US VPs clash over immigration, economy And 2020 results

US VPs clash over immigration, economy And 2020 results

The US vice presidential candidates have clashed over immigration, the economy and the 2020 election result in their one-and-only televised debate. Republican JD Vance refused to say if Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, with Democrat Tim Walz accusing him of engaging in "revisionist history". Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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World

Millions without power, hundreds still missing in the U.S. following Hurricane Helene

People are still without power in 1.5 million homes on Tuesday, across at least five U.S. states hit by Hurricane Helene.At least 130 people are known to have died, but hundreds of people are still missing -- some potentially trapped without internet or phone network - after the storm and devastating floods. As Caroline Malone reports.

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World

UN Chief calls for ceasefire following Lebanon escalation

United Nations chief António Guterres is calling for an immediate ceasefire following Israel's ground offensive in Lebanon on Tuesday. The secretary general is "extremely concerned" with the escalation of the conflict, according to his spokesperson. This came just as a senior White House official told media that the US has indications Iran wass preparing to "imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel". Sally Patterson reports from New York, where […]

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Namibia

Iran Launches Unprecedented Missile Attack on Israel As Namibia Urges Restraint

Iran has initiated an unprecedented missile assault on Israel, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing violence and tensions in the region. Al Jazeera reports that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Tuesday that the missile strikes were in retaliation for lethal Israeli operations targeting individuals in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as the assassinations of prominent leaders from the IRGC, Hamas, and Hezbollah. Ambassador Penda Naanda: Executive Director […]

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World

Japan’s Ishiba holds first talks with Biden

Japan’s new prime minister has held his first phone call with the US President. Shigeru Ishiba told Joseph Biden he wants to strengthen the countries’ alliance. Our Chris Gilbert has more from Tokyo.

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World

The UK charters a flight for Britons to leave Lebanon

The UK government has chartered a commercial flight out of Lebanon for Britons wanting to leave amid escalating violence. There are concerns about rising violence in the Middle East after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut at the weekend. UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, says the flight will leave Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport tomorrow.

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Sport

Basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo dies aged 58

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo – known for his shot-blocking and famed finger wave after denying opponents at the hoop – died Monday from brain cancer aged 58. According to the NBA, he was surrounded by his family when he died Monday. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mutombo came to Washington’s Georgetown University initially on an academic scholarship in 1987, CNN reports, and rose to fame when […]

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World

UNRWA warns of worsening crisis in Lebanon

More than one million people across Lebanon have been uprooted by ongoing and deadly Israeli airstrikes across the country, including one reported early Monday morning in a residential area of central Beirut, adding to fears of a full-scale invasion. Here’s the director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Lebanon, Dorothy Klaus. Israel meanwhile says a 'limited, localised' ground operation is underway in […]

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World

Ishiba becomes Japan PM

Japan is swearing in a new prime minister today. Shigeru Ishiba is beginning the role after winning the ruling party’s presidential election last week. From Tokyo, Chris Gilbert reports.

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