Morning brief: Israel-Hezbollah conflict updates; Trump ahead of Harris in Sun Belt states, and more
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The conflict between Israel and the Iran-aligned Lebanese militant group Hezbollah continues to intensify. On Monday (Sept 23), Iranian PresidentMasoudPezeshkian said thatIsrael wanted to drag the Middle East into a full-blown war by provoking Iran to join the nearly-old conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Ahead of the presidential election in the United States (US) on November 5, polls on Monday said that Republican candidateDonald Trump is ahead of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in three states of theSun Belt region.
In other news from around the world,Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi metUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday.The two leaders reaffirmed their stance for an early resolution of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Iranian PresidentMasoudPezeshkian said on Monday (Sept 23) that Israel wanted to drag the Middle East into a full-blown war by provoking Iran to join the nearly-old conflict between Israel and Tehran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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Republican presidential candidate and former United States (US) presidentDonald Trump is ahead of Democratic presidential candidate and current Vice PresidentKamala Harris in three states of theSun Belt region of the United States, polls on Monday (Sept 23) showed.
PM Modi meets Ukraine's Zelensky in US, reaffirms India's commitment to resolution of war
Indian Prime Minister met his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Monday (Sept 23). The two leaders reaffirmed their stance for an early resolution of the war with the Indian PM showing readiness to assist in the efforts.
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