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Our top stories. At least 22 people were killed and 117 wounded after Israeli

airstrikes on Central Beirut, according to Lebanon's health ministry.

Reuters reported that the attack targeted at least one unnamed senior Hezbollah figure.

The Israel Defence Forces issued an unnamed senior Hezbollah figure.

The Israel Defence Forces issued an urgent evacuation warning to those living in a suburb close

to Beirut, which is said was near the Iran-backed group's facilities.

Ron DeSantis, Florida's governor, said the state had avoided the worst case scenario,

as Hurricane Milton moved into the Atlantic.

The damage was still significant.

After making landfall on Florida's West Coast

late Wednesday, it caused scores of tornadoes, left over 3 million homes and

businesses without power and killed at least 10 people.

America's consumer price inflation increased at an annual rate of 2.4% in September,

down from 2.5% in August. The smallest increase since February 2021. However, the headline price index and

the core price index, which excludes food and fuel costs, were a touch higher

than forecast,

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