Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected accusations of genocide in Gaza during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, defending his government’s actions amid ongoing international scrutiny. Meanwhile, a fresh wave of Russian drone and missile strikes in Ukraine resulted in fatalities, escalating tensions in the war-torn region. In Texas, election officials are working to resolve a significant backlog of voter registration applications after a state-level processing error disrupted the system.
In our news wrap Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery speech at the U.N. General Assembly and dismissed allegations of genocide in Gaza, eight people were killed in the latest barrage of Russian drones and missiles in Ukraine and Texas election officials are scrambling to clear a backlog of voter registration applications caused by an error at the state level.
