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Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of US election campaign

The hurricane featured prominently in Tuesday's vice presidential debate as Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz were asked about the storm

Harris surveys Hurricane havoc; gives meals, consoles families in Georgia

Harris also toured a Red Cross relief centre and received a briefing from local officials, praising those working to 'meet the needs of people who must be seen and must be heard'

UN ponders how to calm conflict as Israel battles militants on 2 fronts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed late on Tuesday to retaliate, and an Iranian commander threatened wider strikes on infrastructure if Israel did so

Prosecutors say they may bring additional charges against NY City mayor

Other evidence includes bank, credit card and phone records, campaign finance filings, emails and text messages, Scotten said

Maui fire erupts from blaze believed to have been extinguished: Probe

The death toll surpassed that of the 2018 Camp Fire in northern California, which left 85 dead and destroyed the town of Paradise

CIA makes it easier, safer for potential informants to share tips

The tips, presented in text-only videos and infographics, include using a virtual private network, or VPN, to circumvent Internet restrictions and surveillance

Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump says he would veto abortion ban

Trump had not previously said whether he would veto a national ban. In fact, he repeatedly declined to say if he would veto such a ban during September's presidential debate with Harris

Trump 'resorted to crimes' after losing 2020 elections: Prosecutors

The filing includes details of conversations between Trump and Pence, including a private lunch the two had on November 12, 2020, in which Pence "reiterated a face-saving option" for Trump

Israel's ban on Guterres a political statement in long-running rift: UN

Earlier in the day, Katz accused Guterres of being biased against Israel and claimed the UN chief never condemned the Hamas attacks and sexual violence committed by its fighters

Putin allows criminal defendants to escape trial if they enlist in army

Putin in September called for the military to increase its troops strength by 180,000 and the government's draft budget this week earmarked a record 32.5 per cent of its spending for the military

Biden won't support strike on Iran nuclear sites as Israel weighs payback

Biden's administration has signalled that it is urging Israel to display restraint in how it responds to Iran's missile attack, which Biden said was ineffective and defeated

Experts legitimise tally sheets Venezuela Oppn provided, shows Maduro lost

The group was one of the two independent panels that the government invited to observe the vote on July 28, which electoral authorities claimed -- without offering any proof -- favoured Maduro

No chance of foreign adversary to change US election results: CISA head

Federal agencies have warned of growing attempts by Russia and Iran in particular to influence voters before the Nov 5 election and conspiracy theories have left Americans doubting validity of results

Following freebies row, UK's PM Starmer pays back $8K worth of gifts

For weeks, Starmer has faced criticism over the scale of the donations, that he received over recent years

US bans new type of goods from China over allegations of forced labour

The additions to the entity list under the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act marks the first time a China-based steel company or aspartame sweetener business have been targeted by US law enforcement

Four Russian journalists accused of working for Navalny group go on trial

The trial, which is being held behind closed doors, is the latest step in the Kremlin's unrelenting crackdown on dissent

Ukraine's military to pull out of Vuhledar in east after 2 yrs of fighting

Vuhledar, a town Ukrainian forces fought tooth and nail to keep, is the latest urban settlement to fall to the Russians

51 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Gaza, claim Palestinian officials

Separately, Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops in the Lebanese border town of Odaisseh, forcing them to retreat

US bomb from WW II explodes at Japan airport, causes large crater

Land and Transport Ministry officials said there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan

Doctor charged in Matthew Perry's death case expected to plead guilty

Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego, signed a plea agreement with prosecutors in August and would be the third person to plead guilty in the aftermath of the Friends star's fatal overdose last year