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(Reuters) – Florida braced for the arrival of Hurricane Helene today, forecast to be a powerful Category 4 storm when it smashes into the state’s panhandle.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel widened its airstrikes in Lebanon today and shot down a missile that armed group Hezbollah fired at Tel Aviv, further intensifying the conflict between the two arch-foes.

 (Reuters) – Russia has established a weapons programme in China to develop and produce long-range attack drones for use in the war against Ukraine, according to two sources from a European intelligence agency and documents reviewed by Reuters.

TBILISI,  (Reuters) – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze was disinvited from a reception for world leaders hosted by U.S.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – World leaders yesterday called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need financial support to make the transition.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Iran is ready to end its nuclear standoff with the West, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, while calling for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine through dialogue.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) –  Donald Trump said yesterday he would seek to “take” manufacturing jobs from foreign countries, including U.S.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East and Lebanon said only Washington could help end the fighting.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – A raging wildfire filled Ecuador’s capital of Quito with smoke and threatened homes yesterday as authorities rushed to control the blaze at a time when a historic drought has stretched resources and patience.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah commander todayy as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 47% to 40% in the race to win the Nov.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Israel launched airstrikes against more than a thousand Hezbollah targets yesterday, killing 492 people and sending tens of thousands fleeing for safety in Lebanon’s deadliest day in decades, according to authorities.

(Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law yesterday a bill that requires schools to limit or ban the use of smartphones, amid a growing consensus that excess usage can increase the risk of mental illness and impair learning.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Leading United Nations officials demanded yesterday “an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip, nearly a year into the war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Russia is trying to knock out Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of the winter to leave it dark and in the cold, the EU’s foreign policy chief said yesterday, saying Kyiv’s Western allies needed to step up in providing air defences for Ukraine.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday said he would apply a 200% tariff on John Deere DE.N

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – The highly anticipated corruption trial of Singapore’s former transport minister is due to start today, in a rare graft case involving a state official in an Asian financial hub that prides itself on a clean governance.

DENVER,  (Reuters) – The man who killed 10 people in a mass shooting at a Colorado grocery store in 2021 was convicted yesterday of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – California has filed a lawsuit against oil giant Exxon Mobil XOM.N over

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Tanzanian police arrested two opposition leaders again today, their party and police said, to stop anti-government protests in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.