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France bans pro-Palestinian protests: interior minister
Number of displaced in Gaza surpasses 187,000 as dozens of towns evacuate, U.N. office says
Russian Naval Corvette Hit by Mystery Explosion - Cause and Outcome Unclear
Russian Wikipedia says the ship was destroyed but, if it’s only damaged, Russian naval strategists will have to grapple with having more damaged warships than drydock capacity.
Israel allegedly strikes two airports in Syria, air defenses activated
Syrian air defenses responded to the strike, as per Syrian reports.
More than 2 million people in Gaza are trapped in a humanitarian disaster
Israel's government ramped up its response to Hamas' attack, telling civilians to leave: But where do 2 million go when they are trapped in Gaza?
Arab ministers urge Israel to resume talks on two-state solution
Emergency meeting of Arab League calls for ‘serious negotiations between the PLO and Israel’
Israel says no humanitarian break to Gaza siege unless hostages are freed
Israel said on Thursday there would be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages were freed, after the Red Cross pleaded for fuel to be allowed in to prevent overwhelmed hospitals from "turning into morgues".
U.S. intensifies push to use Moscow’s $300 billion war chest for Kyiv
Considerable amounts of Kremlin funds are frozen in Western nations, and the Biden administration is increasingly interested in using them to benefit Ukraine
U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea amid North Korea threats
The U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan arrivea in the South Korean port city of Busan, in a show of force in response to North Korea's ongoing nuclear and missile threats.
EU threatens X over spread of Israel/Hamas disinfo
Israel's new war cabinet vows to wipe Hamas off the earth
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an emergency government on Wednesday to direct war against Hamas, and his defence minister vowed to wipe the Palestinian militant group "off the face of the earth" over its deadly weekend attack.
White House: Biden has not seen or independently confirmed Hamas beheaded Israeli children
Egypt discusses Gaza aid, rejects corridors for civilians, say sources
Egypt has discussed plans with the United States and others to provide humanitarian aid through its border with Gaza Strip but rejects any move to set up safe corridors for refugees fleeing the enclave, Egyptian security sources said on Wednesday.
Nearly 40,000 Koreans die by suicide over past 3 years: data
Nearly 40,000 Koreans took their own lives over the past three years, with the suicide rate increasing among the younger generation, data showed Wednesday.
Wild beavers return to west London for first time in 400 years | CNN
Biden weighs freezing US$6 billion for Iran after Hamas attack on Israel.
(Oct 12): Biden administration officials are leaving open the possibility of re-freezing US$6 billion in Iranian oil money that was released as part of a prisoner swap amid growing bipartisan criticism after Iran-backed Hamas militants attacked Israel. The $6 billion that was to be used...
Former Hamas leader Khalid Mashal calls for global ‘Jihad applied on the ground’ on Friday
Former Hamas leader Khalid Mashal calls for global ‘Jihad applied on the ground’ FridayFor full story, click on photo below.
Lebanese Politicians To Hizbullah: Don't Involve Lebanon In A War Against Israel
Against the backdrop of Hizbullah's threats to become involved in Hamas's war against Israel, as part of the resistance axis plan to "unite the fronts" of the resistance, Lebanese politicians and officials have called on the organization to stay out of the Israel-Hamas conflict and not to involve Lebanon in a mistake that will cost the country dearly. Lebanese Interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib even warned that Lebanon does not want Hizbullah to become involved in the current war.