Today
Israel strikes heart of Beirut, killing six
Witnesses reported hearing a massive blast, and a security source said it targeted a building in the central district of Bachoura, near parliament.
- 1 min ago
- Timour Azhari and Ari Rabinovitch
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In Beirut’s once-bustling suburbs, smoking rubble and eerie quiet
Most of the residents of the Dahiya – the collection of neighbourhoods on the southern outskirts of Beirut where Hezbollah is the dominant power – have fled this week.
- Christina Goldbaum and Hwaida Saad
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
How Israel could retaliate against Iran
Officials say Israel’s options include attacks in Iran, such as on missile launchers or oil infrastructure, some have even called for strikes against its nuclear facilities.
- James Shotter
Trump not immune from crimes in election case, prosecutors argue
The government says the former president was acting as a private citizen when he allegedly pressured his VP to intervene to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s win.
- Zoe Tillman, Chris Strohm and David Voreacos
Yesterday
- Opinion
- US election
No more weird: Vance remakes the Trump campaign record
J.D. Vance wanted to come across as a nice guy while making Donald Trump’s policies sound sensible. The real nice guy, Tim Walz, tried to challenge that but it was too little, too late.
- Jennifer Hewett
Israel’s twin fears collide on a Jaffa street
Israelis confronted the anxieties that have consumed them for most of their lives – a chance encounter with death from a gunman, and an attack by a powerful enemy.
- Mehul Srivastava, Polina Ivanova, James Shotter and Raya Jalabi
PM condemns Iran; Vance debates Walz; CBA shuffles ranks
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
US job openings climb to three-month high, exceeding forecast
Job openings rose beyond expectations, but other economic indicators showed a mixed picture of the labour market.
- Jarrell Dillard
This Month
US dockworkers strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping
The strike blocks everything from food to automobile shipments across dozens of ports from Maine to Texas, in a disruption likely to cost the economy billions a day.
- Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson
Biden accuses Trump of ‘lying’ over response to Hurricane Helene
The former president, who rushed to southern Georgia to speak about the hurricane’s impact, quickly sought to blame the president and vice president for being slow to react.
- James Politi
Iran, Israel and the rising threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb
Iran’s supreme leader may decide that the only way ahead for the regime - despised by its own citizens and vulnerable to Israeli attack - is nuclear weapons.
- The Economist
September
Nasrallah’s funeral could coincide with IDF invasion
The Hezbollah leader’s funeral – like his speeches – is likely to garner considerable attention across the region and may be exploited by anti-Israeli forces.
- Melanie Swan, Paul Nuki and Adrian Blomfield
- Analysis
- Manufacturing
Are Chinese cars spying on you?
Security experts say there is a genuine growing fear that the West is becoming exposed to Chinese components under the hood as vehicles become more connected.
- James Titcomb
US climate change targets threatened by tech energy surge from AI
The latest assessment puts the US trajectory even further from its national target to cut its emissions by 50-52 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels.
- Amanda Chu, Jamie Smyth and Aime Williams
Israel strikes multiple fronts amid fears of regional war
Israel’s show of military force reached from Lebanon to the province of Hodeidah in Yemen, where IDF warplanes attacked power plants and shipping infrastructure.
- Christopher Maag, Euan Ward and Adam Rasgon
Hurricane Helene kills 64 in US, leaves $37b damage bill
Hurricane Helene has killed dozens of people and knocked out power to millions across several US states, as the threat of flooding and dam bursts continues.
- Stephen Smith, Kate Payne and Heather Hollingsworth
- Opinion
- Pharmaceuticals
Everyone’s on Ozempic, so why won’t anyone ‘admit’ it?
The fashion world is embracing weight-loss drugs – but very discreetly.
- Jo Ellison
Trump steps up personal attacks on ‘mentally disabled’ Harris
The Republican presidential candidate also blasted illegal immigrants as “vile monsters” as he increases his harsh rhetoric in an increasingly tight election.
- Tim Reid
China’s newest nuclear sub sinks in blow to modernisation
China’s newest nuclear attack submarine has sunk in a shipyard accident, in a setback to the country’s attempts to overtake the US in a naval arms race.
- Idrees Ali
- Opinion
- World politics
Why even good politicians are unpopular these days
It’s not just Keir Starmer – political leaders are on the nose around the world, and it’s not all their fault. Decades of peace and affluence have raised expectations.
- Janan Ganesh