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Headlights are too bright! But US experts say they’re not bright enough

Driver complaints about high beams are commonplace, though specialists say US roads need to be better lit. A few weeks ago, I was driving along a dark road at night. Suddenly, I couldn’t see. The ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

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

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 ...

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

Qatar Pauses Its Role as Mediator in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks

Hosting exiled Hamas leaders for years, Qatar has been a key mediator in talks to end the war in Gaza. Facing deadlock, it has now sent a warning to those leaders, U.S. and Israeli officials said.

Top stories - The New York Times - 44 minutes ago

These Michigan Voters Aren’t Exactly Undecided — They’re Cringing

Many people I spoke to seemed reluctant to admit — even, perhaps, to themselves — that they were really going to vote for that person.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Woodward compares Putin to Hitler, says Russian leader 'trying to play' Trump

Veteran journalist and author Bob Woodward compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, claiming Putin is “trying to play” former President Trump, putting the U.S. in ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

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.

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

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza

Death of architect of October 7 attack on Israel represents a devastating blow to Palestinian militant group

Business - Financial 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.

Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

The Israeli military says it has killed Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar during a battle in Gaza

World - ABC News - October 17

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed, Israeli foreign minister says

Sinwar assumed overall command of the Iran-backed Hamas in August, following the assassination of former political chief Ismail Haniyeh.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF, Israel says

The Israeli foreign minister said Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was among three people killed in an operation in the Gaza Strip.

Israel says Yahya Sinwar, top Hamas leader, killed by troops in Gaza

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar "is an important landmark in the decline of the evil rule of Hamas," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

World - CBS News - October 18

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israel says

Latest news following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was among three militants killed in Gaza by the Israeli military during a recent operation.

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 sight

World - ABC News - October 17

Israel says it killed Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar

World - Yahoo News - October 17

Netanyahu says war 'not over yet' after death of Hamas leader

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the war is "not over yet" after the killing of top Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, signaling the conflict would continue in ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

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 results

World - Financial Times - October 18

Biden says Hamas leader Sinwar's death represents 'a moment of justice'

Speaking in Berlin, Germany, President Joe Biden said the death of Yahya Sinwar in Gaza represented "a moment of justice." The Hamas leader had blood on his hands, Biden said. He also praised ...

Politics - NBC News - October 18

U.S. says Hamas leader's killing an opportunity, but the war rages on

President Biden says he told Israel's leader to make the killing of Hamas' leader "an opportunity" for peace in Gaza.

Hamas leader Sinwar was killed in my ruined house, Gaza man tells BBC

The Israeli military released drone footage it said showed Sinwar in a partially destroyed house before he was killed.

Leader of Islamic State in Iraq killed, prime minister says

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group's next leader

The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to become the group’s next leader

World - ABC News - October 23

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

Israel says it killed likely successor to slain Hezbollah leader

Israel said it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the Hezbollah official set to become the militant group’s next leader, in an airstrike outside Beirut this month.

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