Morning brief: Netanyahu says he gave order to kill Nasrallah; Ukraine war updates, and more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday (Sept 28) thathe had issued the directive to neutralise Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah as the Iran-aligned Lebanese militant groupwould have regenerated if he was allowed to live."He would have quickly rehabilitated Hezbollah’s capabilities.So I gave the order and Nasrallah is no longer with us," Netanyahu said.

North Korea on Sunday reacted to the recent US military aid worth $8 billion given to Ukraine, which has been fighting a war with Russia since late February 2022.Kim Yo Jong,the sister of North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, said that the US wasescalating the Ukraine conflict and driving all of Europe to the brink of a nuclear war.

In other news from around the world, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made yet another verbal attack on his election rival Kamala Harris. This time, Trump called Harris"mentally impaired" and a "disaster."

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Nasrallah death: Netanyahu reveals he gave the 'order' to kill Hezbollah chief, 'he would have quickly...'

In his first public statement since the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had "settled the account" with a "mass murderer."

Playing with fire against Russia: North Korea reacts to US military aid to Ukraine

North Korea said on Sunday (Sept 29) that US (United States) military aid worth $8 billion to Ukraine was an"incredible mistake," adding, that Washington wasplaying with fire against nuclear superpower Russia.

Trump calls Harris 'mentally impaired' in fresh rant, says 'she was born that way'

Former US president Donald Trump on Saturday (Sept 28) launched a scathing attack on his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, by calling her "mentally impaired" and a "disaster."Trump was addressing a crowd inPrairie du Chien, Wisconsin, where he touched upon the issue of immigration after Harris discussed the issue a day earlier.

Seven labourers in Pakistan killed after terrorists storm under-construction house in Panj­gur

Seven labourers were killed late on Saturday (Sept 28) in Pakistan'sPanj­gur town after terrorists stormed an under-construction house, Pakistani media reported. The terrorists were armed with automatic weapons.A report by Dawn said that the incident occurred at the construction house in Panjgur'sKhuda-i-Abadan area.

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