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Newly appointed French prime minister Gabriel Attal speaks after the handover ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 in Paris. Gabriel Attal was named as France's youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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Gabriel Attal is France's youngest-ever prime minister at age 34 and the first who is openly gay
By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press
Tue,01/09/24-5:44AM , 83 Reads
PARIS (AP) — France saw its youngest-ever prime minister and first openly gay one named Tuesday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right.
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Mourners carry the coffin of senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Tawil during his funeral procession in the village of Khirbet Selm, south Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The elite Hezbollah commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike Monday in southern Lebanon fought for the group for decades and took part in some of its biggest battles. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Hezbollah launches drone strike on base in northern Israel but military says there's no damage
By HUSSEIN MALLA - Associated Press
Tue,01/09/24-4:54AM , 33 Reads
GHANDOURIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — Hezbollah said it launched a drone strike at the Israeli army's northern headquarters Tuesday in retaliation for recent strikes in Lebanon that killed top Hamas and
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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Israel Palestinians Blinken.

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Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state
By MATTHEW LEE, NAJIB JOBAIN AND SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press
Tue,01/09/24-3:12AM , 102 Reads
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying they were willing to help rebuild and govern the territory but only if there is a “pathway to a Palestinian state.”
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Stocks finished mostly lower. ((self intro))

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Stock market today: Asian shares retreat after a lackluster day on Wall St, but Tokyo jumps 2%
By ZIMO ZHONG - Associated Press
Tue,01/09/24-12:46AM , 53 Reads
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares retreated Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, though Tokyo broke ranks, gaining more than 2% after the government said it would double its disaster reserves by nearly $7 billion.

U.S. futures declined while oil prices gained.
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