3 hours ago Stock market today: Asian markets are mostly higher after another winning close on Wall Street

Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks rose to records to close out their latest winning week

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3 hours ago Israel's war against militants is expensive. Paying the bill could force tough choices

On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been expensive

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4 hours ago Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can't keep Russia off the global stage

In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands with multiple world leaders, including those from China, India, Turkey and Iran

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4 hours ago Hundreds flee as explosions heard in Beirut after Israel warns of overnight strikes

Blasts began in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital on Sunday evening

Events

5 hours ago US probing leaked documents 'showing Israel's plans to strike Iran' which also 'indicate Britain's involvement in the deadly plot'

Israel has been planning a response after Iran launched almost 200 ballistic missiles on October 1, its second direct attack in six months.

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6 hours ago CBS hits back at Trump claim the network 'deceitfully edited' Kamala Harris' 60 Minutes interview

Kamala Harris sat for an interview on the flagship program that aired last Monday and was asked about the Israeli invasion of Gaza, giving a longwinded answer in response.

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7 hours ago Brazil president Lula cancels Brics trip to Russia after ‘small brain haemorrhage’ from fall

Doctors say president sustained ‘great’ trauma to head and slight brain bleed, with long-haul travel cancelled as a precaution but is otherwise fit for dutyThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday cancelled his trip to Russia for the Brics summit after a fall at home caused a minor brain haemorrhage.In a statement, the presidential office said Lula, 78, would participate via videoconference after receiving medical advice to temporarily avoid long-haul flights. He was initially scheduled to depart at 5pm on Sunday. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Moment tower block crumbles to the ground as explosions ring out in Beirut after Israel warns of imminent strikes on Hezbollah

Shocking footage shows the building become illuminated by a bright light before a loud bang is heard and the block shatters to the ground, while residents shout out in horror.

Events

9 hours ago Moldova president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as EU vote hangs in balance

Pro-western leader Maia Sandu spoke as pivotal referendum on EU membership remained too close to callMoldova’s pro-western president, Maia Sandu, blamed an “unprecedented assault on our country’s freedom and democracy” by “foreign forces” on Sunday night, as a pivotal referendum on EU membership remained too close to call with most votes counted.Moldovans went to the polls earlier in the day to cast their vote in a presidential election and an EU referendum that marked a key moment in the tug-of-war between Russia and the west over the future of the small, landlocked south-east European country with a population of about 2.5 million people. Continue reading...

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