Israel tells US it plans to launch limited ground incursion into Lebanon, US official says
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A US official confirms Israel has notified the US it intends to launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon, the BBC's US partner CBS is reporting.
The official says the operation could start as soon as today.
We'll bring you more on this as we have it.
Speculation grows over Nasrallah’s possible successor
Hesham Shawish
BBC Monitoring Middle East Journalist
In the wake of Hassan Nasrallah’s death over the weekend, some Lebanese media outlets have speculated on his potential successor, with some pointing to Hashem Safieddine.
Safieddine is one of Nasrallah’s maternal cousins, described as more hard line. He is the head of Hezbollah's executive council, managing the group’s operations. His son is also the son-in-law of the late Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
American man pleads guilty in Moscow court to charge of fighting for Ukraine
Mon 30 Sep 2024 13.55 BST
A US citizen has pleaded guilty in a Moscow court to charges of fighting for Ukraine, marking the first known instance of an American being tried as a mercenary in Russia.
Russian state media reported that Stephen James Hubbard, 72, of Michigan, had admitted he had received money to fight for Ukraine against Russia.
“Yes, I agree with the indictment,” the state news agency Ria Novosti quoted him as saying in court on Monday.
Venezuela opposition figure wins top European rights prize
The Council of Europe on Monday awarded its 2024 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize to Venezuelan politician and human rights defender Maria Corina Machado for her fight for democracy under the iron-fisted rule of President Nicolas Maduro.
Addressing the assembly remotely, Corina Machado said she was "deeply moved, honored and grateful" to be the first Latin American to win the distinction.
"I want to dedicate this recognition to the millions of Venezuelans who, every day, embody Havel's values and ideas," she added.
What to expect as Japan prepares for Oct 27 election
By Sakura Murakami
Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he plans to hold a general election on Oct 27.
Here is what to expect in the following weeks as Ishiba seeks to hold on to his party's lower house majority and solidify his position atop a scandal-plagued party.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
Ishiba's victory in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race last week virtually assures that he be officially voted in as Japan's next prime minister during a special parliamentary session on Tuesday.
Sudan military denies targeting UAE diplomatic post in Khartoum
Sudanese army has blamed the RSF for carrying out ‘shameful and cowardly’ attack on UAE ambassador’s residence.
Sudan’s military government has refuted accusations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that its forces have bombed its ambassador’s residence in Khartoum, pointing instead at the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The UAE earlier on Monday said the diplomatic post was attacked by a Sudanese military aircraft, condemning it as a “heinous attack”. The government in Khartoum, which is in the midst of a new push to retake the capital, has previously accused the UAE of supporting the RSF, with which it has been entangled in war for more than a year.
Stark before-and-after pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major Amazon rivers
Huge tributaries that feed the mighty Amazon River — the largest on the planet — have plunged to record-low levels, upending lives, stranding boats, and threatening endangered dolphins as drought grips Brazil.
The country is currently enduring its worst drought since records began in 1950, according to Cemaden, the country’s natural disaster monitoring center. It’s Brazil’s second straight year of extreme drought. Nearly 60% of the country is affected, with some cities, including the capital Brasília, enduring more than 140 consecutive days without rain.
In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, the impact on rivers is shocking and experts are sounding the alarm on what this means for the region, a biodiversity hot spot and crucial climate change buffer.
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