Israeli strikes may have displaced million people – Lebanon PM BBC.com Video: CNN reporter shows how civilians in Beirut are faring CNN Israel’s escalating war in Lebanon brings calamity to a fragile state The Washington Post Mourning in Lebanon as Israel keeps bombing after killing Nasrallah Al Jazeera English Lebanon faces its worst crisis …
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Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Prairie du Chien Area Arts Center in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. (AFP) Donald Trump has called Democrat Kamala Harris “mentally impaired” and said illegal immigrants are out to cut the throats of ordinary Americans in their own …
Read More »Austrian far right set to win national election, in postwar first – The Washington Post
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Workers clear Cane Creek road in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene yesterday in Fairview, North Carolina. (AFP) States across the Southeastern US started a massive cleanup and recovery effort yesterday after winds, rain and storm surges from Hurricane Helene snuffed out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges, and caused …
Read More »Austria’s Freedom Party secures first far-right national election win since World War II – The Associated Press
Austria’s Freedom Party secures first far-right national election win since World War II The Associated Press A far-right party with Nazi roots is on the brink of power in Austria NBC News Official results confirm the far-right Freedom Party’s victory in Austria’s national election ABC News Austrian far right set to win national …
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Chairman and top candidate of right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria Herbert Kickl waves as he arrives to vote at a polling station in Purkersdorf yesterday during Austria’s general election. (AFP) Austria’s far-right topped yesterday’s national elections, marking a historic victory by beating the ruling conservatives in the Alpine EU …
Read More »Iran’s Leaders Are Vulnerable, Divided and at a Crossroad on Response to Israel – The New York Times
Iran’s Leaders Are Vulnerable, Divided and at a Crossroad on Response to Israel The New York Times Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say The Associated Press News Analysis: Iran faces deep quandary over how to respond to Israel Los Angeles Times Iran’s leadership said deeply …
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Residents of Nepal’s flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes on Sunday to survey the wreckage of devastating floods that have killed at least 170 people across the Himalayan republic. Deadly rain-related floods and landslides are common across South Asia during the monsoon season from June to September, but experts …
Read More »Iran’s president seeks ‘regional’ response to Israel – POLITICO
Iran’s president seeks ‘regional’ response to Israel POLITICO Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say The Associated Press Iran’s leadership said deeply shaken, divided over response to Nasrallah’s killing The Times of Israel Exclusive: Iran’s supreme leader taken to secure location, sources say Reuters News Analysis: Iran …
Read More »Nepal shuts schools as death toll from heavy rains hits 151
People salvage their belongings along a street as the floodwater recedes in an area that was flooded by the overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday. Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan …
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