Weekly News Roundup – Week 42

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Monday 14th October 2024

Israeli strikes in northern Lebanon kill at least 21 people. (CTV News)

An Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital tent camp kills four and ignites a fire. (Al Jazeera)

The UN condemns a “large number of civilian casualties” in north Gaza. (BBC News)

A bus carrying university students crashes, killing 12 and injuring 33 in the northeast of Egypt. (AP)

Tuesday 15th October 2024

The governor ordered the evacuation of Ukraine’s Kupiansk city. (Reuters)

The US and Canada imposed sanctions against the Palestinian prisoner support network Samidoun. (Al Jazeera)

Google turns to nuclear to power its AI data centres as the race for market dominance heats up. (BBC News)

The Biden administration demands that Israel improve Gaza’s humanitarian situation in the letter. (CNN)

The EU sanctions Iran over alleged missile transfers to Russia. (Al Jazeera)

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road and rail links in a display of anger. (AP)

Wednesday 16th October 2024

Mayor and 15 others killed in Israeli strike at Lebanon council meeting. (BBC News)

Putin amasses North Koreans to fight Ukraine, says Kyiv, claiming more than 3,000 are there. (Politico)

Nigerian fuel tanker explosion kills more than 150. (Al Jazeera)

Brazil seeks extradition of January 8 rioters currently in Argentina. (Reuters)

Thursday 17th October 2024

Hamas leader is killed in Gaza, reports Israel. (CNN)

Israeli strike “kills 28 including children” at Gaza school. (Sky News)

US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. (AP)

A Bangladesh court issues an arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Kasina over the deaths of protesters. (AP)

Friday 18th October 2024

Hamas confirms that its leader was killed in a shootout with Israeli soldiers two days ago. (Al Jazeera)

Island-wide blackout sweeps Cuba after power plant failure. (CNN)

Seoul reports that North Korea has sent troops to fight with Russia. (BBC News)

Neutral Switzerland signs a declaration to join the European Sky Sheild initiative. (Reuters)

Saturday 19th October 2024

At least 33 people were killed in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza, say locals. (BBC News)

A drone targets the Israeli prime minister’s house during new barrages with Hezbollah. (AP)

Three are killed and a further eight injured by gunfire following a Mississippi school’s football game. (AP)

Sunday 20th October 2024

UN condemns Israeli airstrikes in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya. (Reuters)

Two are dead, and hundreds are rescued in large New Mexico floods. (The New York Times)

Four are dead after a helicopter crashed into a radio tower. (ABC News)

Moldova says ‘yes’ to pro-EU constitutional changes by a tiny margin. (BBC News)

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