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US voters weigh soaring prices as early polls in midterms hit record 48 million

Experts say US war on Iran and tariffs have directly driven rising costs — now the top voter concern ahead of Tuesday's midterms.

Israeli troops demolish homes and shell towns in southern Lebanon amid US-mediated talks

Israeli troops carry out extensive machine-gun fire, terrorising towns of Khiam and Qantara, while homes are set on fire in Qantara, Lebanese National News Agency reports.

Lavrov calls talk with Rubio 'decent', accuses Europeans of 'arrogant boycott' at G20 summit

Top Russian diplomat's presence at two-day G20 summit in Atlanta sparks tensions among European countries but underscores warming US-Russia ties.

US approves $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Funding from Canada, Germany and Norway, alongside European-backed financing, will cover the purchase as Kiev seeks to strengthen its air defences ahead of winter.

US midterms: Could Texas break decades of Republican dominance and reshape Senate?

Texas is central to battle for Senate control, with Democrats seeking to break a Republican winning streak stretching back more than three decades in a race with consequences far beyond the state.

Kremlin rules out pause in fighting ahead of Ukraine trilateral talks

Moscow says preparations for November talks with the US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi do not entail a ceasefire, rejecting any pause that would allow Kiev to regroup

Bukele secures Trump’s green light for Salvadoran troop deployment to Haiti: reports

San Salvador plans to send up to 2,000 troops to help combat gang violence, while Washington has reportedly declined requests for military equipment and sought to avoid direct involvement.

Billions stolen in minutes: Inside world's biggest crypto heists

As Binance investigates a breach linked to North Korean hackers, here is a look at the largest cryptocurrency thefts, how they unfolded and what exchanges did to recover the missing funds.

Trump revives two red-state rallies in final midterm push

US president's decision to restore rallies in Iowa and Kansas follows questions over whether their cancellation signalled a shift in campaign strategy.

UN finds Israel persecuted Palestinian children based on age. Can justice follow?

Palestinian children were deliberately targeted, a UN commission finds, extending its age-based persecution finding to the occupied West Bank.

Is Israel behind the ‘inexplicable’ safety errors causing train wrecks in Spain?

People are connecting the widespread computer communications failure that preceded the crash to Netanyahu’s earlier warning that Spain would pay an 'immediate price' for its diplomatic stance.

Evacuations begin in Russian-controlled Oleshky under US-brokered ceasefire

Residents of the devastated Ukrainian town are boarding buses bound for both Russia and Kiev-controlled territory as a temporary truce opens a rare humanitarian corridor after months of hardship.

Andreas Malm, who has visited Britain for decades for academic research and lectures, was due to speak at a London conference examining restrictions on Palestine Action.

Abdulraof Macacua secures 51 votes in the regional assembly, defeating his former ally Murad Ebrahim as the first elected parliament convenes.

US intelligence officials reportedly identified a Singapore-based executive as a Chinese intelligence asset accused of funnelling information to Beijing.

Senior official says 7.9 million people have been punished since 2012 as authorities confirm the expulsion of 33 figures, including former top general Zhang Youxia.

The informal pause in attacks began last week and could extend beyond US midterm elections, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Kim Jong-un calls for 'absolute superiority' in drone technology as Pyongyang condemns joint US-South Korea air drills.

US vice president says Trump will not allow an open-ended conflict, as tensions with Tehran continue over the Strait of Hormuz and stalled negotiations.

The tanker was approached by a small boat that attached two explosive devices to its hull, causing blasts that sparked an engine-room fire, which has since been extinguished, UKMTO says.

Netanyahu's coalition of extremist parties win 53 of Knesset's 120 seats, opposition bloc led by centrist Eisenkot secures 48 seats while Arab groupings Raam and United Arab List together win 19 seats, final results show

Broadcaster KAN reports that the aircraft landed at Ovda and Nevatim air bases, while other planes were dispatched to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The scrapping of the planned weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa comes after the President lashed out at a reporter for asking if Trump was "sick of travelling."

Joint Arab List head tells that Netanyahu is plotting to stay caretaker PM by launching a war on Iran after US midterms, while urging opposition parties to block the scheme by forming a new government.