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Biden vows to keep running even as signs point to eroding support

Biden was pulling every possible lever to try to salvage his reelection campaign talking to top legislators, pumping up his campaign staff and meeting later in the day with Democratic governors

Israel weighs Hamas' response to cease-fire proposal as diplomacy revives

The relatively low-level conflict has literally set the border ablaze, and raised fears of a potentially even more devastating war in the Middle East

Russian, Chinese Presidents attend SCO; Putin emphasises group's security

Putin and Xi joined the leaders of other countries that are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at its annual meeting in Kazakhstan's capital of Astana

Australia: Pro-Palestinians breach Parliament's security; unfurl banners

Inside the building, Afghanistan-born Sen. Fatima Payman, announced that she had quit the ruling Labour Party over her refusal to toe the party line on Gaza

Fires are most visible sign on border as Hezbollah-Israel fight continues

The blazes exacerbated by supply shortages and security concerns have consumed thousands of hectares of land in southern Lebanon and northern Israel

Russia-linked cybercampaigns target France, focus on Olympics and elections

All are part of disinformation campaigns orchestrated out of Russia and targeting France, according to French officials and cybersecurity experts in Europe and the United States

As Iran votes for new President, rise in gasoline prices may spark protests

While still tentative, economists long have warned Iran that it needs to overhaul its system of subsidies, estimated to cost the Islamic Republic tens of billions of dollars a year

Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon, running to be Iran's next president

Pezeshkian will face the hard-line former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Friday's election, Jalili already may hold an edge as another hard-liner knocked out in last week's election

Court orders Japan govt to compensate forcibly sterilised disabled people

An estimated 25,000 people were sterilised between the 1950s and 1970s without consent to prevent the birth of poor-quality descendants under the law

Russia, China leaders meet at Central Asian summit in show of cooperation

Putin and Xi last got together in May when Kremlin leader visited Beijing to underscore their close partnership that opposes the US-led democratic order and seeks to promote a more multipolar world

Thousands of people evacuate as Northern California wildfire spreads

The state's largest blaze, the Basin Fire, covered nearly 22 square miles (57 square kilometers) of the Sierra National Forest in eastern Fresno County and was 26 per cent contained

Kenyan cops crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive: Haiti PM

He said his government will focus on addressing gang violence and food insecurity, ensuring free elections through constitutional and political reform

US ends fight against Titanic expedition, battle over future dives possible

The US filed its legal challenge in August, arguing that entering the Titanic or physically altering or disturbing the wreck is regulated by the 2017 federal law and pact with Britain

Microsoft to pay $14 mn to settle discrimination allegations: Report

As part of the proposed settlement, Microsoft will take steps to prevent future discrimination, including updated manager training

China a runaway leader in GenAI patent applications followed by US: UN

More than a quarter of those inventions emerged last year

French man pleads guilty to charges of collecting military data in Russia

Laurent Vinatier was arrested in the Russian capital in June as tensions flared between Moscow and Paris

Saeed Jalili, hard-line former negotiator, seeks Iran's presidency

Jalili, 58, stands on the precipice of being elected as Iran's next president as he faces a runoff election Friday against the little-known reformist Masoud Pezeshkian

Malaysian court denies ex-PM Najib's bid to serve sentence in house arrest

The court said there is no legal duty but in terms of ethics, the government should have answered

As UK poll campaigning enters final hours, Sunak tries to turn a corner

United Kingdom voters will cast ballots in a national election Thursday, passing judgment on Rishi Sunak's 20 months in office, and on the four Conservative prime ministers before him

Russian, Chinese leaders to meet in SCO in show of deepening cooperation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was established in 2001 by China and Russia to discuss security concerns in Central Asia and the wider region