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U.S. urges Israel to improve Gaza’s humanitarian conditions or risk losing aid.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin have urged Israel to take immediate steps to improve the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, according to recent reports.

Israel kills at least 50 in Gaza as forces surround northern Jabalia.

Israeli military operations intensified across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with airstrikes killing at least 50 Palestinians as troops focused on the northern Jabalia area.

UN refugee agency reports that a quarter of Lebanon is under Israeli evacuation orders.

Israel has escalated its military operations against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, issuing evacuation orders that now affect over a quarter of the country, according to the U.N. refugee agency.

Harris criticizes Trump’s ‘enemy from within’ remarks at Pennsylvania rally.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris took aim at her Republican rival Donald Trump on Monday, criticizing his recent comments about an “enemy within” the United States and his suggestion to use the military domestically.

California reports five suspected human cases of bird flu.

The cases originated from nine different dairy farms, where the individuals were exposed to sick poultry or dairy.

Israel hits northern Lebanon town, prompting UN concern for peacekeepers.

Israel expanded its military operations in Lebanon on Monday, targeting Hezbollah militants and killing at least 21 people in an airstrike in the northern town of Aitou.

Canada expels Indian diplomats due to criminal evidence.

This action was taken in response to allegations by law enforcement authorities that agents associated with the Indian government were implicated in incidents of homicide, harassment, and other violent acts directed against Sikh separatists within Canada.

Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to inequality researchers Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson.

Three U.S.-based economists, Simon Johnson, James Robinson, and Daron Acemoglu, were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their groundbreaking research on the long-lasting impact of colonialism on global inequality.

Jewish Voice for Peace protesters stage sit-in at New York Stock Exchange to raise awareness of Gaza attacks.

On Monday, October 14, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, led by the activist group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), staged a sit-in protest outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Harris introduces new economic proposals targeting Black men.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled a series of policy proposals on Monday aimed at winning over Black men, a key voting bloc in the upcoming election.

Israeli strike kills at least 18 in Christian town in northern Lebanon.

On Monday, an airstrike hit the Christian-majority town of Aitou, killing at least 18 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. The attack struck a house that had been rented to displaced families, resulting in multiple casualties and injuries

Israeli tanks advance further into northern Gaza Strip.

The intensification of Israeli military operations in northern Gaza has escalated dramatically, with ground forces advancing into Gaza City’s outskirts and airstrikes pounding densely populated neighbourhoods.