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The IndependentTrump asked New Yorkers ‘what have you got to lose’ by voting for him. The answers came thick and fast
‘With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in, and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump,’ Republican nominee pleads
- Reuters
Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosions of the group's pagers the day before. Lebanon's health ministry said 20 people were killed and more than 450 injured on Wednesday in Beirut's suburbs and the Bekaa Valley, while the death toll from Tuesday's explosions rose to 12, including two children, with nearly 3,000 injured. Israeli officials have not commented on the blasts, but security sources said Israel's spy agency Mossad was responsible.
- The Independent
Scientific American makes presidential endorsement for only the second time in its 179-year history
‘The US faces two futures,’ according to editors at top science magazine
- The Telegraph
They gathered to mourn pager attack victims – then a blast tore through the crowd
They had gathered in their thousands to defy Israel and lay to rest four of their comrades, victims of the pagers that had exploded in their hands or their pockets the previous day. Then it happened again.
- BBC
'Please save me': The Indians duped into fighting for Russia
Dozens of Indian men have been discharged from the Russian army and are making their way home.
- The Independent
More than 100 former Republican officials back Harris over Trump in damning letter
Signatories include former cabinet secretaries, intelligence leaders, and members of Congress
- Reuters
China hits 9 US firms with property freeze over weapons sales to Taiwan
China announced steps against nine U.S. military-linked firms on Wednesday over U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan, freezing their property within China, in the latest move to put added pressure on the United States to halt its arms sales to the island. China has repeatedly called on the White House, an important international backer and arms supplier for democratically-governed Taiwan, to refrain from formal dealings with the island's leadership.
- CNN
How did pagers explode in Lebanon and why was Hezbollah using them? Here’s what we know
Hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members blew up nearly simultaneously in an attack that tops a series of covert assassinations and cyber-attacks in the region.
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
- HuffPost
Melania Trump Resurfaces To Defend Her Nude Pics, And Stephen Colbert Is Totally Baffled
The former first lady, who hasn't been seen much on the campaign trail, defended her "celebration of the human form."
- HuffPost
George Clooney Makes Donald Trump An Offer In Taunting Clapback: ‘I Will If He Does’
“That’s a trade-off I’d do,” the actor responded to the former president’s months-old demand.
- Reuters
Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US, UK urge restraint
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint. The White House said a diplomatic solution was achievable and urgent, and Britain called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The U.S. is "afraid and concerned about potential escalation," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told a briefing.
- Reuters
Gold Apollo says Budapest-based BAC produces model of pagers used in Lebanon blasts
NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) -The model of pagers used in detonations in Lebanon were made by Budapest-based BAC Consulting, Taiwanese pager firm Gold Apollo said on Wednesday, adding it had only licensed out its brand to the company and was not involved in the production of the devices. At least nine people were killed and nearly 3,000 wounded when pagers used by Hezbollah members detonated simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday. Images of destroyed pagers analysed by Reuters showed a format and stickers on the back that were consistent with pagers made by Gold Apollo.
- BuzzFeed
Ex-Trump Voters, Tell Us The Moment That Made You Go "Enough Is Enough"
"I'll never forget that moment because that was the moment I think I literally within myself said, 'I think I've made a mistake.'"
- HuffPost
Ex-GOP Official Hits Donald Trump With A Cold, Harsh Truth On CNN
Geoff Duncan talked about the "epitome of stupidity" when it came to Trump-devoted Republicans.
- HuffPost
'Daily Show' Uses Trump's Own Words To Nail His Biggest New Hypocrisy
Ronny Chieng has some receipts for the former president.
- Time
What Does Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Stand for?
The Prime Minister talks with TIME about his balancing act at home and abroad and the lessons he says he learned from his past imprisonment.
- France 24
Israel planted 5,000 pager explosives months before deadly blasts, Lebanese security sources say
Israel’s spy service injected explosive materials activated by coded messages into thousands of pagers during production, months before they were imported by the Lebanese group Hezbollah, a senior Lebanese security source said. Hezbollah fighters were using the low-tech devices, produced by the Taiwan-based company Gold Apollo, in an attempt to evade Israeli location-tracking, sources said. Gold Apollo said on Wednesday that the devices used in the blasts were manufactured by another company bas
- INSIDER
Ukraine war analyst says Russia keeps surprising him with just how bad its soldiers are: 'The bar is very, very low'
Russia's soldiers are getting worse and worse as the war goes on, but Russia fights with mass, not quality, a conflict expert explained.
- The Guardian
‘If they don’t die, our infantry will’: Ukraine’s pivotal battle for Donetsk
Russian forces are gathering on Pokrovsk, a logistics base and transport hub, after months of slow, brutal advance