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Israeli Airstrike Kills At Least 18 People in the West Bank

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/world/middleeast/israel-airstrike-west-bank-tulkarm.html

Israel unleashes major strikes near Beirut as Lebanon campaign escalates

Washington Post In Lebanon, Israeli attacks hit medics, Lebanese soldiers and caused massive explosions in Beirut’s southern suburbs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/03/israel-beirut-lebanese-army-hezbollah/

2 teens detained following explosions near Denmark’s Israeli Embassy

Fox News Two Swedish teenagers were jailed Thursday in pre-trial detention in connection with two predawn explosions in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen a day earlier. Prosecutors said investigators were establishing “whether the motive could be a terror attack.” No one was injured in the blasts on early Wednesday in a neighborhood…

Ukrainian stronghold Vuhledar falls to Russian offensive after two years of bombardment

Fox News Russian troops on Wednesday took the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region after it withstood more than two years of attacks following the Kremlin’s invasion. The eventual seizure of the town signifies Russia’s leg up when it comes to the sheer manpower advantage it has over Ukraine, as Kyiv continues to…

A NOAA Climate Agency in Asheville Was Knocked Out by Helene

New York Times The National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, N.C., sweep together data from around the world to help track Earth’s warming. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/asheville-noaa-center.html

The Harpole Treasure includes one of the most valuable pieces of ancient jewelry found in Britain

Fox News The Harpole Treasure refers to a collection of relics that was discovered in Harpole near Northampton in 2022. Among the treasures discovered was a unique gold necklace that archaeologists called “the most ornate of its kind ever found,” according to The Museum of London Archaeology’s (MOLA) July 2022 news release. The necklace was…

Yazidi woman held hostage for 10 years in Gaza freed in Israel, US operation

Fox News A Yazidi woman held captive by Islamic terrorists for the last decade has been reunited with her family in Iraq following her escape and safe evacuation on Oct. 1 in a coordinated effort between Israeli and U.S. officials, the State Department confirmed to Fox News Digital on Thursday. Fawzia Amin Sido, now 21,…

U.K. returns sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after long dispute

Washington Post The agreement ends decades of dispute over Britain’s last African colony, from which thousands of people were forcibly evicted, while maintaining a key U.S.-British military base there. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/03/uk-mauritius-chagos-diego-garcia-base/

Europe Expected to Approve Higher Tariffs on Electric Cars From China

New York Times The European Union is expected to support wielding tariffs on electric vehicles made in China, seeking to prevent unfair competition. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/business/europe-china-electric-vehicle-tariffs.html

Iran warns of ‘decisive response’ if Israel crosses ‘red lines’

Fox News Iran has finished its largest-ever barrage of missiles fired at Israel, but warns that a retaliatory strike could warrant further ballistic response. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit this week that Israel must not believe it can act with “impunity,” according to Reuters. “Any type of military attack,…