Day: October 18, 2024

Plus: Federal regulators are investigating Tesla’s self-driving software after a fatal crash. And U.S. Cellular sells hundreds of millions of spectrum licenses to Verizon. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Russia has returned hundreds of dead soldiers to Ukraine.

AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports the Biden administration hopes the killing of Hamas’ leader can lead to a cease-fire and hostage release deal in Gaza.

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Is Tesla’s self driving system more dangerous when the road is hard to see? The government plans to find out. AP correspondent Jennifer King reports.

First: How a routine Israeli operation in Gaza led to the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the man behind the October 7 massacre that left over 1,200 people dead. Plus: “These days it’s really a pleasure anywhere in New York without a subpoena for my appearance.” Highlights from Donald Trump’s speech at the annual Al Smith dinner. And: Former Virginia Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock joins us to talk about what she calls the silent majority that she thinks will help Kamala Harris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar dead, what now for the conflict in Gaza? An Israeli minister tells us it brings a hostage release closer, but in its first statement since the killing, Hamas sounds defiant. One close observer of the group tells us that the Israeli Prime Minister will not get his way. We hear reaction from across the region and from the US. Also in the programme: South Korea’s intelligence service confirms the transfer of thousands of North Korean troops to Russia, to help fight Ukraine. (IMAGE: A person holds a sign with a reference to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, after Israeli military said they have killed him, as families and supporters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, protest to demand their immediate release, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 17, 2024 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura)