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Israel bars six medical NGOs from entry to Gaza, WHO says

Washington Post The World Health Organization said Israel provided no explanation for barring its partner organizations from the Strip, where the health-care system has collapsed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/18/israel-gaza-war-aid-hospitals-doctors/

Former Olympic snowboarder accused of operating deadly drug enterprise

Washington Post Authorities allege Ryan Wedding, who is believed to live in Mexico, and his organization moved about 60 tons of cocaine a year and orchestrated multiple murders. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10/18/ryan-wedding-olympic-snowboarder-canada-drugs/

Live Briefing: U.S. renews push for peace after Israel announces Sinwar’s death

Washington Post President Joe Biden said now was the time to push for peace, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Hamas leader’s killing marked “the beginning of the end.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/18/israel-iran-hamas-war-news-gaza-lebanon/

Trump’s love for tariffs is the bluntest expression of a wider trend

Washington Post The former president’s vows to expand such measures would probably spark retaliatory tariffs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/18/trump-tariff-tax-geopolitical-competition/

Iran remembers Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a ‘martyr’ and ‘model for the youth and children’

Fox News Hours after Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces, Iran remembered Sinwar as a martyr whose vision for a liberated Palestine would be carried forward. Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which prompted the ongoing war between the Jewish state and terror group in the Gaza…

U.S. hopes Sinwar’s death can spur cease-fire, but regional officials skeptical

Washington Post The Biden administration has long hoped that the killing of Hamas’s military chief in Gaza could be the victory Benjamin Netanyahu needs to finally end the war. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/17/biden-harris-sinwar-netanyahu-gaza-israel/

Sinwar’s killing a blow but not a death knell for Hamas, analysts say

Washington Post Hamas, which is both a political and military force, has survived the assassination of multiple leaders over the decades. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/17/yahya-sinwar-killing-means-hamas-gaza/

Sinwar’s removal from battlefield is ‘significant,’ presents opportunity for cease-fire, State Department says

Fox News The State Department on Thursday said the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli troops presented an “opportunity” for a potential cease-fire and an end to the yearlong war. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said until Sinwar’s death, “there’s been no path to ending this war because Sinwar has refused to…

U.S. charges former Indian spy linked to murder plot in New York

Washington Post The Justice Department charged Vikash Yadav, a former Indian intelligence officer, in a foiled assassination plot on U.S. soil, after Biden administration officials grew frustrated with India’s own investigation into wrongdoing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/17/india-assassination-plot-doj-charges/

For Charles’s first visit as king, Australians are royally unimpressed

Washington Post King Charles III is set to make his longest trip abroad since starting cancer treatment, but Australians are not exactly excited about his imminent arrival. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/17/king-charles-australia-visit-royal-tour/