- How will Israel’s new anti-UNRWA laws impact the controversial agency’s operations? The Times of Israel
- UNRWA chief says Israeli forces damaged agency's West Bank office; Israel disputes claim Reuters.com
- What will Israel's UNRWA ban look like? Experts warn of 'a massive ripple effect' Haaretz
- Israel bans UN Palestinian aid org, after 9 employees involved in Hamas attack USA TODAY
- What to know about UNRWA, the U.N. organization banned by Israel The Washington Post
Avengers stars assemble to endorse Kamala Harris – by brainstorming an election catchphrase
Actors Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Danai Gurira and Paul Bettany appear in video, released days before the US election
The cast of Marvel’s Avengers movies have come out in support of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris less than a week before the US election.
In a video posted first on Vanity Fair on Thursday evening, actors Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Danai Gurira and Paul Bettany playfully riffed on their respective characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe while encouraging viewers to vote for Harris.
Continue reading...Elon Musk eyes radical overhaul of US gov’t as ‘Secretary of Cost-Cutting’
Tesla and SpaceX CEO stands to gain a cabinet position if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election.
Stormy Daniels honored at witches’ ceremony in Salem, Massachusetts
Organizers award embattled actor and magic practitioner, under belief she has fallen victim to modern-day witch hunt
Practicing witches from around the world gathered in Salem by the hundreds on Thursday night to honor Stormy Daniels at their annual “magic circle” ceremony recognizing loved ones who have died.
Daniels – the adult film actor who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump and was at the center of his May criminal trial that led to the former president’s conviction on 34 felonies – was chosen to be honored in the Halloween ceremony as the organizers believe that she has been the victim of a modern-day witch hunt.
Continue reading...US election weighs on Ukraine’s frontline soldiers
Ukrainians on the front lines tell the BBC's James Waterhouse that their country’s survival is in the hands of Americans.
Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil
Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz sentenced to 78 and 59 years over 2018 murder of prominent Rio city councillor
Two former police officers who confessed to the murder of Rio city councillor Marielle Franco have been sentenced to decades in prison for their part in a crime that shook Brazil and cast a harsh spotlight on the links between politics and organised crime.
Ronnie Lessa admitted to firing 14 shots in the 2018 drive-by shooting that killed Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, 39, and was sentenced to 78 years and nine months. Élcio de Queiroz, who confessed to driving the getaway car, was sentenced to 59 years and eight months.
Continue reading...Striking Boeing workers to vote on deal offering 38% pay rise and bigger bonus
More than 30,000 workers have been on strike since September and rejected two earlier offers from company
Striking Boeing workers will vote on an improved contract offer on Monday, which includes a 38% pay rise over four years and a bigger signing bonus, their union said on Thursday.
More than 30,000 factory workers who produce Boeing’s strongest-selling 737 Max commercial jet and other planes have been on strike since 13 September and have rejected two earlier offers from Boeing.
Continue reading...Harris says Trump’s comments about women are ‘very offensive’
Vice president attacks former president after he says he will 'protect women whether they like it or not'.
8 of 11 Mexican Supreme Court Judges Resign After Constitutional Overhauls – VICE
- 8 of 11 Mexican Supreme Court Judges Resign After Constitutional Overhauls VICE
- Majority of Mexico’s Supreme Court justices resign after judicial reform CNN
- What to know about changes to Mexico's Constitution that prohibit court challenges to amendments The Associated Press
- Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes The New York Times
- Mexico supreme court judges resign over reforms to allow voters to elect judiciary The Guardian
Explosion seen in Gaza from southern Israel – The Associated Press
Explosion seen in Gaza from southern Israel The Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News
Shocking before and after photos show the devastation from flash floods in Spain – Business Insider
- Shocking before and after photos show the devastation from flash floods in Spain Business Insider
- Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know CNN
- Real Madrid will donate €1 million to Valencia relief after DANA disaster Yahoo Sports
- Sorrow and Pain in a Spanish Town Devastated by Flooding The New York Times
- Extreme Rainfall Creates Piles Of Cars In Spain The Weather Channel
Israel strikes Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee – NPR
- Israel strikes Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee NPR
- LIVE: Israeli fighter jets bomb Lebanon’s Beirut, 95 killed across Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Middle East latest: Israel pounds Beirut suburb Dahiyeh with airstrikes overnight WPRI.com
- Over 200 Hezbollah and Hamas targets struck in Lebanon and Gaza over past day The Times of Israel
- Israel has damaged or destroyed nearly a quarter of buildings in Lebanon’s south The Washington Post
Young Thug pleads guilty to criminal gang activity
The 33-year-old rapper's trial on racketeering and gang charges is the longest ever held in Georgia.
Trump, Harris head west in election race for Latino votes in swing states
Both candidates hold events in the swing states of Arizona and Nevada, where Latino turnout could be key.
Janelle Monae among stars transforming for Halloween
Janelle Monae went for a classic 1980s film look, while Pixie Lott dressed as an Aperol Spritz.
Iranian leader Khamenei said to order reprisal attack on Israeli military sites – The Times of Israel
- Iranian leader Khamenei said to order reprisal attack on Israeli military sites The Times of Israel
- The latest on war in the Middle East: Live updates CNN
- Iran preparing major retaliatory strike from Iraq within days, Israeli intel suggests Axios
- Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes The New York Times
- Was Israel’s tempered response to Iran prelude to something bigger? The Hill
Head of government’s new value for money office ‘to be paid £950 a day’
David Goldstone to advise chancellor and chief secretary to the Treasury on ways to cut public spending
David Goldstone, the government’s new value for money chair, will receive a daily salary rate of £950, it has been reported.
The position was announced by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as part of Wednesday’s budget statement. She said Goldstone, who will be in post for a year, would “help us realise the benefits from every pound of public spending”.
Continue reading...At least 46 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit, says Gaza ministry – Reuters.com
- At least 46 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit, says Gaza ministry Reuters.com
- IDF hits north Gaza’s last functioning hospital, officials say; U.S. envoys visit Israel The Washington Post
- Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys U.N. Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say The New York Times
- IDF says it hit terrorists hiding in Gaza hospital, claims Hamas crumbling in Jabalia The Times of Israel
- Director of north Gaza hospital won’t leave despite killing of his son Al Jazeera English
Russian court fines Google $2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 for blocking YouTube content – Fox Business
- Russian court fines Google $2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 for blocking YouTube content Fox Business
- Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 CNN
- Russia fines Google $20 decillion, more than the world's GDP NBC News
- Russia says $20 decillion fine against Google is ‘symbolic’ The Guardian
- Russia fines Google $2.5 decillion for YouTube bans—eclipsing global GDP Fortune
Squid Game champion returns in season 2 trailer
The new season follows Gi-hun as he tries to expose the games' secrets, three years after his narrow escape.