Will exploding pager attacks push tensions in the Middle East over the edge? - September 18, 2024

Flashpoint Global Crises - Voice of America

Growing concerns of a regional conflict as the Middle East reels from an attack Tuesday when thousands of pagers exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and parts of Syria. What we know and don’t know about the planning of what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote operation. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Egypt says the U.S. was unaware of the pager attack. Ukrainian drone strikes hit a major weapons arsenal warehouse in Russia. The U.S. says massive wildfires and flooding across Europe Massive wildfires and flooding in Europe are proof of “climate breakdown.” And what human rights investigators are revealing in the aftermath of Venezuela’s disputed election.