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Israel launches a big military operation in the West Bank and kills at least 10 Hamas militants
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The GuardianNetanyahu tells Houthis they will pay ‘heavy price’ as missile hits Israel
Rebel group claims what would be first missile to have landed in Israel from Yemen, but no reports of casualties
- Evening Standard
Ballistic missile launched by Houthis from 1,000 miles away hits central Israel for first time
Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the Houthis will pay a ‘heavy price’
- The Telegraph
Isis commander tipped to become global leader killed in Iraq raid
A top Isis commander tipped to become the group’s new global leader was killed in one of the largest US counter-terror operations in years.
- Reuters
Georgia's most powerful man suggests an apology for 2008 war with Russia
Georgia's most powerful man, Bidzina Ivanishvili, suggested that the South Caucasus country could apologise to Ossetians for the 2008 war with Russia that led to Moscow recognising two rebel Georgian regions, Georgian media reported. Russia recognised South Ossetia and another breakaway region, Abkhazia, as independent states after Russian troops repelled a Georgian attempt to retake South Ossetia in a five-day war in 2008. Ivanishvili, a billionaire ex-prime minister who is the lead candidate of the ruling Georgian Dream party in an Oct. 26 election, said the "criminal regime" of former President Mikheil Saakashvili triggered the war on the orders of foreign powers, according to Georgian public broadcaster 1TV.
- The Guardian
UN employee shot dead by Israeli sniper in occupied West Bank
Military claims the sanitation worker had been throwing explosive devices at its troops from the roof of his home in the el Far’a camp
- CNN
Netanyahu warns Yemen’s Houthis face a ‘heavy price’ as missile lands in central Israel
A missile was launched from Yemen into central Israel on Sunday morning, according to the Israeli military, in a rare instance of a missile penetrating so far into the country’s territory since its war in Gaza began.
- The Guardian
Saudi Arabia calls for more pressure on Iran as Houthi threat grows
Diplomat says ‘pinprick bombings’ by west insufficient to constrain supply of weapons to group in Yemen
- Associated Press
A missile fired by Yemen's rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport
Israel hinted that it would respond militarily. There were no reports of casualties or major damage, but Israeli media aired footage showing people racing to shelters in Ben Gurion International Airport. A fire could be seen in a rural area of central Israel, and local media showed images of what appeared to be a fragment from an interceptor that landed on an escalator in a train station in the central town of Modiin.
- CNN
UN staff member among 10 killed during Israel military operation in West Bank
Israel’s military accused Sufyan Jaber Abed Jawwad of “hurling explosive devices,” while UNRWA said he was shot “on the roof of his house having a coffee.”
- CNN
Four ISIS leaders were killed in western Iraq raid last month, US military says
Four ISIS leaders were killed as a result of raid in western Iraq late last month, the US military said Friday.
- Associated Press
An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza
A Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Turkey with thousands lining the streets and anti-Israeli feelings in the country rising from a conflict that threatens to spread across the region. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old woman from Seattle, was shot dead Sept. 6 by an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israeli West Bank settlements, according to an Israeli protester who witnessed the shooting. Thousands of people lined the streets in the Turkish coastal town of Didim on the Aegean Sea, as Eygi was buried in a coffin draped in a Turkish flag, which was taken from her family home.
- AFP News
Hamas official says group has 'high ability' to continue Gaza war despite losses
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement had ample resources to continue fighting Israel despite losses sustained over more than 11 months of war in Gaza.Hamdan said that Hamas wants "joint Palestinian rule" in Gaza, adding that Hamas officials and representatives of other Palestinian factions would meet soon in Cairo to discuss their post-war vision.
- CNN
‘We no longer study.’ Gaza’s children lose out on school, as Israel’s war disrupts a year of education
Multicolored posters, white streamers and Palestinian flags made of paper decorate a tent in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. School rucksacks stuffed with clothes, small pillows and floral blankets are strewn on the floor.
- AFP News
Turkey to bury activist shot in West Bank
Mourners will gather in southwest Turkey Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.Israeli settlements, where about 490,000 people live in the West Bank, are illegal under international law.
- The Telegraph
Taylor Swift’s endorsement backfires on Kamala Harris
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris appears to have backfired, according to a poll.
- People
“Emily in Paris”' Ashley Park Says Performing Topless Scene Was Like Living Out 'Every Actor's Worst Nightmare' (Exclusive)
Park's character, aspiring singer Mindy, performs at the iconic Parisian cabaret Crazy Horse in the Netflix series' fourth season
- Hypebae
Natasha Zinko SS25 Is Just What the Doctor Ordered
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- SETHLUI.COM
Wong Mei Kee: Charcoal roast pork so juicy & crunchy it sells out in 3 hours
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- Evening Standard
Arne Slot frustrated as Alisson aims dig at Nottingham Forest after shock Liverpool loss
Reds fall to first defeat of the season surprising fashion
- South China Morning Post
China's homeowners are rushing to pay off mortgages early as outlook on the economy dims
Li Wen, a human resources director at a state-owned enterprise in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, paid off an outstanding 200,000 yuan (US$28,170) on her home loan ahead of schedule in January, soon after she received her annual bonus at work. The 36-year-old had been repaying her loans, totalling 600,000 yuan, in advance for the past few years, even after the interest rate was reduced to 4.3 per cent from the original 5.39 per cent following a few rounds of rate cuts since last year. "Depositing th