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MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Hurricane John strengthened once again yesterday as it hurled rain at Mexico’s southwestern coast dotted with ports and tourist hotspots, an area already soaked by the slow-moving storm system over the past several days.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The first rocky planet ever spotted orbiting a burned out star called a white dwarf offers a glimpse of what may be in store for Earth billions of years from now – showing it is possible our planet might survive the death of the sun, albeit as a cold and desolate outpost in space.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) –  Israel rejected global calls yesterday for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally in Washington and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s wrongful detention and deportation of Caribbean migrants was the result of decades of racist immigration laws designed to reduce the country’s non-white population, a long-withheld official report showed today.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel rejected proposals today for a ceasefire with Hezbollah, defying calls from allies including the United States for a halt in fighting.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine today to help Kyiv “win this war” against Russian invaders, using a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make a major commitment.

(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.