Category: World News
Arab states resist U.S. pressure to denounce Houthis
Washington Post Attacks in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis are hurting economies across the Middle East, but Arab leaders are loath to be seen siding with the U.S. and Israel. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/03/us-yemen-houthis-israel-arab-states/
Read MoreThe new season of ‘The Bachelor’ in Ukraine shows the scars of war
Washington Post The man has an easy smile, the women are gorgeously dressed, and generators fend off the blackouts with air raid shelters nearby. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/03/ukraine-bachelor-show-dating/
Read MoreIsraelis and Palestinians find little hope in divisive U.S. election
Washington Post In a region upended by a year of violence and tumult, many are looking ahead to the vote between Trump and Harris on Tuesday with a sense of resignation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/03/israel-palestinians-2024-presidential-election-trump-harris/
Read MoreRussia feigns indifference over U.S. election but roots quietly for Trump
Washington Post Trump’s international agenda is more to the Kremlin’s tastes but even his plans for ending the war in Ukraine might not be acceptable to Putin. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/03/us-elections-russia-putin/
Read MoreLive briefing: At least 50 children killed in Gaza’s Jabalya in 2 days, UNICEF says
Washington Post A separate attack on a polio vaccination center in northern Gaza during a “humanitarian pause” on Saturday injured six people, WHO said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/03/israel-iran-war-news-lebanon-gaza-palestine/
Read MoreWarhol prints stolen in ‘amateurish’ heist, 2 more damaged in getaway from Dutch gallery
Fox News Thieves in the Netherlands used explosives to blow open the doors of an art gallery on Friday, making off with two rare screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol. According to MPV Gallery owner Mark Peet Visser, the suspects also abandoned two more works which were badly damaged in the street as…
Read MoreIran’s Khamenei warns of ‘crushing’ response to Israeli strikes
Washington Post Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei did not explicitly say an attack would originate from Iran, adding to speculation Tehran plans to retaliate from neighboring Iraq. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/02/israel-iran-khamanei-strike/
Read MoreIDF discovers Hamas underground weapons manufacturing facility in central Gaza
Fox News The IDF has released video showing Israeli troops uncovering a Hamas underground weapons-manufacturing facility in central Gaza located beneath the local civilian population. The terrorist-operated facility contained workshops and hundreds of supplies for producing rockets, shells and grenades before it was destroyed by engineering troops, the IDF says. It was situated near the…
Read MoreKemi Badenoch becomes first Black woman to lead UK Conservatives
Fox News Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives’ new leader and the first Black woman to head a major British political party on Saturday, after winning a leadership contest on a promise to return the party to its founding principles. Badenoch, 44, replaces former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and has pledged to lead the party through…
Read MoreA chaotic presidential transition could embolden U.S. adversaries
Washington Post U.S. officials say they are hyper-focused on any attempts by Russia, China or Iran to exploit the months between Election Day the next president’s inauguration. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/02/election-trump-harris-russia-china-iran/
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