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The TelegraphHamas military defeated, declares Israel
Israel’s army chief said on Sunday that Israeli forces had defeated the military wing of Hamas.
- The Independent
Why Chinese workers are under attack from militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan
China is increasingly becoming the target of militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan who despise foreign efforts to undermine their influence in the region, security experts say
- The Telegraph
Mexican mayor ‘decapitated by drug gangs’ six days into job
The mayor of a Mexican city plagued by gang violence has been murdered less than a week after taking office.
- INSIDER
Taiwan's president is doubling down on sticking it to Beijing, saying China can't be the 'motherland' because its government is younger
Lai said at a National Day celebration that Taiwan's government was celebrating its 113th birthday, while Beijing's just celebrated its 75th.
- The Independent
Taiwan president says ‘impossible’ for mainland China to be the motherland
President says Republic of China has older historical roots than communist People’s Republic of China
- The Independent
Two killed in ‘terror attack’ on Chinese convoy at Pakistan’s largest airport
Death toll expected to rise as number of casualties among Pakistan nationals is yet to be confirmed
- The Daily Beast
Giuliani’s Daughter Reveals How Dad Reacted to Harris Endorsement
Caroline Giuliani, who is the daughter of the former New York City mayor and ardent Trump supporter Rudy Giuliani, has revealed how her father responded to her endorsement of Kamala Harris.Giuliani said she has been forced to have “open conversations” with her father since she penned a column in Vanity Fair about her decision to support Harris.“He knows how I feel about all these things,” she said Sunday on MSNBC’s Alex Witt Reports. “I don’t think any of this came as a surprise. I think one thi
- INSIDER
Lithuania says it intercepted military supplies on their way to Russia, and sent them to Ukraine instead
Lithuanian customs said it intercepted military supplies leaving the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, bound for Moscow, and gave them to Ukraine.
- The Daily Beast
Lara Trump Fumes as CNN Host Calls Out Donald’s Hurricane Helene Lies
CNN’s Dana Bash and Lara Trump sparred over misinformation Donald Trump has spread about funding for disaster relief in North Carolina, with the anchor refusing to let the former president’s daughter-in-law get away with ducking her questions.Bash laid into the Republican National Committee co-chair as she tried to change the direction from her father-in-law's dubious claims that FEMA is only offering a few hundred dollars to Americans who have had their homes destroyed in Hurricane Helene. “I w
- HuffPost UK
Putin Just Turned 72 – And Ukraine Has Delivered An 'Unprecedented' Birthday Present
To think the Russian president had tried to play down the occasion, too.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Melts Down In New Post About Jimmy Kimmel
The GOP nominee shared a video to attack the late-night TV host but left out one crucial bit.
- South China Morning Post
China's 'wiser' long-term strategy paves way to No 1 world power: Kishore Mahbubani
Do not forget that the Biden administration, in some ways, has been tougher on China than the Trump administration. The Biden administration has created this concept of "small yard, high fence" to try and deprive China of sophisticated technologies. The pressure on China has not subsided in any significant way.
- INSIDER
Russia may have lost a rare drone over Ukraine — and it could be an intelligence win for the West
Russia's Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B combat drones are rare sights because so few have been built, and now it looks like there may be one less.
- The Daily Beast
‘60 Minutes’ Brings the Receipts on Trump’s Interview About-Face
CBS gave further detail Monday on Donald Trump’s decision to bail on a customary pre-election interview with the investigative newsmagazine program 60 Minutes, alleging that the former president pulled out of the sit-down over an apparent dispute about the show’s fact-checking policies.Before airing a separate sit-down with Vice President Kamala Harris, the network contradicted the version of events given by Trump’s side.The network not only agreed to interview Trump this past Thursday at Mar-a-
- CNN
DeSantis and Biden speak on storm recovery after reports GOP governor hadn’t returned calls from president, vice president
The White House said that Ron DeSantis and Joe Biden spoke Monday night following reports that the Republican governor of Florida had refused calls from the president and Vice President Kamala Harris as officials continue hurricane recovery efforts and prepare for another to make landfall later this week.
- Associated Press
Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelenskyy says the war is in 'a very important phase'
Ukraine’s military said it struck a major oil terminal Monday in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia’s war effort as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the war has entered a key phase. Both sides are facing the issue of how to sustain their costly war of attrition — a conflict that started with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and that shows no signs of a resolution. Ukraine’s General Staff said on social media that the oil terminal in Feodosia, on the south coast of the Russia-occupied Crimea Peninsula, has been supplying the Russian army with fuel and that the strike was part of an ongoing effort to “undermine the military and economic potential of the Russian Federation.”
- Reuters
Israel-Hezbollah fighting intensifies, Hamas vows to rise again
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third-largest city of Haifa and Hamas vowed to rise again as Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon, a year after the devastating Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war. Israelis held ceremonies and protests on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas as the Gaza conflict has spread across the Middle East and fanned fears of an all-out regional war.
- Twentytwo13
Johor reverts to Saturday-Sunday as a weekend from Jan 1, 2025
After 11 years, Johor will revert to Saturday-Sunday as its weekends from the current Friday-Saturday. The move is natural, given the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, which would enhance productivity.
- The Daily Beast
‘Call Her Daddy’ Faces Backlash Over ‘Propaganda’ Harris Interview
Alex Cooper, host of the Call Her Daddy podcast, is being called out by angry fans over her interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.Cooper faced a backlash on social media, with regular listeners of the podcast, known for its frank discussions about sexuality and advice for women, accusing her of peddling propaganda for the Democratic Party nominee.Harris is also getting flak for dodging mainstream media interviews—and hardball questions—and instead plumping for cozy chats with softball ques
- HuffPost
'You Just Saw It': ABC Host Calls Out Mike Johnson For Playing Dumb About Video He Just Saw
Johnson claimed he didn't want to "parse" Eric Trump's inflammatory language despite George Stephanopoulos reading the remarks verbatim.