Artillery is fired by the Israeli Army into Lebanon, as seen from Jish, northern Israel, on Oct. 2. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart |
- The Israeli military said that regular infantry and armored units were joining ground operations in Lebanon, stepping up pressure on Hezbollah, as Israel prepared to retaliate against a barrage of Iranian missile strikes. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran will pay a heavy price.
- Foreign Policy Correspondent Idrees Ali joins today's Reuters World News podcast to weigh in on what the US may be doing behind the scenes to de-escalate tensions in the region.
- Meanwhile in Gaza, Israeli military strikes across the enclave killed at least 60 Palestinians overnight, including in a school sheltering displaced families, medics said.
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- Search-and-rescue teams who have already saved hundreds of people scoured the mountains of western North Carolina for more survivors following Hurricane Helene. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to assess the devastation.
- Taiwan shut down today, grounding hundreds of flights and closing schools, offices and financial markets ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Krathon with one person reported dead and torrential rain lashing the island's south.
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- Russian troops have taken control of the Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted attacks since the beginning of the war, bloggers and media reported. Separately, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine can produce four million drones annually and is ramping up its production of other weapons.
- Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed at a vice presidential debate that was surprisingly civil in the final stretch of an ugly election campaign. Here are some takeaways from the event in New York.
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Port workers participate in a strike in the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Virginia. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez |
- Biden's administration heaped pressure on US port employers to raise their offer to secure a labor deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day, choking half the country's ocean shipping. European automakers are the most likely to be affected by the strike, industry officials and analysts said.
- Volvo's sales rose by 1% year-on-year in September to 62,458 cars, the Sweden-based automaker said, amid a volatile and uncertain market. For more on the fast-paced world of automotive news, sign up to the Auto File newsletter.
- London's Canary Wharf financial district wants to convert swathes of empty office space into other uses including hotels, two executives at the landlord told Reuters, as it responds to faltering demand for its sprawl of office towers.
- The EU Commission requested information from YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok on the parameters used by their algorithms to recommend content to users and their role in amplifying some systemic risks.
- Meta has taken down some 8,000 "celeb bait" scam ads as part of a new effort with Australian banks to curb the practice. The scams use images of famous people, often generated by AI, to trick consumers into giving money to non-existent investment schemes.
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How fentanyl traffickers are exploiting a US trade law to kill Americans |
Hundreds of millions of small packages pour into the US each year from China – some with fentanyl ingredients stashed inside. Now, a fight is shaping up over whether and how to undo the rule change that helped set off this deadly import boom. |
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Coin depicting King Sihtric Silkbeard. Manx National Heritage/Handout via REUTERS |
Two British metal detectorists have unearthed a rare hoard of 1,000-year-old silver coins on the Isle of Man, shedding light on a vibrant Viking-era economy where traders and cash moved through England and Ireland. |
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