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Nepal floods and landslides kill at least 66 people, 69 missing
Gopal Sharma, Reuters | Posted Sept. 28 - 10:31 a.m. | Save Story
At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said on Saturday.
Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike
Bassem Mroue And Melanie Lidman, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 28 - 9:29 a.m. | Save Story
Lebanon's Hezbollah group has confirmed that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. A statement Saturday said Nasrallah "has joined his fellow martyrs."
Spanish mother and daughter train bacteria to restore church frescoes
Horaci Garcia and Eva Manez, Reuters | Posted Sept. 27 - 9:12 p.m. | Save Story
A Spanish microbiologist stumbled across a paper suggesting certain bacteria could be used in art restoration.
'Really dry': 3,600-year-old cheese buried with mummy
Katie Hunt, CNN | Updated Sept. 27 - 5:56 p.m. | Save Story
Bronze Age desert dwellers unearthed from graves in what's now northwest China were buried with cheese scattered on their heads and necks — the oldest known cheese.
Wrapping up mission, US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under new deal
Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Tara Copp, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 27 - 2:40 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. has announced an agreement with the Iraqi government to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year.
Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, US official says
Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters | Updated Sept. 26 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.
Gov. Cox leads trade mission to South Korea, Japan
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 26 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox arrived in East Asia this week to encourage economic ties between the Beehive State and the countries of South Korea and Japan.
Lebanon cease-fire deal makes progress, France reports at UN
John Irish, Maya Gebeily and Ari Rabinovitch, Reuters | Posted Sept. 25 - 10:08 p.m. | Save Story
France said on Wednesday that efforts would continue in coming hours to clinch a deal on a proposal for a 21-day cease-fire in the Lebanon conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.
Church of Jesus Christ donates $8M to help feed schoolchildren in Haiti
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 25 - 7:39 a.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made an $8 million donation to support a homegrown school meals program in Haiti.
Tropical Storm Helene expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating
Heather Hollingsworth and DÁnica Coto, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 24 - 4:32 p.m. | Save Story
Florida residents are already evacuating and filling sandbags days ahead of anticipated flooding from Tropical Storm Helene. Helene is expected to strengthen, possibly into a major hurricane.
Swiss police make arrests after suicide capsule is used for first time
Dave Graham, Reuters | Posted Sept. 24 - 9:40 a.m. | Save Story
Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday.
Utah family fears for safety of loved ones in Lebanon
Garna Mejia, KSL-TV | Posted Sept. 24 - 8:19 a.m. | Save Story
While airstrikes in Lebanon are not directly impacting Utah, several Lebanese residents worry about their families back home.
What the IOC leader who's coming to Utah this week told the United Nations about the Olympics
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 24 - 7:42 a.m. | Save Story
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach held up the 2024 Summer Games in Paris as an example of sport's contributions to the United Nations' mission of advancing peace and prosperity during a speech at the agency's New York City headquarters.
Israel and Hezbollah renew fire after the deadliest day in Lebanon since 2006
Abby Sewell, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 24 - 7:00 a.m. | Save Story
Israel and Hezbollah are trading strikes again as the death toll from a massive Israeli bombardment has climbed to nearly 560 people.
Zelenskyy holds flurry of bilateral meetings at UN to shore up support for Ukraine
Lidia Kelly and Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Reuters | Updated Sept. 23 - 10:39 p.m. | Save Story
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is in New York for the meeting of world officials at the United Nations, held talks on the sidelines with German, Indian and Japanese leaders on Monday trying to shore up support for Kyiv's war efforts.
Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes kill at least 492; residents flee from south
Maayan Lubell, Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari, Reuters | Posted Sept. 23 - 9:53 p.m. | Save Story
Israel's military said it launched airstrikes against Hezbollah sites in Lebanon on Monday, which Lebanese authorities said had killed 492 people and sent tens of thousands fleeing for safety in the country's deadliest day in decades.
Japan region still recovering from deadly earthquake. Now record rains have flooded its streets
Lex Harvey and Yumi Asada, CNN | Posted Sept. 23 - 1:59 p.m. | Save Story
Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding and landslides to a coastal region of Japan still recovering from a devastating New Year's Day earthquake.
Russia says no to nuclear testing — with a condition
Maxim Rodionov and Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters | Posted Sept. 23 - 11:46 a.m. | Save Story
Russia will not test a nuclear weapon as long as the United States refrains from testing, President Vladimir Putin's point man for arms control said on Monday after speculation that the Kremlin might abandon its post-Soviet nuclear test moratorium.
