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JERUSALEM (AP) — Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip.But they can help us understand how thoroughly the conflict has upended the lives of 2.1 million Palestinians living in the territory and decimated the territory’s 365 square kilometers (140 square miles).Out of every 10 people, one has been killed or injured in an Israeli strike. Nine are displaced. At least three have not eaten for days. Out of every 100 children, four have lost either one or both parents. Out of every 10 buildings that stood in Gaza prewar, eight are either…

Two years after Hamas’ attack ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, the militant group is weakened but not defeated, Israel has clobbered its enemies across the region but failed to achieve its main goals, and no one knows how it all will end.The Oct. 7, 2023, attack, the deadliest on Israeli soil, sparked one of the most devastating military campaigns since World War II, leaving tens of thousands of Palestinians dead, flattening vast areas of the blockaded territory and triggering a famine in parts.It sent ripples across the region, bringing Israel into combat with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, militant groups in…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A cautious calm set in Tuesday morning in neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria after overnight clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters.The violence came as tensions grow between the central government in Damascus and Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria.Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces targeted checkpoints of the Internal Security Forces on Monday evening, killing one and injuring four.SDF forces fired into residential neighborhoods in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo “with mortar shells and heavy machine guns” and there were civilian casualties, but…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Deloitte Australia will partially refund the 440,000 Australian dollars ($290,000) paid by the Australian government for a report that was littered with apparent AI-generated errors, including a fabricated quote from a federal court judgment and references to nonexistent academic research papers.The financial services firm’s report to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations was originally published on the department’s website in July. A revised version was published Friday after Chris Rudge, a Sydney University researcher of health and welfare law, said he alerted the media that the report was “full of fabricated references.”Deloitte had reviewed the…

Israelis gathered Tuesday to honor those killed as the country marks two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, while indirect peace discussions with Hamas unfold in Egypt. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip carry posters with portraits of their loved ones during a protest demanding their immediate release and calling for a ceasefire, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the ongoing…

China’s revelation of a J-16’s near-miss with foreign stealth jets has highlighted the intensifying race for air dominance in the Pacific—one defined less by combat encounters than by who can field, fund and sustain the future of airpower. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China has revealed a previously undisclosed aerial confrontation in 2024 involving a domestically produced J-16 fighter jet and two unidentified foreign stealth aircraft near its coastal waters, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The incident, recounted by People’s Liberation Army (PLA) pilot Li Chao of the Western Theatre Command, happened during a routine…

England captain Harry Kane said Monday his interest in returning to the Premier League has cooled.Kane, who celebrated Oktoberfest at the weekend, is enjoying a goal fest for Bayern Munich this season, scoring 18 in 10 games as the German club have made a 100 per cent start to the campaign.The 32-year-old is under contract in Munich until the summer of 2027 and said he is “fully all in” ahead of possible negotiations over a new deal.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedWhen Kane left Tottenham in the summer of 2023, it was expected that he would spend a few years in Germany before…

Harry Kane has revealed that his desire to play in the Premier League again has cooled, as he suggested he is open to extending his Bayern Munich stay. Last month, Tottenham boss Thomas Frank had opened the door for a potential Kane return to north London from Bayern Munich. Sky Sports News reported earlier this year that Kane has a release clause in his Bayern contract, which would have allowed him to leave for £67m in January 2025 and drops to £54m in January 2026. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Take a look at all…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…DAILY MAIL Marco Silva is a long-term target for Nottingham Forest even though any approach for the Fulham manager is unlikely to happen before the end of the season, as Forest weigh up whether to sack Ange Postecoglou during the international break.The unnamed woman at the centre of the Christian Horner scandal has been paid £3m to leave Red Bull, according to sources connected to the team. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ange Postecoglou insisted he is not giving up after he suffered another defeat as Nottingham…

REIM, Israel (AP) — Israelis prepared to mourn the dead Tuesday as the nation marks two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war, while Israel and Hamas hold indirect talks in Egypt.The main memorial ceremony is being organized by bereaved families, not the government, reflecting deep divisions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, which many blame for the failure to secure a ceasefire that would free the remaining hostages held by the militant group.In the Gaza Strip, where Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed tens of thousands of people and razed entire towns and cities,…