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Israel steps up Lebanon bombing as Hezbollah attacks Haifa  Al Jazeera English Hezbollah missiles hit Israel’s Haifa in escalating conflict  Reuters Video shows Hezbollah rocket attack on Israeli city  CNN Over 130 rockets launched from Lebanon at northern Israel today  The Times of Israel Hezbollah missiles hit Israel on Gaza war anniversary; fears of …

Mexican mayor assassinated days after taking office  Reuters Canada Mexican Mayor Killed One Week Into Term  Newsweek Mayor of a Mexican state capital killed as country faces a spike in political violence  Traffic lights Mexican mayor Alejandro Arcos murdered days after taking office  Sky News Mexico: Chilpancingo mayor murdered just 6 days after taking …

Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years  The Guardian State of Global Water Resources 2023  World Meteorological Organization WMO Water is ‘canary in the coalmine’ of climate change: WMO  UN News The world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency …

New Delhi bails out Maldives after president drops ‘India Out’ approach  Financial Times Indian financial aid opens ‘new chapter’ with Maldives  BBC.com Maldives’s Muizzu, India’s Modi promise to strengthen cooperation  Reuters India Maldives Pivots Back Toward India to Ease China Debt Squeeze  Bloomberg Huge Currency Swap Agreement To Help Maldives On Foreign Exchange Reserves  NDTV …

Deputy denies Iran’s Quds Force chief is missing, says he’s ‘in good health’  The Times of Israel Iran’s Quds Force chief out of contact since Beirut strikes, Iranian officials say  Reuters Esmail Qaani missing: Did Israel kill Soleimani’s successor in Beirut?  The Jerusalem Post Iranian general who vowed to ‘see dead bodies of …

Woman charged with 3 murders in 3 days labeled a serial killer by police in Canada  CBS News Woman, 30, charged in 3 murders in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Hamilton, police say  CBC.ca Woman arrested in Canada after three people killed in three consecutive days  Sky News Police arrest Toronto woman in connection with …

Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar resurfaces after reports he may have been killed by Israeli airstrike  New York Post After speculation he was killed, Sinwar said to renew contact with Qatar  The Times of Israel Sinwar alive, renewed contact with Qatar – report  The Jerusalem Post Hamas Leader Is Holding …

Israel’s Year of Killing, Maiming, Starving, and Terrorizing the People of Gaza  The Intercept Israel-Hamas war: Gaza is in ruins after yearlong Israeli offensive  The Associated Press Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again  The Nation A picture of her grief gripped the world. A year on, Gaza woman haunted by memories  Reuters Opinion: …

Oct. 7 attack: Pro-Palestinian protests, college walkouts expected in NYC one year later  ABC7 New York Colleges brace for Oct. 7 anniversary  The Hill Mass protest planned in NYC in support of Palestinians in Gaza  PIX11 New York News Thousands stage pro-Palestinian protests worldwide, on eve of Oct. 7 attack that triggered Gaza …

Powerful explosion rocks Beirut overnight  BBC.com Israel Strikes Lebanon and Gaza as Hamas Says It Launched Rockets at Tel Aviv: Mideast Live Updates  The New York Times Hit Over 120 Hezbollah Targets “Within An Hour”: Israel Army  NDTV Video: CNN witnesses ‘very intense’ bombing in Beirut  CNN What to know about fighting in Lebanon …