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Top U.S. Officials Head to Middle East to Try to Jumpstart Cease-Fire Talks
William Burns, the C.I.A. director, is making a last-ditch attempt to move Gaza talks along before U.S. elections next week.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
Middle East crisis live: protests in Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu sacks defence minister
Crowds reportedly clash with police outside Israeli prime minister’s home after he sacks Yoav Gallant. Al Jazeera reports that the death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant
Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Red flag fire warnings along East Coast as brushfires burn in New Jersey
Weeks of dry weather and strong wind gusts have prompted red flag fire warnings on the East Coast. Brushfires have already broken out in New Jersey. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has more.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 11 as Lebanon cease-fire efforts appear to gain steam
Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people across southern Lebanon, including a mother, father and their three kids in a homeWorld - ABC News - November 15 -
North Korea's foray into Ukraine riles US, raises global risks
This week’s revelations that North Korean troops could within days join Russia’s war in Ukraine have raised the prospect of the U.S. and its allies getting more involved in the conflict. The Biden ...Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
Ukraine Braces for Russian Assault in Kursk Using North Korean Troops
Several thousand North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia’s western Kursk region, where they are expected to support Moscow’s efforts to dislodge invading Ukrainian forces.World - The New York Times - October 28 -
North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine will ‘surely return in body bags’, US envoy says
Envoy to UN Robert Wood gives warning ahead of security council meeting, as US and South Korea defence chiefs urge North Korea to withdraw. See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war The ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
North Korea launches a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten US
North Korea has launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile in its first test in almost a year of a weapon designed to threaten the U.S. mainland and occurring days ahead of the U.S. electionWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
About 8,000 North Korean soldiers at Ukraine border, says US
Antony Blinken warns that Russia is preparing to deploy the troops into combat ‘in the coming days’. About 8,000 North Korean soldiers are stationed in Russia on the border with Ukraine, the US ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
North Korea boasts of 'the world's strongest' missile, but experts say it's too big to use in war
North Korea is boasting that its new intercontinental ballistic missile is “the world’s strongest,” a claim seen as pure propaganda after experts assessed it as being too big to be useful in a war ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
Trump claims US election victory after winning critical battlegrounds
Republican says he has ‘powerful mandate’ after triumphs in swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North CarolinaWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
‘Bomb cyclone’ brings high winds and soaking rain to north-west US
Strongest atmospheric river seen by California, Washington and Oregon this season knocks out power and downs trees. California and Pacific north-west brace for an atmospheric river – but what is ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
North Korean leader says past diplomacy only confirmed US hostility
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington’s “unchangeable” hostility toward his country and described his nuclear buildup as the only ...World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Weather tracker: Deadly bomb cyclone batters north-west US
Low-pressure system brings deaths and power outages to region, while an Arctic blast sweeps swaths of Europe. Large parts of the US have been battered by severe weather this week, as low pressure ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
China unnerved by Russia’s growing ties with North Korea, claims US official
Comments part of debate over whether Beijing backs Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight in Ukraine. China is increasingly uncomfortable about North Korea’s engagement with Russia and ...World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago -
Six cities, one question: is China’s property market turning a corner?
From Shanghai to Guangzhou and Beijing to Foshan, buyers and agents voice concerns ahead of next phase of stimulusWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Indonesia steps up trade protectionism with Apple and Google phone bans
South-east Asia’s largest economy pushes foreign tech groups to invest locally or lose market accessWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
A Record Number of States Are in Drought
Little rain has fallen since Hurricane Helene dropped huge amounts across the Southeast.Science - The New York Times - November 5 -
North Korea test-fires suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach U.S.
North Korea test-fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike the United States. South Korean and Japanese officials said the ICBM was fired almost vertically and traveled ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
South Korean military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea
South Korean military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the seaWorld - ABC News - November 4