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Israel at War, Day 359: Lebanon Has No Option but Diplomacy, Caretaker PM Says  Haaretz Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates:  ABC News US, frustrated, says ceasefire plan rejected by Netanyahu had been coordinated with him  The Times of Israel What obstacles stand in the way of an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire?  The Associated Press Israel’s initial dismissal of …

Sa’ar rejoins government, bolstering Netanyahu, as longtime rivals say rifts mended  The Times of Israel Netanyahu never went away after October 7. But now, thanks to Sa’ar, he’s truly back  The Times of Israel Former Netanyahu rival Gideon Saar joins Israeli cabinet  Al Jazeera English Netanyahu Rival Saar Joins Government, Weakening Far Right  Bloomberg …

NYT slammed for claiming Hezbollah founder Hassan Nasrallah wanted ‘equality’ for all religions  New York Post Live updates: Hezbollah leader’s killing escalates war with Israel  CNN The Killing of Nasrallah Is a Pyrrhic Assassination  Haaretz Israeli airstrikes kill 7th senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon and hit Houthi targets in Yemen  PBS NewsHour Why the …

WASHINGTON — At least 30 people have died and scores more are unaccounted for in just one county in North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene tore across the state and caused catastrophic flooding. A clearer image of the damage the storm inflicted after barrelling through Florida and Georgia emerged throughout Sunday, …

Netanyahu never went away after October 7. But now, thanks to Sa’ar, he’s truly back  The Times of Israel Netanyahu Rival Saar Joins Government, Weakening Far Right  Bloomberg Former Netanyahu rival Gideon Saar joins Israeli cabinet  Al Jazeera English Gideon Sa’ar to join Netanyahu’s government, breaking far-right’s veto  The Jerusalem Post Israel’s Netanyahu strengthens …

ABUJA — A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in southwestern Nigeria after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when he went to feed it, police say. The victim, a 35-year-old man, worked at the Presidential Library Wildlife Park, owned by former Nigerian President …

At least 148 are dead in floods and landslides in Nepal  NPR Nepal floods: Almost 150 dead and dozens missing after days of heavy rainfall around Kathmandu  BBC.com Nepal closes schools as deaths from heavy rains hit 151  Reuters Flooding and landslides in Nepal kill at least 66 people, with as many again …

Israel Strikes Targets in Yemen as It Presses Air Campaign Against Hezbollah  The Wall Street Journal Watch massive explosions as Israel strikes port in Houthi-controlled Yemen  CNN Israel strikes Lebanon and Yemen: what we know so far  The Guardian Israel-Hezbollah live updates: Iran vows revenge for Nasrallah killing; 1 million may be displaced …

Shigeru Ishiba’s election as Japan’s next leader expected to rattle stock market  Financial Times What Japan’s New Prime Minister Means for the US  POLITICO Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbles nearly 5% after its ruling party chose Ishiba as the next prime minister  ABC News Japan Stocks Poised to Fall on Rate Hike …

Sunday Snapshot: Washington wary of wider Middle East war  Axios Middle East braces for wider conflict as Israel and Iran trade threats  POLITICO Europe Before Turning Lebanon Into the Next Gaza, These Must Be Israel’s Next Steps  Haaretz Lebanon: The history of a weak state  DW (English) To understand the escalation in Lebanon, we …