Morning brief: Trump to meet Zelensky today; West Asia crisis updates, and more

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later on Friday (Sept 27). The meeting will take place at the Trump Tower in New York. The meeting comes just hours after US President Joe Bidenannounced more than $8 billion in new military aid for Ukraine.

The conflict between Israel and Iran-aligned Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is escalating. On Thursday, the Israeli military announced thata precision airstrike in Beirut killed Muhammad Hussein Srour, the Commander of Hezbollah's Aerial Command.

In other news from around the world, Boeing is in the headlines again. The US government'sNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued“urgent safety recommendations” for some Boeing 737s- warning that critical flight controls could jam.

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A long-sought meeting: Donald Trump to meet Ukrainian President Zelensky today

Republican presidential candidate and former United States (US) president Donald Trump would meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday (Sept 27).Trump made this announcement on Thursday,just hours after Democratic President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in new military aid for Ukraine.

IDF eliminates Hezbollah drone commander in Beirut strike; over 700 dead as conflict escalates in Lebanon

As tensions escalate in the Middle East, concerns about a potential 'all-out war' between Israel and Hezbollah are growing. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced via a post on social media platform X that a precision airstrike in Beirut on Thursday (Sept26) has taken out Muhammad Hussein Srour,the Commander of Hezbollah's Aerial Command.

More trouble for Boeing: US govt issues urgent safety warning for some 737s

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States (US) government has issued“urgent safety recommendations” for some Boeing 737s- warning that critical flight controls could jam, American media reported on Thursday (Sept 26).

Alabama executes prisoner Alan Miller in state's second-ever nitrogen-asphyxiation execution

Alabama on Thursday (Sept 26) executed convicted murderer Alan Millerin the second-ever nitrogen-asphyxiation execution since the US statepioneered the method which it says is less painful than lethal injections but human rights experts say may amount to torture.

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