Israel says ‘certain progress’ made in Lebanon ceasefire talks

Japan’s ruling party is certain to lose a majority in the lower house, broadcaster says

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s conservative ruling party braced for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament in Sunday’s elections.

European agency says 2024 is "virtually certain" to be warmest year on record

Climate scientists working at the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service have announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the warmest year on record.

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Analysis by Climate Action Tracker puts median temperature rise by 2100 at 2.7C if current policies continue. World leaders have promised to try to stop the planet heating by more than 1.5C (2.7F). ...

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'Weirdest save I've made ever': Keeper stops certain goal while tangled in net

Goalkeeper Frankie Leonard has ambitions of turning pro, and he showed exactly what he can do with an amazingly unorthodox save in a non-league game.

Sports - ESPN - November 3

As Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Resume, Little Progress Is Expected Before the U.S. Election

Analysts said Israel was expected to wait until the outcome of the election before deciding on its stance on a cease-fire in Gaza. Hamas officials seem reluctant to compromise.

World - The New York Times - October 28

Lebanon feels it is being punished for a decision Hizbollah made

Civil society has sprung into action but the overwhelming sense of solidarity may be hard to sustain

Business - Financial Times - October 16

House progressives point to war powers act in letter to Biden on Israel

A group of progressive House Democrats want President Biden to give a full picture of the U.S. military’s role in Israel’s widening conflict in the Middle East, contending that a “deepening ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Egypt's president says it has proposed 2-day cease-fire in Gaza

Egypt's proposal comes as Israel's spy chief travels to Doha for talks with CIA Director William Burns and the Qatari prime minister.

Israeli construction along buffer zone with Syria violates ceasefire, UN says

New trenches and berms are being constructed along the frontier in the occupied Golan Heights.

Israel Strikes at Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon, Hitting City Building

The mayor of Nabatieh was killed, according to Lebanese state media, in an air raid that Israel said was targeting Hezbollah.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 16

Israel mobilizes additional reservists for war in Lebanon

World - Yahoo News - October 18

Israel unearths Hezbollah's web of tunnels in southern Lebanon

Israeli forces have spent much of the past year destroying Hamas’ vast underground network in Gaza

World - ABC News - October 19

Israel, Lebanon and the mirage of a new Middle East

Lebanese academic and diplomat Ghassan Salamé on how conflict engulfed his country — and why it is folly to try to reshape the region by force

World - Financial Times - October 19

Israel launches fresh attacks in Lebanon and Gaza Strip

World - Yahoo News - October 19

Israel strikes Hizbollah-linked lender in Lebanon

Attacks target militant group’s economic ‘system and strongholds’ particularly those of al-Qard al-Hassan

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Israel Strikes Hezbollah-Affiliated Financial Institution in Lebanon

Branches of Al-Qard al-Hasan, which functions as Hezbollah’s de facto banking arm but also operates as an alternative bank for Lebanese, were targeted around Beirut and across the country’s south ...

World - The New York Times - October 21

Israel continues deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon

Israel continued striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Sunday. Strikes in Gaza also left dozens dead or missing. Debora Patta has the latest on the fighting in the Middle East.

Blasts across Lebanon as Israel targets Hezbollah banks

The Israeli military tells people in more than 20 areas in Lebanon to leave, ahead of its overnight strikes.

Blinken Presses Israel for Truces in Gaza and Lebanon

The U.S. secretary of state, visiting Israel, said the killing of Hamas’s leader last week could create an opening for peace, and he pushed the Israeli prime minister to allow more aid into Gaza.

World - The New York Times - October 23

Israel pushes for expanded UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

Netanyahu government wants Unifil forces to patrol much larger area and carry out border inspections

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Israel Pummels Gaza and Lebanon With Hundreds of Deadly Airstrikes

Gaza’s health ministry reported that dozens of people had been killed in a residential area of Khan Younis, as Israel launched a barrage of attacks across the region on Friday.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Israel warns entire Lebanon city of Baalbek to evacuate

Israel's military has issued an evacuation warning for the city of Baalbek in Lebanon, the Associated Press reports. This comes as more details emerge about a new Hezbollah leader. CBS News' Holly ...

Israel Orders Residents of Baalbek in Eastern Lebanon to Evacuate

Israel’s military warned civilians to leave Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley via three routes. The city had largely been spared Israeli bombardment until this week.

World - The New York Times - October 30

The demolitions clearing Israel’s ‘first belt’ in Lebanon

IDF decimates towns and villages within 3km of border as it fights Hizbollah

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Israel reportedly destroyed dozens of towns and villages in Lebanon

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Chaos and destruction as Israel strikes deep in Lebanon’s valley

The BBC's Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force crews in the Bekaa Valley.

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