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IDF targets Beirut suburb in retaliation for attack that killed 12 in the Golan Heights
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IDF targets Beirut suburb in retaliation for attack that killed 12 in the Golan Heights

Security forces and healthcare teams arrive at the site after an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike, where a drone fired three missiles in the Dahieh area of Beirut., the capital of Lebanon, on July 30, 2024. Houssam Shbaro | Anadolu | Getty Images The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had carried out an […]

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Bella Hadid ‘shocked’ at ‘lack of sensitivity’ in Adidas ad campaign linked to 1972 Munich Olympics
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Bella Hadid ‘shocked’ at ‘lack of sensitivity’ in Adidas ad campaign linked to 1972 Munich Olympics

Bella Hadid attends the “L’Amour Ouf” (Beating Hearts) Red Carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 23, 2024 in Cannes, France. Victor Boyko | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Model Bella Hadid issued a statement after starring in a controversial Adidas campaign that the sportswear company said […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Asian shares slide, U.S. stocks flat ahead of Big Tech earnings; McDonald’s earnings miss
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CNBC Daily Open: Asian shares slide, U.S. stocks flat ahead of Big Tech earnings; McDonald’s earnings miss

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 22, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Asian shares slide, U.S. stocks flat ahead of Big Tech earnings; McDonald’s earnings miss
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks little changed ahead of Big Tech earnings, McDonald’s misses estimates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Oct. 30, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, […]

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Israel vows to hit Hezbollah after rocket kills 12 on football field
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Israel vows to hit Hezbollah after rocket kills 12 on football field

People gather during the funeral of children who were killed at a soccer pitch by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, July 28, 2024. Ammar Awad | Reuters Thousands of mourners attended funeral ceremonies on Sunday for the 12 children and teenagers killed by a rocket […]

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Harris says ‘it is time for this war to end,’ affirms ‘unwavering’ support for Israel
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Harris says ‘it is time for this war to end,’ affirms ‘unwavering’ support for Israel

Vice President Kamala Harris said “Israel has a right to defend itself … and how it does matters.” Harris’ remarks followed a meeting she held with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington Thursday. “It is time for this war to end and end in a way where Israel is secure, all the hostages are […]

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Kamala Harris, dozens of lawmakers sit out Netanyahu speech to Congress
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Kamala Harris, dozens of lawmakers sit out Netanyahu speech to Congress

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024.  Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris and more than 30 Capitol Hill lawmakers are not planning to attend Israeli Prime Minister […]

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Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen after Tel Aviv attack
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Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen after Tel Aviv attack

A giant fire erupts at an oil storage facility following Israeli strikes in Yemen’s Houthi-held port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024. Israeli warplanes struck the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida on July 20, a day after a drone attack by the Houthi rebels killed a civilian in Tel Aviv, both sides said. Afp […]

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Top UN court says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal
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Top UN court says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024.  Piroschka Van De Wouw | Reuters The United Nations’ highest court said on Friday that Israel’s occupation of […]

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Wealth in Turkey grew the most in the world at 157% despite soaring inflation, according to ranking
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Wealth in Turkey grew the most in the world at 157% despite soaring inflation, according to ranking

Golden Horn and Bosphorus at sunset, Istanbul, Turkey Matteo Colombo | Digitalvision | Getty Images Turkey came out miles ahead of the rest of the world in an annual global wealth ranking — in a result that may come as surprising, given the country’s high levels of inflation. “Türkiye stands out with a staggering growth […]

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