Foreign Leaders React

Saudi cartoonist jailed for 23 years for insulting leaders, group says

A Saudi court has sentenced a cartoonist to more than two decades in prison for insulting the kingdom's rulers, his family and a rights group say.

More EU leaders expected to back calls for offshore asylum centres

Migration to dominate summit as four people including two toddlers die after falling from crowded speedboat off Kos. A growing number of European leaders are expected to back calls for offshore ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

World’s biggest gambling hub rolls dice on new China-backed leader

Former top judge Sam Hou Fai has criticised ‘wild’ expansion of Macau’s gaming sector

World - Financial Times - October 17

UK should use private capital to rebuild NHS, say health leaders

Report by NHS Confederation concludes that ministers are likely to need several options to raise capital

World - Financial Times - October 17

Meloni’s migration meeting sets tone for fractious EU leaders’ summit

Also in this newsletter: cheers to Europe’s beer industry

World - Financial Times - October 17

Zelensky presses European Union leaders for more aid ahead of winter

World - Yahoo News - October 17

Israel is Assessing Whether Slain Militant is Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar

Israel will conduct DNA tests on the body of a militant shot and killed on Wednesday in southern Gaza, officials said. The body bears physical similarities with Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas.

World - The New York Times - October 17

Israel says Yahya Sinwar, top Hamas leader in Gaza, possibly killed

Israeli military says troops may have killed Hamas' senior leader in Gaza, as a separate strike targets "dozens of terrorists" allegedly holed up in a school.