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☆ Syria says Israel strike puts Damascus airport out of service
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

AMMAN, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes put Damascus airport out of service on Sunday, forcing incoming flights to be diverted elsewhere, the Syrian army and a pro-government newspaper said. Israel has for years carried out strikes against what it has described as Iranian-linked targets in Syria, including against Aleppo and Damascus airports. The Syrian army said in a statement its air defences intercepted Israeli missiles flying from the Golan Heights. It said the Israeli strikes, which also targeted outposts in the Damascus countryside, led only to material losses but did not elaborate on the extent of damage to the country's biggest civilian airport.There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Flights scheduled to arrive in Damascus were being diverted to Latakia and Aleppo, Al Watan newspaper said.

Persons: Kinda, Adam Makary, Suleiman al Khalidi, Giles Elgood, Jan Harvey, Nick Macfie Organizations: Thomson Locations: AMMAN, Damascus, Israel, Syria, Aleppo, Latakia, Al

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 21, 2023. The pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX) rose 0.4% to close out the week with a 0.9% gain as investors focused on corporate earnings and the prospect of rate cuts. Euro zone government bond yields were set to close the week higher as investors balanced recession fears against comments from European Central Bank policymakers pushing against market expectations for rate cuts in 2024. For the week, real estate (.SX86P) shares lagged while media (.SXMP) and retail stocks (.SXRP) were the top performers. Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Wintershall, they're, Giles Coghlan, Coghlan, Christian Lindner, Germany's DAX, Ankika Biswas, Bansari, Sonia Cheema, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: REUTERS, Staff, BASF, U.S, European Central Bank, Shoppers, Bloomberg News, Abu, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, Barclays, German, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, Europe, Abu Dhabi, Israel, Bengaluru

☆ Gaza war inflicts catastrophic damage on infrastructure and economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In all, it said at least 45% of Gaza's housing units had reportedly been damaged or destroyed. It was impossible to independently verify the numbers, but Reuters reporters in Gaza say the destruction is on a huge scale. OCHA said 55 ambulances in Gaza had been damaged, with critical shortages reported of drugs and blood products. The socio-economic situation of Gaza was already dire before the war, with the poverty rate estimated to have reached 61% in 2020. They also forecast that the war would cost Gaza between 4% and 12% of gross domestic product in 2023.

Persons: OCHA, Khan Younis, Crispian Balmer, Giles Elgood, Gareth Jones Organizations: United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Gaza's Ministry of Health, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, REUTERS Acquire, UNRWA, United Nations Economic, Social Commission, Western, United Nations Development Programme, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israeli, Beit Hanoun, Palestinian, ISRAEL, Khan, Israel, Western Asia

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Three murderers are among 81 foreigners recently released in Australia after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention in migrant centers was unconstitutional, the immigration minister said on Tuesday. The court hasn't released the reasons behind its ruling last week that overturned a 2004 precedent that stateless people could be detained indefinitely. Political Cartoons View All 1244 ImagesImmigration Minister Andrew Giles said the released foreigners included three murderers and several sex offenders. “The decision of the High Court which requires release effects very, very serious offenders,” Giles told Parliament. The 50-year-old had fled to Australia before he was sentenced in absentia and had been held in detention for nine years until the High Court decision last week.

Persons: hasn't, ”, Andrew Giles, Sussan Ley, ” Giles, Sirul Azhar Umar, Ley, Aliyawar Yawari, Clare O’Neil, ” O’Neil Organizations: Court, Rights Law, Australian, Home Affairs Locations: CANBERRA, Australia, Melbourne, Malaysian, Mongolian, Perth, Sydney

☆ Nigeria restores 275,000 bpd production at TotalEnergies JV
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Camillus Eboh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A logo of TotalEnergies is seen at an electric vehicle fuelling station in the La Defense business district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, February 8, 2023. "The unions have agreed to suspend ongoing industrial action leading to immediate restoration of 275,000 barrels of oil per day production," NNPC said. NNPC did not disclose the nature of the dispute or the workers' demands, which had not been previously announced. Nigeria's oil production stood at 1.49 million barrels per day in October, according to data from the petroleum regulator, still below the 2023 budget target of 1.69 million bpd. That has led to fears that NNPC may struggle to supply crude to the 650,000 bpd Dangote Refinery, which has missed several targets to start production.

Persons: Sarah Meyssonnier, NNPC, Camillus, Giles Elgood Organizations: La Defense, REUTERS, Rights, NNPC, Petroleum, Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, Nigerian Union of Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers, Dangote, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Courbevoie, Paris, France, Rights ABUJA, TotalEnergies

☆ Seven people charged by UK police after Saturday protests in London
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Police officers detain a counter-protester on the day of a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, November 11, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Seven people have been charged following a mass pro-Palestinian march and a far-right counter protest on Saturday when more than 140 people were arrested, the police said on Sunday. Skirmishes broke out between police and the far-right groups gathered to protest against the demonstration taking place on Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of World War One, when Britain commemorates its war dead. London's Metropolitan police said investigations were continuing into a "number of other incidents" and that the seven were charged with different offences, such as criminal damage, resisting arrest, possession of an offensive weapon, drugs possession, being drunk and disorderly, and assault. Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; editing by Giles ElgoodOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hannah McKay, Laurence Taylor, Elizabeth Piper, Giles Elgood Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Metropolitan, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, London, Britain

☆ Gaza's displaced residents tell of fear and abandonment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

“Nowhere is safe in Gaza. My son was injured and there was not a single hospital I could take him to so he could get stitches," said displaced Palestinian Ahmed al-Kahlout. He had been forced to leave his home to search for basic necessities for his family while "there are bodies filling Gaza's streets". The whole world has let us down, the progressive world that boasts about human rights has let us down." Outside Gaza's largest hospital, Al Shifa, entertainer Alaa Miqdad gathered displaced children and put on a clown show.

Persons: Abu Mustafa, Palestinian Ahmed, Mariam al, Al Shifa, Alaa Miqdad, Ismail al, Khan Younis, Giles Elgood, William Maclean Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, United Nations Palestinian, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Borno, Beit Lahia

☆ EU condemns Hamas for using 'hospitals as human shields', urges Israeli restraint
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BRUSSELS, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The European Union on Sunday condemned Hamas for using "hospitals and civilians as human shields" in Gaza, while also urging Israel to show "maximum restraint" to protect civilians. Hamas has denied using hospitals in this way. At the same time, he urged Israel to exercise maximum restraint, stressing the obligation under international humanitarian law to protect hospitals, medical supplies and civilians inside hospitals. "Hospitals must ... be supplied immediately with the most urgent medical supplies, and patients that require urgent medical care need to be evacuated safely," he added. "In this context, we urge Israel to exercise maximum restraint to ensure the protection of civilians."

Persons: Israel, Al Shifa, Josep Borrell, Borrell, Sabine Siebold, Adam Makary, Hugh Lawson, Giles Elgood Organizations: European Union, Sunday, Hamas, EU, Union, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Gaza, Al, Israel

☆ Germany set to double Ukraine military aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the day of the opening of an electrolysis gigafactory in Berlin, Germany November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsFRANKFURT, Nov 11 (Reuters) - German chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition has agreed in principle to double the country's military aid for Ukraine next year to 8 billion euros ($8.5 billion), a political source in Berlin said on Sunday. Defence minister Boris Pistorius, interviewed by broadcaster ARD, referred to the planned doubling of military aid to Ukraine. "Doubling the military spending is both the right thing to do and important," it quoted member of parliament Andreas Schwarz, who acts as an SPD military budget official, as saying. A European Union plan to spend up to 20 billion euros ($21 billion) on military aid for Ukraine is meeting with resistance from EU countries, diplomats said this week.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Annegret, Olaf Scholz's, Boris Pistorius, Andreas Schwarz, Gursimran Kaur, Holger Hansen, Vera Eckert, David Gregorio, Kirsten Donovan, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Atlantic Treaty Organization, Scholz's Social Democrats, Free Democrats, Green, Bundestag, Bloomberg News, Germany's Ministry of Defence, ARD, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Ukraine, Bengaluru, Frankfurt

☆ Israel sharpens warning to Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The chief Israeli military spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, described Hezbollah as "the defender of Hamas-ISIS", in reference to the Islamist Palestinian faction whose cross-border rampage against Israel on Oct. 7 sparked a devastating Gaza war. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday described the Israel front as "active". A rocket set off sirens near the Israeli port city of Haifa, 27 km (17 miles) from the Lebanese border, but caused no casualties. Smoke rises as seen from Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, November 12, 2023. Residents of villages and towns on the Lebanese border have evacuated southward even as Gaza border communities hit by Hamas emptied, making for some 250,000 internally displaced Israelis.

Persons: Daniel Hagari, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel, Evelyn Hockstein, Rights Israel, Hagari, Antonio Guterres, Fareed Zakaria, Guterres, Maayan Lubell, Crispian Balmer, Giles Elgood Organizations: ISIS, Palestinian, Saturday, Sunday, Lebanese, REUTERS, Rights, IDF, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Haifa, Lebanese, Lebanon, Beirut, Iran

☆ PetroChina to replace Exxon as lead contractor for Iraq's West Qurna 1 oilfield, oil executive says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Aref Mohammed | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"We studied the settlement agreement and the oil ministry with the Basra Oil Company believe that the best option is for Petrochina to become the lead contractor of West Qurna 1," Hassan Mohammed, deputy Basra Oil Co. manager in charge of oilfields and licensing rounds affairs, told Reuters. Exxon and PetroChina were not immediately available for comment, but two oil managers at the West Qurna 1 field confirmed the details of the settlement and sale agreement signed with Exxon. Basra Oil Company director Khalid Hamza told Reuters in an interview in 2021 that Exxon was seeking to sell the share for $350 million. West Qurna 1, in southern Iraq, is one of the world’s largest oilfields with recoverable reserves estimated at more than 20 billion barrels. Following its exit from West Qurna 1, Exxon will have no presence in Iraq's energy sectory, said BOC officials.

Persons: Hassan Mohammed, PetroChina, Mohammed, Pertamina, Khalid Hamza, Aref Mohammed, Hadeel Al, Ahmed Rasheed, Kirsten Donovan, Giles Elgood Organizations: Exxon Mobil Corp, Basra Oil Company, Basra Oil Co, Reuters, Exxon, Exxon Mobil Corp's, BOC, Exxon Mobil’s, Thomson Locations: BASRA, Iraq, Iraqi, Basra, West, Indonesia’s, Iraq’s, Hadeel Al Sayegh, Dubai

☆ Hezbollah says front with Israel will remain active
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters through a screen during a rally commemorating the annual Hezbollah Martyrs' Day, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 11, 2023. REUTERS/Aziz Taher Acquire Licensing RightsBEIRUT, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah said on Saturday that his armed group had used new types of weapons and struck new targets in Israel in recent days, and pledged that the front in the south against its sworn enemy would remain active. It was Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's second speech since the war between Israel and Hamas began in October. But the tit-for-tat shelling has been largely restricted to the border and Hezbollah has mostly struck military targets. Israel tightened its siege of Hamas-ruled Gaza following the Oct. 7 cross-border assault by the group that Israel says killed around 1,200, with about 240 abducted as hostages back to the Palestinian enclave.

Persons: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Aziz Taher, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's, Nasrallah, Israel, Laila Bassam, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Lebanese, Iran's, Guards, Thomson Locations: Beirut's, Lebanon, Rights BEIRUT, Israel, Kiryat Shmona, Tehran, United States, Gaza

☆ Hezbollah Says Front With Israel Will Remain Active
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah said on Saturday that his armed group had used new types of weapons and struck new targets in Israel in recent days, and pledged that the front in the south against its sworn enemy would remain active. It was Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's second speech since the war between Israel and Hamas began in October. Nasrallah said on Saturday there had been "an upgrade" in Hezbollah's operations along its front with Israel. But the tit-for-tat shelling has been largely restricted to the border and Hezbollah has mostly struck military targets. Israel tightened its siege of Hamas-ruled Gaza following the Oct. 7 cross-border assault by the group that Israel says killed around 1,200, with about 240 abducted as hostages back to the Palestinian enclave.

Persons: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's, Nasrallah, Israel, Laila Bassam, Giles Elgood Organizations: Hamas, Lebanese, Iran's, Guards Locations: BEIRUT, Israel, Kiryat Shmona, Tehran, United States, Gaza

☆ Waffle House workers are demanding a $25 hourly wage and 24/7 security to protect them from the 'constant threat' of violence
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Waffle House workers want their wage to go up to $25 an hour. AdvertisementAdvertisementWaffle House workers are demanding a $25 minimum hourly wage and constant security in restaurants. The Union of Southern Service Workers, which is supported by the Service Employees International Union, is organizing Waffle House workers. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs well as concerns about workplace safety, wages are a major point of contention for Waffle House workers. "I can't get the things I need for my family off a Waffle House check," Kasiyah Giles, a Waffle House worker and USSW member, said in a statement published by the union.

Persons: They're, —, Jessica Gantt, Waffle House she'd, Gerald Green, Axios, That's, Green, Kasiyah Giles, Gantt, who's, Waffle Organizations: Waffle, Workers, Service, Union of Southern Service Workers, Service Employees International Union, Waffle House, Guardian Locations: Georgia, Norcross , Georgia, South Carolina, Atlanta, North Carolina, gdean@insider.com

☆ Some student-loan borrowers are surprised to find their accounts are suddenly in forbearance. Here's why that might be happening.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some student-loan borrowers are logging into their accounts and seeing it in forbearance. AdvertisementAdvertisementIf you recently logged into your student-loan account and were surprised to see it placed in forbearance, you're not alone. Over the past few days, student-loan borrowers primarily serviced by MOHELA have logged into their accounts to see their loans were no longer in active repayment. Still, the borrower's account continues to show a payment due with interest accruing, according to documents reviewed by Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementWas your student-loan account placed on administrative forbearance without any notice?

Persons: servicer, —, MOHELA, servicers, forbearance, Scott Buchanan, Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Chris Van Hollen, Richard Blumenthal, Scott Giles Organizations: Department, Service, Public, Student Loan, — Locations: forbearance, MOHELA, Sens

☆ A major student-loan company is giving millions of borrowers 'inadequate' information as it works to solve billing inaccuracies, 4 Democratic lawmakers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Education Department withheld pay from student-loan company MOHELA over repayment errors. AdvertisementAdvertisementSeveral Democratic lawmakers aren't happy with the way a major student-loan company is resolving account errors for millions of borrowers. @MOHELA has failed to provide borrowers with accurate, timely information about their loans, forcing millions into forbearance. The Education Department said it will continue oversight over servicers to crack down on mistakes that are putting borrowers at risk. Are you experiencing challenges with student-loan repayment?

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☆ Morningstar: These are 10 of the best stocks to buy in November, and all of them are way cheaper than they should be
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Mark Reeth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It's never easy to find the best stocks to buy — particularly in today's economy. So is seeking out companies with solid fundamentals, such as strong margins, plenty of cash, and consistently rising sales and earnings. But it's still difficult to know where to look for great stock picks in today's market. She recently narrowed Morningstar's list of the best companies to own to the most undervalued handful, meaning these great stock picks are tantalizingly priced at the moment. The 10 companies that made the cut are below, along with each company's ticker, last closing price, price to fair value ratio, Morningstar's Uncertainty Rating, Morningstar's Capital Allocation Rating, and the industry the company operates in.

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Surging olive oil prices, driven in part by two years of drought in Spain, has meant opportunity for criminals across the Mediterranean. Warehouse break-ins, dilution of premium oil with inferior product, and falsification of shipping data are on the rise in olive-growing heartlands of Greece, Spain and Italy. Bekas, who owns 5,000 olive trees, suffered repeated raids by thieves before deciding to take an early harvest. After decades of growth, the global olive oil market has been disrupted by a nearly two-year drought in Spain, which typically accounts for about 40% of world supply. The regional agricultural association issued a plea for police assistance following reports that 100 olive trees were destroyed or seriously damaged in a single incident last month.

Persons: Konstantinos Markou, –, ” Markou, Neilos Papachristou, Christos Bekas, we’ve, ”, That's, Gennaro Sicolo, Ciaran Giles, Colleen Barry, Raf Casert Organizations: Farmers Locations: SPATA, Greece, Athens, Spain, Italy, Puglia, Papachristou's, Bari, Madrid, Milan, Brussels

☆ Migrants reaching Spain's Canary Islands near 32,000 this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Rescue workers search for bodies after a boat with 46 migrants from the Maghreb region capsized in the beach of Orzola, in the Canary Island of Lanzarote, Spain June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Nearly 32,000 migrants have reached Spain's Canary Islands on fragile boats from west Africa this year, passing a previous record posted in 2006, regional authorities said on Sunday. Fernando Clavijo, the Canary Islands regional chief, said the figures showed the scale of the humanitarian crisis faced by the islands and called for more help from the Spanish government and the European Union. Its seven islands have become the main destination for migrants from Senegal and other African countries trying to reach Spain, fleeing conflict or seeking a better life. The Spanish government said it would create additional emergency accommodation for some 3,000 migrants in military barracks, hotels and hostels.

Persons: Borja Suarez, Fernando Clavijo, Graham Keeley, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Canaries, Reuters, Spanish coastguard, Spanish Civil Guard, Canary, European Union, State, Thomson Locations: Maghreb, Orzola, Lanzarote, Spain, Rights MADRID, Africa, El Hierro, EU, Africa's, Senegal

☆ Israel's Netanyahu Says No Gaza Ceasefire Until Hostages Returned
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected growing calls for a ceasefire in Gaza until all of the more than 240 hostages captured by militant Palestinian group Hamas during its Oct. 7 attacks are returned. "There will be no ceasefire without the return of the hostages. This should be completely removed from the lexicon," Netanyahu told crews at the Ramon air force base in southern Israel, reiterating the government's long-standing position. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, for his part, demanded an immediate ceasefire earlier when he met Blinken during the U.S. secretary's unannounced visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Blinken, in the region for a second time in less than a month as part of U.S. efforts to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from spreading, has rejected ceasefire calls.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Blinken, Maytaal Angel, Alexander Smith, Giles Elgood Organizations: Sunday, Hamas, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, U.S, West Bank, Blinken Locations: JERUSALEM, Gaza, Palestinian, Israel, Qatar, Saudi, Egypt, Jordan, U.S, Amman , Jordan

☆ Pro-Palestinian Crowds Try to Storm Air Base Housing U.S. Troops in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Incirlik, which has been used to support the international coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, also houses U.S. troops. Footage from the protests showed police firing tear gas and using water cannons to disperse crowds waving Turkish and Palestinian flags and chanting slogans. Protesters were also seen hurling plastic chairs, rocks, and other items at police, who fired smoke bombs at crowds. Scuffles broke out between the crowds and security forcesIHH President Bulent Yildirim addressed crowds in Adana and urged them to refrain from attacking police. (Reporting by Dilara Senkaya, Murad Sezer, Mehmet Emin Caliskan, and Ali Kucukgocmen; Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Giles Elgood)

Persons: Dilara Senkaya, Mehmet Emin Caliskan, Antony Blinken, Israel, Scuffles, Bulent Yildirim, IHH, Hakan Fidan, Murad Sezer, Ali Kucukgocmen, Giles Elgood Organizations: Turkish, U.S, Hamas, Humanitarian Relief Foundation, Israel Locations: Mehmet Emin Caliskan ADANA, Turkey, Ankara, Gaza, Israel, Turkish, Adana, U.S, State, Syria, Iraq

☆ More than 300 Americans got out of Gaza, more remain, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Doina Chiacu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Toby Melville Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - More than 300 Americans and their family members have left Gaza but U.S. citizens remain in the besieged enclave and difficult negotiations continue on securing release of hostages taken by Hamas, a White House official said on Sunday. Those released included U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents and their family members, Jonathan Finer, deputy national security adviser, said on the CBS program "Face the Nation." Finer said a number of Americans who want to get out remain inside Gaza as the Israel-Hamas conflict rages but did not specify how many. There were around 400 American citizens and their family members, totaling around 1,000 people, who wanted to get out, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week. Difficult negotiations continue on how to secure the release of hostages, including some Americans, taken by Hamas in the attack, Finer said.

Persons: Toby Melville, Jonathan, Antony Blinken, Gazans, Israel, Joe Biden, Doina Chiacu, Jarrett Renshaw, Will Dunham, David Goodman, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, White, CBS, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, London, Britain, U.S, Egypt, Rehobeth Beach , Delaware

☆ Hezbollah says Israel to 'pay price' after strike kills 3 children in Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Footage from Al-Mayadeen Tv shows emergency teams working next to a burnt vehicle at the scene where Hezbollah says an Israeli strike killed three children, in southern Lebanon, November 5, 2023. AL-MAYADEEN TV/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsBEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Nov 5 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike on a car in south Lebanon killed three children and their grandmother on Sunday, Lebanese authorities said, as the Israeli army said a Hezbollah attack from Lebanon killed an Israeli citizen in northern Israel. "The enemy will pay the price for its crimes against civilians," Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told Reuters. Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging fire across the frontier since the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel went to war on Oct. 7. It has marked the worst violence across the border since Israel and Hezbollah fought a war in 2006.

Persons: Hassan Fadlallah, Najib Mikati, Abdallah Bou Habib, Israel, Mikati, Antony Blinken, Laila Bassam, Tom Perry, Maytaal Angel, Emily Rose, Conor Humphries, Giles Elgood, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Tv, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Reuters, United Nations, Hamas, Hezbollah, U.S, National News Agency, Lebanon's Amal, Risala Scout Association, Thomson Locations: Al, Lebanon, Rights BEIRUT, JERUSALEM, Israeli, Israel, Iran, Lebanese, Kiryat Shmona, Aynata, Palestinian, Amman, Gaza, Lebanon's, Zebdine, Tayr, Beirut, Jerusalem

☆ Migrants Reaching Spain's Canary Islands Near 32,000 This Year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID (Reuters) - Nearly 32,000 migrants have reached Spain's Canary Islands on fragile boats from west Africa this year, passing a previous record posted in 2006, regional authorities said on Sunday. So far this year, 31,933 people have reached the islands, compared with the 2006 small boats crisis when 31,678 people made it to the Canaries, regional authorities told Reuters. Fernando Clavijo, the Canary Islands regional chief, said the figures showed the scale of the humanitarian crisis faced by the islands and called for more help from the Spanish government and the European Union. Its seven islands have become the main destination for migrants from Senegal and other African countries trying to reach Spain, fleeing conflict or seeking a better life. The Spanish government said it would create additional emergency accommodation for some 3,000 migrants in military barracks, hotels and hostels.

Persons: Fernando Clavijo, Graham Keeley, Giles Elgood Organizations: Canaries, Reuters, Spanish coastguard, Spanish Civil Guard, Canary, European Union, State Locations: MADRID, Africa, El Hierro, EU, Africa's, Senegal, Spain

[1/3] Turkish police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse Pro-Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against the U.S. and Israel near the Incirlik Air Base, which is housing U.S. troops, in Adana, southern Turkey November 5, 2023. Incirlik, which has been used to support the international coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, also houses U.S. troops. Footage from the protests showed police firing tear gas and using water cannons to disperse crowds waving Turkish and Palestinian flags and chanting slogans. Protesters were also seen hurling plastic chairs, rocks, and other items at police, who fired smoke bombs at crowds. Scuffles broke out between the crowds and security forcesIHH President Bulent Yildirim addressed crowds in Adana and urged them to refrain from attacking police.

Persons: Dilara, Antony Blinken, Israel, Scuffles, Bulent Yildirim, IHH, Hakan Fidan, Dilara Senkaya, Murad Sezer, Mehmet Emin Caliskan, Ali Kucukgocmen, Giles Elgood Organizations: Turkish, U.S, Incirlik, Base, REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Humanitarian Relief Foundation, Israel, Thomson Locations: Israel, U.S, Adana, Turkey, Rights ADANA, Ankara, Gaza, Turkish, State, Syria, Iraq

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