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Hezbollah has announced the death of a top military official in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut

Hezbollah has announced the death of a top military official in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut
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What to know about the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah

This week saw a dizzying escalation in the 11-month-old conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
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Hezbollah members carry the coffin of their comrade who was killed when a handheld device exploded, during a funeral procession in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Guinea's most wanted fugitive extradited from Liberia

Guinea’s most wanted fugitive, a former senior military officer convicted of crimes against humanity, was extradited from neighboring Liberia, the Guinean minister of justice said Thursday
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Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation

Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and Syria
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FILE - A Civil Defense first-responder carries a wounded man whose handheld pager exploded at al-Zahraa hospital in Beirut, on Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
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Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators' case to proceed

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has lost an appeal in a Kenyan labor court
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FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile device in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Key Hezbollah leader, commanders killed in strike on Lebanon, Israel says

Ibrahim Aqil, the leader, was planning an attack on Israel, the IDF said.
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People gather at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.
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Haiti's insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says

A U.N. human rights expert says that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals remains underfunded and understaffed
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A youth plays with a ring at the end of a wire inside a school where people displaced by gang violence have taken refuge for over a year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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An ancient Greek vase gifted to an Italian leader is returned by his family to Greece

As Italian prime minister, Alcide De Gasperi oversaw the post-World War II return to Greece of Rhodes and the other Dodecanese islands
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New Zealand’s army chief: Pacific nations need tailored military training

New Zealand’s army chief, Maj. Gen. Rose King, has highlighted the challenges Pacific Island nations face with foreign military training in an interview with The Associated Press
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New Zealand's army chief Major General Rose King, the first woman to head a military service in the country, is interviewed by The Associated Press at the defense headquarters in Wellington on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Tantrum)
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Mali officials close livestock markets over suspected links to militants

Following a deadly attack in Mali's capital by al-Qaida linked militants, authorities there have temporarily closed livestock markets that typically are run by an ethnic group that authorities associate with the militants
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This video grab shows Malian security personnel detaining a man after Mali's army said a military training camp in the capital Bamako has been attacked early Tuesday, Sept. 17 2024. (AP Photo)
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Gucci constructs looks of casual grandeur as Tod's focuses on Artisanal Intelligence

The fashion palate cleanser of the season: white
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Jessica Chastain departs the Gucci Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno).
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A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it

Authorities say a rare polar bear spotted in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat
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This handout photo shows a polar bear that was shot by the police after being considered a threat to people nearby, authorities said, in Westfjords, Iceland, Thursday Sept. 19, 2024. The bear was shot near a summer home in the Westfjords in the north west tip of Iceland. (Ingvar Jakobsson via AP)
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Greek Coast Guard chases boat close to Turkish coast in a potential diplomatic incident

A Greek Coast Guard boat's pursuit of an inflatable dinghy to within a few dozen yards of the Turkish coast threatens a diplomatic incident between the neighbors
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Israel says its airstrike on Beirut killed senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim Akil; Hezbollah has not confirmed this

Israel says its airstrike on Beirut killed senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim Akil; Hezbollah has not confirmed this
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In Rafah, an eerie hellscape with tunnels under kids' bedrooms: Reporter’s notebook

The Israel Defense Forces invited ABC News into Gaza to see Hamas' tunnels.
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Israeli soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel where the military says six Israeli hostages were recently killed by Hamas militants, in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
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'We have the support of the people,' Venezuela opposition leader says

ABC News’ Diane Macedo speaks with Maria Corina Machado about Venezuela’s ongoing fight for democracy and President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez’s exile.
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VIDEO: 'We have the support of the people,' Venezuela opposition leader says
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Lebanon's Health Ministry reports at least 8 killed, 59 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut

Lebanon's Health Ministry reports at least 8 killed, 59 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut
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Israeli official says senior Hezbollah military official Ibrahim Akil was targeted in Israel's strike on Beirut

Israeli official says senior Hezbollah military official Ibrahim Akil was targeted in Israel's strike on Beirut
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Pakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect

Pakistani authorities have suspended policemen who opened fire and killed a blasphemy suspect earlier this week, only to be applauded and showered with rose petals by local residents after the killing
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This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
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Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release

Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea and Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood
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This photo shows the Unit 2 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Israel carries out 'targeted strike' in Beirut: IDF says

ABC News' Marcus Moore and former CIA field operative Darrell Blocker on the significance of the latest military actions playing out in southern Lebanon.
September 20
VIDEO: Israel carries out 'targeted strike' in Beirut: IDF says
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe is discharged from hospital after a fall

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who stunned her country by abdicating earlier this year, has been discharged from a hospital after a fall earlier this week
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe attends the Rungstedlund Prize 2024 at the Karen Blixen Museum in Rungsted, Denmark, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
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Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest

Pakistani security officials say nine troops have died in separate militant attacks
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Late billionaire accused of raping 5 women

Mohamed Al-Fayed, whose business interests included the luxury department store Harrods, died last year at age 94.
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VIDEO: Late billionaire accused of raping 5 women
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Bloody drug cartel eruption in Sinaloa

ABC News’ Matt Rivers on the escalation in violence, which some fear could spread to the U.S.
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VIDEO: Bloody drug cartel eruption in Sinaloa
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Iran condemns a Taliban delegate's failure to stand for the Iranian national anthem

Iran has expressed its deep displeasure over a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an event in Tehran
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Czechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding

Czechs are voting in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their representatives in regional elections
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Firefighters set up an improvised polling station for a two-day vote for one-third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their representatives in regional elections, in Široká Niva, Czech Republic, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (Jaroslav Ozana/CTK via AP)
September 20

2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space Station

Russia’s space agency says two Russians have set a record for the longest continuous stay on the International Space Station
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In this undated photo released by Roscosmos space corporation, Russians Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub are shown aboard the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. They set the record for the longest continuous presence on the ISS, more than 370 days. (Roscosmos space corporation via AP)
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Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 3 killed, 17 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut's suburbs

Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 3 killed, 17 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut's suburbs
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
September 20
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says

The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her daughter has received threats and been advised by the Hungarian secret services not to talk to media
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A imagem mostra um cartaz com os nomes de várias empresas na porta de uma casa onde estaria a sede da empresa húngara que supostamente teria fabricado os pagers que explodiram no Líbano e na Síria, em Budapeste, quarta-feira, 18 de setembro de 2024. (Foto AP/Denes Erdos)
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Israel says it has carried out targeted strike in Beirut, explosions heard in southern suburb

Israel says it has carried out targeted strike in Beirut, explosions heard in southern suburb
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Mayor of French town apologizes for his comments downplaying mass rape case

The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there for almost a decade has apologized for comments that appeared to downplay the case
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FILE - Gisele Pelicot speaks to media as she leaves the Avignon court house, southern France, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)
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Philippine senator says China should do more to help fight cybercrime gangs

China should do more to battle the illegal online gambling and scam call centers run by Chinese criminal syndicates in Southeast Asian countries often using forced labor, a Philippine senator who led an investigation into the centers said Friday
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Filipino Sen. Risa Hontiveros, center, who has led an investigation into the massive online gambling and scam operations in the Philippines, speaks at a news briefing in Manila, Philippines, Friday Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jim Gomez)
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Ukraine bans Telegram messenger app on state-issued devices because of Russian security threat

Ukraine has banned government officials, military personnel and other defense and critical infrastructure workers from installing the popular Telegram messaging app on state-issued devices
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FILE - The logo for the Telegram messaging app is seen on a notebook screen in Munich, Germany, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
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Australian judge rules that a case against alleged Russian spies must be finalized by December

An Australian judge has given prosecutors until December to finalize their case alleging that an army private and her husband are Russian spies
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Hezbollah announces the death of a top military official in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut

Hezbollah has announced the death of a top military official in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut
September 20
A woman checks the scene of a missile strike from her damaged house in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Hezbollah launches 140 missiles into northern Israel in 3 strikes, damage not immediately known

Hezbollah launches 140 missiles into northern Israel in 3 strikes, damage not immediately known
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah rockets land in northern Israel

An Israeli airstrike in Beirut has killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 60, according to Lebanese health officials The strike Friday was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months
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Residents look on as rescuers arrive at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Lawyers say former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women

Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of women say that Mohamed Al Fayed — the former boss of Harrods — was a “monster” who raped and sexually abused young women throughout his time at the helm of the world-renowned London department store
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One of Mr Al Fayed's accusers, Natacha (no surname given), who featured in 'Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods', looks on during a press conference to discuss their involvement in the investigation and the legal claim against Harrods for failing to provide a safe system of work for their employees, at Kent House in Knightsbridge, London, Friday Sept. 20, 2024. Multiple ex-Harrods employees have accused Mohamed Al Fayed, the Egyptian billionaire who owned the luxury department store for more than 25 years, of rape and sexual assault. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
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Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets the city

Authorities in Ukraine have advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city
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A woman wearing a face mask walks down a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday Sept. 20, 2024 on a day with poor air quality. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)
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Iran’s top leader pardons prisoners, including people accused of anti-state crimes

Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes
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Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals

Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies
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FILE — People walk past a dead Cape fur seal on Melkbosstrand beach near Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht/File)
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'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West, Central Africa

As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region
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Houses are partially submerged following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024. (AP Photos/ Musa Ajit Borno)
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Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety of kidnapped New Zealand pilot

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety
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Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star

A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium
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In this photograph provided by SEA LIFE Melbourne, Pesto, a huge king penguin chick who weighs as much as both his parents combined, mingles in his enclosure at Australia's Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, Sept. 3, 2024, and has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at the aquarium. (SEA LIFE Melbourne via AP)
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Dutch prosecutors say man arrested after fatal stabbing is suspected of a terrorist motive

Dutch prosecutors say that a 22-year-old man arrested after a stabbing in Rotterdam that left one person dead and another seriously wounded is suspected of murder and attempted murder with terrorist intent
September 20
FILE - The Erasmus Bridge towers over the river Maas in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, April 2007. (AP Photo/ Bas Czerwinski, File)
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Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone

Shohei Ohtani's feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work
September 20
A pedestrian reads an extra edition of the Sports Hochi newspaper reporting on the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani becoming the first player in major league history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid

The European Union is ready to lend Ukraine up to $39 billion as part of a loan package organized by the Group of Seven major industrial nations
September 20
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, left, holds a bouquet of flowers to place at a wall commemorating the fallen Ukrainian soldiers in the war with Russia, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (Christoph Soeder, Pool via AP)
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Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food

The döner kebab is beloved in Berlin
September 20
People are seen through the window of a doner kebab restaurant in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)