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US President Biden paints oil firms as war profiteers, talks windfall tax

President Joe Biden on Monday accused oil companies of war profiteering as he raised the possibility of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies if they don't boost domestic production.

South Korea police chief admits responsibility for Halloween stamepede

South Korea's police chief admitted "a heavy responsibility" for failing to prevent a recent crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul

14 hurt, including 3 children, in Chicago Halloween shooting: Official

As many as 14 people were injured in a drive-by shooting, including three children, in the city's Garfield Park neighbourhood on Halloween night, Chicago police said

Neymar's trial on fraud and corruption concludes, prison sentence reduced

Neymar's trial concluded on Monday with the company that accused him of fraud and corruption reducing the prison sentence it sought for the player's alleged involvement in irregularities

Woman says Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 1991 and 2008

A woman testified Monday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in a hotel room during the Toronto Film Festival in 1991, then did it again when she went to confront him in the same hotel

Paul Pelosi suspect wanted to hold House Speaker hostage, says police

David DePape, 42, confronted a sleeping Paul Pelosi in the couple's San Francisco bedroom early Friday morning, according to a federal affidavit filed in court Monday

Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi's husband attack

Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the husband of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi were already swirling online

Russia warns it will not allow ships with Ukraine grain without consent

Russia's UN ambassador on Monday accused Ukraine of using the Black Sea shipping corridor to get grain to world markets for military and sabotage purposes against its fleet

North Korea warns US of 'powerful' response to allied drills with S. Korea

North Korea's Foreign Ministry criticised the United States for expanding joint military exercises with South Korea that it claims are practice for a potential invasion

Trump Organization faces criminal tax fraud trial, hearing on Nov 3

The trial is off on Wednesday so the judge can attend to other, unrelated matters

Russian strikes hit Ukraine, most of Kyiv without water, power supply

A resident of the area said he heard four loud explosions that rocked the area

World markets mixed ahead of US Federal Reserve's interest rates decision

The Fed is widely expected at this week's meeting to announce another rate hike of 0.75 percentage points, three times its usual margin

Barrage of Russian strikes on key infrastructure in Ukrainian cities

Ukrainian officials on Monday morning reported a massive barrage of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities

Saudi, UAE back OPEC cuts as US envoy warns of 'economic uncertainty'

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates defended on Monday a decision by OPEC and its allies to cut oil production, even as an American envoy warned of economic uncertainty ahead for the world

Donald Trump's organisation faces criminal tax fraud trial over perks

For years, as Donald Trump was soaring from reality TV star to the White House, his real estate empire was bankrolling big perks for some of his most trusted senior executives

Mideast, North Africa economies resilient, inflation to slow growth: IMF

The economies of Middle Eastern and North African countries were resilient this year, but double-digit inflation is expected to slow growth in 2023, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday

Nearly 100 dead, dozens missing in storm-ravaged Philippines: Official

Almost two million others were swamped by floods in several provinces, officials said on Monday.

Witnesses say 'it was like a hell' inside South Korean Halloween stampede

Witnesses say the nightmarish scene intensified as people performed CPR on the dying and carried limp bodies to ambulances, while dance music pulsed from garish clubs lit in bright neon.

Musk tweets link to unfounded conspiracy after attack on Pelosi's husband

Musk's tweet, which he later deleted, linked to an article by a fringe website, the Santa Monica Observer, an outlet that has previously asserted that Hillary Clinton died on Sept 11 and was replaced

Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro to become Brazil's president again

With 98.8 per cent of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.8 per cent and Bolsonaro 49.2 per cent, and the election authority said da Silva's victory was a mathematical certainty