Hezbollah fires rockets as Israel launches its biggest attack on the group in almost twenty years.
Lebanese authorities say over 490 people have been killed in the last 24 hours, after Israel launched a massive series of air strikes on Hezbollah targets. Hezbollah has responded by firing more than 200 rockets into Israel.
04:46 World leaders urge restraint as Israel and Lebanon edge closer towards all-out war. The UN’s 79th session of the General Assembly will be the first annual meeting of world leaders since the Hamas October 7th attacks on Israel.
07:40 Airlines including Etihad and Qatar Airways have begun suspending flights in and out of Beirut.
09:18 Analysis from Assistant Professor Makram Rabah at the American University of Beirut.
11:29 Sri Lanka’s new president is facing the challenges of balancing Sri Lanka’s relations with the two heavyweights of Asia, India and China.
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