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Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza
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Large Chinese language navy drills gasoline alarm in Taiwan
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Playing hub Macau’s new Beijing-backed chief
Good morning. Israel stated yesterday it had killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the architect of final yr’s October 7 assault which triggered the deadliest battle within the historical past of the Israeli-Palestinian battle.
Sinwar’s loss of life is a pivotal second within the yr of preventing, delivering a extreme blow to the Palestinian militant group and a symbolic victory to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israel Protection Forces stated Sinwar had been killed on Wednesday by troopers from its southern command within the south of the Gaza Strip, with out giving additional particulars. Hamas didn’t instantly verify Sinwar’s loss of life.
Netanyahu hailed Sinwar’s loss of life as a “victory of good over evil” and “the beginning of the day after Hamas” rule in Gaza, including these militants nonetheless holding Israeli hostages within the enclave now had a chance to launch them and be allowed to stay.
The IDF, outlining how Sinwar was positioned and killed, stated he was noticed by likelihood on Wednesday by its forces. Right here’s what occurred through the pursuit of the Hamas chief.
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‘Dead man walking’: After greater than a yr, the relentless seek for Yahya Sinwar, Israel’s most needed man, lastly led to a bombed-out constructing within the south of the Gaza Strip.
Right here’s what else I’m conserving tabs on at present:
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Financial information: China broadcasts third-quarter GDP together with the September home worth index and retail gross sales. Japan releases its September inflation information.
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UK-China relations: UK overseas secretary David Lammy meets his Chinese language counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing. Lammy will elevate considerations over human rights and China’s assist for Russia, in response to folks accustomed to his plans.
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5 extra prime tales
1. China’s present of drive round Taiwan in a day of large navy workouts has fuelled alarm in Taipei. A senior Taiwanese nationwide safety official referred to as for different democracies to push again more durable in opposition to Beijing after China deployed a report variety of warplanes round Taiwan on Monday.
2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he has intelligence experiences that 10,000 North Korean troopers are getting ready to enter the battle on the facet of Russia. The White Home stated yesterday it couldn’t independently verify the experiences, however Nationwide Safety Council spokesperson John Kirby described them as “concerning”.
3. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s proposed $47bn buyout of Seven & i is a greater deal and fewer dangerous than its goal’s break-up plan, the Canadian retailer’s chief stated in Tokyo as he urged the Japanese group to start out talks. Couche-Tard executives are in Japan to attempt to transfer their provide ahead, and stated they needed the prospect to debate their bid with authorities officers who must assessment any deal.
4. China plans to nearly double credit score assist for a specific group of housing tasks to Rmb4tn ($562bn) as a part of official efforts to reinvigorate its property sector and switch across the financial system. China’s housing minister stated the brand new funds must be deployed by the tip of the yr. Be taught extra concerning the so-called whitelist of tasks which are eligible to obtain financing.
5. Meta has fired about two dozen workers in Los Angeles for utilizing their $25 meal credit to purchase home items together with pimples pads, wine glasses and laundry detergent. The terminations happened final week, simply days earlier than the social media firm individually started restructuring sure groups throughout WhatsApp, Instagram and Actuality Labs, its augmented and digital actuality arm.
Information in-depth
The following chief of playing hub Macau is a Beijing-backed former prime choose who has beforehand warned in opposition to the “wild” growth of the gaming sector. Sam Hou Fai was elected unopposed on Sunday by a variety committee stacked with pro-Beijing politicians and businesspeople. Analysts stated the territory’s playing sector is about to come back underneath additional stress from China when Sam takes workplace in December.
We’re additionally studying . . .
Chart of the day
Synthetic intelligence is being marshalled in a number of fields to alleviate issues in among the world’s poorest nations — in Zambia to assist enhance medical diagnostics, in Kenya to allow farmers to determine crop illness and in Ethiopia to tailor schooling supplies to pupils’ wants. However some worry the technological rush will deepen a digital divide.
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Italian trend group Prada and the US aerospace start-up Axiom House yesterday unveiled the spacesuits that may take astronauts to the Moon on Nasa’s upcoming Artemis III mission. Right here’s extra on the not-very-fashionable however extremely engineered 200kg-plus gender-neutral white extravehicular mobility unit spacesuit.
Extra contributions from Gordon Smith and Irwin Cruz
