Hamas leader in Lebanon killed

Plus, US port workers set to go on strike.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Kate Turton Hezbollah says it is ready for any Israeli land invasion in Lebanon, China stocks surge in the biggest single-day rally since 2008, and US port workers are set to go on strike. Plus, Labour's private education tax leaves Britain divided. Today's Top News   People inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli attack on the city of Ain Deleb, September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Taher Middle East Palestinian militant group Hamas said an Israeli strike killed its leader in Lebanon, while Hezbollah says it is ready for any Israeli land invasion the country. Where does Hezbollah go from here? Our Lebanon Bureau Chief Maya Gebeily tells the Reuters World News podcast about the group's potential new leader - and how our journalists could hear the strike on its assassinated chief Hassan Nasrallah's compound. Listen now. In other news Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said he will call a general election for Oct. 27 following his victory in one of the closest ever leadership races for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Here's what to expect. Nepal began to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents faced the task of cleaning homes and extracting their broken belongings from mud. Meanwhile in the US, cleanup and recovery efforts got under way after Hurricane Helene claimed at least 90 lives. Donald Trump railed against immigrants in the country illegally in an often-graphic speech in Pennsylvania, his fourth campaign stop in a month in what has become the presidential campaign's most hotly contested state. Mexico's new president Claudia Sheinbaum takes power this week, and her first test will be whether she continues her predecessor's marathon daily press conferences. Austria's far-right Freedom Party must seek to clear a path to power after its first ever parliamentary election victory left the anti-establishment outfit needing a partner to form a governing coalition. Business & Markets   Chinese stocks extended a blistering rally with those in the mainland headed for their best month in almost a decade, as Beijing rolled out further stimulus measures to arrest a slowdown in the broad economy. BYD has informed the Chinese regulator it is recalling nearly 97,000 electric vehicles for a manufacturing fault involving a steering control unit that could lead to fire risks, the market regulator said. US East and Gulf Coast port workers are set to go on strike at midnight with no talks currently scheduled to head off a stoppage threatening to halt container traffic from Maine to Texas and cost the economy as much as $5 billion a day. Here's what we know about the dispute and the products affected. Australian miner BHP expects the world to consume an extra 1 million metric tons of copper per year on average until 2035 due to the adoption of copper-intensive technologies, double the annual volume growth in the past 15 years. Take-up for potentially life-changing gene therapies for sickle cell disease, which cost $2 million to $3 million in the US, is proving even slower than expected, interviews with half a dozen specialists and six sickle cell patients show. Labour's move to tax private education leaves Britain divided   A student at Malvern St James Girls' School. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunket Mark Manwaring-White, 67, had been hoping to retire but a policy introduced by Britain's new Labour government means his daughter's school fees could rise by 20%. So instead, he'll keep working. The removal of a tax exemption for private schools from January is an important part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's drive to raise revenues for expenditure on ailing public services and to plug a hole in public finances. But it's a political gamble. Read more And Finally... Giant panda 'Shin Shin' at the Ueno Zoological Garden in Tokyo. REUTERS/Issei Kato Japan's beloved elderly giant pandas Shin Shin and Ri Ri were safely returned to China, Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Garden reported on its website. The two pandas arrived at the Ueno Zoo in 2011, bringing a little lightness to the country just months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11 of that year, and continued to draw fans of all ages over the years. Read more Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036

Israel says it killed Hezbollah's chief

And Zelenskiy meets Trump

Sign up for Reuters newsletters Weekend Briefing Weekend Briefing From Reuters Daily Briefing   By Robert MacMillan, Reuters.com Weekend Editor Welcome to the Weekend Briefing. I recommend this story on how Sudan's army and paramilitary force are preventing the U.N. from delivering food to large areas of the country. We also have fascinating stories on gene therapy for sickle-cell disease and AI companies' efforts to hire smarter trainers for their models. And our World News podcast focuses on Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum. Israel says it killed Hezbollah's leader in Beirut suburb   REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir Strike: Hassan Nasrallah's death would be a devastating blow to Hezbollah, which operated under his leadership for more than three decades. Iran moved its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to a secure location. Follow our live coverage. U.N. speech: Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly that Israel is fighting for its life and defending itself against savage murderers. Several delegations at the General Assembly walked out as Netanyahu approached the lectern. Zelenskiy meets Trump 'Victory plan': Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump met in a closed-door session to discuss the plan. A U.S. official called it a repackaged request for more weapons and a go-ahead to use long-range missiles against Russia. Trump touted his ties with Zelenskiy as well as with Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Justice Department charged three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards with a hacking attack on the Trump campaign. Red lines: Putin said he would consider using nuclear weapons if the West allows Ukraine to strike deep inside Russian territory with its missiles. Is it blackmail or a bluff? Analysts discuss. Who owns that AI copyright? Not the artist: Jason M. Allen asked a Colorado federal court to reverse a U.S. Copyright Office decision that rejected protection for an award-winning image he created with AI. Investors want to know more about power needs for AI and advanced computing to determine whether they should continue considering the sector as sustainable. The U.S. fined a political consultant $6 million over fake robocalls that mimicked President Biden's voice. And OpenAI is moving away from a non-profit structure, a move that could have implications for how the company manages AI risks. Banks and strikes: Italian lender UniCredit wants to buy Germany's Commerzbank. The Germans are not crazy about this idea. Volkswagen rejected union demands in Germany as workers threatened to strike against layoffs and the threat of plant closings. The U.S. is getting ready for a big port strike as Montreal prepares for a smaller one. Boeing and its striking union failed to make progress in wage talks. Helene cuts deadly path through southeastern U.S. Chaos: Helene hit the Florida coast as a category-4 hurricane. The storm caused widespread destruction through Florida and Georgia and brought heavy flooding to the Carolinas. At least 43 people died, and more than 4 million homes and businesses lost power. Tropical Storm John may turn back into a hurricane and strike Mexico's Pacific coast for a second time. Boundaries: Tuvalu is losing its land to rising seas. Reuters visited the Pacific Island nation to interview residents about their anxiety over their future, and to explore the government's attempts to change the law of the sea to establish Tuvalu's basis to continue existing as a sovereign state. Before I forget… They may be masters of the universe, but Wall Street executives are having a hard time deciding whether to back Donald Trump or Kamala Harris for president. Trump said he won't run again if he loses. If ever there were a time to seek high office in New York City, it probably would be now. If Ankara calls to offer you Turkey's support, let them go to voicemail. Ernst & Young worked 26-year-old audit executive Anna Sebastian Perayil to death in India, her mother alleged. It turns out the office was operating for more than a decade without a state permit that regulates work hours. At least five African countries are working on a debt-for-nature swap to raise at least $2 billion to protect a swathe of the Indian Ocean rich with coral. A similar setup for the Galapagos islands is raising some troubles for Ecuador. There is a distant frigid planet orbiting a white-dwarf star that shows how our world could survive the death of the sun. What's the "news you can use" angle? If you happen to be around a billion years from now, you'll want to broaden your intergalactic real-estate portfolio. Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. 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