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Israeli attacks in N Gaza kill, hurt dozens

GAZA, Oct 09 (AP/AFP): A large-scale Israeli operation in northern Gaza has killed and wounded dozens of people and threatens to shut down three hospitals over a year into the war with Hamas, Palestinian officials and residents said Wednesday.Heavy fighting is underway in Jabaliya, where Israeli forces carried out several...

Nepali teenager breaks record by climbing Earth's highest peaks

KATHMANDU, Oct 09 (BBC): A Nepalese teenager has broken the world record for the youngest mountaineer to summit Earth's 14 highest peaks. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, stood atop Tibet's Mount Shishapangma at about 06:05 local time on Wednesday.In doing so, he became the latest of just a few dozen people...

Ukrainian drone hits Russian arms depot

KYIV, Oct 09 (AP/AFP): A Ukrainian drone struck an important arms depot inside Russia, the Ukraine military said Wednesday, three weeks after another drone blasted a major Russian armory and three days after a drone smashed into a key oil terminal in Russia-occupied Crimea.The Tuesday night strike targeted an arsenal...

Hezbollah drops Gaza truce as condition for Lebanon ceasefire

BEIRUT, Oct 09 (Reuters): Hezbollah officials are no longer demanding a truce in Gaza as a condition for reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon, rowing back from an oft-repeated promise to keep fighting until Israel halts its offensive against Hezbollah's Iran-backed ally Hamas.Ever since Hezbollah began launching missiles across Lebanon's border...

Three million UK children living below poverty line

LONDON, Oct 09 (AFP): A record 9.3 million people, including three million children, are facing hunger and hardship in the UK, a study said Wednesday, with the new Labour government under pressure to do more to tackle child poverty.The findings come before the government's first budget later this month, and...

'Catastrophic'hurricane approaches Florida

TAMPA, Oct 09 (AFP): A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying.President Joe Biden warned that the Category 5 storm could be the worst natural disaster to hit the state in a...

SE Asian summit seeks progress on Myanmar civil war

VIENTIANE, Oct 09 (AFP): Southeast Asian leaders met for talks with a Myanmar junta representative at a regional summit Wednesday as they try to kickstart faltering diplomatic efforts to broker an end to the country's civil war.The disputed South China Sea will also be on the agenda at the Association...