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Hunger rises in Gaza, Putin boasts of advances in Russia's nuclear weapons, and a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Biden vs Trump would be a close rematch.

Plus, meet Ashley - the world's first AI-powered political campaign caller.

By Kate Turton

Today's Top News

A child stands next to a cooking woman, as displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

ISRAEL AND HAMAS AT WAR

Hunger was worsening among Palestinians in the besieged Gaza strip, aid agencies said, as the United Nations General Assembly prepared to vote on an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the two-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas. Here's why Palestinian displacement alarms the UN and Arabs.
Israeli Sharon Alony-Cunio survived 52 days as a hostage in Gaza with her two little girls before she was released in an Israel-Hamas swap deal. But she fears for the life of her husband who is still captive in the Palestinian enclave.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they carried out a military operation against the Norwegian commercial tanker STRINDA in its latest operation to protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza.

IN OTHER NEWS

A looming US election rematch next year between President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump would be closely fought, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found, with both candidates saddled with profound vulnerabilities.
Listen to European Climate and Energy Correspondent Kate Abnett speak to the Reuters World News podcast about how the latest draft deal from COP28 has triggered widespread criticism for failing to include language on ending the use of fossil fuels.
The prospect of six more years in power for Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to mean no let-up in nuclear tensions with the United States, as time runs out on the last remaining treaty that limits the number of warheads each side can deploy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans a last-ditch plea to US lawmakers to keep military support flowing as he battles Russia, in visits to the White House and Capitol Hill.
The Texas Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling that would have allowed a pregnant woman to get an emergency abortion under the medical exception for the state's near-total abortion ban, granting a petition by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Business & Markets

Netflix is set to pull ahead of Disney+ in the race for US advertising dollars next year as price hikes and a password-sharing crackdown pull more viewers to its ad-supported plan, an Insider Intelligence report projected.
JPMorgan is set to outsource the operations of its local custody business in Hong Kong and Taiwan with Citigroup, HSBC and Standard Chartered in the race for the mandate, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Year in Review: Heading into 2023, automakers were gearing up to invest $1.2 trillion in EVs by 2030, but this year the auto industry's race toward an all-electric future took a detour.
Hundreds of farmers are refusing to allow high-voltage overhead power lines to pass through their land, opposition that is threatening Australia's plans to increase renewable generation and reduce emissions by 43% from 2005 levels by 2030.
British wage growth slowed by the most in almost two years, official data showed, but pay is still rising too fast for the Bank of England to cut interest rates soon.
Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen filed a petition with the US Food and Drug Administration seeking to require makers of Botox and several similar injections to include stronger warnings about the risk of a potentially fatal muscle-paralyzing disease.

Meet Ashley, the world's first AI-powered political campaign caller

Democrat Shamaine Daniels is running for Congress, eyeing a seat held by Trump-aligned Republican Representative Scott Perry, who played a key role challenging the 2020 election results.

Daniels, who lost to Perry by less than 10 points last year, hopes a new weapon will help her underdog candidacy: Ashley, an artificial intelligence campaign volunteer.

Ashley is powered by generative AI technology similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT

And Finally

Margot Robbie is photographed during a photocall for "Barbie" in Los Angeles. June 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Pink-themed movie phenomenon "Barbie" topped the list of nominees for Hollywood's Golden Globe awards with nine nods, outpacing the eight for historical drama "Oppenheimer."

The two films - which featured in a summer box office clash dubbed "Barbenheimer" - will compete in different categories at the Globes, a red-carpet ceremony that kicks off Hollywood's awards season in January.

'Barbie' edges 'Oppenheimer' to lead Golden Globe nominations

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