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Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry continues its historic Connecticut River service, carrying three cars at a time on a crossing that dates to 1655

A ferry has crossed the Connecticut River between Rocky Hill and Glastonbury since 1655, when the service began with a small raft pushed across the river

Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope

Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record high

Africa

11th woman's body in South Africa as authorities investigate recent spate of killings

South African police say that another woman's body has been discovered in the Ekurhuleni area east of Johannesburg

Iran wants one thing in its war with the West

As speculation swirls over the RAF Fairford plot, Maira Butt take a closer look at the drone strikes, assassination attempts and hacking data centres that key suspect Iran and its affiliates are believed to have utilised in recent years

Europe

Nor’easter storm floods coastal areas from New Jersey to New England

Powerful weather system pummels shoreline for a second day, knocking out power to tens of thousands

Americas

Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says

Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue

Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work

Exclusive: Instructors at tech training company Multiverse hit out at ‘remorseless’ and ‘unnerving’ monitoring system

Europe

Five men arrested at RAF Fairford are all UK nationals from London, say police

Officers say they have secured extension to continue to hold men, all in their 20s, on suspicion of terror offences

Asia

S. Korea says border blasts injured 3 officers was likely caused by N. Korean mines

South Korea’s military says a set of explosions that injured three of its officers last week inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the Koreas were likely caused by North Korean mines

Americas

After arriving in the US with $500, former tennis player Andres Bernal began investing in Connecticut real estate in 2016; a decade later, he says he owns more than 60 rental units worth over $12 million

When Andres Bernal arrived in the United States with $500, his immediate goal was not to build a real estate empire.

Israel does not have right to close UK consulate in Jerusalem, Foreign Office advised

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territory

Meet Ping Ping and Fu Shuang – the two pandas loaned to the US by China

‘The giant panda has been an envoy of friendship between the Chinese and the Americans,’ Chinese President Xi Jinping said

First Thing: ‘Counting window’ seen as high-risk time for Trump to cast doubt on midterm results

Experts warn Republicans may try and sow distrust and claim ‘foreign interference’ in crucial hours after counting begins

Americas

Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo

The category-three storm is approaching the state of Baja California Sur, on Mexico's northern Pacific coast.

Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘kelvin’ wave heading for California

The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast

‘Contract between humans and river’: Bristol Avon’s rights enshrined in charter

River charters part of wider movement establishing ‘moral’ framework to protect nature and hold institutions to account

Europe

Australian court rejects bid to prosecute Britain's King Charles for genocide

Three Australian appellate judges have rejected an activist’s landmark bid to prosecute Britain’s King Charles III over the alleged genocide of Indigenous people

Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK

Dozens also reported injured after inflatable boat carrying 105 people gets into trouble off northern France

Americas

British police question 5 suspects after arrests near airbase used by U.S.

British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after their detention near ‌an airbase used by the U.S. to strike Iran.

Trump family business empire faces subpoena blitz if Democrats take Congress: report

Corporate donors to Trump's ballroom and participants in business deals brokered by Trump family members are expected to be among the first targets of investigations if Democrats take control of the House or Senate

Iran says it ‘has no plans to negotiate with US’ despite Trump claims – US politics live

Trump had told Axios he expected talks to resume a day after he rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait of Hormuz

Budget fashion brand to close 120 stores across dozens of states

‘Especially with the negative pressure on our customers' discretionary income, we do not expect these marginal stores to improve appreciably,’ the brand’s CEO says

Americas

Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico's Pacific coast with landfall expected tonight

Hurricane Polo, which has weakened to a Category 3 storm, is expected to make landfall on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur on Monday night, forecasters said, bringing sustained winds of 100 to 130 kilometres per hour and heavy rain to the popular tourist destination.

Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader due to ill health

Ballot for new leader expected next week after Waters quits to manage pre-existing kidney disease that has ‘declined significantly’