Israeli official says senior Hezbollah military official Ibrahim Akil was targeted in Israel's strike on Beirut
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli official says senior Hezbollah military official Ibrahim Akil was targeted in Israel's strike on Beirut.
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The IndependentRevealed: The real reason why people are leaving Donald Trump’s rallies as he is still on stage
Over the past months the former president has seemingly become more and more obsessed with attendance – amid claims that his fans are leaving early ‘out of frustration and boredom’
- HuffPost
Harvard Law Professor Spots 2 'Jaw-Dropping' Details In New Trump Filing
Laurence Tribe recalled saying one word to himself over and over and over again while reading the document.
- HuffPost
Liz Cheney Splotches Donald Trump With Golden Line About Her Past
The lifelong Republican's zing came during a joint rally appearance with Donald Trump's Democratic rival, Kamala Harris.
- Evening Standard
Russian bomber pilots hit Black Sea grain ship 'by mistake' as they raced off to avoid air defences, says UK
The merchant vessel Aya may only have escaped catastrophic damage because of a ‘detonation failure in an aging munition’
- HuffPost UK
Vladimir Putin Still Hasn't Stopped Ukraine's Incursion Into Russia – And Even The West Is Puzzled
Two months later, and Kyiv's small – albeit astonishing – occupation of Russian territory is going strong. Western officials don't understand how.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Made Crass Jokes About Death of Rally Attendee in Leaked Recording
Donald Trump was reportedly caught on tape turning the grieving widow of a man who died at one of his rallies into a source of amusement for his uber-wealthy dinner guests.The recording, obtained by The Guardian, apparently comes from a private meal Trump held Aug. 10 in Aspen, Colorado. In it, the Republican presidential nominee reportedly recalled a meeting with the wife of Corey Comperatore, the man who was killed by shots fired at Trump by Thomas Crooks at a Pennsylvania rally in July.“So th
- The Daily Beast
Trump Mocks Joe Biden’s Beach Body in (Another) Bizarre Rant
Donald Trump spent a large chunk of his campaign rally Thursday railing not against his actual opponent, Kamala Harris, but taking pot shots at his old rival Joe Biden over how he looks in a swimsuit.Throughout his speech in Saginaw, Michigan, Trump seemed preoccupied with the push Democrats made over the summer to get Biden—a weaker candidate than Harris, according to polling—to step aside.“That was a coup of an American president,” Trump said. “They took his presidency, they said, ‘You get the
- Evening Standard
OPINION - Israel and Iran are at war — and if a nuclear site is hit, all bets for peace are off
Iran has said it doesn’t want a full on conflict involving ground forces. Israel is now fighting on five fronts. The G7 allies, led by America, have urged restraint, and warned against Israel’s air force striking some half dozen major nuclear sites in Iran, which would only make things worse.
- Evening Standard
Vladimir Putin 'fears Soviet-style collapse' amid budget pressures to fund war in Ukraine
Warning comes after Russia’s government unveiled plans to hike defence spending to highest levels since the Cold War
- HuffPost
Social Media Reacts To Melania Trump's 'My Body, My Choice' Video
Many people wondered if the clip to promote the former first lady's upcoming memoir was actually a campaign ad for her husband's opponent.
- HuffPost
George Conway Flips A Republican Dog Whistle Right Back On Donald Trump In New Ad
The conservative lawyer put a whole new taunting spin on one GOP line of attack.
- NewsWire
‘Expel him’: Dutton’s big call on Iran
Peter Dutton is urging strong action against Iran after the country’s envoy to Australia sparked yet another controversy on social media.
- The Independent
What are Israel and Iran’s attack and defence capabilities?
The two bitter regional enemies are on the brink of all-out war
- Evening Standard
UK announces landmark deal to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius - minus US military base
Tories attack the deal but US President Joe Biden calls it ‘historic’
- The Daily Beast
Opinion: Merrick Garland Is the Reason We’re in This Trump Mess
The New Abnormal co-hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy are angry about the current political mess that Americans find themselves in—but not at who you might think.“I don’t even blame Donald Trump because you can’t blame a f---ing criminal for criming,” Moodie said. “But I sure as f--- can blame Merrick Garland, a supposed Democrat that was supposed to do a really important job and failed.”“We’re in this place at a 50/50 f---ing coin toss-up of an election because of Merrick Garland,” Moodie add
- Fortune
Harris holds a 66-electoral-vote lead over Trump, calculates prominent data scientist
Data scientist Thomas Miller has crafted a model for forecasting the 2024 presidential election that appears far more reliable than polling.
- CNN
Yazidi woman captured by ISIS rescued in Gaza after more than a decade in captivity
A 21-year-old Yazidi woman has been rescued from Gaza where she had been held captive by Hamas for years after being trafficked by ISIS.
- The Hill
Harris employs radically different approach than Hillary Clinton
Vice President Harris is taking a significantly different approach than fellow Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the final stretch of the presidential campaign. Harris hasn’t leaned into shattering the glass ceiling or making history the way Clinton did, even though she’d be the first woman elected to the nation’s highest office. She’s also hyperfocused on the…
- The Independent
‘Literally proposing The Purge’: Trump mocked online after his solution to crime is compared to horror movie
At a rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday the former president suggested that one way to decrease levels of criminal activity would be allowing police ‘one rough hour’
- The Hill
Susan Rice: ‘Surrender monkey’ Trump is GOP’s Neville Chamberlain
Former White House adviser Susan Rice criticized former President Trump over his foreign policy agenda, calling him an “appeaser” and likening him to former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain — who tried to appease Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. “The fundamentals of national security — that America needs to be strong, that we need to stand…