Smoke billows near Nabatieh, which serves as a provincial capital. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher |
- An Israeli air strike on the municipal building in Nabatieh, a major town in southern Lebanon, killed at least six people including the mayor, two sources said. The strike came despite US concerns about rising death tolls and fears of a wider regional escalation.
- The US has told Israel it must take steps in the next month to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or face restrictions on military aid. Deputy US Foreign Policy Editor Humeyra Pamuk discusses the ultimatum on today's Reuters World News podcast.
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- A Georgia judge temporarily halted a new rule requiring poll workers to hand count ballots in the Nov. 5 vote, in a defeat for Donald Trump, whose allies pushed the change after he lost the battleground state in 2020. This piece looks at what could happen if Trump rejects the election results.
- Elon Musk gave around $75 million to his pro-Trump spending group in the span of three months, federal disclosures showed, underscoring how the billionaire has become crucial to the Republican candidate's efforts to win the election.
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- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy unveiled his much anticipated "Victory Plan" at Ukraine's parliament, urging his country to stay united at a precarious time ahead of its key US ally's election. Earlier, Russia launched one of its largest drone salvos at Ukraine in recent months, targeting Kyiv and other cities.
- China will never commit to renouncing the use of force over Taiwan, the government in Beijing said after another bout of war games and a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the scene of a famous defeat for Taiwanese forces.
- The prime ministers of India and Canada could benefit politically in the short term from the unprecedented expulsion of top diplomats from each country, analysts said. We have an explainer on what led to the expulsions. The countries see no impact on trade ties.
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- British inflation dropped sharply and key price gauges watched by the Bank of England also fell, bolstering bets on an interest rate cut next month. The rate of annual consumer price inflation dropped to 1.7% in September from 2.2% in August.
- In more news from Britain, the country's departure from the European Union cost London's financial center about 40,000 jobs, the Lord Mayor of the City of London told Reuters, a far deeper impact from Brexit than previous estimates.
- Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cybersecurity resilience and discriminatory output, according to data seen by Reuters.
- Computer chip equipment maker ASML's deep cuts to its sales forecast sparked a sell-off in chip stocks over worries that demand may be faltering. The weaker outlook could, instead, reflect some overcapacity at chip factories that had already stocked up on ASML's pricey tools during the pandemic, analysts said.
- Disillusioned Chinese bankers and fund managers are giving up careers in a finance sector where government campaigns and regulation have colored prospects to the extent that areas as varied as education and even stand-up comedy seem preferable.
- The world is on the brink of a new age of electricity with fossil fuel demand set to peak by the end of the decade, meaning surplus oil and gas supplies could drive investment into green energy, the International Energy Agency said. For more on energy transition, sign up to the Sustainable Switch newsletter.
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The batteries inside the weaponized pagers that arrived in Lebanon at the start of the year, part of an Israeli plot to decimate Hezbollah, had powerfully deceptive features and an Achilles' heel. Our graphics team explains how Israel's bulky pager fooled the militant group. |
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Tyla performs during the 2024 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly |
The popular runway show from Victoria's Secret, featuring supermodels with jewel-encrusted bras and angel wings, has returned after a gap of nearly six years. We bring you the highlights. |
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