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News

Updated October 21, 2024 - 8:55 PM EDT

US Intel Outlines Israeli Preparations to Strike Iran

		*US THAAD Missile Defense System Now Operational in Israel*
		*Iran Denies Any Role in Drone Attack on Netanyahu's House*

Israeli Strike in N. Gaza Kills 87 Palestinians

		*Israel Bans Aid Groups From Operating in Gaza*
		*Artist Who Depicted War in Gaza Killed in Israeli Air Strike*

Israel Starts Bombing Banks in Lebanon

		*Israeli Airstrikes Kills Three Lebanese Soldiers in South*
		*Israeli Military Bulldozer Demolishes UNIFIL Watchtower*

Two Jordanians Killed By Israel in Clash at Border

Palestinian Bedouins Forced Out Under Cover of Gaza War

US Won't Confirm Claims of N. Korean Troops in Ukraine

Viewpoints

	Head of the Snake: Unintended Consequence of Israel's Decapitation Policy by Jim Fitzgerald
	Movement Media Are Fighting for Palestinian Liberation and Against Censorship by Negin Owliaei & Lara Witt

	Kamala's Growing Flock of GOP Hawks by Ted Galen Carpenter
	Biden Is Inching Toward War With Iran. Congress Is AWOL. by Branko Marcetic
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Ten Lessons on US Foreign Policy in Enough Already
by Rhesa Browning

Frontline

	In Israel's Prisons, Skin Diseases Are a Method of Punishment
	Hamas To Conceal Successor of Yahya Sinwar, Mull Over Contenders
	Cholera Fears as Sudan Faces a Worsening Water Crisis

Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza Kills at Least 87 Palestinians
Abdul Karim Farid/Reuters

Russia

	Russia, Ukraine Each Bring Home 95 Prisoners of War in UAE-Mediated Swap
	Russia Appears To Use Dubai-Based Firm To Expand Shadow LNG Flee
	Six Russians Who Refuse To Fight in Ukraine See Hope of Sanctuary in France
	Russian Forces Storming Town in Eastern Ukraine
	Russia Returns 500 Dead Soldiers to Ukraine as World Leaders Mull Next Steps

Ukraine

	Ukraine Attacks Forced Black Sea Fleet To Move Warships From Sevastopol, Russian Official Says
	Ukraine Strikes Key Russian Explosives Manufacturer: Kyiv General Staff Says
	A Ukrainian Soldier Chose a Radical Way To Publicize Troop Fatigue: He Deserted
	Biden Calls on European Allies To Maintain Backing for Ukraine

United Kingdom

	Over 30,000 Protest in London Against Israel's Genocide in Gaza and Lebanon
	Anti-Zionism Ruled Protected Speech in UK
	'Piece of British History': Nuclear Bunker in Norfolk to Be Sold at Auction
	More Than 100 Muslim Labour Councilors Demand Complete UK Arms Embargo on Israel

Europe

	France: NGOs Use Tax-Free Donations To Fund Israeli Military Equipment
	Netherlands on Defense Buying Spree: NASAMS, Tanks, Jets
	Romania Scrambles Fighter Jets After an Unidentified Object Breaches Its Airspace

Sudan

	Is Sudan's Army Regaining Ground Lost in the Civil War?
	Army Clashes With RSF, Reaches Dinder Outskirts in Southeastern Sudan
	Millions Have Escaped Sudan's Civil War. But Their Nightmare Isn't Over
	Tens of Thousands Flee RSF Attacks in North Darfur
	Sudan Army Reports First Defection of a Senior RSF Commander

Somalia

	Somali Security Agents Arrest Journalist in Night-Time Raid
	Seven Killed in Suicide Bombing at Cafe in Somalia's Mogadishu

Africa

	South Africa Asks Taiwan to Move De Facto Embassy Out of Pretoria
	Cameroon's Separatist Conflict Forces Hundreds of Thousands of Students Out of Education
	Gunmen Kill Two Mozambique Opposition Officials Before Election Protests

India

	India's Envoy to Canada Rejects Involvement in Sikh Activist's Killing
	India Positions Itself for a Huge Petrochemical Boom
	US Charges Indian Government Employee in Foiled Sikh Separatist Murder Plot

China

	US Ranks Japan 'First' Among AUKUS Partners: State Department No. 2 Official
	China Consulate in Myanmar Hit With Explosive Device
	Cheap Radar Could Detect US F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter With Ease, China Claims
	Chinese Drone Maker DJI Sues Pentagon Over Blacklisting

Koreas

	North Korea Minister Says New US-Led Sanctions Monitoring Team Unlawful
	North Korea Says It Discovered the Remains of a South Korean Drone in Pyongyang

Asia

	Indonesia's New President Announces Cabinet. It's the Largest in the Country's History
	Japan's Ruling Party Headquarters Is Attacked With Firebombs and Suspect Is Arrested

The Americas

	Trudeau Has Wrecked Canada-India Political Relations, Says Expelled Envoy
	Indigenous Activist Father Marcelo Perez Killed by Two Gunmen in Southern Mexico

Gaza

	'I See My Wife and Son Burning Every Time I Close My Eyes'
	Gaza 'Hell on Earth' for One Million Children: UN
	Sinwar May Be Dead, but the Resistance to Israel Will Continue, Hamas Official Says
	Israel Expands Brutal Offensive in Gaza's Jabalia Under 'Genocidal' General's Plan
	'Destructive Impact': Israeli War Destroys 75% of Olive Trees in Gaza
	All of Gaza 'At Risk of Famine' as Israel Chokes Off the North
	UN Condemns Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza's Beit Lahiya
	Crisis Deepens in Northern Gaza as Rescue Crews Warn of Hunger, Bombing
	Senior Israeli Commander Killed in North Gaza: Army

Israel/Palestine

	'Secrecy and Opacity': Arms Sales to Israel Continue Despite Genocide Accusations
	After 12 Months of War, Israel Is a Changed State, Analysts Say
	Israeli Forces Launch Raids on West Bank Cities, Storm Al-Aqsa
	Palestinians 'Will Not Leave' Gaza: Putin Demands End to Israel's War
	Israel To Take Legal Action Against Macron Over Naval Trade Show Ban
	Australia To Review All 66 Military Export Permits to Israel Approved Before Gaza Conflict
	Israeli Protesters Demand Netanyahu Reach Hostage Deal With Hamas
	A Jewish-Israeli Activist Vows Return to Palestine When Is Free From Zionism
	Saudi Channel Attends Israeli Army Media Briefing on Hezbollah
	Israel's US-Backed Assault on the Muslim World Reshapes Old Gulf Enmities
	Settler Mob Attack: Two Palestinians Injured, Three Homes Set Alight in West Bank
	Israeli Settlers Recruit Reservists To Guard West Bank Outposts and Help Form New Ones

Lebanon

	Once Bursting With Life, South Beirut Gutted by Israel Bombs
	Lebanese Christians, Caught in Crossfire, Refuse To Leave War Zone
	By Destroying the Historic Nabatieh Market, Israel Is Aiming To Eradicate Lebanon's Heritage, History and Culture
	Lebanon War Exposes Lack of Shelter for Palestinian Citizens of Israel
	How Israel Is Trying To Generate Civil Strife in Lebanon
	Israel Shells Lebanese Town With Banned Phosphorous Munitions
	Hezbollah To Enter 'New Phase of Escalation' Against Israel Following Sinwar's Death

Iran

	Iran Says It Has Identified Targets To Strike if Israel Attacks
	Will US Military Assets in Middle East Become Iran's Next Target?
	Iran Readies New Oil Outlet To Bypass the Strait of Hormuz

Iraq

	Iraqi Protesters Storm, Wreck Office of Saudi-Owned MBC TV Channel Over 'Terrorism' Report
	Clashes Break Out at Protests Over Arrested Activists in Southern Iraq
	Iraqi Authorities File Charges Against Activists Under Anti-Normalization With Israel Law

Turkey

	Turkey Defense and Security Budget Surges to Record $47 Billion
	Turkey, Germany Discuss Arms Supplies and Israel's Conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon

The War at Home

	Lockheed Martin Increases Weapon Systems Production
	SpaceX Prevails Over ULA, Wins Military Launch Contracts Worth $733 Million
	Navy Confirms Deaths of Two Aviators After Growler Crash Near Mount Rainier
	Retrial Date Set for US Federal Lawsuit on Abu Ghraib Torture Case
	New DoD Space Policy Directive Clarifies Space Force, Space Command Roles