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Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition claims victory
The parliamentary majority will allow Anura Kumara Dissanayake to consolidate power and advance reforms.Top stories - BBC News - 13 hours ago -
Sri Lankan Leader’s Leftist Coalition Wins Elections
The National People’s Power won a parliamentary election that will allow the country’s new president to unroll his reform agenda, including broader welfare assistance.World - The New York Times - 11 hours ago -
Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader
President Dissanayake is seeking a majority to push through reforms to help the debt-ridden nation.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
US, Israel warn of potential attacks on Sri Lankan tourist spots
United States and Israeli authorities warned their citizens on Wednesday against traveling to certain popular tourist spots in Sri Lanka, after receiving “credible” threats of an impending attack. ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s ...World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Sri Lankan president's party has secured a parliamentary majority, official election results show
Sri Lankan president's party has secured a parliamentary majority, official election results showWorld - ABC News - 15 hours ago -
The Week: The Budget, a trip to China, and the US election
And Your Guide to the US ElectionTop stories - BBC News - October 17 -
The Leader of Hamas Is Dead
Also, Biden traveled to Germany as the U.S. wrestles with military aid. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
The Death of Hamas’s Leader
Yahya Sinwar is dead. Could this be a turning point?Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
The Dilemma Iran’s Leader Faces
Iran’s Supreme Leader now faces a critical choice: whether to pursue nuclear weapons.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Who Is Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s Leader?
Mr. Sinwar, one of the main architects of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, has spent decades with the militant group, working his way to the top of its leadership.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
Who was the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar?
Israel says its troops in Gaza killed Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of the 7 October 2023 attack.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?
Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sightWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Friday Briefing: The Leader of Hamas is Dead
Plus, an interview with Hugh Grant.World - The New York Times - October 17 -
Yahya Sinwar, Leader of Hamas, Is Dead
Mr. Sinwar climbed the ranks of the Palestinian militant group to plot the deadliest attack on Israel in its history.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
He was Israel's "most wanted," the accused mastermind of the October 7 attacks. But the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, killed by IDF forces this week in southern Gaza, has not ended Israel's ...Top stories - CBS News - October 20 -
Trump is the American leader Ukrainians need
Donald Trump is the best candidate for the U.S. election as he is a man of action and business who understands the value of strength, and will bring peace in Ukraine through a ceasefire, allowing ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Trump holds Latino leaders roundtable
Former President Donald Trump courted Latino voters in Florida during a roundtable conversation where he discussed union voters and his plans to expand the U.S. economy. CBS News' Nikole Killion ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
Qatar Pauses Efforts to Mediate Stalled Gaza Cease-Fire
The Gulf state’s move reflects frustration with the lack of progress by Hamas and Israel.World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago -
Who Are the Next Leaders of the Democratic Party?
Democrats will soon have a leadership vacuum, and there will be no shortage of highly ambitious governors, senators and transportation secretaries looking to fill it.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Thune elected Senate majority leader
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Barrasso becomes No. 2 Senate leader
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) won the election to become Senate majority whip on Wednesday, cementing him as the No. 2 leader in the Republican conference for the foreseeable future. Barrasso was ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Why Tory leaders win the diversity challenge
The party’s recent record shows that Badenoch’s ascent to leadership favourite is no accidentBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
Zelensky Outlines Ukraine’s ‘Victory Plan’ to EU Leaders
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made an urgent plea in Brussels, though it’s unclear to what extent the officials gathered there will go along with it.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed, Israel says
Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas and the architect of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on the country, was killed on Thursday during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, according to the ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Gazans react to reports that the leader of Hamas was killed.
Palestinians in the enclave were divided over whether the death of Yahya Sinwar, if confirmed, would bring the war in Gaza closer to an end.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
Biden says it's time to 'move on' in call with Netanyahu after Sinwar killing
President Biden congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israel’s killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered a yearlong war and ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza
Death of architect of October 7 attack on Israel represents a devastating blow to Palestinian militant groupBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind killed
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Israel confirms death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar Sinwar ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Was Killed After a Surprise Battlefield Encounter
Although Yahya Sinwar was a major target of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, the soldiers who killed the militant chief had not expected to run across him, Israeli officials said.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Netanyahu says leader's death is the end of Hamas
Israel announced that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza Thursday. "Hamas will no longer rule Gaza," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports on ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Who could replace Yahya Sinwar as Hamas's leader?
Yahya Sinwar's death has raised many questions about the future of the war in Gaza, perhaps none more pressing than who will replace him as Hamas's leader. The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Hamas Leader Killed in Gaza Fighting, Israel Says
The Israeli military confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was killed on Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he spoke with President Biden about working to ...World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, killed by Israeli forces
Israel confirms Sinwar's death through dental records following an operation in southern Gaza on Wednesday.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
FirstFT: Hizbollah warns of ‘new and escalating’ phase of war
Also in today’s newsletter, Zelenskyy says in FT interview that Nato invitation is needed to stop war, and Netflix shares rise after upbeat resultsWorld - Financial Times - October 18 -
Israelis and Palestinians react to Hamas leader Sinwar's death
Relatives of the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza say now is the time to negotiate their release.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Biden meets with world leaders ahead of the election
President Biden met with world leaders in Germany on Friday. The leaders now wondering what their relationship with the United States will look like after the upcoming election. NBC’s Aaron ...Politics - NBC News - October 19