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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories One year ago today, Hamas launched an ambush attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking hostages. This unleashed the deadliest … Read more
Israel is observing the first anniversary of a deadly attack inside its territory by the Palestinian group Hamas, a massacre that was followed by Israel’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. President Isaac Herzog kicked off the commemorations on Monday, with memorials held to honour 1,139 Israelis and nearly 100 people still in captivity … Read more
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Oct. 6, 2024. Israel unleashed intense strikes targeting Hezbollah on Sunday almost a year since the attack by Palestinian Hamas militants that sparked the war in Gaza. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption … Read more
Lebanese media say Israeli forces carried out more than 30 air raids overnight across Beirut’s southern suburbs. Massive explosions have rocked the Lebanese capital, marking the “most violent night” of attacks since Israel expanded its military offensive against Lebanon on September 23. Israeli warplanes carried out more than 30 overnight air raids on southern suburbs … Read more
African farmers aren’t as productive because of changing rainfall patterns. Now, an NGO and the Kenyan government are pulling together geographically precise weather data and texting it to farmers. Source link
United States President Joe Biden has said he does not know if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been dragging his feet on a ceasefire deal in Gaza in order to influence the US election in November. Biden was asked the question directly during a news conference at the White House on Friday, just days … Read more
Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group have displaced some 12 million people in one of Africa’s biggest countries. Our correspondent travels to Sudan and gives us a glimpse of the devastation the war has caused. Source link
US President Biden urged for a quick deal to end the standoff, which threatens to drain billions from the US economy. Tens of thousands of United States dockworkers have continued to strike for a second day, keeping shipments at major eastern dockyards at a standstill. Containers at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas piled … Read more
In London’s hipster neighborhood of Hackney, four primary schools shut this year, and playgrounds are empty. Rising costs and falling birthrates mean some of Europe’s biggest cities have fewer kids. Source link
Israeli military says it is carrying out a ground operation inside Lebanon. Israel says its army has launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon to target Hezbollah. It is the latest escalation after more than a week of air strikes across the country, which have killed hundreds of Lebanese civilians and Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. … Read more