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Israel issues travel warning to parts of Sri Lanka over terrorism threat

Fox News Israel’s national security council called on Israelis on Wednesday to immediately leave some tourist areas in southern Sri Lanka over the threat of a possible terrorist attack. The agency said the warning pertained to the area of Arugam Bay and beaches in the south and west of Sri Lanka, and stemmed from “current…

Israeli attacks on Hezbollah financing show group’s reach in Lebanon

Washington Post Al-Qard Al-Hasan became an integral part of the financial fabric of Lebanon, first offering microloans to Hezbollah’s support base and then expanding services. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/23/hezbollah-finance-qard-hasan-israel/

American creating deep fakes targeting Harris works with Russian intel, documents show

Washington Post Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of fake news targeting American voters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/23/dougan-russian-disinformation-harris/

Mexican troops kill 19 suspected cartel members, suffer no casualties: officials

Fox News Mexican army troops have killed 19 suspected drug cartel gunmen in a shootout and suffered no casualties, the Defense Department said. The ruling Morena party has criticized past administrations for lopsided death tolls in which many suspects but no soldiers died, suggesting they constituted executions or rights abuses. The confrontation occurred Monday in…

IDF claims 6 Al Jazeera journalists are members of terror groups, network responds to ‘fabricated accusations’

Fox News JERUSALEM — Israel Defense Forces (IDF) allege that six reporters for the Al Jazeera news organization are members of two terrorist organizations, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The IDF said it uncovered the documents in Gaza. On Thursday, the IDF released a dossier outlining the names, military ranks and identification numbers of the…

Ukraine’s population has fallen by 10 million since Russia’s invasion, UN says

Fox News Ukraine’s population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion as a result of refugees leaving, collapsing fertility and war deaths, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Speaking at a Geneva news conference, Florence Bauer, Eastern Europe head at the U.N. Population Fund, said the…

Situation in Haiti worsens amid ‘acute violence’ as UN support mission falters under gang violence

Fox News The security situation in Haiti has once again degraded despite months of support from United Nations-approved Kenyan-led forces sent in to aid the Haitian police as gang violence escalates. In a Tuesday address to the Security Council, María Isabel Salvador, special representative of the secretary-general and head of the U.N. Integrated Office in…

Putin relishes role on stage, but Ukraine war looms over BRICS summit

Washington Post The summit’s final document said little about the Ukraine war, but several participants were still searching for a way to end it diplomatically. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/23/brics-russia-putin-kazan-summit/

Former Albanian president arrested on corruption charges, opposition claims charges are politically motivated

Fox News Former Albanian President Ilir Meta was arrested on Tuesday in the capital of Tirana on suspected money-laundering and corruption charges, as well as hiding personal income following a visit to Kosovo. State police wearing black masks abruptly stopped his car and apprehended Meta, according to local media reports. The police claimed they had…

Turkey says ‘terrorist attack’ on aerospace company leaves at least 4 dead, 14 injured

Washington Post Apparent footage of the attack, broadcast on Turkish television and shared on social media, shows gunmen opening fire, and smoke from an explosion. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/23/turkish-aerospace-industries-attack-tusas/