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Reese Witherspoon, along with her company Hello Sunshine, organized the Shine Away event in downtown Los Angeles. This event featured discussions with notable figures and a performance by Dove Cameron. The day began with a standup set by Fortune Feimster, followed by Reese Witherspoon's talk about the creation of Hello Sunshine in 2016. She emphasized the importance of women telling their own stories and being part of the solution. Witherspoon also addressed the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, expressing sympathy for those affected. She mentioned that she is not an expert on the situation but wants to send love and light to those suffering. The event included a panel discussion with Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner and Mindy Kaling, moderated by AT&T's Kellyn Smith Kenny. While they couldn't discuss specific past projects due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, they talked about their entrepreneurial and philanthropic endeavors and their friendship. Witherspoon shared her approach to selecting projects, noting that she prefers lighter, optimistic roles over dark and intense ones. She believes people enjoy seeing her in positive roles that inspire girls. She also revealed her personal struggles with maintaining work-life balance. She acknowledged her tendency to fill her schedule to avoid feeling alone or unsettled and how she realized the need for a change about a year ago.

Mitch McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, has stated that he is fully recovered and back to work after experiencing two public incidents that raised questions about his health. At 81 years old, McConnell, who has served as a Kentucky senator since 1985 and held various leadership roles in the Senate, addressed these concerns on «Face the Nation.» Skepticism surrounding his health emerged when McConnell abruptly stopped speaking during news conferences in July and August, appearing disoriented. This led to inquiries about his recovery from a spring concussion.

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MUMBAI : Analysts expect the shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd to open higher on Monday, potentially outperforming benchmark indices, driven by the banking regulator’s approval of the managing director and chief executive candidate and quarterly earnings that met analysts’ expectations. Friday’s delivery-to-traded volume at 72.13% was the highest since 14 July (83.59%).

Rafah border point on Sunday, even as Israel stepped up airstrikes on Gaza, including one it said killed the deputy head of the Hamas regional artillery array. The UN Relief and Works Agency serving Palestinian refugees said it would “run out of fuel, critical for our humanitarian response across the Gaza Strip” in three days and that the aid convoys rolling into Gaza were “far from enough,” according to a statement. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini called on all parties to immediately allow fuel supplies into Gaza. “Without fuel, there will be no humanitarian assistance,” he said. The agency is currently hosting more than half a million people out of nearly 1 million displaced across the Gaza Strip.

China believes “force is not a way to resolve” the IsraeliPalestinian conflict and is once again calling for a ceasefire, its envoy for the Middle East pleaded in Egypt, the foreign ministry said Sunday. Egypt on Saturday hosted a “summit for peace” where UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for swift “action to end this godawful nightmare” after two weeks of war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. Beijing’s envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Jun, met Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit on the sidelines of the summit. The Chinese diplomat called for an «immediate ceasefire and an end to the fighting as quickly as possible», his ministry said in a statement.

Hezbollah risks dragging Lebanon into a wider regional war after another night of intense cross-border fire with the Iran-backed militant group. As Israel’s military battles Gaza-based Hamas, following the group’s deadly attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7, it has also been facing the threat to the north posed by Hezbollah, which last fought a war with its neighbour in 2006. Israel reported that anti-tank missiles were fired again from Lebanon Sunday and that it had intercepted a drone.

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Hezbollah announced the deaths of five more militants as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border intensified and the Israeli prime minister warned Lebanon on Sunday not to let itself get dragged into a new war. The tiny Mediterranean country is home to Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim political party with an armed wing of the same name. Israeli soldiers and militants have traded fire across the border since Israel's war with the Palestinian group Hamas began, but the launches so far have targeted limited areas.

Gaza as the army bombards the Palestinian enclave. The Egyptian military said the blast had caused «minor injuries» but did not give details. «The IDF (Israeli military) expresses sorrow regarding the incident» near the Kerem Shalom area, an army statement said. «The incident is being investigated and the details are under review,» the statement added. The Egyptian army said Israel had «immediately expressed its regret over the unintentional incident and an investigation is underway». Egyptian media said the Israeli strike would not disrupt the passage of aid to Gaza, citing witnesses. Since Saturday, 37 trucks carrying vital supplies have crossed to Gaza through its Rafah border post with Egypt, which lies around three kilometres (two miles) from Israel. Crossings between Gaza and Israel have been shut since the outbreak of war on October 7. The United Nations has estimated about 100 trucks per day are needed to meet the needs of Gaza, where more than 4,650 people have been killed in Israeli strikes, according to the Hamas government. The bombardment follows attacks by Hamas militants which killed more than 1,400 people in Israel.

Indiabulls Housing Finance has been put under the ban for trade on Monday, October 23, 2023 under the futures and options (F&O) segment by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The security has been put on ban under the F&O segment as it crossed 95 per cent of the market-wide position limit (MWPL), according to the NSE. However, the stock will be available for trading in the cash market.

U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday to cap a losing week as investors worried about more interest rate hikes and the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading.

CAIRO (Reuters) — An explosion and the sound of ambulances were heard near the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon, shortly after a second aid convoy had entered the crossing from the Egyptian side, witnesses said.

Israel's war with Hamas, two top US officials said Sunday, hours after the Pentagon moved to step up military readiness in the region. «We are concerned at the possibility of Iranian proxies escalating their attacks against our own personnel, our own people,» Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on CBS News. «We expect there is a likelihood of escalation.» «No one should take advantage of this moment to escalate to further attacks on Israel or, for that matter, attacks on us on our personnel.» Blinken said the United States, which has sent two carrier groups to the eastern Mediterranean, was «taking every measure to make sure that we can defend them.

Hamas, several Merkava tanks and troops have been positioned by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) near the Gaza border in South Israel. The visuals showed a significant presence of troops, armoured vehicles, and tanks near the Gaza border. Notably, the Israeli government has announced its intention to launch a ground operation against Hamas in the near future. The Merkava, a series of main battle tanks utilized by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), serves as the cornerstone of the IDF's armoured corps. Its development commenced in 1970, with the inaugural version, the Merkava Mark 1, officially commissioned in 1979. Over time, four primary iterations have been put into service.

war mushrooming into a wider Middle East conflict rose on Sunday with the U.S. sending more military assets to the region as Israel pummelled Gaza anew and deadly clashes along its border with Lebanon intensified. Gaza's Health Ministry said 266 Palestinians, including 117 children, had been killed by Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours in the enclave, to which Israel laid «total siege» after a deadly mass infiltration into Israel by Hamas gunmen on Oct. 7. In neighbouring Syria — where Hamas's main regional backer Iran has a military presence — Israeli missiles hit Damascus and Aleppo international airports early on Sunday, putting both out of service and killing two workers, Syrian state media said. Along Israel's northern border with Lebanon, the Iran-backed Hezbollah group has clashed with Israeli forces in support of Hamas in the deadliest escalation of frontier violence since an Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006. Hezbollah said four fighters were killed in heavy exchanges of fire on Sunday and another died of wounds sustained earlier, raising to 24 the number of its members killed since Oct. 7.

Hezbollah will make «the mistake of its life» if it starts a war with Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, as tensions continue to surge on the Israel-Lebanon border. Netanyahu visited troops on the Lebanese border in northern Israel where mounting artillery exchanges have heightened fears of a new war front opening as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza. The Israeli defence ministry on Sunday ordered 14 additional communities to join dozens that have already been evacuated from the border area. In the event of scaled up hostilities, Netanyahu said Hezbollah «will make the mistake of its life. We will strike it with a force it cannot even imagine, and the significance for it and the state of Lebanon will be devastating.» Hezbollah is allied with Hamas, which touched off the latest violence with an October 7 rampage that killed at least 1,400 people in Israel, according to authorities. Israel has retaliated with relentless strikes on Hamas in the Gaza Strip that have killed more than 4,650 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry. It has in parallel exchanged fire with Hezbollah across its northern border. Since October 7, the exchanges have killed at least 33 people in Lebanon, according to an AFP tally — mostly combatants but at least four civilians, including a Reuters news agency journalist. Another four people have been killed in Israel — three soldiers and one civilian.

Strip through the Rafah border crossing, on the second day of its opening, Times of Israel reported on Sunday. The convoy comes a day after 20 trucks carried medical aid, food and water into the Palestinian enclave. Notably, it was the second aid shipment into the Strip since the horrific Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. The aid entered the Strip ahead of Israel's looming ground offensive and as the IDF continued to carry out airstrikes on terror targets. The Rafah border crossing was opened for a short window on Saturday morning to let 20 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt. Though many have welcomed the brief reopening, rights groups have asserted that much more aid is needed. The United Nations has estimated about 100 trucks per day are needed to meet the needs of Gazans. The trucks carrying humanitarian aid to deliver to Gaza only carried food, water, and medical supplies but no fuel, CNN reported. Thirteen trucks were carrying medicine and medical supplies; five were loaded with food; and two were transporting water, said the Egyptian authorities at the Rafah crossing. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed hostages abducted and held in Gaza since the shock assault rose to 212. Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces said that it carried out an airstrike against a Hezbollah position in southern Lebanon in response to anti-tank guided missile attacks on northern Israel earlier today, Times of Israel reported. Meanwhile, IDF spokesman Rear Adm.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

Joe Biden told a crowd of Democratic donors over the weekend about a decades-old photo he took with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an aside that seemed intended to illustrate his long support of Israel and track record of speaking bluntly with the conservative Israeli leader. Biden said he'd written on the photo of himself as a young senator and Netanyahu as an embassy hand, «Bibi, I love you.