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• Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100 (New York Times)
• Trump Won't Rule Out Military Action in Greenland, Panama (Time)
• Honduras Threatens US Military Bases Over Trump's Mass Deportations
• US Congress certifies Trump election victory with Harris presiding (Reuters)
• Johnson Ekes Out a Win to Stay Speaker, But Dicey Proceedings Signal Trouble For Trump (Time)
• Treasury says China hacked documents in 'major' cyber incident 
• US plans $8bn arms sale to Israel (BBC)
• Trump's Greenland and Panama Canal ambitions face Republican skepticism (The Hill)

WORLD

• Embattled Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau says he will resign after new party leader chosen  (CNN)
• Finland detains Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
• German government condemns New Year's Eve violence after hundreds of arrests
• Ceremonies mark full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe's Schengen travel zone (AP)
• Canadian leaders say Trump’s talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn’t funny anymore  (AP)

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Biden hopes to next achieve a cease-fire in Gaza before his term ends, with an agreement for a Palestinian state and security for Israel

By Miriam Raftery

Photo, left: Hezbollah fighters in Southern Lebanon in 2023, via Tasnim News Service

November 28, 2024 (Washington D.C.) – In a historic accord, on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden and President Emmanuel Macron of France issued a joint statement announcing that after “weeks of tireless diplomacy,” Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a cease fire that went into effect yesterday.

“The United States and France will work with Israel and Lebanon to ensure this arrangement is fully implemented and enforced,” the statement continued. Though the U.S. has supported Israel including sending war planes used to bomb Hezbollah targets,  U.S. troops will not be sent to the region, the President assured.

The agreement includes assurances that Israel will be secure from threats by Hezbollah, which has been bombing Israel from southern Lebanon, and other terrorist groups.  Hezbollah must move its forces north of the Litani River, about 20 miles from the Blue Line marking the Israel-Lebanon border. 

Over the next six weeks,  stabilization of southern Lebanon is to be provided by the Lebanese army  and State Security Forces will deploy 10,000 troops, under international supervision. The agreement also includes withdrawal of Israeli forces, ultimately allowing residents of both Israel and southern Lebanon to return safely to their homes.

But President Biden made clear in a press conference, “This is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.”

October 26, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Who Is Winning the Election? Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump Polls 10 Days Out (Newsweek)
• Key lines to understand the Kamala Harris town hall on CNN (CNN)
• Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age (New York Times)
• Ghost guns and transgender care: Major cases before US Supreme Court (BBC)
• Life of the Mother: How Abortion Bans Lead to Preventable Deaths (ProPublica)
• Death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 227 as recovery efforts continue (!0 News)
• Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, 26 watches to Georgia election workers  (NPR)

WORLD

• Israel confirms Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza (AP)
• Thousands of North Korean Soldiers Moving to Russia-Ukraine Border (Newsweek)
• In the heartland of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, the old ways have changed and violence rages (AP)
• Israel limited its attack on Iran, hoping to ease tensions for now  (Washington Post)
• Israel bombs Lebanon, Gaza ahead of one-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks (Reuters)
• Gazans wonder how to deal with tons of rubble (Reuters)
• Mexican mayor assassinated days after taking office (Reuters)
• This Caribbean nation is preparing for the ravages of climate change by selling citizenship (Washington Post)
• A-bomb survivors use Nobel Peace Prize to share anti-nuke message with the young  (AP)
• Norway introduces temporary border checks after its terror threat level was raised (AP)
• Powerful storm knocks out power to 1.4 million homes in Brazil's largest city  (AP)
• Zelenskiy says North Koreans fighting with Russians in Ukraine (Reuters)

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September 5, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Homeowners are rushing to refinance their mortgages after rates finally dropped (CNN)
• Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens (AP)
• Cooling July Inflation Sets Stage for Fed’s September Rate Cut (Wall Street Journal)
• Grocery price gouging to feature prominently in Harris economic plan (Politico)
• Special counsel reindicts Trump with narrower set of accusations after Supreme Court immunity decision (CBS News)
• RFK endorses Trump as he suspencts campaign (Politico)
• Potential 2024 ‘Chaos’: Election Deniers Refusing to Certify Results (Rolling Stone)
• Trump allies test a new strategy for blocking election results (Washington Post)
• FBI concludes Iran was behind Trump campaign hack (The Hill)
• Trump seeks to delay his hush money sentencing until after the election (Politico)
• Biden, Harris hail Medicare drug price cuts that will save billions  (Reuters)
• US FAA requires inspections of Boeing 787 planes following mid-air dive (FAA)

WORLD

• Large-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years  
•  US charges Hamas leaders over Oct. 7 attack on Israel (Reuters)
• Ukraine racks up gains with Russia incursion, faces challenge holding territory (Reuters)
• What we know about the six hostages killed in Gaza (CNN)
• West Bank Palestinians Fear a Gaza-Like War  (Time)
• France investigating synagogue explosion as suspected terrorism (BBC)
• Japan urges 4 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain (CNN)

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August 5, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• US and Russia complete biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, freeing Gershkovich and Whelan
• 4 revelations raising heat on Secret Service after Trump shooting (The Hill)
• Kamala Harris was less than 20 ft from pipe bomb during Jan 6 attack, new Homeland Security report reveals (UK Independent)
• Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns  (CNN)
• Historic flood of cash pours into Harris campaign and allied groups  (Washington Post)
• Simone Biles becomes most decorated American gymnast in history of the Olympic Games( Today)
• US allies grapple with J.D. Vance (Politico)
• Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in pervasive sexual abuse, US says (AP)
• As cartels take a stake in ‘green gold,’ US and Mexico rethink how avocados reach American kitchens (Apple News)
• Takeaways from the scathing appeals court ruling denying immunity to Donald Trump (CNN)

WORLD

• Ukraine confirms F-16s have arrived in country as Zelensky heralds 'new chapter' in fight against Russia (CNN)
• Israel believes Hezbollah senior commander killed in Beirut strike, Israeli media report says Reuters)
• Hamas leader was killed in Iran by bomb planted months before blast, source says (CNN)
• Sudan says it conditionally accepts invitation to U.S.-sponsored peace talks  (Reuters)
• Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians  (Reuters)
• France investigates death threats sent to Israeli athletes (Reuters)
• Vandalism hits communication lines in France during Paris Olympics (AP) 
• Explainer: What is happening with Venezuela's contested election?  (Reuters)

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July 18, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Law enforcement: Bomb making materials found in vehicle, at home of man suspected in Trump rally shooting (AP)
•  What we know—and don’t know—so far about the Trump rally gunman (Time)
• Joe Biden Stands Up For Democracy In NATO Speech (Meidas News)
• Trump claims not to know who is behind Project 2025. A CNN review found at least 140 people who worked for him are involved (CNN)
• Biden is eyeing big changes for the Supreme Court. But he needs Congress to make them (NPR)
• Special counsel to appeal ruling dismissing Trump’s documents case  (The Hill)
• J.D. Vance As Trump’s VP: “A Corporate CEO’s Dream And A Worker’s Nightmare” (Lever)
• JD Vance once compared Trump to Hitler. Now they are running mates. (Reuters)
• President Biden tests positive for COVID, taking him off campaign trail during critical time (USA TODAY)
•  Biden pleads with Americans to cool down the political temperature (Politico)
•  FAA orders inspection of 2,600 Boeing 737s over oxygen mask issue  (Reuters)
• America’s most popular governors are also the most powerless (Politico)

WORLD

• Satellite images show expansion of suspected Chinese spy bases in Cuba (Apple News)
• Israel bombards central Gaza as tanks advance deeper in Rafah (Reuters)
• Who is Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's new president-elect? (Reuters)
• A Moscow court orders the arrest of Alexei Navalny's widow in absentia   (NPR)
• NATO allies call China a 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war in Ukraine (AP)
• How these Ukrainian artists are using their talents to support the war effort (NPR)
• Outrage in China over use of unwashed fuel tankers to transport cooking oil (Guardian)

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June 19, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Retailers are finally cutting prices. Will it last? (Washington Post)
• Senate Republicans block Democratic bill to protect IVF nationwide (NBC)
• Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight (AP)
• CNN rules for first US presidential debate: no props, muted microphones (Reuters)
• A water war is looming between Mexico and the US. Neither side will win (CNN)
• Migrant arrests drop at US-Mexico border as Biden asylum ban rolls out (Reuters)
• Biden says he won’t pardon Hunter Biden or commute his sentence in first public remarks after guilty verdict  (CNN)
• Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show (CNN)
• Epoch Times Executive Accused of Laundering $67 Million (New York Times)
• Trump ally Bannon ordered to report to prison for defying Jan. 6 probe (Reuters)
• Congressional stock trading law has unintended, but profitable consequence (NPR)
• FAA investigates another midair incident with a Boeing 737 Max  (NPR)

WORLD

• Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa (CNN)  
• UN Security Council approves US proposal for permanent ceasefire in Gaza  (CNN)
• Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, forcing people to flee again (Reuters)
• Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza; Hamas says 210 Palestinians killed in Israeli assault (Reuters)
• Russia co-opts far-right politicians in Europe with cash, officials say (AP)
• The far right made big gains in European elections. What’s next, and why does it matter? (AP)
• A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters (AP)
• G7 agrees $50bn loan for Ukraine from Russian assets (BBC)
• Mexico City's metro still unsafe for women despite its women-only cars (NPR)
• Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon (AP)
• US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels (AP)

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May 23, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company, sued in groundbreaking monopoly lawsuit(CNN)
• Biden takes credit for Target grocery price cuts: ‘They’re answering the call’ (CNBC)
• Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn – report (Guardian)
• Trump's social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a 'unified Reich'  (AP)
• Fact-checking Trump’s lie that Biden tried to have him assassinated (CNN)
• Nikki Haley says she’ll vote for Trump (NPR)
• Will RFK Jr. qualify for June presidential debate? (ABC News)
• Biden defends 'strategic and targeted' China tariffs, seeking contrast with Trump  (The Hill)
• With Trump's trial underway, most Americans now believe he falsified records to hide hush money payment (Yahoo News)
• Trump vows to "NEVER" take away birth control — except he spent four years doing just that (Salon)
• VP Harris rips Trump over latest comments on states monitoring pregnant women (The Hill)
• Trump prosecutor Fani Willis and trial judge Scott McAfee win their elections in Georgia (CNN)
• Hillary Clinton slams anti-Israel protests on college campuses, says students have been fed propaganda (Times of Israel)

WORLD

• What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and others (AP)
• The impact of recognising a Palestinian state  (BBC)
• Slovakia’s populist prime minister shot in assassination attempt(AP)
• Israel orders more evacuations as Rafah fighting intensifies  (BBC)
• Over 100 Wildfires Burn in Mexico Amid Heat Wave  (Time.com)
• Thousands of Canadians forced to evacuate as massive wildfire burns  (CBS)
• Hundreds flee Ukraine border area after Russia attack (BBC)
• Strong earthquake strikes near Mexico-Guatemala border (Reuters)
• Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315 (Reuters)
• Gunmen kidnap more than 100 in attack on villages in northwest Nigeria (Reuters)
• As Argentina inflation nears 300%, climb in prices slows a bit (Reuters)
• Japan complains about Chinese ambassador's comment relating to Taiwan  (Reuters)
• Jordan foils arms plot as kingdom caught in Iran-Israel shadow war (Reuters)

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April 25, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows (AP) 
• Biden administration finalizes new rules for power plants in one of its most significant climate actions to-date  (CNN)
• Trump hush money trial live updates: David Pecker returns for cross-examination (The Hill)
• Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House (AP)
• In Trump immunity case, divided Supreme Court seems open to some protection (CBS News)
• Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says (AP)
• FBI concerned about possible coordinated attack in US after Russia massacre (Reuters)
• Airlines required to refund passengers for canceled, delayed flights (ABC news)
• Biden says he’s happy to debate Trump (The Hill)
• Another Boeing whistleblower says he faced retaliation  (NPR)
• FTC bans most noncompete agreements between employers and workers (NPR)
• Baltimore bridge collapse could wipe out emergency federal highway fund (Washington Post)
• Donald Trump Falling Asleep at Trial Sparks Flood of Mockery (Newsweek)

WORLD

• US sends seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine (Reuters).
• How Israel foiled Iran’s attack (Politico)
• Israeli military pledges response to Iran attack amid calls for restraint (Reuters)
• Hamas tells negotiators it doesn’t have 40 Israeli hostages needed for first round of ceasefire (CNN)
• Israeli military intelligence head resigns over Oct. 7 failures (Reuters)
• At least 50,000 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine, media probe finds (NPR)
• Chinese cities are sinking rapidly (NPR)
• US intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine  (AP)
• Hostages in Gaza raise painful reminders as Jews observe Passover 

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March 18, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• US makes its first Gaza aid airdrop as mediators to seek truce deal(Reuters)
• Trump warns of “bloodbath” if he isn’t reelected (PBS)
• Republicans’ Star Informant Against Hunter Biden Was Just Arrested by the FBI (Slate)
• Ex-FBI source charged with Biden lies is tied to Russian intelligence, prosecutors say (NPR)
• Power lines ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history, officials say  (AP)
• Alabama court ruled frozen embryos are children. Experts explain potential impacts to IVF treatment. (CBS News)
• Can Trump pay? What if he doesn’t? Here’s what to know about Trump’s massive civil judgments. (Politico)
• George Soros’ fund set to become largest shareholder in radio giant Audacy (Market Watch)
• Hard hit by the US opioid crisis, Oregon reconsiders decriminalization (Reuters)
• Supreme Court stalls Trump’s federal election trial while weighing his immunity bid (Politico)
• DOJ says it has foiled 4 state-sponsored murder attempts since 2022 (NPR)
• Boeing whistleblower is found dead in South Carolina  (NPR)
• Lahaina community tries new solution to keep homes affordable after wildfire (NPR)

WORLD

• Evacuation flights for U.S. citizens begin as Haiti deteriorates (BBC)
• Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets (Reuters)
• One of the world’s biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water (CNN)
• Mexicans turn out in droves to 'protect democracy' ahead of elections (Reuters)
• Haiti judge charges widow, ex-PM over president's assassination (Reuters)
• Ukraine needs more than a billion dollars to rebuild its scientific infrastructure, UN agency says (AP)
• Navalny aide Volkov attacked with hammer in Lithuania (Reuters)
• Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances   (AP)
• Poland's president calls on NATO allies to raise spending on defense to 3% of GDP  (AP)
• More than 100 killed while seeking aid in Gaza, overall death toll passes 30,000 (Reuters)
• Israeli report says Hamas sexual violence 'systematic and intentional' (BBC)

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February 5, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• What we know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria (CNN)
• Three US troops killed, up to 34 injured in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran (Reuters)
• Biden gets the South Carolina victory he wanted (Politico)
• Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border (NBC)
• Biden backs Senate border deal, vows to 'shut down the border' when overwhelmed (Reuters)
• Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds (Guardian)
• Pelosi claims some protesters calling for Gaza cease-fire are linked to Russia  (NPR)
• Nikki Haley targeted in 'swatting' incident at her home (Reuters)
• Ryan Samsel, Jan. 6 defendant who instigated breach, convicted of multiple felonies  (MSN)
• Hawaii officials identify the last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina  (CBS 8)
• Ex-FBI officials warn Congress the US is being invaded, calling it a 'new and imminent' danger (Law Enforcement Today)
• Religious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S. (NPR)
• Trump must pay $83 million for defaming E. Jean Carroll, jury says (CBS)

WORLD

• How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election  (AP)
• Israeli intelligence accuses 190 Gaza U.N. staff of Hamas, Islamic Jihad roles (Reuters)
• Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack  (AP)
• Ukraine to start building 4 new nuclear reactors this year (Reuters)
• Taiwan begins extended one-year conscription in response to China threat
• U.S. Secretly Alerted Iran Ahead of Islamic State Terrorist Attack (WSJ)

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January 9, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Congress faces crisis at home and abroad as 2024 deepens partisan division (CNN)
• How Trump's promise to pardon Jan. 6 rioters raises the threat of extremism (NPR)
• Most people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong.  (MSN)
• House GOP majority to shrink to 2 with Ohio lawmaker’s early resignation (The Hill)
• Haley declines to say slavery was cause of Civil War (Politico)
• Trump shares poll showing voters associate potential second term with "revenge"  (Reuters)
• Ohio governor vetos ban on transgender care, sports participation (Reuters)
• Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home  (AP)

WORLD 

• Gaza war spreads to Beirut with killing of Hamas deputy leader (Reuters)
• Hundreds of passengers escape after jet collides with small plane on its way to Japan quake zone (Sky News)
• Russia pounds Ukraine's two biggest cities in new wave of attacks (Reuters)
• Chinese military purge exposes weakness, could widen (Reuters)
• Houthi militants attack container ship, Maersk halts Red Sea sailing (Reuters)
• At least five dead after huge earthquake rocks Japan on New Year's Day (Reuters)
• More than 20 countries now part of US-led Red Sea coalition, Pentagon says (Reuters)
• More Ukrainian children from Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus  (NPR)
• Worldwide, 2024 elections are a target for bad actors trying to disrupt democracy  (NPR)
• Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be using fuel, IAEA says (Reuters)
• India probes suspected human trafficking after 276 nationals return home (Reuters)
• Iran threatens Mediterranean closure over Gaza, without saying how (Reuters)
• In threatening shift, North Korea moves to redefine relations with South (Reuters)
• Egypt plans expansion of new capital as first residents trickle in (Reuters)

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November 17, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include

U.S.

• Biden signs funding bill, averting a government shutdown (NBC)
• US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink (Reuters)
• Under fire, US Supreme Court unveils ethics code for justices (Reuters)
• Conservatives aim to restructure U.S. government and replace it with Trump’s vision (Associated Press)
• IRS releases updated 2024 income tax brackets (Scripps News)
• Jim Biden's last name has helped open doors. It also has made him a target of House Republicans  (AP)
• Joe Manchin won't seek reelection in 2024, dealing blow to Dems' Senate map (Politico)
• Trump family takes the stand: Angry outbursts, memory lapses and ‘gotcha’ moments from the civil fraud trial (NBC)
• Dems all agree, Tuesday’s elections were a romp. They disagree about why.(Politico)

WORLD

• UN says starvation imminent in Gaza, no let-up in Israeli assault (Reuters)
• Under pressure from Biden, Israel agrees to implement humanitarian ‘pauses’ (Politico)
• White House says intelligence shows Hamas using al-Shifa hospital for command node, storing weapons(CNN)
• Israel rebuffs calls for ceasefire; Lebanon strike angers Hezbollah(Reuters)
• Russia loads missile with nuclear-capable glide vehicle into launch silo(Reuters)
• Putin ally warns 'enemy' Poland: you risk losing your statehood(Reuters)
• Russia formally withdraws from key post-Cold War European armed forces treaty (Reuters)
• A pod of orcas sinks a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar   (NPR)

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October 13, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Steve Scalise drops out of speaker’s race as House GOP faces leadership crisis (CNN)
• White House calls top lawmakers over to discuss Israel aid package (Politico)
• Hollywood writers ratify new contract with studios (CNBC)
• Candidates’ differences on Ukraine reflect stark divide within GOP (Washington Post)
• Student loan payments restart in October. Here's what borrowers should know (CNN)
• Major tests await conservative US Supreme Court in new term (Reuters)
• Pro-Palestinian events across the U.S. trigger outrage from many politicians  (NPR)
• At least 11 American citizens killed in Israel, Biden says (Reuters)
• RFK Jr. goes independent. Does that hurt Biden or Trump? (Politico)
• US Senator Bob Menendez charged with acting as unregistered agent of Egypt (Reuters)
• A new bill could reduce the fees shop owners are charged when customers swipe a card  (NPR)

WORLD

Israel-Palestine War

• Israel-Gaza attacks: Netanyahu forms emergency government and war cabinet (BBC)
• Israel orders siege of Gaza Strip (Washington Post)
• UN says nearly 200,000 displaced in Gaza, water shortages expected (Reuters)
• Israel festival revelers shot at point-blank range, video shows (CNN)
• Israel War Map Shows Areas Reclaimed by IDF  (Newsweek)
• Fate of more than 100 Israeli hostages consumes, unifies a terrorized nation (Washington Post)
• At least 40 babies killed, beheaded in Israeli kibbutz outside Gaza Strip, reports say  (NBC)
• Major airlines halt flights to Israel after Hamas attack (CBS)

Other world news

• Afghanistan earthquake: More than 1,000 dead as villagers dig for survivors  (BBC)
• Russian Black Sea fleet commander killed in Crimea, Ukraine claims( Guardian)
• China and Syria announce 'strategic partnership' after its leaders met in Beijing (NPR)
• UK firm sold thousands of unverified jet engine parts, CFM says (Reuters)
• 'Half the village is gone': Ukraine hamlet reels after missile strike (Reuters)
• Hungary, Poland rail at EU migration policy as bloc leaders meet (Reuters)

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September 23, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

General  news

• Federal judge says DACA is illegal in ruling likely headed for Supreme Court(NBC)
• No defensible argument’: Anger boils over at CEO pay (Politico)
• What's next for Fox as Rupert Murdoch hands reins to Lachlan (Reuters)
• Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow (Washington Post)
• 4 reasons why your car insurance premium is soaring  (NPR)
• After shoppers' habits have changed, malls try to figure out what comes next   (NPR)

Politics and election

• The U.S. federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean, who’s hit and what’s next? (CNBC)
• The sleeper legal fight that could define 2024: Is Trump even eligible to run? (Politico)
• Nikki Haley's 2024 White House bid charts hazardous path in isolationist Republican Party (Reuters)
• That Big Poll Showing Trump and Biden Are Evenly Matched? Trump Helped Pay for It.  (New Republic)
• A third party signed up 15,000 voters in Arizona. Democrats worry that's enough for a Biden spoiler (AP)
• Trump urges government shutdown in unlikely bid to 'defund' his criminal prosecutions(Reuters)

Indictments and prosecutions

• Jan. 6 defendants bring cases to Supreme Court. Here's what it could mean for Donald Trump (USA Today)
• Menendez steps down as Foreign Relations chairman after indictment (The Hill)
• Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges (CBS News)
• Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro is convicted of contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 investigation (NBC)
• Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years for role in US Capitol attack (Reuters)

WORLD

North America

• Canada says it suspects India involved in Sikh leader murder (Reuters)
• Mexico ends its federal ban on abortion, but a patchwork of state restrictions remains (AP)
• Cuba uncovers human trafficking of Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine   (Reuters)

Africa

• Exclusive: EU temporarily holds back food aid in Somalia after UN records widespread theft (Reuters)
• US, Norway to launch Africa agriculture fund, commit $70 million (Reuters)
• How Arab fighters carried out a rolling ethnic massacre in Sudan (Reuters)
• Morocco’s reluctance to accept quake aid baffles foreign governments (Washington Post)
• Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 missing (Reuters)

Asia

• Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record (Reuters)

Europe

• U.S. to give Ukraine long-range missiles (BBC)
• Ukraine hits HQ of Russia's symbolic Black Sea navy (BBC)
• Sand dredging is 'sterilizing' ocean floor, UN warns (Reuters)
• Boats, helicopters rescue hundreds after storm in Greece  (Reuters)

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