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Russia’s exiled opposition rocked by claims over hammer attack on Navalny ally

Accusations that another Kremlin critic ordered attack on Leonid Volkov throws scattered opposition into further disarray

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2024

OPINION - Israel and Iran are at war — and if a nuclear site is hit, all bets for peace are off

Though they have tried to deny it, the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran is now in direct confrontation with Israel. Iran has said it doesn’t want a full on conflict involving ground forces. But, through proxies and two major aerial bombardments by ballistic missiles in six months, Iran…

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024

Joe Biden's hint of Israeli strike on Iranian oil sites sends crude price surging

Comment comes after Biden warned Israel against hitting nuclear sites in Iran, as UK urges de-escalation

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024

Afternoon Update: scores killed in Beirut; Sydney Palestine vigil cancelled; falcon chicks hatch in Melbourne

At least six people have died after an Israeli missile strike on a medical centre in Lebanon’s capital

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2024

Brits flee Lebanon on superyachts and UK lays on new evacuation flights amid scramble to escape conflict

UK government charters further flights from Beirut as conflict between Israel and Hezbollah spirals

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024

Middle East crisis: IDF intercepts ‘hostile aircraft’ from east – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2024

Middle East latest: Israeli strike kills at least 6 in Beirut as foreign nationals evacuate

At least six people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in Beirut overnight, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, as governments around the world scrambled to evacuate their citizens from the country

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

Gulf leaders support Palestine – but many would not mind seeing Israel challenge Iran

The escalating Middle East conflict could create a dangerous vacuum – or an opportunity – for several states

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2024

The long-feared Middle East war is here. This is how Israel could now hit back at Iran

When Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel this week in retaliation for the Israeli assassinations of the Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, some were surprised by Tehran’s forceful response.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Russian strike hits Kharkiv apartment block; Ukrainian troops quit Vuhledar

Zelenskyy urges western backing akin to that for Israel after Kharkiv strike; Ukraine’s 72nd mechanised brigade leaves eastern town of Vuhledar after more than two years. What we know on day 953

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2024