Israel-Lebanon in maps: Tracking the conflict with Hezbollah and Iran – BBC.com

  1. Israel-Lebanon in maps: Tracking the conflict with Hezbollah and Iran  BBC.com
  2. Attitudes About Nasrallah Appear More Positive in Middle East Since His Death  The New York Times
  3. What the death of Hezbollah’s leader means for the Middle East  Vox.com
  4. What Israel’s Assassination of Hezbollah’s Leader Means for the Middle East  The New Yorker
  5. Israel has killed multiple Hezbollah leaders. Here’s who they were – and the key players that remain  CNN
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An American bomb from WWII explodes at a Japanese airport, leaving a crater on the taxiway – ABC News

  1. An American bomb from WWII explodes at a Japanese airport, leaving a crater on the taxiway  ABC News
  2. World War II-era bomb explodes at busy international airport, cratering taxiway  Fox News
  3. 500-pound bomb dropped during World War II explodes at Japanese airport: Watch video  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Buried US second world war bomb explodes at Japanese airport  The Guardian
  5. Japan airport closed by explosion of U.S. bomb likely dating to World War II  NBC News
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Special counsel reveals new details of Trump bid to overturn 2020 election

Newly unsealed court filing argues former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution

Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former US president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution.

The filing was unsealed on Wednesday. It was submitted by special counsel Jack Smith’s team following a supreme court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents and narrowed the scope of the prosecution.

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What the death of Hezbollah’s leader means for the Middle East – Vox.com

  1. What the death of Hezbollah’s leader means for the Middle East  Vox.com
  2. Attitudes About Nasrallah Appear More Positive in Middle East Since His Death  The New York Times
  3. Israel has killed multiple Hezbollah leaders. Here’s who they were – and the key players that remain  CNN
  4. What Israel’s Assassination of Hezbollah’s Leader Means for the Middle East  The New Yorker
  5. Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike  The Associated Press
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‘Bets are off’ if Israel attacks Iranian oil: Strategist – Yahoo Finance

  1. 'Bets are off' if Israel attacks Iranian oil: Strategist  Yahoo Finance
  2. Oil market faces a rude awakening if Iran’s energy infrastructure is targeted, analysts say  CNBC
  3. Here’s a Map of Iran’s Most Critical Oil and Gas Infrastructure  Bloomberg
  4. Iran and the cost of a war with Israel  DW (English)
  5. Iran’s economic woes and its Russia relationship are factors in the search of peace  Moneycontrol
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In pictures: Solar eclipse creates ‘ring of fire’ – CNN

  1. In pictures: Solar eclipse creates ‘ring of fire’  CNN
  2. Annular solar eclipse 2024 wows skywatchers with 'ring of fire' over Easter Island, South America (videos, photos)  Space.com
  3. When and where you can see a "ring of fire" eclipse  Axios
  4. ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse to pass over part of United States, South America on Wednesday  KXAN.com
  5. What time is the 'Ring of Fire' eclipse? How to watch Wednesday's annular eclipse  USA TODAY
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How Israel’s air defenses knocked down Iran’s missiles – Axios

  1. How Israel's air defenses knocked down Iran's missiles  Axios
  2. How Israel’s Air-Defense System and the Iron Dome Work  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Israel’s air-defense system passes test in fending off Iranian missile strike  PBS NewsHour
  4. What Are Israel’s Air Defenses for Iran’s Missiles?  Bloomberg
  5. Israel's 'multi-nation' shield worked as designed, saved thousands of lives: Vice Admiral James D. Syring  Fox News
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After a fortnight of military triumph, what is Israel’s endgame?

Hawks argue Tehran’s missile assault gives legitimacy to a direct attack on Iran – but would ‘wars and wars and wars’ guarantee greater security?

Israel is enjoying a moment of military and intelligence triumph. Over two weeks, it has killed an “archenemy” in his secret bunker, decimated Hezbollah’s leadership, blown up the militant group’s communications networks and parts of its arsenal and humbled its sponsor, Iran.

As its ground troops marched into Lebanon, Israel fended off a large-scale Iranian ballistic missile attack with backing from the US and other allies.

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Key Ukrainian town falls to Russian troops after two years of resistance – New York Post

  1. Key Ukrainian town falls to Russian troops after two years of resistance  New York Post
  2. Russia captures Vuhledar from Ukraine, a big strategic gain for Putin  NBC News
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2024  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Russia captures key eastern Ukrainian town, exposing Kyiv’s critical vulnerabilities  CNN
  5. Russia captures Vuhledar after two years of Ukrainian resistance  Reuters
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Eight Israeli soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Casualties during heavy fighting in border areas come days after Israel launched ground incursion

Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed and a number of others wounded in three exchanges with Hezbollah in heavy fighting inside Lebanon.

The largest group of soldiers, from the commando brigade and including an officer, was involved in a clash with Hezbollah in a village north of the Israeli border community of Misgav Am, while two other soldiers from the Golani brigade were killed in a separate incident.

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Gulf states call on international community to fulfil responsibilities in the region – as it happened

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Danish police said on Wednesday morning that they were investigating two blasts in the vicinity of Israel’s embassy in Copenhagen.

“No one has been injured, and we are carrying out initial investigations at the scene,” Copenhagen police said in a statement. They said a “possible connection” to the Israeli embassy, which is located in the area, was being investigated.

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Why official register of MPs’ financial interests is now a must-read

Revelations about gifts of clothes and tickets to sporting events have put MPs’ declarations in the spotlight

Revelations that Keir Starmer and his team have accepted donations of clothes, accommodation and sports tickets have focused attention on the official register of MPs’ interests, usually published every couple of weeks.

Here are some highlights from the latest version, published on Wednesday.

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