Biden signs stopgap bill funding government until December, averting a shutdown before election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden signs stopgap bill funding government until December, averting a shutdown before election.
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Sky NewsHezbollah was either lucky or knew how to inflict maximum damage - either way it's deeply worrying for Israel
For two weeks Israel has scored stunning successes against Hezbollah and made steady progress. Last night its enemy struck back with remarkable accuracy and timing. The soldiers had been sitting down for their evening meal when the drone struck a military base in the northern town of Binyamina.
- Reuters
Lessons from Iran missile attacks for defending against China's advanced arsenal
Iran's missile barrage this month against Israel, after a similar large-scale attack in April, shows the value, as well as the shortcomings, of U.S. and allied missile defences in a potential Indo-Pacific conflict with China, analysts say. Although differences between the two scenarios limit the lessons that can be learnt, the nearly 400 missiles of different types that Iran has fired at Israel this year offer the United States and China some idea of what works and what does not. For Washington, the main takeaway from Iran's Oct. 1 attacks - the largest sample yet of ballistic missiles fired against modern defences - could be that Beijing's missiles would be more difficult to intercept than Iran's and that the ability to strike back would be needed to deter a mass attack, said Collin Koh of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.
- People
Donald Trump Calls Kamala Harris the R-Word at Dinner with Billionaire Donors: Report
The former president reportedly lashed out about donors not appreciating him at the dinner, according to 'The New York Times'
- Malay Mail
Tan Kok Wai back as FT DAP chief, Hannah Yeoh now vice chair
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Tan Kok Wai has been reappointed as the Federal Territory DAP chairman for another two years, aft...
- Malay Mail
Job losses mount for Muslims in India after controversial name display rules
NEW DELHI, Oct 14 — Muslims in India are reporting job losses and the potential closure of their businesses following th...
- The Telegraph
‘Dad’s Army’ map of how to conquer Taiwan released by China
China has released a Dad’s Army-style animated map of a future takeover of Taiwan, while surrounding its islands with battleships and aircraft in a simulated invasion.
- Malay Mail
ETS train to Ipoh late by two hours after passenger deliberately yanks emergency brake; KTMB warns of legal action
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — An intercity train to Ipoh, Perak that departed last night and was scheduled to reach its destina...
- Sky News
Baba Siddique: Indian politician with links to Bollywood stars shot dead in Mumbai
An Indian politician who had close ties to Bollywood stars has been shot dead in Mumbai weeks before a state election. Baba Siddique, who was known for throwing lavish parties, was shot multiple times outside his son's office in the country's financial capital on Saturday evening, police said. The 66-year-old was taken to Lilavati Hospital but could not be saved.
- Malay Mail
Will there be new taxes? Economy minister says ‘I don’t know, frankly’, wait for PM’s announcement Friday
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said today that he’s in the dark about whether or not Budget 2025 c...
- The Independent
Bill Clinton pops into McDonald’s on campaign trail - but his server thinks he’s Joe Biden
Clinton’s love for McDonald’s was so well known it was once parodied on ‘Saturday Night Live’
- CNN
Reporter: ‘This seems to be the bloodiest attack on Israel’ away from frontlines since October 7
More than 60 people have been injured in a drone attack in Israel, according to first responders. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did not release any details of the incident, saying only they had “intercepted” an unmanned aerial vehicle that was launched from Lebanon.
- AFP News
East Timor fights new battles 25 years after independence vote
Along the waterfront of East Timor's capital, buzzing restaurants sell local dishes and Portuguese colonial fare facing turquoise waters where the Indonesian military launched an invasion nearly half a century before.- 'Doing reasonably well' - In 1975 Indonesian forces stormed the capital of the former Portuguese colony, capturing it in hours.
- Malay Mail
Four Bills to watch out for in the last Dewan Rakyat sitting of 2024: Two on online safety as scams and cyberbullies spike, one for gig workers, and one on citizenship
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The third meeting of the third session of the 15th Parliament kicks off today and runs till Decem...
- The Telegraph
How ‘tree-hugging’ Hezbollah duped the UN in southern Lebanon
United Nations peacekeepers supposed to keep Hezbollah from Israel’s border have instead been outmanoeuvred and intimidated into allowing the militant group to build up extensive military might, their critics claim.
- The Independent
Trump spends most of his town hall standing jamming to music after two people falling ill derail his mic time
The former president repeatedly said he’d extend the event, but ended up walking offstage after answering only three questions
- Bloomberg
Singapore to start trial of opposition leader in lying scandal
Singapore’s opposition leader is set to start his trial on Monday for allegedly lying, potentially drawing more scrutiny on his party before a general election that must be held by next year.
- CNN
4 Israeli soldiers killed, more than 60 people injured by Hezbollah drone in one of bloodiest attacks on Israel since Oct. 7
Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 60 people injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central-northern Israel, according to first responders and the Israeli military.
- CNN
Iranian people mobilize resources to help Hezbollah
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen visits a fundraising event in Tehran that aims to support Lebanon and Hezbollah—a message Iran is trying to send.
- AFP News
Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things
Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.The new law detailed several rules for news media, including banning the publication of images of all living things and ordering outlets not to mock or humiliate Islam, or contradict Islamic law.
- Associated Press
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soar
North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use on Tuesday, South Korea said, after the rivals exchanged threats of destruction amid rising animosities over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its capital. The roads’ demolition is a display of North Korea’s growing loathing of South Korea’s conservative government, as its leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to sever relations with South Korea and abandon the goal of achieving peaceful Korean unification.