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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli airstrike

Tensions rise in the Middle East following Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah an "historic turning point," stating that Israel has "settled the score." Nasrallah had previously been in hiding due to threats from Israel. Iran's Supreme Leader warns that his death "will not go unavenged."

Also in the programme: Thailand has become the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage, and in the U.S., the two men vying for the vice presidency will face off in their first debate in New York.

Joining presenter Rebecca Kesby are Christina Lamb, chief foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times newspaper in the UK, and Marcus Chown, a British science journalist and writer.

(Picture: Protesters hold pictures of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and late Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani (R) during an anti-Israel protest in Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, 28 September 2024. Photo by ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (14745327i) )

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