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Israel says its forces are surrounding Gaza City, Russia launches a massive drone attack on Ukraine, and New Delhi is blanketed by a toxic haze.

Plus, Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted in one of the biggest financial frauds on record.

By Linda Noakes

Today's Top News

Israeli soldiers near the border with Gaza. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

ISRAEL AND HAMAS AT WAR

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting Israeli leaders to push for humanitarian pauses in the Gaza war as Israeli troops surround the Palestinian enclave's biggest city, the focus of its drive to wipe out Hamas.
Diplomats in Washington, the United Nations, the Middle East and beyond have started weighing the options for the "day after" if the Palestinian militant group is ousted - and the challenges they see ahead are daunting.
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will today make his first public comments since Hamas and Israel went to war, a speech that will be scrutinized for clues on how the group's role in the conflict might evolve.
The United States has been flying surveillance drones over Gaza in search of hostages taken by Hamas when the group attacked Israel on October 7, two US officials said.

IN OTHER NEWS

Russia launched a massive drone attack, hitting critical infrastructure in the west and south of Ukraine and destroying private houses and commercial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, officials said.
People in New Delhi woke up to a thick layer of toxic haze, and some schools were ordered to be shut for two days as the air quality index entered the 'severe' category in several parts of the Indian capital.
Climate change is accelerating and the world will cross the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold this decade, according to new research that scientists said should raise alarms at this year's COP28 climate talks.
Eric Trump is expected to face a second day of questions on the witness stand in a fraud trial that threatens to hobble the real-estate empire that vaulted his father Donald Trump to prominence.
Free-speech advocates expressed their concerns over a widening state crackdown on press freedom in Turkey after the arrests of three high-profile journalists on accusations of "spreading false information".

Business & Markets

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and US District Judge Lewis Kaplan are seen in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record, a verdict that cemented the 31-year-old former billionaire's fall from grace. Listen to the latest on the Reuters World News daily podcast.
Amazon.com used a series of illegal strategies to boost profits at its online retail empire, including an algorithm that pushed up prices US households paid by more than $1 billion, the Federal Trade Commission detailed in a new court filing.
Apple gave a sales forecast for the holiday quarter that missed Wall Street expectations, hurt by weak demand for iPads and wearables, sending its shares down about 3% in after-hours trading.
Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk reported a steep drop in profit and revenue in the third quarter, and said it would cut 10,000 jobs as it battles with lower freight rates and subdued demand for container shipping.
Construction of one of Germany's tallest buildings has suddenly halted midway after the developer stopped paying its builder, yet another ominous sign for the nation's troubled property sector.

The Week Ahead

Next week will have plenty to keep financial market traders and investors busy, including whether the Federal Reserve really has hit peak rates, another possible rate rise in Australia, and a batch of European bank earnings. Here's your week-ahead primer from our markets team.
US voters will cast ballots on Tuesday to choose governors in Kentucky and Mississippi, decide legislative control in Virginia and New Jersey, and determine whether the Ohio state constitution should protect abortion rights. Republican presidential contenders are scheduled to face off in a third primary debate on Wednesday.
Reuters NEXT, the annual leadership summit, takes place next week. Led by Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni, Reuters correspondents speak to global policymakers and business leaders to tackle the greatest challenges and opportunities facing the world. You can register here for the live broadcasts.

The Week In Pictures

Here's a slideshow of some of our top photography from around the world this week.

And Finally...

A group of chimpanzees in the West African forests of Cote d'Ivoire

On the boundary of dangerous territory, a troop of about 30 individuals engaging in a border patrol climbs a rocky hill to conduct reconnaissance. Detecting the sounds of adversaries a bit too close for comfort, the squad retreats. There is no reason to risk a fight with the odds against you.

It is a scenario that has unfolded innumerable times in the history of human warfare. But in this case, it involved not people but chimpanzees.

Read more here: Scientists observe chimpanzees using human-like warfare tactic

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