Day: October 21, 2024

Moldovan President Maia Sandu faced an unexpected setback as a referendum on joining the European Union appeared on track to pass with a slim margin, defying pre-vote polls showing a consistent majority in the former Soviet republic backing accession.

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With just over two weeks to go before the 2024 presidential election and the race in a dead heat, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are hitting the campaign trail in strategic battleground states.

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Smoke billowed above suburbs of the capital Beirut after Israel urged people to move away from branches of Al-Qard Al-Hasan, a Hezbollah-run financial institution.

1. Blasts heard in Lebanon as Israel vows to hit Hezbollah banks  BBC.com
2. Israeli airstrikes pound Lebanon and Gaza  CNN
3. Israel Strikes Hezbollah-Affiliated Financial Branches Across Lebanon  The New York Times
4. Israel says it will target Hezbollah’s financial arm and begins striking Beirut  The Associated Press
5. Lebanese flee as blasts hit Beirut, Israel warns of strikes on Hezbollah finance arm  Reuters

According to Axios; Israel has presented the White House with a Document detailing their Demands for a Ceasefire in Lebanon, with the Demands set to accompany President Biden’s Envoy, Amos Hochstein on his Visit tomorrow to the Lebanese Capital of Beirut.

During his Visit, Amos… pic.twitter.com/ZiWuB0iOkY

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