September 21, 2024

Daily News Brief

*) Deadly Israeli strike on Beirut suburb 'kills' top Hezbollah commander Top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil and other senior figures of the group have been killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. Ibrahim Aqil had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at the American embassy. Aqil who has also used the alias Tahsin headed Hezbollah's Radwan unit. *) Lebanon slams Israel at UNSC Lebanon's Foreign Minister has told the UN Security Council that no one in this world is safe anymore after Israel's pager and walkie-talkie blasts in his country killed dozens and wounded thousands. Lebanon also accused Israel of "terrorism", saying Beirut is not seeking revenge but justice. He showed the council a large picture of a bloody hand with missing fingers. Lebanon said that they had come to the council to protect humanity and condemn the terrorist Israeli attacks clearly and unequivocally. *) Sri Lanka votes to choose a new president Millions of Sri Lankans are casting their votes 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. More than 17 million of Sri Lanka's 22 million people are eligible to vote in the presidential election that has shaped up to be a close contest between incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and Marxist-leaning challenger Anura Kumara Dissanayake. *) Terrorist attack in Pakistan leaves several dead Terrorists have opened fire on a security post in northwest Pakistan, killing at least six soldiers. The attack was claimed by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group. The military said that its troops fought bravely, foiling the attempts of intrusion and killing five assailants in the encounter. *) US regulator to seek sanctions against Elon Musk The US Securities and Exchange Commission has said it intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony for the regulator's probe into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter. In a court filing the SEC said the sanctions motion would seek an order to show cause for why Musk should not be held in civil contempt for waiting until just three hours before the scheduled Sept. 10 testimony to advise he would not appear.