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Latest news as Middle East conflict escalates
Lebanese officials say at least 22 people were killed during an Israeli strike in Beirut that apparently targeted a Hezbollah leader. This comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented on ...7 hours ago -
Business - MarketWatch
Oil prices set for weekly gain on Middle East fears
Oil futures declined Friday but remained on track for back-to-back weekly gains as investors weighed the threat of a wider Middle East conflict that could threaten crude flows from the region.10 hours ago -
World - ABC News
Russian and Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over escalating Middle East attacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Iran’s president at a time when Tehran is supplying weapons for Moscow’s war in Ukraine and concerns are growing over escalating attacks between Israel and ...10 hours ago - Russia -
World - ABC News
Middle East latest: UN mission in Lebanon hit again by explosions
The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says new explosions have hit its headquarters, injuring two peacekeepers, a day after Israeli forces targeted the same position and struck central ...11 hours ago -
Business - The New York Times
Conflict Between Israel and Iran Adds to Oil Market Volatility
Israel and Iran are fighting at a time when prices are under pressure because of weak demand in China and concerns about oversupply.12 hours ago - Iran -
World - ABC News
Leaders of Jordan and southern Europe meet in a bid to help de-escalate Middle East crisis
The leaders of nine southern European Union countries and Jordan are meeting in Cyprus to come up with ways to de-escalate the crisis in the Middle East that is threatening to engulf Lebanon and ...14 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Harris faces new battles with expanding Middle East conflict
Vice President Harris is struggling to confront a rapidly worsening crisis in the Middle East as she seeks to balance unwavering support for Israel with appeals to progressive and Arab-American ...15 hours ago -
Business - CNBC
Global trade at risk as tensions escalate in South China Sea
Rising naval tensions in the South China Sea are increasingly posing risks to some of the world’s most vital shipping lanes, experts warn.16 hours ago - China -
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World - The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: at least 22 people killed in deadliest Israeli strike on central Beirut since start of war, officials say
Senior Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa reportedly targeted in air attack that has wounded more than 100 people. How a year of war laid waste to the Gaza Strip – visualised Diplomatic ...Yesterday - Israel -
World - ABC News
Middle East latest: 22 people killed and 117 wounded in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon says
Authorities say that Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip and Beirut have left dozens of people deadYesterday - Israel -
World - The Guardian
Hurricane Milton: Biden says ‘outright lies’ risk lives as Florida deals with aftermath of storm – latest updates
President says false claims undermine rescue efforts after number of people killed as hurricane battered Florida. Full report: millions without power after Hurricane Milton How have you been ...Yesterday - Joe Biden -
Business - MarketWatch
Oil climbs nearly 4%, turns higher week to date as investors monitor Middle East
Oil futures on Thursday turned higher for the week, supported by continued worries over the potential for a more direct confrontation between Israel and Iran that could threaten Middle East crude ...Yesterday -
World - Financial Times
Lebanon’s battered bonds defy deepening conflict to stage rally
Traders speculate that weaker Hizbollah is the first step to resolving long-running defaultYesterday -
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Hurricane Milton lashes Florida's east coast
While Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's west coast, high winds still impacted the state's east coast as the storm pummeled through. CBS News' Tom Hanson shows the damage from Daytona Beach.Yesterday -
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Inside Hurricane Milton's impact on Florida's east coast
Hurricane Milton has weakened to a Category 1 storm, but it's still packing a punch after making landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson has more on the ...Yesterday -
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Tracking Hurricane Milton: Now a Category 1, storm heads East
After making landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm, Hurricane Milton has now been downgraded to a Category 1 storm but still poses flash flooding risks as the system moves north and east. TODAY's ...Yesterday -
World - The Guardian
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi calls for peace in Middle East from Iran jail
Activist’s treatment at Evin prison has become even more severe since she was awarded prize last year. Middle East crisis – live updates The jailed Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi ...Yesterday - Iran -
Politics - The Hill
Israel seeks to reshape Middle East, with force and US backing
One year after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, Israel is reshaping the Middle East by force, taking the fight to Iran and its proxies with the help of the United States — despite pleas from the Biden ...Yesterday - Israel -
World - The Guardian
Facing war in the Middle East and Ukraine, the US looks feeble. But is it just an act? | Adam Tooze
The idea that Biden is just muddling through these global crises isn’t convincing. Look closely and his foreign policy has been as radical as Trump’s. Writing on-the-spot histories always comes ...Yesterday -
World - The New York Times
Nearly a Million in Lebanon Flee Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, U.N. Says
A week into the ground war between Israel and Hezbollah, shelters in Lebanon are filling up beyond capacity, humanitarian officials warned.Yesterday - Israel -
World - Financial Times
Germany’s ‘deplorable’ divide on the Ukraine war
CDU politician accuses Olaf Scholz of a failure of leadershipYesterday - Ukraine -
World - Financial Times
Middle East wars cast dark shadow over Nobel Peace Prize
UN agency for Palestinians among nominees 30 years after prize handed to architects of Oslo AccordsYesterday -
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How Florida's east coast is bracing for Hurricane Milton
While Milton will make landfall over Florida's west coast, the storm is expected to continue moving east and maintain hurricane strength the entire time it's over Florida's peninsula. Tom Hanson ...2 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Israel says Iran strike will be ‘lethal, precise, surprising’; Biden tells Netanyahu to ‘minimise harm’ to Lebanese civilians
Defence minister says ‘they won’t understand what happened and how’; White House releases callout from call between US and Israeli leaders. We have more reports coming in of deadly Israeli attacks ...2 days ago - Israel -
World - Financial Times
Biden-Netanyahu call fails to dispel doubts over US ability to sway Israel
Washington fears its ally will over-reach and that it requires a better long-term vision for its place in the Middle East2 days ago - Israel -
Top stories - The New York Times
Trump and Republicans Send Conflicting Messages on Early Voting
Republicans are encouraging people to vote early but, in some cases, making it harder to do so.2 days ago - Donald Trump -
Sports - CBS Sports
Minnesota Timberwolves move preseason game vs. Nuggets due to schedule conflict with WNBA Finals
The Timberwolves were schedule to host the Nuggets on Oct. 18, the same night the Lynx could host Game 4 of the Finals2 days ago - NBA -
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How rising oil prices could impact the election, according to experts
Oil prices have surged in recent weeks as conflict escalates in the Middle East.2 days ago -
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Saoirse Ronan says WW2 film is 'incredibly relevant' in world of current conflicts
The world premiere of Sir Steve McQueen's Blitz will open the London Film Festival on Wednesday.2 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Biden to talk to Netanyahu as Middle East violence continues
President Biden plans to speak on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday for the first time in two months as the war rages in the Middle East. Netanyahu is calling on ...2 days ago - Joe Biden -
World - The Guardian
These Native tribes share a history. A conflict steeped in colonialism is tearing them apart
A complicated legal fight between the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Poarch Creek Indians could have ripple effects throughout Indian country. The mood was a mixture of celebratory and somber as ...2 days ago