- Ibrahim Moussawi: Is Hezbollah losing the battle? Al Jazeera English
- Where Hezbollah stands, and what’s at stake, after battering by Israel The Christian Science Monitor
- Israel’s invasion of Lebanon may bolster support for Hizbullah The Economist
- Hezbollah 'well-prepared, waiting' for Israeli soldiers: Expert Al Mayadeen English
- Putin Aide’s Big Remark On Hezbollah As Israel Batters Lebanon; ‘Has Not Lost Its…’ | Gaza War Hindustan Times
Hurricane Milton live updates: Joe Biden to travel to Florida; more than 1,600 people rescued from floods and rubble
US president to visit areas hit by hurricane on Sunday; more than 140 pets also rescued, says Florida governor Ron DeSantis in latest update
Hurricane Milton made landfall as a category 3 hurricane on Wednesday night at around 8.30pm near Siesta Key in Florida. For about eight hours, the storm brought intense rainfall, flooding, tornadoes, storm surge and strong winds before moving off over the ocean just north of Cape Canaveral as a category 1 hurricane.
Our visual team have put together this visual guide to the damage caused:
Continue reading...Democrats attack third-party candidate Jill Stein in razor-thin race
Democrats issue their first ad slamming Green Party candidate, even as she polls at about 1 percent.
Roger Stone calls for ‘armed guards’ at polling spots in leaked video
Trump ally and election denier declares readiness to ‘fight it out’ to ensure a Republican presidential victory
The longtime Donald Trump ally and friend Roger Stone said Republicans should send “armed guards” to the polls in November to ensure a Trump victory, according to video footage by an undercover journalist.
The video, first published by Rolling Stone, shows an embittered Stone, still angry about the 2020 election and ready to fight in 2024. Stone described the former US president’s legal strategy of constant litigation to purge voter rolls in swing states.
Continue reading...Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes – The Associated Press
- Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes The Associated Press
- US urges Israel to stop shooting at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon BBC.com
- Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli airstrike hours after UN peacekeepers HQ fired on The Guardian
- Over 100 medics and emergency workers killed in Lebanon conflict, UN rights office says Reuters
- UN mission hit again, as Israeli strikes in Beirut kill 22 DW (English)
Donald Trump, Kamala Harris locked in close election race: WSJ poll
Wall Street Journal survey suggests Trump and Harris neck-to-neck in six key swing states before the November 5 vote.
Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli airstrike hours after UN peacekeepers HQ fired on
Two incidents in Lebanon prompt growing concern over Israel’s escalating campaign and the spreading Middle East conflict
An Israeli airstrike has killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three others, hours after the Israeli military fired on the headquarters of a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for the second time in as many days.
The two incidents on Friday prompted further concern over Israel’s escalating campaign, amid waves of heavy airstrikes across Lebanon. Lebanon’s army has not been involved in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, and it withdrew its forces from the border between the countries when Israel launched its invasion last month.
Continue reading...Tesla’s value drops $60bn after investors fail to hail self-driving ‘Cybercab’
Analysts criticise lack of detail about the ‘robotaxi’ showcased by CEO Elon Musk
Tesla shares have fallen by 8%, wiping about $60bn (£45bn) from the company’s value, after the long-awaited unveiling of its so-called robotaxi failed to excite investors.
Shares in the electric carmaker fell to $219.40 in early trading on Friday after an event in Hollywood, where the chief executive, Elon Musk, revealed a much-hyped driverless vehicle.
Continue reading...Tesla’s robotaxi event was long on Musk promises, short on details
Some Tesla investors and experts said they were hoping for more concrete details on how the company plans to transform.
Woman jailed for life after murdering parents and living with bodies in Essex
Virginia McCullough, 36, kept bodies of her father and mother in house for four years after their deaths
A woman who murdered her parents and lived with their bodies for four years has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 36 years.
Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned her father, John McCullough, 70, with prescription medication that she crushed and put into his alcoholic drinks, the prosecutor Lisa Wilding KC told Chelmsford crown court. She then murdered her mother, Lois McCullough, 71, the following day.
Continue reading...FIFA faces complaint over health risks to footballers amid packed calendar
European Leagues and FIFPRO to lodge antitrust complaint against FIFA as reports suggest players face risk of burnouts.
Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons – The Associated Press
- Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons The Associated Press
- Nobel Updates: Peace Prize Is Awarded to Japanese Group of Atomic Bomb Survivors The New York Times
- Nobel prize is a warning to a world on the nuclear brink Reuters
- Nobel prize for A-bomb survivors' group boosts hope for Japanese seeking a nuke-free world The Associated Press
- Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo for group's work toward abolition of nuclear weapons ABC News
Trump electric vehicle attacks hit home for Michigan voters
Trump’s EV criticism is part of his broader economic message as he tries to appeal to voters in the key swing state.
Ibrahim Moussawi: Is Hezbollah losing the battle?
Hezbollah’s member of parliament discusses Israel’s ongoing aggression in Lebanon and the group's significant setbacks.
Expert hired to help resolve New Orleans archdiocese bankruptcy faces FBI scrutiny
Mohsin Meghji’s conduct in a separate case raised ethics questions as ex-judge he was linked to faces investigation
A nationally renowned business-turnaround expert hired to help resolve the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans’ contentious and costly bankruptcy – which has ensnared hundreds of clergy molestation survivors – is now facing scrutiny from the FBI after his conduct in a separate case raised ethics-related questions.
The Wall Street Journal published reporting on Mohsin “Mo” Meghji on Wednesday, the day he was due to complete an assessment on the viability of two competing archdiocesan restructuring plans drafted by the church as well as those to whom it is indebted, among them hundreds of victims of sexually abusive clergymen.
Continue reading...US-made munition used in Israeli strike on central Beirut, shrapnel shows
Exclusive: Strike that killed 22 is first time US-made munition confirmed to have been used in attack on central Beirut since 2006
A US-made munition was used in a strike on central Beirut that killed 22 people and wounded 117, according to an analysis of shrapnel found by the Guardian at the scene of the attack.
The strike on Thursday night hit an apartment complex in the densely populated neighbourhood of Basta, levelling the apartment building and destroying cars and the interiors of nearby residences.
Continue reading...Biden says Hurricane Milton caused staggering $50bn in estimated damage
Sixteen people killed by storm but state spared ‘worst-case scenario’ as accusations fly between political candidates
Joe Biden said on Friday that experts estimate that Hurricane Milton caused a staggering $50bn in damage. The US president is scheduled to travel to Florida on Sunday to visit areas where the huge storm roared across the state after making landfall late on Wednesday.
Authorities were urgently assessing the aftermath of the deadly storm, which spawned tornadoes before slamming into central Florida and then tearing about 175 miles (280km) across land, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, killing people, destroying homes and blocking streets with downed power lines, fallen trees and debris.
Continue reading...Israeli forces again target UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon – Al Jazeera English
- Israeli forces again target UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera English
- Israel firing on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon raises international alarm Axios
- Why are UN peacekeepers in Lebanon being attacked by Israel? Al Jazeera English
- Column | Israel steps up its battles with the United Nations The Washington Post
- Live updates: 2 U.N. peacekeepers injured in new attack; Iran warns Arab states not to help Israel retaliate NBC News
“Death Is Everywhere”: Doctor Who Volunteered in Gaza and Lebanon Condemns Israeli Attacks on Hospitals – Democracy Now!
- “Death Is Everywhere”: Doctor Who Volunteered in Gaza and Lebanon Condemns Israeli Attacks on Hospitals Democracy Now!
- UN inquiry accuses Israel of crime of ‘extermination’ in Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Israel says it killed two Hezbollah commanders NBC News
- UN accuses Israel of war crimes over attacks on Gaza hospitals BBC.com
- UN inquiry accuses Israel of seeking to destroy Gaza healthcare system Reuters
In storm-battered North Carolina, lives and elections at stake
After Hurricane Helene, US state is dealing with the storm's aftermath and fighting disinformation about its response.