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Israel destroyed an underground Hezbollah base beneath Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said. The ridge is a strategic hilltop that overlooks the region and has seen intense fighting. Israeli officials said troops will remain in the area to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its capabilities.President Trump used his remarks at the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon on Friday to defend the war against Iran that he ordered launched more than six months ago. Trump said Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tied the conflict to the war on terror in his own remarks at the ceremony.US President Donald Trump attended a Pentagon ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. A commercial aircraft killed 184 people when it struck the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Trump chose the Pentagon event because political officials are barred from giving speeches at Ground Zero under rules set by The National September 11 Memorial & Museum.President Donald Trump attended a ceremony at the Pentagon on Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Nearly 3,000 people died when al-Qaeda operatives commandeered commercial aircraft at three separate sites. Trump said the United States would never forget the attacks and would continue to fight.The Israeli military announced it had killed Muhammad Yazouri, a Hamas commander in the Khan Yunis Brigade, in a strike in southern Gaza. Hamas confirmed Yazouri's death and his role in planning the October 7 attack. Years before the assault, mediators had warned Israel that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was considering a major kidnapping operation if hostage negotiations remained stalled.With U.S. midterm elections eight weeks away, Mexico and Washington are accelerating negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement, six informed sources say. The urgency has intensified following the breakdown of parallel talks with Canada.A defense attorney in New Mexico was fined $5,000 and held in contempt after submitting a brief containing false police testimony and fabricated witnesses generated by ChatGPT. The state's highest court said it will refer the lawyer, Stephen Aarons, to an attorney disciplinary board, citing his failure to verify the accuracy of the filing in his client's murder conviction appeal.Princess Astrid of Norway, an older sister of the late King Harald, died on Friday at the age of 94, the royal palace said. She died two days after the funeral of her brother.The US consumer price index remained at 3.4% year-over-year in August, matching analyst expectations after declines in the prior two months. Core inflation fell to 2.4%, down a tenth of a percent from July, while fuel prices rose due to conflict in Iran.The International Energy Agency said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen this year, warning of a sharp drop in global oil demand. Goldman Sachs and Commerzbank raised their crude price forecasts, citing expectations that Middle East shipping disruptions will persist into 2027. China has returned to the oil market as prices climb.Israel destroyed an underground Hezbollah base beneath Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said. The ridge is a strategic hilltop that overlooks the region and has seen intense fighting. Israeli officials said troops will remain in the area to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its capabilities.President Trump used his remarks at the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon on Friday to defend the war against Iran that he ordered launched more than six months ago. Trump said Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tied the conflict to the war on terror in his own remarks at the ceremony.US President Donald Trump attended a Pentagon ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. A commercial aircraft killed 184 people when it struck the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Trump chose the Pentagon event because political officials are barred from giving speeches at Ground Zero under rules set by The National September 11 Memorial & Museum.President Donald Trump attended a ceremony at the Pentagon on Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Nearly 3,000 people died when al-Qaeda operatives commandeered commercial aircraft at three separate sites. Trump said the United States would never forget the attacks and would continue to fight.The Israeli military announced it had killed Muhammad Yazouri, a Hamas commander in the Khan Yunis Brigade, in a strike in southern Gaza. Hamas confirmed Yazouri's death and his role in planning the October 7 attack. Years before the assault, mediators had warned Israel that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was considering a major kidnapping operation if hostage negotiations remained stalled.With U.S. midterm elections eight weeks away, Mexico and Washington are accelerating negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement, six informed sources say. The urgency has intensified following the breakdown of parallel talks with Canada.A defense attorney in New Mexico was fined $5,000 and held in contempt after submitting a brief containing false police testimony and fabricated witnesses generated by ChatGPT. The state's highest court said it will refer the lawyer, Stephen Aarons, to an attorney disciplinary board, citing his failure to verify the accuracy of the filing in his client's murder conviction appeal.Princess Astrid of Norway, an older sister of the late King Harald, died on Friday at the age of 94, the royal palace said. She died two days after the funeral of her brother.The US consumer price index remained at 3.4% year-over-year in August, matching analyst expectations after declines in the prior two months. Core inflation fell to 2.4%, down a tenth of a percent from July, while fuel prices rose due to conflict in Iran.The International Energy Agency said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen this year, warning of a sharp drop in global oil demand. Goldman Sachs and Commerzbank raised their crude price forecasts, citing expectations that Middle East shipping disruptions will persist into 2027. China has returned to the oil market as prices climb.
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