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Viktoriia Roshchyna: Ukrainian journalist who chronicled Russian occupation dies in prison  BBC.com Ukrainian Journalist Has Died in Russian Captivity, Ukraine Says  The New York Times Ukrainian reporter Victoria Roshchyna dies in Russian detention, official says  CBS News Ukrainian reporter died in Russian detention, Kyiv says  The Guardian Ukrainian journalist, 27, held in Russia for …

Sahara Desert is flooding after receiving a year’s worth of rain in 2 days  CBS News Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century  The Guardian A rare rain in the Sahara Desert  Al Jazeera English Sahara Desert Witnesses First Floods In 50 Years, Stunning Images Surface  NDTV Rare …

Lebanon’s army rendered a bystander as Israel, Hezbollah fight in country’s south  The Times of Israel Lebanon Army Enters War Against Israel | ‘Won’t Spare IDF If…’  The Times of India France, U.S. push at UN for stronger Lebanese army  Reuters.com Southern EU leaders want Lebanon’s army to reassert itself in south  Euronews Lebanon …

Israel orders evacuation of more southern Lebanese towns, three UN peacekeepers wounded  USA TODAY LIVE: Weeks of Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill at least 1,645 – Ministry  Al Jazeera English Oct. 12: IDF says Hezbollah moving fighters, arms in ambulances; 2 Lebanon hospitals hit  The Times of Israel Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza …

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says forces are holding positions in Russia’s Kursk region  The Guardian ‘The Kursk operation has become normalized:’ As Ukraine’s Russia incursion enters third month, Putin is trying to downplay it  CNN Ukraine’s Best Fighting Vehicles Attacked Past Veseloe In Western Russia—And Got Caught In A Brutal Ambush  Forbes Russia …

What is UNIFIL, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon?  The Washington Post Fifth peacekeeper wounded in southern Lebanon, UN says  BBC.com Heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza as U.N. says Lebanon peacekeepers fired on again  CBS News Why are UN peacekeepers in Lebanon being attacked by Israel?  Al Jazeera English US defense chief voices …

Venezuela has cancelled passports of dozens of activists and journalists  The Guardian Venezuela cancels passports of dozens of activists and journalists  Financial Times Venezuela: Entry and Passport Restrictions for Venezuelan Nationals  Fragomen Venezuela cancels passports of journalists and activists following Maduro’s re-election  The Indian Express Venezuela cancels passports of dozens of activists and journalists, …

Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy says troops hold Kursk positions  DW (English) ‘The Kursk operation has become normalized:’ As Ukraine’s Russia incursion enters third month, Putin is trying to downplay it  CNN Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says forces are holding positions in Russia’s Kursk region  The Guardian Ukraine’s Best Fighting Vehicles Attacked Past Veseloe In …

The new US strategy on the Lebanon conflict: Let it play out  Reuters US sees a window for a new push to break political deadlock in Lebanon to ease conflict  POLITICO US said seeking to install new Lebanese president, push aside weakened Hezbollah  The Times of Israel Blinken says deep concern in Asia …

‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go  The Guardian UN says no food has entered northern Gaza since start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of starvation  CNN Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on the …