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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

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

Lebanese emergency services are overwhelmed, need better gear to save lives

Lebanon is grappling with multiple crises, which have overwhelmed country's capacity to cope, said Imran Riza, the UN's humanitarian coordinator, who said UN had allocated $24 mn in emergency funding

4,000 evacuated as typhoon bringing heavy rain heads toward Taiwan

The typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds near the center of 173 kph and gusts of 209 kph, is expected to make landfall early Thursday on Taiwan's densely populated west coast

Trumps assassination attempt ahead of his returns grapples Pennsylvania

Some Trump supporters have been looking for ways to memorialize the assassination bid, one artist is working on a 9-foot-high sculpture of Trump in Butler, but it's unclear where it might be installed

Newcastle set up 4th-round meeting with Chelsea in English League Cup

Fabian Schar's coolly taken penalty in first-half stoppage time earned Newcastle a victory that was significantly more comfortable than the scoreline suggested.

Borussia Dortmund fans blast 'UEFA mafia' for Champions League changes

The supporters displayed the words UEFA mafia behind one of the goals before their match against Scottish team Celtic, above a banner saying You don't care about the sport all you care about is money

Italy bid to host women's Euro 2029 ahead of co-hosting men's Euro 2032

Italy is competing with Germany, Poland, Portugal and a joint Denmark-Sweden project in expressing interest in the marquee women's tournament to UEFA.

West Bank Palestinians risk crossing Israeli border to flee failing economy

Unemployment has skyrocketed, reaching 30 per cent from around 12 per cent before the war, In past year, some 300,000 Palestinians in the West Bank, many of whom worked in Israel, have lost their jobs

Jannik Sinner to play Alcaraz in China Open final, Pegula crashes out

Sinner and Alcaraz accounted for all four Grand Slam titles this year between them. Alcaraz leads the head-to-head series 5-4 including wins at both their meetings this year.