighties.

October 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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What's important to Pennsylvania voters. And, Israel targets Hezbollah finances.

Why Pennsylvania is being closely watched this election. And, Israeli strikes on Lebanon hit branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution.

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe, center, disrupts proceedings as Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Jaydon at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

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  • World

'Give us what you stole from us,' Indigenous Australian senator yells at King Charles

Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones.

October 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS business forum in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 18, 2024.

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  • World

Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can't keep Russia off the global stage

The Kremlin will be able to talk to major players like India and China about expanding trade and bypassing Western sanctions.

October 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A man registers to vote during parliamentary elections of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region in Irbil on Sunday.

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  • World

Iraqi Kurds go to the polls with a flagging economy top of mind

Parliamentary elections were postponed several times amid disputes over the election law and procedures.

October 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken on the evening of Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, shows Hurricane Oscar.

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  • Weather

Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas

Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas.

October 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Flames and smoke rise form an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday.

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  • Middle East

Israel launches airstrikes on Beirut, saying it's targeting Hezbollah's financial arm

Israel's military said it was targeting a Hezbollah financial unit that's used to pay operatives and buy arms. The nonprofit provides financial services and is also used by ordinary Lebanese.

October 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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  • News

Israeli strikes on north Gaza leave at least 87 dead or missing: Gaza health ministry

Israeli strikes on multiple homes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory's Health Ministry said.

October 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
President Biden, right, talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2024.

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  • Middle East

U.S. investigating unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel attack plans

The U.S. is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

October 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday.

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  • Middle East

A drone targets the Israeli prime minister's house during new barrages with Hezbollah

Israel said a drone targeted the prime minister’s house; there were no casualties. Hezbollah said it carried out rocket attacks on Israel, while Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut's suburbs.

October 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A woman prepares to catch a tossed frisbee during a massive blackout after a major power plant failed in Havana on Friday.

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  • World

Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?

Cuba's power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.

October 19, 2024
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By:
  • Emily Green
Police officers work near a vehicle, center, which was stuck against a barricade near the prime minister's office, background, in Tokyo on Saturday.

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  • Asia

Japan's ruling party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested

A man threw firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo, then crashed his car into the fencing of the prime minister's residence, police said. There were no reported injuries.

October 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A demonstration in support of European Union integration, in Chișinău, Moldova, May 21, 2023.

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  • World

Moldova accuses Russia of meddling ahead of its elections and an EU referendum

Moldovans will vote for a new president and on a constitutional amendment regarding its path to the EU. Both votes will take place amid accusations of Russian meddling, vote buying and disinformation.

October 19, 2024
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By:
  • Will Baxter
A person drives a classic American car past a floating generator that has not been producing electricity for days in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

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  • World

Cuba plunged into an island wide blackout as power grid fails

Cuban government declares an "energy emergency" after the failure of one of its few power plants plunges it into an island wide blackout.

October 18, 2024
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  • Emily Green
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