The United States attacks two facilities in Syria used by Iran and Iran-backed groups, according to the Pentagon. / Al Jazeera The White House says Russia is killing soldiers who fail to follow orders, also threatening entire units with death. / The Associated Press A very long, very good assessment of
"We won things no one thought possible." The United Auto Workers reach a tentative agreement with Ford, as strikes remain at GM and Jeep maker Stellantis. / AP Following weeks of Republican infighting, hard-right election-denier Mike Johnson has been elected House speaker. / NPR This aged poorly—from
Analyzing the missile video that purports to provide evidence of what happened at the Gaza hospital blast. / The New York Times [+] At the UN, the US wants "humanitarian pauses" for aid to reach Gaza, and Israel calls for the Secretary-General to resign for saying Israel bears some
No matter what measures are taken to reduce emissions, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue melting, according to a new study. / Reuters Though Jim Jordan lost his bid for House speaker, how Republicans voted shows how the party's right wing may win out soon enough. / The New
Israel's Defense Minister says its upcoming ground offensive in the Gaza Strip may last three months. / The Times of Israel The White House promises a "continued flow" of aid into Gaza. / NBC News China launches a tax investigation into Foxconn, Taiwan's iPhone maker. / Reuters
The first humanitarian aid convoy has arrived in the Gaza Strip. Israel says the aid doesn't include fuel, and can only go to areas where civilians have amassed. / Reuters Diagrams of Gaza's dense neighborhoods explain what a ground war could look like—and how Hamas has
The Biden administration is asking Congress for $105 billion in a package that includes aid and resources for Ukraine and Israel. / CNN Yesterday, a US warship intercepted three cruise missiles and several drones launched from Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen, potentially toward Israel. / Reuters With people now down to
President Biden is expected to ask Congress to approve $100 billion in emergency funds to arm Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. / Reuters At least 15 journalists have been killed in the first 10 days of the Hamas-Israel war. / axios Misinformation on X has reached unprecedented levels, with aggregators posting thousands
China and the Kremlin see an opportunity in the Israel-Hamas war to distract and discredit the United States. / The Wall Street Journal [+] Minxin Pei: "The weaker they both are, the greater their incentive to hang together." / Bloomberg Analysis of how the war is being interpreted differently in
Some 400,000 of Gaza's 1.1 million residents have feld south, following Israel's order to leave. / BBC News Even before the Israeli evacuation order, one-fifth of Gaza's population had been displaced. / The Economist President Biden prepares to visit Israel and Jordan tomorrow.
