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Israel launched more airstrikes on Lebanon,

reportedly killing a Hezbollah commander in southern Beirut.

The bombing targeted Ibrahim Aquil, a member of the Shia militia's leadership, who was

wanted by America for carrying out an attack on the American embassy in Beirut in 1983.

In recent days Israel has been ramping up its attacks on Hezbollah,

which has been launching rockets and northern Israel since the beginning of the war in Gaza.

Ursula von der Leyen travelled to Kyiv to promise the 35 billion euros 39 billion dollars loan for Ukraine.

The President of the European Commission said the European Union

would make some of the funds available to support Ukraine through the winter amid Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure.

The Block's loan is part of a plan to raise $50 billion for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets.

The Federal Trade Commission sued three of America's biggest pharmacy benefit managers,

which negotiate drug prices on behalf of health insurance firms.

The Consumer Protected Agency accuses the three companies of inflating the cost of insulin

and pushing patients to use more expensive products.

The firms, which collectively oversee 80% of American prescriptions, have previously accused

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