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Global leaders terrified of Trump, quietly tell me, 'he can't win': Biden

Biden didn't mention Harris much during his comments, though he noted that she'd been endorsed by some high-profile Republicans

Canadian cabinet backs Trudeau as some liberals prepare to confront him

The opposition leader of the Bloc Qubcois said his party will work with the Conservatives and NDP parties to bring the Liberals down and force an election if the government doesn't boost old age

Britain and Germany to sign defence pact to counter Russia's growing threat

Britain and Germany are also expected to collaborate on developing new land-based and aerial drones

Russia, Iran may fuel violent post-election protests in US: Intel officials

The aim, the officials said, would be to increase division, cast doubt on election results and complicate the transfer of presidential power

Putin hosts global south leaders at Brics summit to counter western clout

The alliance that initially included Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has expanded rapidly to embrace Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia

Ready if Trump tries to declare early win, not worried about sexism: Harris

Trump has been criminally charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election, and refuses to admit he lost to President Joe Biden

Global fight against high inflation is 'almost won': IMF chief economist

In its latest assessment of the global economy, the IMF predicted that worldwide inflation will cool from 6.7 per cent last year to 5.8 per cent this year and to 4.3 per cent in 2025

Trump calls Harris 'lazy,' invokes racist trope against Black people

Trump has also engaged in questioning people's racial backgrounds including Harris' and racial dog whistles and overtly racist rhetoric have been fixtures of Trump's public life

Republicans voting early, breaking records; over 17 mn ballots cast so far

I am telling everyone to vote early, Trump said on a podcast last week hosted by conservative Dan Bongino, who has widely spread false information about early voting and the 2020 election

Mexico announces food, agri plan that could take country back to 1980s

President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged Tuesday to revive those often shabby, limited government stores and continue efforts to achieve food sovereignty

Russia behind viral disinformation targeting Tim Walz: US official

Analysts identified clues that linked the content to Russian disinformation operations, said the official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under rules set by the office of director

It could take 350 years for Gaza to rebuild if blockade remains: UN report

Once a ceasefire is reached, a return to the pre-October 2023 status quo would not put Gaza on the path needed for recovery and sustainable development, the report said

Joe Biden praises Slovenia PM for aiding major US-Russia prisoner swap

Deal was completed in August, and is the largest US-Russian prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries

Over dozen people killed in Israeli strikes near Beirut's main hospital

The Israeli military said it struck a Hezbollah target, without elaborating, and that it had not targeted the hospital itself

Hezbollah claims responsibility for drone attack on Netanyahu's house

Afif said Hezbollah is fully responsible for the drone attack that targeted Netanyahu's house. He added that the group did it on its own

IMF upgrades US economic outlook, lowers expectations from Europe, China

IMF expects the US economy the world's largest to expand 2.8 per cent this year, down slightly from 2.9 per cent in 2023 but an improvement on the 2.6 per cent it had forecast for 2024 back in July

Isolationism has hurt America and world: Yellen to global finance leaders

Yellen was opening the IMF and World Bank annual meetings on Tuesday by highlighting US economic growth since the nation was in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic

Germany's disease control centre reports 1st case of new mpox variant

The Robert Koch Institute said the person was infected abroad but didn't give any further details, including on where the case was being treated

Only US green light on Nato invitation will sway Germany: Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was also likely looking at the postelection scenario in the US to assess the possibility of cease-fire talks with Ukraine

GM overcomes US sales drop; China JV losses drag Q3 profit to $3 bn

While other automakers have gotten stuck with too many high-priced vehicles when many buyers are looking for lower costs, GM has yet to see such a shift, Jacobson told reporters