Israel tells more than 1 million Gazans to evacuate and releases images of slain children to rally support for an imminent ground invasion. With misinformation flying across social media, how do you counter it? Seana Davis from our fact-checking team spoke to the Reuters World News daily podcast about her work.
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Palestinians flee their homes in Gaza City |
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- Israel's military called for all civilians in Gaza City, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tanks nearby ahead of an expected ground invasion. Mosques called on residents of the Gaza Strip not to leave their homes.
- Israel's government showed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO defense ministers graphic images of dead children and civilians, saying they were killed by Palestinian group Hamas, as it builds support for its response to Saturday's attack.
- An Israeli invasion of Gaza will face an enemy that has built a formidable armory with Iran's help, dug a vast tunnel network to evade attackers and has shown in past ground wars it can exact a heavier toll on Israeli troops each time.
- Despite Israeli bombardment that has brought Gaza to the brink of a humanitarian meltdown, President Joe Biden is facing little pressure at home to rein in Israel's military retaliation.
- US colleges have become flashpoints for protests on both sides of the war. Law enforcement agencies have escalated security measures to safeguard Jewish and Muslim communities.
- Police in Paris used teargas and water cannon to break up a banned rally in support of the Palestinian people, as President Emmanuel Macron urged the French to remain united. Protests are due to take place across the Middle East and beyond today in support of Palestinians.
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The deadly Hamas rampage in Israel |
Our graphics team have pieced together authenticated video footage and witness accounts that paint a picture of the unexpected ground assault by Hamas and rocket barrages that ripped communities apart and killed at least 1,300 people in Israel. |
- Republicans were struggling to restart their effort to pick a new leader for the US House of Representatives after party infighting led nominee Steve Scalise to withdraw from the race for speaker.
- Russian and Ukrainian forces fought fierce battles around the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Moscow launched one of its biggest military offensives in months.
- North Korea denounced a US aircraft carrier's visit to South Korea, calling it a provocation that could bring "irrevocable, catastrophic circumstances".
- NASA is due to launch a spacecraft on its way to Psyche, a distant, metal-rich asteroid that is the solar system's largest-known metallic object and is thought to be the remnant core of an ancient protoplanet.
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- Shifting views on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy trajectory are roiling the US Treasury market, as investors gauge how close the central bank is to pulling back from its aggressive monetary policy tightening.
- A mixed batch of Chinese data showing a narrowing slump in merchandise trade and the persistence of deflationary pressures underlined the challenges policymakers face in trying to engineer a durable economic recovery.
- United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is expected to deliver a video address today that could lead to another escalation of the union's strikes against the Detroit Three automakers, or to reprieves as rewards for more concessions to union demands.
- Electric vehicle sales in the United States jumped to more than 300,000 for the first time in the third quarter, but industry leader Tesla's market share slipped to the lowest on record.
- Britain's antitrust regulator cleared Microsoft's acquisition of 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard after the restructured deal addressed its earlier concerns.
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- Geopolitics are at the forefront of everyone's minds and the mood in markets is jittery at best.
- Some of the world's biggest companies report earnings, and economic data offers a look at growth, wages and consumer spending in the likes of the United States, China and Britain. Here's a look at the week ahead from our markets team.
- Voters head to the polls in several countries this weekend.
- In Poland, polls point to a win for the ruling nationalist Law and Justice party, but one that sees it fall short of an outright majority.
- Indigenous reconciliation is at stake as Australia votes in a landmark referendum, while in New Zealand polls indicate a change in government after six years of left-wing rule.
- Ecuador's two presidential candidates - leftist Luisa Gonzalez and business heir Daniel Noboa - are facing a run-off vote after a campaign marked by violence.
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