Thursday, November 21

Month: October 2024

Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 27, two UN peacekeepers hurt in Lebanon

An Israeli strike on a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 27 people, Palestinian medical officials say. The Israeli military said its Thursday strike targeted militants hiding among civilians, without providing evidence. Israel has continued to strike at what it says are militant targets across the Palestinian enclave even as attention has shifted to its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and rising tensions with Iran. The military launched a large-scale air and ground operation against Hamas in northern Gaza earlier this week. In a separate development, the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said an Israeli tank fired on its headquarters in the town of Naqoura, hitting an observation tower and wounding two peacekeepers, who we...

Biden tells Trump to ‘get a life’ over storm misinformation, promises Milton survivors they’ll get the help they need

US President Joe Biden said that the federal government was rushing to help those affected by Hurricane Milton — and had a stark message for his predecessor, who has been spreading falsehoods about the federal response. Asked by reporters after his remarks at the White House whether he had spoken with former president Donald Trump, Biden responded indignantly: "Are you kidding me?" He then looked at the camera with a message directly for his predecessor: "Mr President Trump — former President Trump — get a life, man. Help these people." US President Joe Biden speaks on the initial impacts of Hurricane Milton in the South Court Auditorium at the White House. Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) Biden's appearance on Thursday (Friday AEDT) indicate...

Mark Zuckerberg joins exclusive $300 billion club, is second-richest person in world

Mark Zuckerberg's wallet keeps getting fatter. The Meta CEO is now the second-richest person in the world, overtaking Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault. With a personal fortune of $US206 billion ($303 billion), according to recent figures from Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, he now only trails Elon Musk. Mark Zuckerberg joins exclusive $200 billion club, is second-richest person in world (CNN) Recent figures from Bloomberg's Billionaire Index show Zuckerberg has grown his personal fortune by a whopping $US78.1 billion ($114.9 billion) in 2024. He joins an elusive US$200 billion ($294 billion) club that only counts two other members. That includes Musk ($376 billion), the CEO of Tesla and X, and Bezos ($301 billion), the founder of Amazon. Arnault, the CEO of l...

French President Emmanuel Macron calls for halt to arms shipments to Israel amid global plea for restraint

French President Emmanual Macron has called for a halt to arms shipments to Israel during a radio interview. Macron said on radio station France Inter that finding a "political solution" to Israel's war on Gaza was a priority and an arms embargo should be considered. The president said his position would be that "arms used to fight in Gaza are halted. France doesn't ship any." French President Emmanuel Macron said a political solution to the confict would be an arms embargo. (AP) Paris has already stopped arms deliveries to Israel, Macron added. "I think we are not being heard," the president said of global calls for a cease-fire. "And I consider it a mistake, also for Israel's security." Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly responde...

Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as tens of thousands flee

Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut's southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in northern Lebanon for the first time. The attack on the Beddawi camp near the northern city of Tripoli killed an official with Hamas' military wing along with his wife and two young daughters, the Palestinian militant group said in a statement. Hamas later said another member of its military wing was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley. Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 (AP Photo/Leo Correa) Israel's military said it killed two senior officials with Hamas' military wing in Lebanon, one near Tripoli. ...

Trump returns to Pennsylvania for a rally at the site of assassination attempt

Donald Trump picked up where he left off back in July when a gunman tried to assassinate him but only struck his ear before he raised his fist and shouted "Fight!" and was whisked away with blood across his face. "Tonight I return to Butler in the aftermath of tragedy and heartache to deliver a simple message to the people of Pennsylvania and to the people of America," the Republican presidential nominee said. "Our movement to make America great again, stand stronger, prouder, more united, more determined, and nearer to victory than ever before." Donald Trump arrives at today's campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show. (AP) The Trump campaign wanted to maximise the event's headline-grabbing potential with just 30 days to go in his race against his Democratic opponent ...
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