Category: World News
Shooting near luxury Mexico resort leaves 1 dead, suspects flee on jet skis
Fox News A Mexican man was shot dead in broad daylight near a luxury resort in Cancun on Wednesday afternoon in what authorities believe was a targeted shooting carried out by two suspects who fled on jet skis, according to a local report. The shooting happened around noon behind the Riu Caribe hotel when witnesses…
Read MoreLive Updates: Death Toll Rises to 9 in Israeli Strike Near Central Beirut
New York Times The attack hit a health authority building, Lebanese officials said. The Israeli military expanded its evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/03/world/israel-iran-lebanon-hezbollah
Read MoreAbuse Claims Add to Telegram C.E.O. Pavel Durov’s Legal Troubles
New York Times The mother of three children with Pavel Durov has poked holes in the Russian tech titan’s carefully managed image through a criminal complaint and her account of their opulent lifestyle. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/technology/pavel-durov-telegram-abuse-claims.html
Read MoreHow Joe Biden lost his grip on Israel’s war for ‘total victory’ in Gaza
Washington Post As the Israel-Gaza war rages on, the Middle East conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top” to out of control. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/03/biden-israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis/
Read MoreEscalating contest over South China Sea disrupts international cable system
Washington Post China’s effort to dominate the disputed waterway is taking a toll on the network of underwater cables that provide essential Internet connectivity in Asia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/03/south-china-sea-underwater-cables/
Read MoreLive updates: Israeli strike in Beirut kills 6, Lebanon officials say
Washington Post The airstrike in the Bachoura neighborhood was the deadliest so far inside the Lebanese capital. The predominantly Shiite area is close to government and U.N. buildings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/03/israel-attack-lebanon-hezbollah-war-news-gaza/
Read MoreWorld War II-era bomb explodes at busy international airport, cratering taxiway
Fox News An American World War II-era bomb buried beneath a busy Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, cratering a busy taxiway and forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights, officials said. According to Land and Transport Ministry officials, there were no aircraft nearby and no injuries were reported when the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in…
Read MoreGilead Agrees to Allow Generic Version of Groundbreaking H.I.V. Shot in Poor Countries
New York Times Many middle-income countries are left out of the deal, widening a gulf in access to critical medicines. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/health/lenacapavir-hiv-shot-prep.html
Read MoreWikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in order to be freed
Fox News WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.” In his first public remarks since he was released from prison in June, Assange gave evidence of the impact of his detention and conviction to the legal affairs and human rights committee of…
Read MoreIsraeli military deaths in Lebanon raise questions over war’s scope
Washington Post Eight Israeli soldiers were killed Wednesday in Lebanon, deaths that could shape the depth and scope of an Israeli ground offensive against Hezbollah. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/02/israel-lebanon-invasion-hezbollah-war/
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