- Inside Israel's combat zone in southern Lebanon BBC.com
- Hezbollah Says It Launched Missiles on Israel Base Near Haifa Bloomberg
- Hezbollah fires rockets, drones throughout Yom Kippur; Herzliya retirement home hit by UAV The Times of Israel
- Updates: Lebanon’s Hezbollah hits Israel’s Haifa; Israel pounds Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Hamas, Hezbollah increase attacks on Jewish holiday - despite seeking Ramadan respite - analysis The Jerusalem Post
Inside Israel’s combat zone in southern Lebanon
The BBC's Lucy Williamson travels with the Israeli military to a village destroyed during its fighting with Hezbollah.
Political and media figures pay tribute to former first minister Alex Salmond
Ex-leader of the SNP, who has died at 69, described by Keir Starmer as a ‘monumental figure of Scottish and UK politics’
Politicians and commentators in the UK have been paying tribute to Alex Salmond after the death of the former first minister of Scotland on Saturday.
Keir Starmer called Salmond a “monumental figure of Scottish and UK politics”.
Continue reading...Scottish DJ Jack Revill AKA Jackmaster dies aged 38
Family announce DJ’s death in Ibiza after complications arising from accidental head injury
The Scottish DJ and producer Jack Revill, known to many as Jackmaster, has died aged 38, his family has announced.
Revill died in Ibiza on Saturday morning after “complications arising from an accidental head injury”, his family said.
Continue reading...Excerpts from Russian opposition leader Navalny’s memoir show he knew he would die in prison – The Associated Press
- Excerpts from Russian opposition leader Navalny's memoir show he knew he would die in prison The Associated Press
- Prison Diaries: An Excerpt from Alexei Navalny’s Memoir, “Patriot” The New Yorker
- Alexei Navalny believed he would die in prison, memoir reveals The Guardian
- ‘Nothing but lies’: New Navalny memoir foretells collapse of Putin’s regime Al Jazeera English
- Alexei Navalny believed he would die in Russian prison, memoir reveals BBC.com
Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland, dies aged 69
High-profile politician reported to have collapsed after delivering speech in North Macedonia on Saturday
Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who led Scotland to the brink of independence, has died at the age of 69.
Salmond served as first minister of Scotland from 2007. He stood down from the role after failing to secure independence in the 2014 referendum, handing over to his deputy, Nicola Sturgeon.
Continue reading...As Gaza war grinds on, Israeli military faces daunting new challenges in Lebanon – FRANCE 24 English
- As Gaza war grinds on, Israeli military faces daunting new challenges in Lebanon FRANCE 24 English
- IDF troops capture Hezbollah fighter in underground bunker, take him to Israel for interrogation The Times of Israel
- Watch: IDF captures Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- From Defense to Offense: First Israeli Soldiers in Lebanon See Hezbollah Threat Up Close Haaretz
- Israel says Hezbollah was planning Hamas-like attack VOA Asia
Fifth peacekeeper wounded in southern Lebanon, UN says
The UN said a peacekeeper in the city of Naquora was injured on Friday amid "military activity" nearby.
‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go
Roughly 400,000 people trapped in latest offensive with most of territory under evacuation orders
At least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes in northern Gaza, with Israeli forces stepping up their campaign on the besieged Palestinian territory even as fighting in the new war in Lebanon escalates.
On Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) renewed its evacuation orders for Palestinians still living in the decimated northern half of Gaza, although many residents say the fighting and Israeli sniper fire make it impossible to leave.
Continue reading...Erdogan: Russia, Iran, Syria must take measures against Israel after alleged Damascus strike – The Times of Israel
- Erdogan: Russia, Iran, Syria must take measures against Israel after alleged Damascus strike The Times of Israel
- How can Israel attack Syria? Al Jazeera English
- Russia, Syria, Iran should take measures after Israel's strike on Damascus, Erdogan says The Jerusalem Post
- Israel Strikes Damascus, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Smuggler The Wall Street Journal
- Israel carries out airstrikes on sites in Syria, state TV says Reuters.com
Will escalating violence in the Middle East affect the US elections?
Arab voters have expressed frustration with Vice President Kamala Harris's continued support for Israel's war in Gaza.
James Cleverly warned MPs that tactical votes could kill his leadership hopes
Dismayed senior Tories predict second contest for head of party will be needed amid chaos after centrist’s shock ejection from race
• Paul Goodman: No matter who Tory members choose, the party has a mountain to climb in 2029
James Cleverly launched a last-minute and doomed attempt to stop supportive MPs from trying to manipulate the Tory leadership contest in his favour, after fearing the tactics could accidentally knock him out of the race.
The shadow home secretary’s narrow departure from the contest last week came as a huge shock across the party, coming just a day after he had topped a poll of MPs. As the one remaining centrist candidate, he seemed certain to pick up votes from supporters of one nation Conservative Tom Tugendhat, who had just been knocked out.
Continue reading...Video: Iran warns US that it will retaliate against any future Israel strike – CNN
- Video: Iran warns US that it will retaliate against any future Israel strike CNN
- Iran engages in urgent diplomacy as it braces for Israel’s response to missile attacks CNN
- Iran warns its neighbors not to help Israel attack NBC News
- Iran Looks for Allies as Israel Weighs Action Bloomberg
- Don't Help Israel, Or Else...: Iran's Big Warning To Oil-Rich Allies Of US NDTV
King Charles and royals fail to reveal official gifts for past four years – despite promise to do so
Royal family had pledged to declare all presents received in an annual list, after several controversies
King Charles and his family have failed to reveal their official gifts for the past four years, despite previously promising to publish an annual list.
Palace officials have blamed the pandemic, the change of reign, and then planning for last year’s coronation for their inability to publish details of the gifts received by members of the royal family.
Continue reading...Iran’s parliament speaker meets with Hezbollah officials, Lebanese PM – The Times of Israel
- Iran’s parliament speaker meets with Hezbollah officials, Lebanese PM The Times of Israel
- Tehran's hidden message: Why an Iranian official visited war-struck Beirut - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- Iranian Official Heads to Saudi Arabia as Israel Postpones U.S. Meeting The New York Times
- Iran Fearless After ‘Nuclear Test’? Top Leader Himself ‘Lands’ Plane In Lebanon, Visits Beirut Ruins Hindustan Times
- Saudi Crown Prince meets Iran foreign minister in Riyadh, Saudi agency says Reuters
Huge Fireball Explosion Rips Through Center of Russian City – Newsweek
- Huge Fireball Explosion Rips Through Center of Russian City Newsweek
- An explosion and fire at a service station in Russia's Chechnya kills 4 ABC News
- Four dead after fuel station blast in Chechnya, ministry says Reuters
- Fire at Chechnya Petrol Station Kills Four, Including Children The Moscow Times
- Explosion, fire at service station in Russia's Chechnya kills 4 VOA Asia
Why has Israel attacked UN peacekeepers in Lebanon?
Several soldiers wounded after Israel twice attacked UNIFIL's headquarters in southern Lebanon.
Two U.S. Navy SEALs Killed: New Report Reveals How U.S. Lost Its Elite Soldiers In Mere 47 Seconds During Anti-Terror Ops – EurAsian Times
- Two U.S. Navy SEALs Killed: New Report Reveals How U.S. Lost Its Elite Soldiers In Mere 47 Seconds During Anti-Terror Ops EurAsian Times
- Drownings of two Navy SEALs off Somalia were preventable, Navy investigation finds CNN
- How 2 Navy SEALs Drowned on Mission to Intercept Smuggled Weapons Business Insider
- Investigation of SEALs Drowning Also Uncovers Allegations of Performance-Enhancing Drug Use, Secret Surgery Military.com
- Navy SEALs’ drownings in Iranian op were preventable, investigation finds The Hill
Poland to temporarily suspend right to asylum, PM Tusk says
Donald Tusk said Russia and Belarus were encouraging migration into Poland in a bid to destabilise the EU.
US slaps sanctions on Iran’s ‘ghost fleet’ of oil tankers, citing attacks on Israel – The Times of Israel
- US slaps sanctions on Iran’s ‘ghost fleet’ of oil tankers, citing attacks on Israel The Times of Israel
- Opinion | Biden’s New Oil Sanctions on Iran The Wall Street Journal
- US imposes sanctions on Iran’s oil sector over missile attack on Israel Al Jazeera English
- October 11: Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur with troops in combat, alerts in place The Times of Israel
- US expands sanctions to Iran's 'ghost fleet' of oil tankers Reuters