October 20, 2024
Israel launches airstrikes on Beirut, saying it’s targeting Hezbollah’s financial arm from NPR The Associated Press
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. (Image credit: Hussein Malla) Read More
Hackers steal information from 31 million Internet Archive users from NPR Emma Bowman
The digital library’s website was defaced earlier this month with a message boasting its theft of Internet Archive users’ sensitive records. The nonprofit said it’s working to bolster security. (Image credit: Roy Rochlin) Read More
The New York Liberty defeat the Minnesota Lynx to win its first WNBA championship from NPR Ayana Archie
Two games in the series went to overtime. (Image credit: Pamela Smith/AP) Read More
Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas from NPR The Associated Press
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. (Image credit: AP) Read More
Iraqi Kurds go to the polls with a flagging economy top of mind from NPR The Associated Press
Parliamentary elections were postponed several times amid disputes over the election law and procedures. (Image credit: Salar Salim) Read More
Georgia authorities investigate a deadly dock gangway collapse on a historic island from NPR The Associated Press
Georgia authorities say they are investigating the collapse of a dock gangway that killed seven people on an island where crowds gathered for a celebration by the island’s community of Black slave descendants. (Image credit: Lewis M. Levine) Read More
Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage from NPR The Associated Press
The Kremlin will be able to talk to major players like India and China about expanding trade and bypassing Western sanctions. (Image credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko) Read More
TikTok owner sacks intern for sabotaging AI project from the BBC
Chinese technology giant ByteDance denied reports that the incident caused more than $10m of damage.Read More
Brazil’s president cancels Russia trip after injuring head at home from the BBC
The 78-year-old president was scheduled to travel to Russia to attend the Brics summit.Read More