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How the US election could impact the Middle East
Harris or Trump? The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jerusalem assesses who Israelis and Palestinians want to win.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Rapidly rising rents squeeze millions in the middle class
Four in 10 middle-class renters pay 30% or more of their incomes toward housing each month, NBC News analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Joe Biden set to visit Germany to discuss Ukraine and Middle East
US president likely to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz within next week during rescheduled trip, say sources in Berlin. Joe Biden will visit Germany this week, government sources in Berlin said, after ...World - The Guardian - October 13 -
Middle East live: Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack; US to send antimissile system to Israel
US to deploy Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery and associated crew to help ally . See all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war Iran has “no red lines” when it comes to defending its ...World - The Guardian - October 13 -
Middle East latest: Israel faces mounting criticism over attacks on UN peacekeepers
Israel is facing more criticism over attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in southern LebanonWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Middle-class buyers are increasingly springing for homes they can barely afford
Homeownership in the U.S. is increasingly coming with unaffordable monthly costs, especially among middle-class homebuyers, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data.Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
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Swiss regulator orders UBS to bolster emergency plans
Finma suspends annual approval of bank’s ‘living will’ in light of added risk from Credit Suisse takeoverBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Global public debt to pass $100tn this year, says IMF
Fund calls for tougher action by big economies, with debt set to approach 100% of world GDP by end of decadeBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Boeing seeks up to $35bn to bolster its balance sheet
Plane maker announces plans to raise up to $25bn in new capital and agrees $10bn credit facilityBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Oil price slides amid China slowdown and easing Middle East fears
Brent crude slides by almost $3.50 a barrel to below $74 after Opec cuts forecasts for demand growth. Business live – latest updates Global oil prices have tumbled by almost $3.50 a barrel ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Middle East latest: Israeli jets pummel southern Lebanon and Beirut's suburbs
Israeli jets have struck southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs and officials say at least 27 people were killed, including a city mayorWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Biden visiting Germany to meet with allies about Ukraine, Middle East
President Biden is heading to Europe Thursday for talks with the leaders of Germany, France and the U.K. as the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East rage on. CBS News White House reporter Willie ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Hamas leader’s death shakes up Middle East war
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has shaken up the war in the Middle East, with Israel now having eliminated the top leaders of the Palestinian militant group, including the officials who ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Middle-aged women prefer Harris over Trump, survey shows
A new survey from Marie Claire magazine finds middle-aged women prefer Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump. Forty-nine percent of women between the ages of 40 and 60 ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
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Biden on Israel's plans to respond to Iran attack, Middle East peace
President Biden spoke to reporters before departing Germany. Mr. Biden commented on the potential to move forward with cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza after Israel's operation that killed Hamas' ...Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
Sinwar's Bloody Gambit Changed the Middle East---but Not as He Imagined
Israel was wounded by last year’s Oct. 7 attack, but didn’t fold. Now Palestinian statehood is more remote than ever.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 19 -
Middle East latest: Israel apologizes for strike that killed 3 Lebanese soldiers
The Israeli military has apologized for a strike that killed three Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon, saying it is not battling the country’s military and its troops believed they were ...World - ABC News - October 21 -
Middling Cardinals, maddening results: Can Arizona discover an identity?
Inconsistent Arizona hopes a win against the Chargers will get it on the right track.Sports - ESPN - October 21 -
Middle East crisis live: child among four people killed in Israeli airstrike at hospital in south Beirut
Lebanese health ministry says more than 20 were wounded as spokesperson for hospital says entrance of hospital was hit. Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Middle East latest: Hezbollah fires rockets into central Israel
Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets into central Israel on Tuesday, setting off air raid sirens in the country’s most populated areas but causing no apparent damage or injuriesWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Says It Killed Top Hezbollah Leader
Hashem Safieddine was widely seen as a potential successor to his cousin, Hassan Nasrallah, the armed group’s former leader whom Israel also killed in September. There was no immediate confirmation ...World - The New York Times - October 23 -
Blinken Renews Push for Middle East Truce, and U.S. Abortions Increase
Plus, a radical approach to flooding in England.Top stories - The New York Times - October 23 -
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Gaza leave dozens dead
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agenciesWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Oil prices finish higher for the week as Middle East worries linger
Oil futures climbed Friday, contributing to a gain for the week, with lingering worries over the potential for a wider Middle East conflict helping to put a floor under crude prices.Business - MarketWatch - October 25 -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran
IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Blinken in London pushing to revive Middle East cease-fire talks
The casualty count in both Gaza and Lebanon continues to rise as Israel moves forward with its military operations. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is once again pushing for an end to the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Israel Strikes Back at Iran, Further Expanding War in the Middle East
Military targets were hit in a number of areas, including missile manufacturing facilities and air-defense sites.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 26 -
Iran’s response to Israeli attack awaited as Tehran says it is ‘entitled’ to defend itself – live
Iranian army tells local media four soldiers killed ‘countering projectiles’ in Israel’s overnight attack. We’ve launched video footage of the blasts and light flashes in Tehran early today and ...World - The Guardian - October 26
