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‘Lightning rod’ AOC told to ‘stay away’ from swing states ahead of midterms: report

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez considered too divisive for undecided voters: ‘The polling is atrocious for her’

Europe

Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7

Officials say that Russia’s round-the-clock bombardment of targets in Ukraine killed at least six civilians and wounded 53 others from Sunday to Monday

Asia

Bangkok floodwaters begin to ease after torrential rains affect 700,000 people

Flooding in the Thai capital Bangkok has been subsiding, though some neighborhoods and major roads are still unable to clear away water from near-continuous rains over the weekend

John Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong Republican’

Social and news media commenters seize on senator’s gaffe, with some characterizing it as a Freudian slip

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors meet as West Bank tensions rise, Gaza plan stalls

The Security Council met Monday morning with prospects for peace in the Middle East under strain on two fronts. In the West Bank, settler violence and settlement expansion are raising fears for a two-State solution. In Gaza, a year-old peace plan has stalled while civilian suffering continues. The meeting comes as the plan’s remaining phases, including Hamas’ disarmament and Israel’s full withdrawal, remain unimplemented, and as the illegality of settlements under international law remains a key point of contention.

Plan for controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Sydney scrapped due to ‘emerging’ regulations

Developer Goodman Group says changes in government rules are behind decision to pull plug on ‘Project Mars’ in Lane Cove

Congo Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has surged past 8,000 as the country struggles with a shortage of health workers

LIVE: World leaders take stock of global fight against racism

World leaders are meeting in the General Assembly to assess how far the world has come in combating racism and how far it still has to go. The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the most comprehensive framework of its kind, seeks to acknowledge historical injustices, dismantle inequalities and build societies grounded in dignity, equality and justice for all.

70% Swiss say no: Switzerland rejects push for tighter neutrality amid Russia tensions

Switzerland has voted against a proposal aimed at tightening the country's long-standing policy of neutrality, with 70 per cent of voters rejecting the

Africa

DR Congo Ebola emergency: Calls grow for urgent humanitarian access

Aid teams trying to keep deadly Ebola disease from spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are increasingly concerned about ongoing fighting and violence that has forced thousands of people to flee a displacement camp in the vast, resource-rich east of the country.

Australian woman who helped terminally ill husband die avoids further jail time

Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs receives suspended two-year sentence after court accepts she acted out of compassion

Pope urges leaders to preach peace as he recalls foundations of European unity

Pope Leo XIV is urging Europe to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to confront the thirst for domination driving today's wars

Boss of Beaverbrooks urges government to give businesses ‘a bit of a break’

Jeweller reports flat sales and fall in underlying operating profit as retailers anticipate October budget

After a dead whale washed up at a Perth beach, some took selfies. Others held their nose from the stench

Local authorities have closed the beach for several kilometres and multiple sharks have been spotted in the area

Trump heads to Ohio as crucial Senate race enters final stretch

The stop in Vandalia, located just north of Dayton, follows visits to Oklahoma on Thursday and Alabama on Friday

Asia

Rescue teams search Nepal mountain for 12 swept away by avalanche

Rescue teams on Monday searched for a dozen people swept away by an avalanche that killed at least two others on a Nepalese mountain during severe weather.

Africa

‘We are being scapegoated’: Why refugees fear renewed anti-migrant violence in South Africa

A September 30 deadline declared by South Africa's March and March, an anti-immigration movement that has led anti-migrant protests across the country

Europe

Hungary's Parliament suspends immunity for PM Magyar and two Orbán-era ministers

Hungary's Parliament has voted to lift the immunity of three lawmakers, including Prime Minister Péter Magyar

Africa

South Africa's death toll from mass shootings rises to 28 after another victim dies

South African authorities have raised the death toll from two weekend mass shootings to 28 after another victim died in hospital

Europe

UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretary

Wes Streeting indicates farmer who alerted police and said security forces had ‘dropped the ball’ only ‘had a partial picture’

'Would like to buy some?': Trump offered Xi US weapons as Washington sought to downplay Taiwan arms sale

US President Donald Trump sought to downplay Washington's pending arms sale to Taiwan by telling Chinese President Xi Jinping that the US sells weapons to

US issues urgent warning to citizens in Britain to ‘exercise caution’ after RAF Fairford incident

Washington’s embassy in London said facilities and gatherings associated to the US may be at ‘heightened risk’

Life in the village on the edge of Russia where locals fear the next hybrid attack

Warnings of attacks on European countries supporting Ukraine

Mojtaba Khamenei ‘pulled from the rubble’ after Tehran hospital was bombed, cleric claims

Wounded, rushed to hospital, then buried under rubble when that hospital was bombed. A senior Iranian cleric says this is what happened to Mojtaba Khamenei. He has not been seen in public since.