Yahoo News Lebanon's health minister says 51 people were killed and 223 wounded Wednesday in Israeli strikes
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's health minister says 51 people were killed and 223 wounded Wednesday in Israeli strikes.
Latest stories
The GuardianCock-up, rather than conspiracy, the likely cause of Cleverly’s surprise exit
Law of unintended consequences more likely to have played key role in Tory leadership election
- The Daily Beast
Kremlin Exposes Team Trump Lie Over Secret Gift to Putin
Donald Trump’s morning is surely off to an angry start Wednesday as Russia responds to reports of a special (and ongoing) relationship between the Republican nominee and Vladimir Putin. On Tuesday, excerpts from Watergate journalist Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book War accused Trump of gifting Putin a “bunch of Abbott Point of Care COVID test machines for his personal use” at the height of the pandemic, and of holding as many as seven “private” calls with the Russian president after leaving offic
- The Telegraph
Iran has proved it can breach the world’s greatest air defence system. What comes next could be devastating
The world watched helplessly as a missile barrage from Iran came raining down over Israel with less than 15 minutes’ warning.
- HuffPost
Podcaster Cracks Up After Donald Trump Calls Himself A 'Truthful Person'
Andrew Schulz couldn't help but respond to the presidential candidate's claim by doubling over in laughter.
- The Independent
Israel-Lebanon latest: Biden and Netanyahu speak as Israel vows lethal retaliation after Iran missile attack
It comes as the Israeli military expanded its ground invasion of southern Lebanon with thousands of troops
- HuffPost
Donald Trump: 'Wait Until You See What I’m Going To Do' To The New York Times
The former president issued an ominous threat to the venerable newspaper.
- The Independent
Furious Martin Lewis slams winter fuel payment in tense interview with Labour minister
Martin Lewis asked cabinet minister Lisa Nandy ‘why are you defending this?’
- The Independent
Watch: Starmer faces PMQs grilling on Labour turmoil as Tory leadership takes shape
Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer faced a PMQs grilling on the turmoil surrounding his Labour party today (Wednesday 9 October). Sir Keir headed into a tense session, already grappling with a rebellion within his party north of the border over winter fuel payments. Two senior Scottish Labour MSPs, Richard Leonard and Alex Rowley, defied their leadership by backing a motion in Holyrood calling for the government to reverse its cuts to the benefit.
- CityAM
Sketch: PMQs falls flat – do Sunak and Starmer not get the rules?
With the Tories immersed in a leadership contest and Labour emerging from weeks of freebie headlines and internal drama, Westminster watchers will have turned to this week’s PMQs for a much needed injection of drama. Grab your popcorn, it’s box office time. Surely the acting leader of the Conservative Party could at least muster up
- The Daily Beast
Trump Gets Unhinged, Even for Him, Over Kamala Harris ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
Donald Trump—who agreed to an interview with the CBS newsmagazine show 60 Minutes before backing out—has gone on the warpath at Kamala Harris for her performance on the show.“The Interview on 60 Minutes with Comrade Kamala Harris is considered by many of those who reviewed it, the WORST Interview they have ever seen,” he wrote, in a Tuesday morning post on Truth Social. “She literally had no idea what she was talking about, and it was an embarrassment to our Country that a Major Party Candidate
- Business Insider
Putin's weak response to Ukraine's advance on Russian soil appears to be rooted in a persistent fatal flaw
Russia's ineffective response to Ukraine's invasion of its Kursk region suggests Vladimir Putin is still ruling with a key flaw.
- Manchester Evening News
Nigel Farage and Susanna Reid clash on Good Morning Britain
Nigel Farage and Susanna Reid clash on Good Morning Britain
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Tells Apparently Needless Lie About Gaza
The president made the claim in an interview with conservative host Hugh Hewitt.
- HuffPost UK
Kay Burley In Extraordinary Clash With Lisa Nandy Over Police Escort Given To Taylor Swift
"I paid for my tickets," the Sky News presenter told the culture secretary.
- The Hill
Opinion - The candidates’ response to Hurricane Helene tells voters all they need to know
When Americans go to the polls in November, they will have an opportunity to choose whether they want a president who will put aside politics when disaster strikes or one who will use disasters to help his supporters and punish those who are not.
- Wales Online
Sir Keir Starmer gives update on future of Falklands and Gibraltar
It comes after the UK handed over an overseas territory and Argentina said it would take back 'Las Malvinas'
- Associated Press
Israel's strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support
Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran's armed allies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East and threatening Iran itself. The efforts raise the possibility of an end to two decades of Iranian ascendancy in the region, to which the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq inadvertently gave rise. In Washington, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and Arab capitals, opponents and supporters of Israel's offensive are offering clashing ideas about what the U.S. should do next, as its ally racks up tactical successes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen and presses its yearlong campaign to crush Hamas in Gaza.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Lashes Out at ‘Dumb Women’ Hosts of ‘The View’ After Harris Interview
Former President Donald Trump lashed out at the hosts of The View, labelling them “degenerates” and “dumb women” after Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris appeared on the show.Trump took to Truth Social and X on Tuesday in the latest attack on the daytime talk show hosts that have irked the former president for years. Trump appeared to be particularly irate over an answer the vice president gave when asked if she would have done anything differently from President Joe Biden.Though Harr
- Business Insider
Ukraine says it struck a Russian ammo depot where North Korean weapons and devastating glide bombs were stored
The attack overnight marks the latest in a string of Ukrainian drone strikes on key Russian arsenals.
- The Telegraph
Five shot dead in car by Israeli special forces in West Bank
Five Palestinian terrorists were killed by special forces during a raid in a camp in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.