| |  |  | The Reuters Daily Briefing | Thursday, October 27, 2022 by Linda Noakes | Hello Here's what you need to know. Ukrainians prepare to battle for Kherson, Democrats turn to Obama for a midterm miracle, and Credit Suisse seeks billions from investors | | | | | Today's biggest stories  A Ukrainian serviceman on the frontline in Mykolaiv region, October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko WORLD Ukrainian troops are holding out against repeated attacks by Russian forces in two eastern towns while those on the southern front are poised to battle for the strategic Kherson region, which Russia appears to be reinforcing. A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia.
Iran will retaliate after an attack claimed by Islamic State on a shrine that killed 15 people, the commander of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards said. The assault will add pressure on the government which has faced relentless demonstrations by people from all layers of society since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman.
Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks.
Immigrants' share of Canada's population has hit its highest point in the country's 150-year history and the biggest share among G7 countries, new data showed. Here's how a small Canadian town that was once wary of immigrants is now actively courting new arrivals.
Britain's biggest trade union said it was balloting 350,000 workers in the state-run National Health Service on strike action over pay this winter, highlighting the challenges facing new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he takes office.
|  A man walks past the Great Depression breadline sculpture during his visit to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Joe Biden will once again contrast his economic plan with Republicans' today in a last-ditch effort to convince voters Democrats are better equipped to battle high inflation and grow the economy. Biden compared Republican plans on taxes and spending to the economic plan rolled out by Britain's former Prime Minister Liz Truss, warning of similar results.
Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, with Democrats on the verge of losing their razor-thin majority in Congress, the party is asking former President Barack Obama to perform some late-game heroics - or at least help limit their losses.
Pennsylvania Democrats tried to do damage control on John Fetterman's Senate campaign, after a shaky debate performance against Republican TV doctor Mehmet Oz that showed the struggle Fetterman faces in recovering from a May stroke.
Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who has said he opposes abortion with no exceptions, faced fresh allegations from a second woman who said he pressured her to have an abortion and paid for the procedure after a six-year relationship with him.
When the Supreme Court next week considers ending policies used by many colleges and universities to increase their numbers of Black and Hispanic students, a conservative activist will be on hand to watch this fateful moment in his long quest to erase racial preferences intended to boost diversity in American life.
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