- ‘A nightmare’: Lebanese Americans anxious, angry as Israel attacks homeland Al Jazeera English
- She Watched the Pager Attacks Unfold in Lebanon. She Almost Can’t Believe What She’s Seeing Now. Slate
- Lebanese fear a return to the 2006 war with Israel, or worse — a situation like Gaza NBC News
- Thousands are pouring into Syria, fleeing worsening conflict in Lebanon The Associated Press
- The flight from southern Lebanon has been swift The Economist
‘A nightmare’: Lebanese Americans anxious, angry as Israel attacks homeland
Lebanese community members in US are pushing through grief, fear and outrage to help people back home.
Argentina’s poverty rate spikes to 53% in first 6 months of President Milei’s shock therapy – The Associated Press
Abbas, in UN speech, blasts Gaza ‘genocide,’ lays out 12-point ‘day-after’ plan – The Times of Israel
- Abbas, in UN speech, blasts Gaza ‘genocide,’ lays out 12-point ‘day-after’ plan The Times of Israel
- France calls on US to pressure Israel for ceasefire deal in Lebanon Reuters
- Diplomatic source: Hamas stopped responding to Gaza cease-fire, hostage deal proposals Haaretz
- Abbas slams US’s diplomatic support for Israel’s war on Gaza in UN speech Al Jazeera English
- Israel must be stripped of UN membership, Abbas tells General Assembly The Jerusalem Post
Hell Is Breaking Loose in Lebanon. Biden Could Stop It – Democracy Now!
- Hell Is Breaking Loose in Lebanon. Biden Could Stop It Democracy Now!
- The Guardian view on Lebanon: hell is breaking loose – it can and must be reined back The Guardian
- Israel Is About to Embark on Yet Another Unavoidable 'War of Choice' - Opinion Haaretz
- Israel is repeating its Gaza assault in Lebanon. Why? Al Jazeera English
- What the Israel-Hezbollah conflict means for Lebanon DW (English)
Abbas slams US’s diplomatic support for Israel’s war on Gaza in UN speech
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinian Authority should govern Gaza after Israel's war is over.
‘Militias must withdraw from all areas’ says Sudan’s Al-Burhan
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s army chief, urged an end to the war in Sudan.
Why Israel Should Accept Hezbollah’s Key Cease-fire Condition – Haaretz
- Why Israel Should Accept Hezbollah's Key Cease-fire Condition Haaretz
- Hezbollah Israel: Why the war in the Middle East is widening. Slate
- The long shadow: inside the 27 September Guardian Weekly The Guardian
- The Middle East is closer than ever to all-out war – but there is a path to peace The Independent
- Watch Rudman: Possible, if Difficult, To Get to Ceasefire Bloomberg
Zelenskyy visits White House as partisan divide grows ahead of US vote
Biden administration has pledged 'surge' in support, but friction has increased between Trump and Ukrainian leader.
Joint Statement on the Situation in Venezuela – Department of State
- Joint Statement on the Situation in Venezuela Department of State
- Blinken urges Maduro engage in dialogue with Venezuela's opposition Reuters Canada
- Blinken urges Venezuela's Maduro to meet with opposition, discuss disputed election VOA Asia
- A new wave of Venezuelan refugees would threaten a humanitarian crisis – Latin America could learn from Europe The Conversation Indonesia
- What is the controversy regarding Venezuela elections? | Explained The Hindu
Norwegian police seek missing man over pagers in Hezbollah blasts
International warrant issued for Rinson Jose, who disappeared during work trip to US last week
Police in Norway have put out an international search warrant for a Norwegian Indian man in connection with the sale of pagers to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that exploded last week, killing dozens of people.
Rinson Jose, 39, the founder of a Bulgarian company that is alleged to be part of the pager supply chain, went missing during a work trip to the US last week.
Continue reading...Sudan’s army launches push to retake ground in capital
Heavy bombardments and clashes reported before army commander addresses UN general assembly
Sudan’s army launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan’s capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces, witnesses and military sources said.
The push by the army, which lost control of most of the capital at the start of the conflict, came before its commander, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, gave an address at the UN general assembly in New York.
Continue reading...Pakistan says police orchestrated killing of doctor accused of blasphemy
Family of Dr Shah Nawaz can file murder charges against police officers over extrajudicial killing, official says
Pakistan’s government has said police orchestrated the killing of a doctor who was in custody having been accused of blasphemy. Officers then lied about the circumstances of his death, claiming he was killed in a shootout between police and armed men, a provincial minister said.
The statement marks the first time the government has accused security forces of what the doctor’s family and rights groups have said amounted to an extrajudicial killing carried out by police.
Continue reading...Blow to China’s military plans after new nuclear submarine ‘sinks’ – Yahoo! Voices
- Blow to China’s military plans after new nuclear submarine ‘sinks’ Yahoo! Voices
- China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, US officials say CNN
- China Covered Up Sinking Of Newest Submarine: US Official Barron's
- China’s newest nuclear submarine sank in dock, US officials confirm The Guardian
- A new first-in-class Chinese attack submarine sank at a Wuhan shipyard in a pier-side accident Business Insider
Syria funding crisis leaves vital Idlib hospital on brink of closure
Medical services at Bab al-Hawa hospital in northwest Syria are about to stop, and patients' options are slim.
Southern Water considers shipping supplies from Norwegian fjords to UK
Contingency plan using sea tankers to deal with future shortages would be paid for from customers’ bills
Southern Water, one of Britain’s biggest water companies, is drawing up contingency plans to tanker water from Norway to deal with future supply shortages and drought.
Southern, which has 2.7 million customers for drinking water supply in the south-east of England, could import water from Norwegian fjords to provide up to 45m litres a day, and would pay for it from customers’ bills.
Continue reading...Tunisian presidential candidate Zammel sentenced to six months in prison
Ayachi Zammel sentenced on charges of falsifying documents days before Tunisia's presidential election.
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 11, health ministry says
The Israeli military says it targeted a Hamas “command-and-control centre” inside al-Faluja school.
Sudan war: Army launches major attack on Khartoum against RSF – BBC.com
- Sudan war: Army launches major attack on Khartoum against RSF BBC.com
- Sudan’s army launches push to retake ground in capital CNN
- Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens The Associated Press
- Sudanese army launches major offensive against RSF in Khartoum Sudan Tribune
- Sudan’s army launches major offensive on Khartoum Al Jazeera English
‘We always felt safer here’: Tel Aviv unmoved by Hezbollah missile attack
Beachgoers say they are unafraid but in this one-time ‘capital of hostages’, Lebanon is now main talking point
Air raid sirens blared in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning as, for the first time, Hezbollah fired a surface-to-surface missile at the coastal city. A few minutes after the incident, beachgoers flooded the bustling promenade, playing beach volley, cycling and kite surfing.
“Was there an attack this morning?” asked Eyal Kadosh, 31, confused, while resting on a bench with a friend after their daily workout. “Well, I’m here, what should happen will happen anyway.”
Continue reading...