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US elections: Kamala Harris rejects Republican digs at childless women

Harris said the Arkansas governor's views on family were outdated and discussed her own modern family

New analysis suggests debt could increase under Harris-Trump economic plans

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget analysis estimates that Harris' policy ideas could add $3.5 trillion to the national debt through 2035

Benjamin Netanyahu's Middle East transformation must begin at home

He needs to start offering hope, as well as showing power, starting with a plan for Palestinians

Israelis battle on multiple fronts, marking a yr since Hamas' Oct 7 attack

Israelis were expected to flock to ceremonies, cemeteries and memorial sites around the country, remembering the hundreds of victims

Boeing returns to resume talks after two weeks of strike stalemate

A federal mediator has summoned negotiators for Boeing and IAM District 751 back to a Seattle hotel on Monday

Hindu group in US questions Pakistani-American's ties with VP Kamala Harris

Sanduja, a supporter of former president Donald Trump, posted a video on X in which Vice President Harris was seen praising Asif Mahmood, a Pakistani-American and now a Commissioner of the USCIRF

In one year of war, Israel strikes more than 40,000 Hamas targets in Gaza

It said it killed more than 800 "terrorists" in Lebanon, where 4,900 targets have been struck from the air along with about 6,000 ground targets

Commerzbank would lose clients in UniCredit merger, says CEO Orlopp

Italy's second-biggest lender after Sanpaolo Intesa has been pressing for a tie-up while Commerzbank has been honing its defence

China to retain position as world's top LNG buyer in 2024-25: IEA director

China produces its own gas, in addition to importing natural gas through pipelines, and receives LNG via terminals

Activist investor Starboard Value takes $1 billion stake in Pfizer

Starboard has also approached Ian Read, a former Pfizer CEO, and Frank D'Amelio, who served as CFO until 2021, and both have expressed interest in helping the activist investor

'God save the Tsar!': Prez Putin receives first wishes for 72nd birthday

The greeting came from ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin on his Telegram messaging channel

Samsung set to report four-fold jump in profit, recovery pace slows in Q3

The South Korean company has been scrambling to catch up with smaller rivals SK Hynix and Micron

Trump threatens to impose 200% tariff on vehicles imported from Mexico

Trump made his remarks on tariffs as he pledged to bolster the US auto industry

US lets Starlink provide direct-to-cell coverage for areas hit by hurricane

The FCC often grants such emergency temporary approvals during disasters to help restore wireless and internet services

US lawmakers visit Taiwan for bilateral talks as China tensions escalate

The delegation's visit comes as Taiwan and the US seek to deepen defence cooperation to counter the Chinese threat

Hezbollah fires rockets on Haifa as Israel intensifies attacks on Beirut

Israeli media reported that at least 10 people have been injured in the rocket attack on Haifa

Hurricane Milton growing stronger as it blows toward Florida's Tampa Bay

With Milton achieving hurricane status, this is the first time the Atlantic has had three simultaneous hurricanes after September

Oil moguls emerge as key cash source for Donald Trump as race nears its end

Oil executives and employees have grown in significance for Trump as his fundraising base has narrowed

Singapore ends 181 years of horse racing to make way for new homes

More than 120 hectares to be bulldozed for new homes to accommodate the growing Singaporean population that crossed 6 mn this year

British PM Starmer's chief of staff resigns over reports about salary

Sue Gray said she accepted a new role as Starmer's envoy for the regions and nations. McSweeney will replace her as chief of staff at Downing Street