Israeli military says it has struck 300 targets in Lebanon in stepped-up pressure on Hezbollah
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says it has struck 300 targets in Lebanon in stepped-up pressure on Hezbollah.
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Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine’s capital as many people were heading to work or school
- The Independent
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Joe Scarborough's Take On Trump's Weekend Speech Is Too Terrifying To Imagine
The "Morning Joe" host sounded the alarm big time.
- 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.
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv faces hypersonic missile attack as Putin’s forces suffer Crimea oil depot blow
Ukraine hits Russia’s oil depot in Crimea on Putin’s 72nd birthday
- 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.
- Fortune
The Russian economy can’t sustain Putin’s war on Ukraine much longer, expert says
"Ukraine could win the war if it had an additional $50 billion per year, as well as a green light to bomb military targets inside Russia."
- The Hill
Opinion - Trump’s obsession with Harris’s IQ is telling
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- Sky News
The challenges facing Israel as it battles conflict on seven fronts
Israel has fought a shadow war against Iran and its proxies for decades, but the past year has seen hostilities erupt into open conflict on seven fronts. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, listed the battlegrounds as Iran, Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, Shia militants in Iraq, militant groups in Syria as well as Palestinian fighters in the West Bank. "In defending ourselves against this barbarism, Israel is defending civilisation against those who seek to impose a dark age of fanaticism on all of us," he said in a statement over the weekend.
- The Independent
Taiwan president says ‘impossible’ for mainland China to be the motherland
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- The Daily Beast
Elon Musk’s Mom Goes ‘Dark MAGA’ Too With Wild Illegal Voting Rant
Elon Musk’s support of Donald Trump took a radical turn over the weekend when the tech billionaire’s mother seemingly encouraged her followers to commit voter fraud after her son reminded his audience on X to register to vote. “Super important to get all your friends and family to register to vote,” the Tesla CEO’s post read. “Georgia’s registration deadline is Monday!!”His mother, Maye Musk, then responded to her son by suggesting Trump supporters should violate voting laws.Read more at The Dai
- NewsWire
‘Biased positions’: Iran targets Aussie envoy
Iran’s regime is accusing Australia of “repeated biased positions” as the war in the Middle East continues to heat up.
- The Daily Beast
‘Queer Eye’ Star Jonathan Van Ness Reacts to Being ‘Vilified’ in Trump Ad
Queer Eye co-host Jonathan Van Ness had the “surreal” experience of seeing themself in a TV spot attacking Kamala Harris and “they/them” pronouns in support of Donald Trump on Monday—and they’re pretty “upset” about it.“I saw myself in a Trump TV ad today and it’s surreal,” Van Ness wrote in a statement posted to their Instagram, adding that it was “kind of iconic, but mostly very unsettling.” Van Ness, who came out as nonbinary in 2019, is featured in a clip from the PAC ad where they’re chatti
- The Daily Beast
Philly Restaurant Bans GOP Candidate After Being Told Campaign Stop Was Autism Event
“You’re not welcome back.”That’s the message the manager of Philadelphia cheesesteak joint Max’s Steaks had for Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick, after his campaign held an event outside the restaurant Friday that the eatery was told would be about autism awareness.Mike Sfida—who agreed to hold the event because his niece and nephew have autism—was alarmed when he saw Donald Trump signs being hung outside the beloved North Philly spot on Friday, the Philadelphia Inqui
- The Daily Beast
How Trump’s Speeches Are a Red Flag for Mental Decline: Experts
An increasingly incoherent and profane former president Donald Trump, 78, is rambling at his rallies at previously unheard-of lengths and showing signs of confusion that could indicate mental decline, according to a New York Times analysis.An average rally speech by the elderly Republican nominee for president—who has promised to release his medical records and cognitive tests and then refused to do so—lasts 82 minutes this election cycle, nearly double the 45 minutes he averaged in 2016, a comp
- The Independent
Israel-Lebanon latest: Sirens heard as Israel intercepts ‘projectiles’ on anniversary 7 October attacks
Relatives march in Jerusalem to urge Israeli PM to bring hostages home
- The Daily Beast
Trump Would Take a Chainsaw to Planned Parenthood, Vance Confirms
Donald Trump would slash funding for Planned Parenthood if he wins the election next month, according to his running mate. “On the question of defunding Planned Parenthood, look, I mean our view is we don’t think that taxpayers should fund late-term abortions,” JD Vance said on Saturday, according to NBC News. “That has been a consistent view of the Trump campaign the first time around. It will remain a consistent view.”Vance has said before that he believes that the organization should be parti
- Reuters
Exclusive-Hamas will rise 'like a phoenix' from the ashes, leader-in-exile says
Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinian group would rise "like a phoenix" from the ashes despite heavy losses during a year of war with Israel, and that it continues to recruit fighters and manufacture weapons. One year after the Hamas attack that triggered the war, Meshaal framed the conflict with Israel as part of a broader narrative spanning 76 years, dating back to what Palestinians call the "Nakba" or "catastrophe," when many were displaced during the 1948 war that accompanied the creation of Israel. "Palestinian history is made of cycles," Meshaal, 68, a senior Hamas figure under overall leader Yahya Sinwar, told Reuters in an interview.
- CNN
Israeli military encircles northern Gaza refugee camp after saying it sees signs of Hamas regrouping
Israel’s military says it has encircled Jabalya, northern Gaza, after seeing signs of Hamas rebuilding, despite nearly a year of fighting and strikes in the territory.