PBS News Hour - World

In our news wrap Wednesday, Israel's military says it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, voters in Arizona and Nebraska are closer to having abortion measures on the ballot, a judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of a rule against discrimination in healthcare based on gender identity and the defense has rested in the bribery and corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Britain goes to the polls Thursday for an election in which the center-left opposition Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, is expected to claim victory. The Conservatives, who've governed since 2010, fear a landslide victory for Labour could force them out of power for a generation. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Britain's south coast. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainians desperately tried to board trains to leave the country. Since then, the Ukrainian railroad has played a crucial role in evacuating people from frontline cities, transporting world leaders and moving cargo and Ukrainian troops. Special correspondent Volodymyr Solohub and videographer Pavel Sookhodolskiy reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Israel launched air strikes into Khan Younis overnight, a part of Gaza it had already assaulted and left a few weeks ago. A ground operation now seems likely. It's not the first time Israeli forces claimed to clear Hamas from an area, only to return weeks or months later. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Daniel Byman, author of "A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A major issue in Britain's general election is the cost of living crisis, caused by spiking inflation following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That has put pressure on the country's pledge, written into law, to become carbon neutral by 2050. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Aberdeen, Scotland, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Priyanka Mattoo is an L.A.-based writer and filmmaker whose new memoir, "Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones," chronicles her peripatetic search for home, from Kashmir to England to Saudi Arabia to Michigan to Rome and, finally, to Los Angeles. She gives her Brief But Spectacular take on dreaming of home. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the island of Carriacou with winds of 150 mph, Steve Bannon reported to a federal prison to begin his four-month sentence for contempt, Republican lawmakers sued Attorney General Garland for access to audio of an interview with President Biden and Israel issued mass evacuation orders in Khan Younis signaling a potential return of troops. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

France is closer than ever in its modern history to being governed by the far-right. Parliamentary elections are the country's most consequential in decades and will have implications across Europe and for the United States. Nick Schifrin discussed the first round of voting and what comes next with Celia Belin, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A drone fired from Hezbollah injured 18 Israeli soldiers over the weekend. It's adding to fears that a full-fledged war could break out. More than 60,000 Israelis are still evacuated from the northern border with Lebanon and Secretary of State Blinken said Israel had "effectively lost its sovereignty" there. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Sunday, a new post-debate poll shows a jump in voters who say Biden should not be running for re-election, Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, the family of a 13-year-old boy is demanding accountability after police killed the teen in upstate New York, and early first-round election results point to a big win for France's far-right party. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders