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At least 37 people died in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday (September 21), including two senior Hezbollah leaders, as well as several children, in what is the deadliest strike in a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. Rachel Judah reports.

Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico's western Sinaloa state since rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel began clashing on Sept 9, local authorities said on Friday, with gruesome violence showing no signs of abating. Diane To reports.

Eyewitness footage on Saturday (September 21) showed gushing muddy floodwater turning a street into a river in Ishikawa Prefecture’s Wajima city, as heavy rain continues to fall in wide areas of Japan. Reuters was able to verify the location and the date both videos were filmed from original file metadata.

A 26-foot deep sinkhole occurred on the road in Busan, South Korea, on Saturday (September 21) amid heavy rain, causing two trucks to fall into it, local media reported.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday. Ryan Chang has the details.

Chinese production companies are pumping out short-form, low-budget and high-drama series streaming straight to mobile devices, part of a booming new industry challenging Hollywood. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

Millions of Sri Lankans cast their votes on Saturday (September 21) to select a new president who will face the task of cementing the South Asian country's fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.

U.S. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is trying to get a second opportunity to debate her Republican challenger Donald Trump in this year's presidential race, she said on Friday (September 20).

A team of Greenpeace activists unfurled a massive banner on a dry river bed in Brazil's Amazon on Friday (September 20) to raise awareness of the effects of climate change on the drought-stricken region.

Americans began casting their first in-person votes on Friday (September 20) in a presidential election less than seven weeks away that both Republican and Democratic leaders call the most important in generations.

NATO concluded a major anti-drone exercise this week, with Ukraine taking part for the first time as the Western alliance seeks to learn urgently from the rapid development and widespread use of unmanned systems in the war there. Claudio Palestini, the co-chair of a NATO working group on unmanned systems, said the exercise had adapted to trends such as the transformation of FPV (first-person view) drones - originally designed for civilian racers – into deadly weapons.

A newly-designed structure on display for the London Design Festival uses fast-growing climbing plants to create shade, boost biodiversity and cool down what are known as "urban heat islands." Arrthy Thayaparan explains.

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday (September 20). Eyewitness video captured the aftermath.

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and several members of the group's elite Radwan unit in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and a security source in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

The late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods, forced them to have medical screenings and threatened consequences if they tried to complain, lawyers for alleged victims said on Friday. Lisa Bernhard has more.

U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday (September 20) said reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal is still realistic, adding: "We have to keep at it."

One leading olive oil producer in Spain is undeterred by the energy crisis facing the country. His secret to keep costs down? Olive stones. Lauren Cook reports.

The European Commission announced on Friday a loan of up to $39 billion for Ukraine to help cover its increased needs, saying it was needed to defend the country against Russian attacks and help it get through the winter. Sean Hogan has more.

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, two security sources in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.

Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils in the island nation say they have little hope they'll gain much from Saturday's presidential election. Lucy Fielder has more.

Like countless fans around the world, Artem, an IT student living in Moscow, was eager to experience Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. While many Swifties struggled with soaring ticket prices, the 22-year-old encountered additional hurdles in his quest to catch the superstar on tour. Alice Rizzo reports.

Venezuela's former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez sought diplomatic refuge after being warned that President Nicolas Maduro's security forces were coming for him, he told Reuters in Madrid on Friday (September 20).

The European Commission proposed the loan on Friday (September 20) to help Ukraine cover its increased needs after Russian destruction of its infrastructure. Announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a visit to Kyiv, it is part of a wider plan among G7 nations to raise funds using proceeds from Russian assets frozen to sanction Moscow for invading its neighbor.

Residents of Bagnacavallo in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region on Friday morning (September 20) started cleaning up after the Lamone River burst its banks and flooded the area for the second year in a row. Local former police commander Roberto Faccani told Reuters anger is mounting towards institutions.

Baby dolphins have been washing up dead on sandbanks left exposed by the receding waters of an Amazon lake that is drying up amid the area's worst drought on record, and researchers say it's putting the rare river species at risk. Devi Rajaram reports.