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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.

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.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

Kara Eaker, a decorated American gymnast known for her outstanding performances at the world championships, announced her retirement from the University of Utah women's gymnastics team and withdrew as a student, citing alleged verbal and emotional abuse from a coach and lack of support from the university administration. In a candid Instagram post shared on Friday, Eaker revealed the torment she endured during her time with the Utah Gymnastics team, shedding light on the toll it took on her mental and emotional well-being. The 20-year-old gymnast, who was a key member of the US gold-medal teams in 2018 and 2019, disclosed her battle with severe anxiety and depression, along with other psychological issues such as panic attacks, PTSD, and night terrors.

Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October last year after a months-long tumultuous phase. One year on, controversies associated with the platform (now called X), amid the non-stop spread of disinformation, is far from over.

BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) -China and the Philippines traded accusations over a collision in disputed waters of the South China Sea as Chinese vessels blocked Philippine boats supplying forces there on Sunday in the latest of a series of maritime confrontations.

By Nicolás Misculin

Investing.com — If Friday’s market was any indication, oil gains could be reversed almost as quickly as they are made on news of any thawing of the crisis in the Middle East. The question though is how many hours of relative calm could there be in this conflict before the next headline of an escalation sends traders over the edge again?

Pan American Games in Chile, 23-year-old Olympic swimmer Paige Madden, hailing from Alabama, delivered a stellar performance that not only clinched a gold medal but also shattered the 400-meter freestyle record. This outstanding achievement propelled the United States to the top of the medal chart, setting the stage for an exciting competition in Santiago. Paige Madden's remarkable feat was nothing short of history in the making.

Fortescue Metals principal of build and test Gavin Selth says that in motorsport, everyone talks about making it on to the grid.

The NSE Nifty 50 index closed 0.42% lower at 19,542, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.35% to 65,397. Both the benchmarks lost over 1% for the week. Here's how analysts read the market pulse: «On the daily charts we can observe that Nifty is trading at the crucial support zone of 19530 – 19500 where 61.82% Fibonacci retracement level of rise from 19333 – 19850 is placed.

women journalists over their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday. The death of 22-year-old Amini last September while in the custody of the morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic dress code unleashed months of mass protests across Iran, marking the biggest challenge to Iran's clerical leaders in decades. Iran's state news agency IRNA said Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison respectively on charges, including collaboration with the U.S. government and acting against national security. Lawyers for the two journalists have rejected the charges. «They received seven years and six years each respectively for collaborating with the hostile U.S.

Track the latest updates on Israel-Hamas war The development comes at a time when the US has sent USS Gerald R Ford, its most advanced carrier, along with a battle group to the West Asia region. Washington is also assisting Israel with A-10 Warthog and F-15E attack planes, along with the latest munitions as the Benjamin Netanyahu-led regime continues its offensive on Gaza. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 19 reiterated Beijing's long-held view that supports the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine.

The national cancer services industry body has collapsed over a disagreement about whether GenesisCare’s self-reported breaches are an industry-wide problem, as the latter’s negotiations with the health department about its bungled billings drag on.

China increased the deployment of forces and continued infrastructure build-up, including underground storage facilities near Doklam, a second bridge over Pangong Lake and a dual-purpose airport and multiple helipads, along the LAC in 2022 amid border tensions with India, a Pentagon report has said. The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over three-year confrontation in certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas following extensive diplomatic and military talks.

RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that India has never witnessed war on issues over which Israel and Hamas are fighting. «India has never witnessed a war on issues over which Israel and Hamas are fighting because we have a culture that respects all faiths and sections. That is Hinduism.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will visit China in early November, making the announcement Sunday hours before he was to fly to the United States to meet with President Joe Biden. Albanese also said China agreed late Saturday to review the crippling tariffs it levied on Australian wine that have effectively blocked trade with the winemakers' biggest export market since 2020. Albanese will become the first Australian prime minister to visit China in seven years when he travels to Beijing and Shanghai on Nov.

US envoy Eric Garcetti lauds Delhi metro, says, 'Wow! you make travelling so easy!' On 19 October, Garcetti travelled in the Delhi Metro and interacted with passengers on board. He said he had a great time riding the Delhi metro for the first time and meeting fellow passengers.

Going ahead, the trajectory of FPIs' investments in India will be influenced not only by global inflation and interest rate dynamics but also by the developments and intensity of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director — Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Adviser India, said. Geopolitical tensions tend to elevate risk, which typically hurts foreign capital inflows into emerging markets like India, he added.

Leo’ continues to be an unstoppable force at the box-office! According to a report by the Indian box-office tracking portalSacnilk.com, the Thalapathy Vijay-Trisha Krishnan-starrer is all set to enter the hallowed 200-crore club! The action extravaganza crossed the Rs 100-crore mark within two days of release. It is predicted to earn Rs 45 crore on the third day. If it can manage that, the film will earn an impressive Rs 140 crore on its first weekend! On its first day, the Vijay film earned a staggering Rs 64 crore, surpassing Rajinikanth’s action drama ‘Jailer’ which till recently was the Kollywood film with the highest first-day earnings in 2023 at Rs 44.5 crore.

By Mayela Armas and Vivian Sequera