A damaged press vehicle in Hasbaya, Lebanon. REUTERS/Stringer
Middle East
An Israeli strike killed at least three journalists and wounded several others as they slept in guesthouses in southern Lebanon, in what Beirut declared a war crime.
Israel's military said it killed a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7, 2023 assault on southern Israel and also worked for the UN aid agency in the Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank city of Tubas, the Palestinian Authority has been rounding up militants who are spoiling for a fight with Israel and challenging its own rule, seeking to show it can help shape the future for Palestinians after the war in Gaza.
US election
Donald Trump has nearly erased Democrats' longstanding advantage among Hispanic men, according to an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos polling, but his gains have been offset by increased support for Kamala Harris among white women.
Trump and Harris are taking a detour from barnstorming the battleground states with stops in Texas, which hasn't backed a Democratic president since 1976.
Republicans and Democrats are working out how to reach voters in storm-torn North Carolina. Stephanie Kelly joins the Reuters World News podcast with insights on both parties' strategies in the up-for-grabs state.
In other news
European diplomats are preparing to underpin sanctions on Russia anticipating that a return of Trump could undermine Western efforts to isolate Moscow.
India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between their armies four years ago.
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Business & Markets
A McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
US fast-food chains were pulling fresh onions out of their menu items after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one.
Tesla shares closed up nearly 22% - their biggest single-day gain in over a decade - as CEO Elon Musk's bold forecast of surging sales reassured investors he was still looking to grow its core business of selling electric cars.
German premium automaker Mercedes-Benz said third-quarter earnings in the core car division plunged by 64%, massively missing analysts' estimates, as Chinese consumers continued to cut back on luxury goods in a weakening economy.
Remy Cointreau slashed its full-year guidance, delaying its recovery from persistent double-digit sales declines, pushing out further a turnaround in the key US market and flagging deepening problems in Europe and Asia.
Ingram Micro notched a valuation of $6 billion after shares jumped 15% in their market debut, signaling strong investor demand for one of the world's largest technology distributors.
The Week Ahead
Traders will have their work cut out keeping up with US jobs numbers, a UK budget, euro zone growth numbers and a slew of third-quarter earnings.
Japan's voters could end more than a decade of Liberal Democratic Party dominance on Sunday, forcing the ruling party into power-sharing deals that could undermine the country's leadership.
Uruguayan center-left opposition leader Yamandu Orsi is the pollsters' favorite to win the first round of the South American nation's presidential election.
How an anxious China is backing Myanmar's faltering junta in civil war
A member of Bamar People's Liberation Army stands guard in territory belonging to the Karen National Liberation Army in Myanmar. REUTERS/Stringer
When an alliance led by three rebel armies seized swathes of territory near Myanmar's border with China from the military junta last October, Beijing looked the other way.
A year on, rebel forces have ground down the junta, pushing the military out of vital borderlands and making inroads into the contested heart of Myanmar.
A detail of a house in in the archaeological site in Pompeii. Handout via REUTERS
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes.
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