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☆ SpaceX’s Crew-8 capsule is coming home. Here’s why Boeing Starliner’s astronauts aren’t on it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

SpaceX's Crew-8 from right to left: NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. Williams and Wilmore, for the record, have now been on the space station more than 18 weeks. The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is pictured beyond the Candarm2 robotic arm moments after undocking from the Harmony module of the space station with four Crew-8 members. And NASA previously confirmed the Starliner astronauts are prepared to make such a shift. Extended stays in spaceIt’s not uncommon for astronauts to unexpectedly extend their stay aboard the space station — for days, weeks or even months.

Persons: Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore —, Williams, Wilmore, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, Alexander Grebenkin, Roscosmos, SpaceX Williams, That’s, Wilmore —, Cardman, Stephanie Wilson —, Boeing’s Starliner, they’re, ”, Dana Weigel, “ Butch, Suni, ” Weigel, “, Nick Hague, Russia’s Aleksandr Gorbunov, ” Williams, Frank Rubio, yearlong, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, International Space Station, NASA, SpaceX, ISS, SpaceX's, Cape Canaveral Space Force, SpaceX’s, Spaceflight, Boeing, Expedition, Space Station Locations: Florida, Russian

But even some who managed to escape Israel’s offensive in the north and head farther south toward Gaza City did not survive. The Jerusalem-based human rights group B'Tselem echoed the accusation Tuesday, calling on the international community to "stop the ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza." He also said the "General's plan," a proposal calling for Israel to force the evacuation of residents from northern Gaza through starvation, had not been adopted as Israeli policy. Images released by the IDF of Monday show what it says is a crowd of civilians fleeing the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Images published by the Israel Defense Forces over the weekend, showing dozens of men being detained in northern Gaza as thousands of people fled the area en masse, have also sparked alarm.

Persons: Kamal Adwan, Mahmoud Ouda, Israel, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Shin Organizations: Gaza’s Civil Defense, NBC, Ismail Amro, Arabi, UNICEF, Wednesday, World Health, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Security Agency Locations: Beit Lahia, Gaza, Al, Ahli, Gaza City, Israel, Jerusalem, U.S

☆ McDonald's explains why it doesn't think its E. coli outbreak will be like Chipotle's in 2015
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

McDonald's shared more insights Wednesday into its investigation into a deadly E. coli outbreak. McDonald's said early indicators suggest slivered onions as a likely potential containment, but it couldn't rule out fresh beef. Two ingredients — the slivered onions and fresh beef patties — are being examined as potential sources of contamination. The Chipotle cases involved the handling and preparation of food in restaurants, McDonald's executives said. McDonald's said the slivered onions sold at affected restaurants come from a single supplier and are served raw on the sandwich.

Persons: McDonald's, Chipotle, —, they're, Joe Erlinger, coli, Dominick Organizations: Executives, Service, CDC, NBC, McDonald's, FDA, Business Locations: McDonald's USA

TEL AVIV — Israeli officials are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a small-scale cease-fire deal with Hamas aimed at trying to build momentum for a larger agreement, an Israeli official told NBC News. Israel’s security cabinet has discussed the Egyptian proposal for a two-week truce in Gaza, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Egyptian proposal calls for the release of just six Israeli hostages in exchange, the official said. The Egyptian proposal was first reported by Axios. So the idea is to get the momentum going with a smaller deal,” the Israeli official said.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Yahya Sinwar, Hassan Mahmoud Rashad, Axios, It’s, —, Raf Sanchez, Chantal Da Silva Organizations: TEL AVIV —, NBC News, U.S Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Beirut, U.S, Tel Aviv, London

☆ GM raises 2024 earnings guidance after easily topping Wall Street's third-quarter expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT — General Motors easily outperformed Wall Street's third-quarter earnings expectations, leading the Detroit automaker in raising key guidance targets for 2024. GM is now forecasting full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of between $14 billion and $15 billion, or $10 and $10.50 a share, up from between $13 billion and $15 billion, or $9.50 and $10.50. It also raised its adjusted automotive free cash flow forecast to between $12.5 billion and $13.5 billion, up from $9.5 billion and $11.5 billion. That compared to its previous guidance of $10 billion to $11.4 billion, or $8.93 and $9.93. The automaker has topped Wall Street's EPS estimates for nine consecutive quarters and revenue for eight straight quarters.

Persons: Wall, Paul Jacobson, Jacobson, we've Organizations: DETROIT, General Motors, Detroit, GM Locations: China

☆ Two US service members injured in raid that killed ISIS operatives In Iraq, Pentagon says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Michael Conte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Two US service members were injured in Iraq in a joint US-Iraqi raid overnight that killed “multiple ISIS operatives,” according to a Defense Department spokesperson. A defense official said Wednesday that both service members had been transferred to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and were still in stable condition. “Overnight, CENTCOM [US Central Command] and Iraqi security forces conducted a partner raid in Iraq targeting several senior ISIS leaders,” said Ryder. Iraq’s Higher Military Commission had aimed to propose an end date for Operation Inherent Resolve, the US military operation combatting ISIS. “We continue to focus our efforts on specifically targeting those members of ISIS who are seeking to conduct external operations outside of Iraq and Syria and those ISIS members attempting to break out ISIS members in detention in an attempt to reconstitute their forces.”Earlier this month, the head of the United Kingdom’s domestic security service MI5 said that ISIS, along with al Qaeda, are presenting a “resurgent” threat.

Persons: Patrick Ryder, Ryder, ”, “, Wali, Mazrouei Abu Abdul Qader, CENTCOM, Erik Kurilla, they’ve, ’, Ken McCallum, CNN’s Mohammed Tawfeeq Organizations: CNN, ISIS, Defense Department, Pentagon, Regional Medical Center, Command, Iraqi Joint Operations Command, Iraq, Iraq’s, Commission, Hezbollah, Israel, United Locations: Iraq, Germany, Iraqi, CENTCOM, Wali Iraq, “, Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Iran, East, Africa, al Qaeda, London

☆ Putin's expanded BRICS summit proves he has friends — but risks buckling under its own contradictions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementRussia is flexing its muscles at the center of the BRICS economic bloc, which seeks to rival the West. Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates are the new BRICS entrants, joining the earlier members Russia, India, China, Brazil, and South Africa. He said it had "no chance" of political unity given its members' competing interests and starkly differing attitudes. The greenback, though, will be hard to dethrone — even without competing priorities and rivalry among BRICS members. AdvertisementHe said that while BRICS members were united in a desire for change, "there's no real strategy within BRICS aside from fancy phrases to make it work."

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Abishur Prakash, Anton Barbashin, South Africa —, Barbashin, Una Aleksandra Berzina, Evgeny Roshchin, Johns Hopkins University's Henry A, Putin, SWIFT, Yakov Organizations: Service, West, United, South, Riddle Russia, Riga Stradins University's China Studies Center, Politico, Center for, Johns, Kissinger Center, Global Affairs, Partners, Bank for International Locations: Russia, Western, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates, India, China, Brazil, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Russian, Toronto, —, Ukraine, standoffs, Moscow

☆ India and China have struck a deal that could ease tension along its disputed border
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Aishwarya S Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —India and China have reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed border, New Delhi said, a step toward reducing frictions between the nuclear-armed neighbors that comes as both countries’ leaders arrive in Russia for a summit. Both foreign ministries declined to comment on whether the two leaders would hold formal one-on-one talks in Kazan. ‘A positive development’The violence in 2020 was followed by a process of disengagement and border talks, but friction points have remained, including areas where both sides previously patrolled but have since become so-called buffer zones. However, even with that restoration, there are other steps that would need to be taken in a long process along the disputed border. “There are many other issues of de-induction and de-mobilization of troops on both sides; infrastructure that has been built, etc.

Persons: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, Aksai Chin, Modi, ”, ” Jaishankar, Lin Jian, Beijing “, It’s, Manoj Kewalramani Organizations: CNN, Indian, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, India’s Ministry of Defense, NDTV, India’s, Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Takshashila Locations: India, China, New Delhi, Russia, Beijing, Kazan, Ladakh, Johannesburg, Indian, Bangalore

The officer who helped his colleague onto the roof told the task force, “I try to get him up to the roof. A GUY WITH AN AR!’”"To date, the Task Force has not received any evidence to suggest that message reached the former President’s USSS detail prior to shots fired," the task force said in its report. The Secret Service did not immediately respond to NBC News' request for comment. There was also no broader briefing among Secret Service and other law enforcement, the task force said. The panel has requested information and records from the Secret Service, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump's, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks, Trump, ”, Crooks “, “, Donald Trump, Jabin, it's, It's Organizations: Secret Service, Police Department, Task Force, Washington, Getty, Service, NBC, Emergency Services Unit, Trump, FBI, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives Locations: Butler, Pa, West Palm Beach , Florida

☆ Insurance should pay for over-the-counter birth control, White House proposes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would provide women with private insurance access to over-the-counter birth control pills and other contraceptives at no cost, the White House said on Monday. “This rule, once finalized, will expand contraception coverage for 52 million women of reproductive age with private health insurance,” White House Gender Policy Council Director Jennifer Klein said during a briefing. “For the first time ever, women would be able to obtain over-the-counter contraception without a prescription at no additional cost, and health plans would have to cover even more prescribed contraceptives without cost sharing,” she said. Perrigo Co.’s Opill is currently the only daily birth control pill approved for sale without a prescription by the Food and Drug Administration, but the proposed rule covers other forms of over-the-counter contraceptives, including emergency contraception such as morning after pill Plan B, spermicides, birth control sponges, and condoms. The rule will also require that health plans cover all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs and some devices, including IUDs, without cost sharing in many cases.

Persons: Biden, Jennifer Klein, ”, Perrigo, Roe, Wade, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: Affordable, of Health, Human Services, Labor, Treasury, Gender, Food and Drug Administration, Democratic, Republican Locations: U.S

☆ Initial investigation into US intelligence leak on Israeli attack planning focusing on who had access to documents
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Katie Bo Lillis | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The FBI is leading the investigation, working with Pentagon investigators and the intelligence community, according to US officials briefed on the matter. In recent days, investigators have worked to authenticate the documents and determine who could have had access to them, the officials said. Both documents were widely accessible products, according to two sources familiar with US intelligence. That could provide investigators with a critical jumping-off point: The Defense Department, like other federal agencies, tracks when employees print classified documents. Highlighting the sensitive nature of the leak, American officials were extremely tight-lipped about the investigation on Monday.

Persons: National Geospatial Intelligence Agency —, John Kirby, Kirby, ”, it’s, Jack Teixeira, Teixeira, CNN’s Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen Organizations: CNN, House, Defense Department, National Security Agency, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, FBI, Pentagon, The Defense Department, National Security, Department of Defense, East Spectator, US, National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency, Middle East Spectator, U.S . Department of Defense, National Locations: Iran, American, Israel, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Korea, Ukraine

☆ China tightens export controls for tech and goods with military use, ahead of Xi's trip to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A DJI Inspire 1 Pro drone is flown during a demonstration at the SZ DJI Technology Co. headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. China has unveiled a set of export control regulations for so-called dual-use items, which refer to goods or technologies that can be used for civilian as well as military purposes, ahead of President Xi Jinping's trip to Russia. The regulations come amid intensified U.S. sanctions targeting Chinese companies which the U.S. deems have been supplying dual-use goods, such as drones, to aid Russia's war effort in Ukraine. China has attempted to show that "it is following similar norms as other nations in terms of how it regulates trade in dual-use goods," he added. Alicia Garcia-Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at Natixis, however, suggested that Russia will likely be exempted from the possible export controls.

Persons: Xi, Mao Ning, Benjamin Cavender, Alicia Garcia, Herrero, Alex Capri Organizations: SZ, Technology, State, China Market Research Group, National University of Singapore Locations: Shenzhen, China, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Kazan, Washington, Asia, Natixis

☆ Russia and Europe tussle for Moldova, as just over 50% vote 'yes' on future EU membership
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Moldovan citizens living in Moscow are seen queuing to vote at a polling station during the 2024 Moldovan elections in Moscow, Russia on October 20, 2024. Moldovans headed to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election and a referendum on EU membership with the votes being held under the shadow of the ongoing struggle between the West and Russia over Moldova. Moldova's political destiny was hanging in the balance on Monday after key votes on whether to embrace a future with Europe, or to remain within Russia's orbit. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, it has seesawed between pro-Russia and pro-Europe governments, such as President Sandu's current administration. Formal talks on joining the bloc already began in June, but the — non-legally binding — referendum of Sunday was seen as cementing Moldova's pro-EU trajectory.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Sandu's Organizations: West, European Union, Moldova's, Commission, CNBC, Russia Locations: Moscow, Russia, Moldova, Europe, Soviet, Ukraine, Romania, Soviet Union

☆ 9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong zoo had been infected with melioidosis, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG — Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials said on Friday. Another possibility is that some infected monkeys had close contact with other monkeys, he said. “The incubation period for melioidosis in primates is about a week and this matched with the period after the soil digging work,” he said. Edwin Tsui, the controller of the center, said the incident only happened in a single zone and its impact on Hong Kong residents would be very low. The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens — the oldest park in the former British colony — fully opened to the public in 1871.

Persons: Kevin Yeung, melioidosis, Yeung, “ We’re, ”, Edwin Tsui Organizations: Culture, Hong Kong Zoological, Botanical Gardens, International Union for Conservation of, Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection, Leisure, Cultural Services Department, Agriculture, Fisheries, Conservation Department, Department of Health Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong’s, Hong, Hong Kong, Central

Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This is the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths,” White House officials said in a statement. Forty-one states saw decreases in drug overdose deaths in the 12 months ending May, according to the latest CDC data. In 2023, 3,046 people in the city died of a drug overdose, according to its health officials. That’s a 1% decrease from 2022 and the city’s first drop in overdose deaths since 2018.

Persons: ”, ” It’s, It’s, David Margolius, We’ve, it’s, Joan Papp, ” Chrissie Juliano, That’s, Ashwin Vasan, “, Craig F, Walker, ” Brad Finegood, ” Finegood, they’re Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, MetroHealth Medical, Big Cities Health Coalition, “, New York City Department of Health, Mental Hygiene, Boston Globe, Getty Locations: America, Cleveland, — New York City, New, Seattle

☆ Sinwar's killing is a win for Israel — but many Palestinians are proud of his defiant last stand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The Hamas leader was “the caring father and the leader of the Palestinian cause,” Moslah added. “May God have mercy upon him.”For others, Sinwar’s death was an unsurprising outcome for a hardened jihadi militant. He spent years in an Israeli jail learning Hebrew and studying the inner workings of Israeli politics and military tactics. It showed a man, identified by Israel as Sinwar, sitting in a chair in a destroyed apartment as an Israeli drone buzzed around him. Moments later, the Israeli military would fire its kill shot — a missile destroying the building.

Persons: Sinwar, “, ” Abaad, Moslah, ”, Ziad Maqdad, “ Yahya Sinwar, Burcu, Khalil Al, Hayya, Yahya Sinwar, lamely, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Omar Dajani, David, Sinwar “, Dajani, John Wessels, Ahmed Yossef, Benny Gantz, Gaza “, Belazel Smotrich, Frank Lowenstein, Barack Obama, Mohammed, ” Lowenstein, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Rashid Khalidi, Netanyahu Organizations: NBC News ’, Royal United Services Institute, Israel Defense Forces, NBC, AFP, Getty, Palestinian Center, Policy, Research, University of, Columbia University, “ Locations: Palestinian, Beit Hanon, Gaza, Israel, United States, London, Jerusalem, Iranian, Palestine, Stockton , California, Sinwar, “ Israel

☆ Watchdog finds significant issues with US Army’s boat fleet
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Army officials stated that these low mission capable rates, along with the smaller size of the watercraft fleet after divestment, hinder operational readiness and the ability to meet mission requirement,” the report said. After the temporary pier mission ended — the pier was only operational for roughly 20 days in total with a cost of $230 million — the military requested civilian contractor support in bringing the Army’s vessels back to the US. The US military said four of its vessels, supporting a temporary pier built to deliver aid to Gaza by sea, had run aground in heavy seas. The GAO report also said the Army is considering leasing civilian watercraft to bolster its existing fleet and moving all of its watercraft to the Pacific. Ultimately, the Army watercraft is “how the ground force, the Army, gets to war,” Butler said.

Persons: “, ”, Cynthia Smith, Smith, ” Col, Dave Butler, Randy George, ” Butler, Oren Ziv, Army “, Christine Wormuth, Wormuth, Butler Organizations: CNN, US Army, “ Army, Army, Getty, GAO, Army Futures Command, US Army Pacific, Pacific Command Locations: Gaza, Pacific, Ashdod, Japan, Hawaii

☆ Satellite images show North Korean special forces sent to Russia disguised as Russian soldiers with fake IDs, South Korean spies say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

North Korea has sent 1,500 special forces troops to Russia, according to South Korea's spy agency. Satellite images published by Seoul are said to show the North Korean special forces at bases in eastern Russia. The NIS said that North Korean military officers visited missile launch sites near the war's front lines in August. A Pentagon spokesperson said he's seen reports about North Korean forces deploying to the war but can't confirm or corroborate them. Beyond North Korea, Russia has also turned to fellow pariah state Iran for military assistance during the Ukraine war.

Persons: —, they're, he's, Pat Ryder, you've, Kim Jong Un Organizations: Korean, Service, Korea's National Intelligence Service, Moscow, NIS, North Korean, National Intelligence Service, National Intelligence, Pentagon, North Korea . National Intelligence Locations: Korea, Russia, South, Ukraine, Seoul, North Korea, Pyongyang, South Korea, Siberia, Russian, Ussuriysk, Khabarovsk, Moscow, Kyiv, Iran, Tehran

☆ The government is getting fed up with ransomware payments fueling endless cycle of cyberattacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Barbara Booth | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Zeroing in on cyber insurance as a key area for reform comes as the U.S. government scrambles to find ways to disrupt ransomware networks. For many organizations, deciding whether to pay a ransom is a difficult and urgent decision. The hacker group allegedly demanded a ransom to return the stolen data, though it remains unclear whether NPD paid it. Darren Williams, founder of BlackFog, a cybersecurity firm that specializes in ransomware prevention and cyber warfare, is firmly against paying ransoms. UnitedHealth Group experienced this firsthand after its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, was hit by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransom group in April 2023.

Persons: Anne Neuberger, James S, Ann Neuberger, scrambles, Paul Underwood, Underwood, Bryan Hornung, Hornung, I've, they'd, —, Ransom, LVHN, Darren Williams, BlackCat, LoanDepot Organizations: Brady, White, Washington , D.C, National Intelligence, FBI, Xact IT, Social, Lehigh Valley Health, Federal Trade Commission, NPD, Jerico, UnitedHealth Group, Change, Healthcare, LoanDepot Locations: Washington ,, what's, Pennsylvania, U.S

☆ Port of Los Angeles freight rail delays reach two-year high, with holiday and everyday items piling up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Almost half of the containers bound by freight rail out of the Port of Los Angeles are waiting nine-plus days to get out of the port and onto the rail. In September, the Port of Los Angeles moved a total of 954,706 twenty-foot equivalent units making the month its best September ever. "This is not impacting port operations," said Seroka. "We want to make sure we improve on all port operations. In September, the Port of Long Beach moved 829,499 twenty-foot equivalent units.

Persons: Mario Tama, Gene Seroka, Seroka, Donald Trump, Mario Cordero, Cordero, Matt Shay Organizations: Union Pacific Intermodal, Getty, San, Port, CNBC, U.S, Republican, National Retail Federation, Target, Walmart Locations: Los Angeles , California, West, of Los Angeles, San Pedro, LA, Long, Port of Long Beach, of Long, lading, Port of Los Angeles

☆ Moldova faces a tug of war between Russia and the West in two crucial votes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Voters in Moldova will cast their ballots Sunday in two crucial votes, which have been billed as the most consequential in the country’s post-Soviet history. Alongside a more sophisticated misinformation campaign, Shor has resorted to cruder methods to meddle with Moldovan politics. Home to a Romanian-speaking majority and large Russian-speaking minority, many Moldovans had long viewed Russia as a benign big brother. “It reflects the loss of the national allure of Russia in Moldovan society,” he said. “There’s limits (to what can be achieved).”But even if Sandu prevails in both the presidential vote and the EU referendum, he expects the Kremlin’s campaign to continue.

Persons: Ilan Shor, Shor, ”, Dumitru Doru, Maia Sandu –, –, She’s, ” Vadim Pistrinciuc, Maia Sandu, Ursula von der Leyen, Elena Covalenco, Sandu, Nicu Popescu, Moldova’s, ” Popescu, “ Moldova can’t, ‘, Sandu’s, Daniel Mihailescu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Stoianoglo, Maksim Samorukov, ” Samorukov, “, Viorel Cernauteanu, ” Cernauteanu, Dmitry Peskov, Pistrinciuc, ” Pistrinciuc, Lenin, Peter Dench, Samorukov Organizations: CNN — Voters, eventual, Union, Kremlin, Authorities, Western, World Bank, Party, Action, Solidarity, Communist, Institute for Strategic Initiatives, CNN, Getty, European Council, Foreign Relations, Gazprom, “, CBS, AXA, Russian Party of Socialists, EU, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Reuters Locations: Moldova, Russian, Moldovan, Russia, Chisinau, Shutterstock Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Transnistria, Soviet Union, Harvard, Romanian, Odesa, Moldova’s, Europe, AFP, Western Europe, Gazprom, “ Moldova, Bardar, ”, Moscow, Tiraspol

☆ Sinwar’s death offers an opening to end the war in Gaza – and a test for Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Dan De Luce | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

After a yearlong manhunt, including help from U.S. intelligence agencies, Israeli troops stumbled upon him during a routine patrol, Israeli officials said. Yahya Sinwar in Gaza city on Oct. 18, 2017. Now a cease-fire, the return of hostages and even the withdrawal of Israel Defense Forces from Gaza could be within reach, former officials said. One of the hostages Hamas took on Oct. 7 was an 85-year-old peace activist, Yocheved Lifshitz, who was later released. She told to the Israeli newspaper Davar about encountering Sinwar in the maze of tunnels under Gaza.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, ”, Bruce Riedel, ” Sinwar, Atia Darwish, Sinwar, Biden, ” Dennis Ross, Ross, they’re, Antony Blinken, ” “, Blinken, Matthew Miller, Aaron David Miller, Netanyahu, Sinwar’s, Burcu Ozcelik, Israel, Ghaith Al, Yocheved Lifshitz Organizations: Israel, Hamas, CIA, Biden, Washington Institute for Near, Israel Defense Forces, Gaza, United Arab, State, Carnegie Endowment, International, Royal United Services Institute, Lebanese, Hezbollah Locations: Gaza, Israel, Iran, U.S, Lebanon, United States, United Arab Emirates, London, Palestinian, Hamas, Qatar

In an interview with NBC News, Shaban's 17-year-old brother, Mohammed al-Dalu, described the Israeli attack that killed his mother and brother, saying he saw something fall on Shaban's leg, pinning him down. He tried to run into the tent to save his brother, but several men held him back. "No one let me see my brother Shaban," he said. His mother, Mohammed said, "she remained asleep. The site of the Israeli airstrike on the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital compound in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Monday.

Persons: Alaa, Mohammed al, Shaban, Mohammed, GoFundMe, Ahmed al, he'd, Israel, Abdallah F.S, ”, Matthew Miller, “, ” Miller, Médecins Organizations: Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, NBC News, Al, “, Getty, International Court of Justice, United Nations, U.S, Department, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, NBC, AFP Locations: Al, Aqsa, Deir al, Al Jazeera, Israel, Gaza, Anadolu, Egypt

☆ China property market is going to be a problem for next 10 years or so, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChina property market is going to be a problem for next 10 years or so, economist saysFreya Beamish, chief economist at TS Lombard, discusses China markets after a briefing from the country's housing ministry disappointed investors, pulling Hong Kong-listed property stocks lower.

Persons: Freya Beamish Organizations: China, TS Lombard Locations: China, Hong Kong

☆ China won't renounce use of force over Taiwan; Xi visits frontline island
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

China will never commit to renouncing the use of force over Taiwan, the government in Beijing said on Wednesday after another bout of war games and a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the scene of a famous defeat for Taiwanese forces. China will never commit to renouncing the use of force over Taiwan, the government in Beijing said on Wednesday after another bout of war games and a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the scene of a famous defeat for Taiwanese forces. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, staged a day of large-scale drills around the island on Monday that it said were a warning to "separatist acts" following last week's national day speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. "But we will never commit ourselves to renouncing the use of force," he said. Taiwan has close though unofficial relations with the United States, a major arms supplier, and its allies.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Lai Ching, Chen Binhua, Chen Organizations: Taiwan Affairs Office, Taiwan Locations: China, Taiwan, Beijing, United States

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