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Harris-Walz campaign to spend $370 mn on digital, TV ads in push to Nov. 5

For August, Trump and his allied super-PACs have booked about 60 per cent of the ad time

Possible work halt at Canada's 2 largest railroads could disrupt US trade

Both the Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National railroads, which haul millions of tons of freight across the border, have stopped taking certain shipments

Chechen prez invites Musk to Russia after he's seen driving armed truck

The self-styled strongman was seen taking the stainless steel-clad Cybertruck for a leisurely drive

7.0 magnitude quake hits off far east coast of Russia, no reports of damage

The earthquake occurred 18 miles (29 kilometres) below the surface and its epicenter was about 63 miles (102 kilometers) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the US Geological Survey said

Trump zigzags between economic remarks, insults at rally in Pennsylvania

As he attacked Democrats for inflation at the top of his speech, Trump asked his crowd of supporters, You don't mind if I go off teleprompter for a second, do you? Joe Biden hates her

Hezbollah fires salvo of rockets at northern Israel after deadly strike

A commander in Hezbollah's Radwan force was killed in the IDF's attack on south Lebanon, the military said in a post on X

Sudan paramilitary fighters kill 85 in attack on central village: Residents

Describing the hourslong attack, three residents said hundreds of RSF fighters stormed the village on Thursday, looting and burning houses and public properties

Another murder case filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Hasina, 76, fled to India on August 5 after she was forced to resign following a massive protest by students against a quota system in government jobs

X to wind up operations in Brazil 'effective immediately' due to censorship

The X service remains available to the people of Brazil, billionaire Elon Musk's platform said on Saturday

Interim govt committed to hold fair elections in Bangladesh: Yunus

Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government, gave this assurance while addressing the third Voice of Global South Summit which was hosted by India in a virtual format

Indian doctors in UK demand justice for Kolkata rape victim in open letter

The letter condemns the "brutal rape and murder of an on-duty female doctor at the hospital and the inaction of the West Bengal government in its response to the incident last week

Bangladesh interim govt committed to holding free and fair elections: Yunus

"Our task is now to carry out vital reforms in our electoral system, judiciary, local government, media, economy and education," Yunus said at the summit being attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Nearly 650 people killed in recent spate of violence in B'desh: UN report

Available public reports by media and protest movement itself claimed that between Jul 16 and Aug 11, more than 600 people were killed due to violence following Anti-Discriminatory Student protests

Sri Lankan police to remove propaganda material ahead of prez election

The police election secretariat said 1,500 workers have been recruited at provincial police stations to pull down material displayed by candidates in violation of propaganda rules

Trump ropes in Tulsi Gabbard to prepare for debate with Kamala Harris

Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for Trump, confirmed Gabbard's involvement in an email, NYT reported

Congo's humanitarian crisis makes mpox spiral again into health emergency

This year's alarming rise in cases, including a new form of the virus identified by scientists in eastern Congo, led the World Health Organization to declare it a global health emergency on Wednesday

Mpox emergency response hit by scarce financing amid WHO calls for support

WHO has released $1.45 mn from its contingency fund for emergencies, while African Union has approved $10.4 mn from its existing Covid funds for Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Walz's China experience draws GOP attacks amid high US-Beijing tensions

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China. And Republicans are seizing on it.

Mideast mediators preparing for ceasefire deal in advance: US official

Comments came hours after mediators expressed hope that a deal was within reach as two days of talks had wrapped up in Qatar, they will reconvene in Cairo next week to seal an agreement for ceasefire

Indonesia celebrates Nusantara, the new capital struggling to take shape

Located about 800 miles northeast of Jakarta, construction of Nusantara involves five phases, to be completed by 2045, the govt intends to shift some 1.9 mn people from Jakarta to ease congestion