Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas who is believed to be the architect of the Oct 7th attack on Israel has been killed. What a group of voters who disliked both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are thinking now that Vice President Harris is in the race. And President Biden is in Berlin today to meet with European leaders for the last time as President. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter . Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Hannah Bloch, Kelsey Snell, Nick Spicer, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woelfe. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Nia Dumas and Kaity Kline. Our Executive Producer is Erika Aguilar. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Andie Huether. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Day: October 18, 2024
Kamala Harris to hecklers at rally: “I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street” https://t.co/oR6fv1qYta
— The Hill (@thehill) October 18, 2024
Every calculation and every shot brings us closer to victory!
📷: 406th Artillery Brigade pic.twitter.com/eCd7MCzdGM
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) October 18, 2024
BREAKING:
Sweden announces it will increase its military personnel from 88 000 to 127 300 by 2035.
The Swedes will also raise defense spending from 1.5% of GDP last year to 2.6% by 2028.
Under the new plan, they will strengthen their air defense and acquire more artillery
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 18, 2024
Rain suspends play in BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea with Green in the lead https://t.co/ULbDl8abpm
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 18, 2024