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Israeli soldiers sleep on tanks in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Iran preparing imminent missile attack on Israel, US warns, pledging 'severe consequences'

Iran is preparing to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel, according to a senior U.S. administration official.

Tanks and troops gather in northern Israel on Monday in preparation for a ground invasion.

Israel begins ground offensive in Lebanon

The Israeli military pressed its ground incursion into southern Lebanon on Tuesday, calling the operations “limited incursions” that are targeting Hezbollah militants.

Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stops as media members asked him to make a comment before he leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Japan’s parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister

Ishiba, who chosen as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's new leader on Friday, replaces Fumio Kishida who stepped down after his government was dogged by multiple scandals.

A woman reads the Quran at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday.

IDF prepares to invade southern Lebanon as 2 more Hezbollah leaders are presumed dead

At least 11 people were killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The Israeli military, meanwhile, says it’s preparing for a ground invasion into southern Lebanon.

Demonstrators hold pictures of Hassan Nasrallah, late leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, during a protest vigil in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Saturday.

Hezbollah leader's killing sparks joy and rage across the Middle East

President Biden called the killing of Hassan Nasrallah "a measure of justice for his many victims," while Iran's supreme leader condemned what he called an Israeli massacre in Lebanon.

From pandemic to protests, the Class of 2024 has been through a lot

Pomp and circumstance again fall victim to circumstance for some students in the graduating class of 2024, as protests over the war in Gaza threaten to disrupt commencement ceremonies.

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

Israel strikes Hezbollah in blast targeting the militant group's leader

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was said to be the target of the strikes, but it was not immediately clear if he was at the site when they happened.

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu hold signs as he addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.

Netanyahu defies calls for a cease-fire at the U.N., as Israel strikes Lebanon

In a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister said his country would is "winning" and would attack Iran and its proxies anywhere in the Middle East.

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, seen from Baabda, Friday.

Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut

The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations.

Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actor Maggie Smith played everything from wistful ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter's Prof. McGonagall and the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey. She died Friday at age 89.

Sharp-tongued, indomitable, and beloved actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89

Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actress Maggie Smith played everything from wistful ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter's Prof. McGonagall and the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey.

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