Day: September 18, 2024

Stocks are in a holding pattern.

Iran has condemned Israel for Tuesday’s synchronised explosions of Hezbollah pagers in Lebanon, calling it ‘mass murder’. The Iranian ambassador to Beirut was among nearly three thousand people injured; twelve people died. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, denied that Washington had any prior knowledge of the attack. We speak to Dr Salah Zeineddine, Chief Medical Officer at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, where some of the injured were taken. Also in the programme: Climate change is turbo-charging Somalia’s problems – but there’s still hope; and Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election. And we will hear from the US state of Oregon and the debate around decriminalizing hard drugs such as fentanyl. (Photo: Relatives of those injured by the pager blasts gathered at hospitals in Beirut and elsewhere. Credit: EPA)

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports the lack of citizenship documents might keep many from voting in Arizona’s state and local races.

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AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Americans can now bypass paper applications when it’s time to renew their passports.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Australian police have infiltrated an encrypted app and arrested dozens of users. Courtesy: AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ((Mandatory on-air credit))