Lebanon

As we approach November 5th, this year’s U.S. presidential election has captivated global interest. Many geopolitical analysts have been repeating, almost monotonously, the familiar claim that these elections are the most critical in the U.S. since 1860.

The opening of the 26th International Istanbul Puppet Festival, featuring 11 different performances from six countries this year, was held at Turşucuzade Mansion Sıbyan School.

Cengiz Özek, the festival's art director, said that the festival was born out of the intense interest they encountered during previous international Karagöz performances.

At least 10 strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs early Friday, after the Israeli army issued orders for buildings in the Hezbollah stronghold to be evacuated.

The strikes come a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met visiting U.S. officials to discuss a possible deal to end the war in Lebanon with the death toll mounting on both sides of the border.

Seven lives were lost in northern Israel after Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on the region, targeting areas near Metula and Haifa. According to a report by the Times of Israel, this incident marked one of the deadliest days for Israeli civilians in recent months.

Senior U.S. officials were to meet their Israeli counterparts on Thursday to discuss a possible deal to end the conflict in Lebanon and secure Israel's northern border from Hezbollah attacks.

Türkiye's permanent representative to the U.N. announced Tuesday that Türkiye, along with a coalition of key nations, has issued a joint letter calling for a halt to arms transfers to Israel.

An Israeli air strike on a single residential block killed nearly 100 people on Tuesday, Gaza's civil defense agency said, leaving rescuers scrambling for survivors as Israel pursued its offensives in Gaza and Lebanon.

Israel's key ally and backer the United States called the strike — which killed a large number of children — "horrifying".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a security council meeting at 20:00 today, gathering his cabinet ministers and intelligence chiefs to discuss diplomatic efforts for a resolution to the conflict in Lebanon, reported Axios journalist Barak Ravid on X, citing two sources and Israeli med

Yemen's Houthis targeted a Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged bulker but all three strikes against it missed, a maritime security source told Reuters on Tuesday.

The attack took place on Monday and was the first against a commercial vessel in weeks following an escalation in Israel's campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon this month.