The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, US officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, US officials say.
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The TelegraphThe secrets of Mossad’s fearsome reputation – revealed by ex-Israeli intelligence officers
The exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon is a story of spycraft so terrifying and improbable that no movie would dare commit it to screen.
- Reuters
China hits 9 US firms with property freeze over weapons sales to Taiwan
China announced steps against nine U.S. military-linked firms on Wednesday over U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan, freezing their property within China, in the latest move to put added pressure on the United States to halt its arms sales to the island. China has repeatedly called on the White House, an important international backer and arms supplier for democratically-governed Taiwan, to refrain from formal dealings with the island's leadership.
- CNN
‘New era’ of war beginning, Israel says, as more Hezbollah devices explode across Lebanon
Israel said a “new era” of war was beginning Wednesday, tacitly acknowledging its role in shock twin attacks targeting Hezbollah that have pushed the Middle East back to the brink of wider conflict.
- The Independent
Hezbollah vows to respond after multiple dead and thousands wounded in mass pager explosions
A Hezbollah official said the explosions were the biggest security breach the group had experienced in nearly a year
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
- HuffPost
Melania Trump Resurfaces To Defend Her Nude Pics, And Stephen Colbert Is Totally Baffled
The former first lady, who hasn't been seen much on the campaign trail, defended her "celebration of the human form."
- Malay Mail
King departs for four-day state visit to China, his first since ascending throne
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia departed for a four-day state visit to China this m...
- AFP News
Chinese carrier sails through northeast Taiwan waters
A Chinese naval formation led by the Liaoning aircraft carrier sailed through waters northeast of Taiwan on Wednesday and continued towards the southeast of Japan's Yonaguni Island, Taipei's government said.The Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong have sailed through the Taiwan Strait several times in recent years as Beijing intensified military and political pressure on the island.
- Reuters
Russia advances in the Kursk region, commander says
Russia has taken two villages in the western Kursk region, a senior commander said, as Russian forces advance against thousands of Ukrainian forces who smashed through the Russian border last month. Ukraine on Aug. 6 launched the biggest foreign attack on Russia since World War Two, bursting through the border into the western Kursk region supported by swarms of drones and heavy weaponry, including Western-made arms. Major General Apti Alaudinov, commander of Chechnya's Akhmat special forces and deputy head of the Russian defence ministry's military-political department, said that Russia had taken Nikolayevo-Darino and Darino.
- Storyful
Israeli Air Force Launches Strikes on Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) said it targeted military buildings belonging to Hezbollah in the Jibbain area of southern Lebanon on Wednesday, September 18.The IAF said it targeted several buildings in southern Lebanon’s Al Jibin region using fighter jets, after one of its divisions identified several Hezbollah fighters operating in these buildings.According to the IAF, warplanes also struck a launcher and other military structures belonging to Hezbollah in Merhavim, Halta, Kfar Kila, Al Adisa and Shema, in southern Lebanon.Between 4:39 pm and 4:44 pm, sirens were activated in Israel’s Upper Galilee area, close to the Israel-Lebanon border, after “about 20 launches” were detected nearby, the air force said.The IAF said it intercepted some of them, while a missile landed in the Tel-Hai area, causing no injuries.Footage released by the IAF shows strikes on multiple buildings in the Al Jibin area. Credit: Israeli Air Force via Storyful
- Malay Mail
Would Malaysia’s Muda rather vanish than age?
SEPTEMBER 19 — The easiest thing to be is afraid. If there is one lesson our education in Malaysia offers us by the truc...
- The Telegraph
Ukrainian prisoner executed with sword inscribed with words ‘for Kursk’
A Ukrainian prisoner of war was executed with a sword inscribed with the words “for Kursk”, according to officials in Kyiv.
- AFP News
Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland after Taliban ban
When the Taliban banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, Zahra Hussaini thought her dream of becoming a doctor was over.The foundation, formed by her parents in her name, said that the students had often been confined to their homes since the Taliban issued its ban on women studying at universities in December 2022.
- The Independent
Hillary Clinton says Melania Trump was like a ‘little kid’ in awkward meeting last year
Clinton said she spotted Melania alone, ‘waiting at the edge of the circle,’ as the entourage of former first ladies arrived at Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service
- Associated Press
Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
The families of four Americans detained in China said Wednesday that their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, urging the U.S. government to take action to bring them home. Appearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission of China, the families of Kai Li, Mark Swidan, Dawn Michelle Hunt and Nelson Wells Jr. — all of whom have been detained in China for at least eight years — cast a spotlight on the longstanding issue that has gained new attention with the release this week of American pastor David Lin, who was behind bars for almost 20 years. More Americans are detained in China than in any other foreign country, according to the commission created by Congress to monitor human rights in the communist country.
- Malay Mail
Malaysian Bar urges swift appointment of Chief Judge of Malaya, warns against further delay
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The Malaysian Bar today said the appointment of a new Chief Judge of Malaya (CJM) should not be...
- HuffPost
'Daily Show' Uses Trump's Own Words To Nail His Biggest New Hypocrisy
Ronny Chieng has some receipts for the former president.
- The Independent
Fed cuts interest rates by half point for first time in years. Here’s what that means for you
The major move signals end to inflation fight while shoring up job market for ‘soft landing’ as borrowing to get cheaper
- AFP News
Hong Kong democracy tycoon's son warns time running out
US lawmakers on Wednesday vowed to keep up pressure to free Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whose son warned that time was running out.Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin, calling Lai a symbol of the "vibrant, free community" that Hong Kong once was, vowed to keep a spotlight to free Lai as well as less prominent people detained under a harsh new security law in Hong Kong.
- CNN
Melania Trump says she stands ‘proudly behind my nude modeling work’
Former first lady Melania Trump posted a new video on social media Wednesday defending her previous nude modeling work as she promoted her new book.