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Trump is scheduled to meet this week with the president of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Foreign leaders meet with Trump as knife-edge election nears

Foreign leaders travelling to the United States for the U.N. General Assembly have also been meeting with former president Donald Trump, as they hedge their bets in case of a Trump victory in the election.

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Russia launching its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile in a 2022 test.
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Putin’s grim nuclear threat against Ukraine and the West

The Russian President told a meeting with the Russian Security Council that ‘we reserve the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression against Russia and Belarus.’

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President Joe Biden will use his final address before world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to once again champion the value of alliance-building.
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Biden’s final UN speech to tout alliances as conflicts brew

President Joe Biden will use his final address before world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to once again champion the value of alliance-building.

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A page from a court filing in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida shows a photo of a note that Ryan Routh allegedly left with a friend, saying, "This was an assassination attempt."
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Trump gunman’s note: ‘This was an assassination attempt’

The allegations were made in a detention hearing for Ryan Routh, the man found with a gun outside the ex-president’s golf course on September 15.

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A man watches rescuers sift through the rubble as they search for people still missing at the site of Friday's Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs.
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Why are Israel and Hezbollah fighting?

Strikes between Hezbollah and Israel have been common for decades, but the exchanges of fire over the past year, and the ongoing escalation, have raised fears of a larger war. So what is Israel’s objective?

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The Israeli Defense Forces said they are 'striking targets belonging to the Hezbollah' in Lebanon. Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Lebanese village of Zawtar.
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Israeli warplanes pound Lebanon as war fears escalate

Israeli warplanes have launched powerful air raids across much of southern Lebanon, escalating attacks on Hezbollah militants as Israel’s military signaled it was preparing for a broader offensive.

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Rupert Murdoch succession saga continues in court.
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Why reporters are shut out of big Murdoch family trust case

It’s the kind of high-stakes, ‘Succession’-esque drama that reporters dream — and media organisations are fighting to find out more.

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Hezbollah supporters carry the coffin of a victim who was killed in electronic pagers explosion, during a funeral procession in Beirut southern suburb. Thousands people were wounded in the cyberattack and 12 were killed so far in the latest toll announced by the ministry of health.
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Deadly pager attack strains US efforts to prevent wider war

The deadly explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies across Lebanon this week dealt another blow to President Joe Biden’s beleaguered efforts to reduce tensions in the Middle East.

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A delegate holds up a Hillary-for-president sign at the 2024 (yes, 2024) Democratic convention. MUST CREDIT: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post
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Hillary Clinton is back, again. Who’s (still) with her?

Hillary Clinton, you may have noticed, is back. She appeared last month on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, bellowing about Trump’s felony convictions as an arena chanted ‘lock him up!’

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Donald Trump speaks Wednesday in Asheboro.
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How threats and violence are escalating US election tensions

The 2024 election season has been repeatedly marked by extraordinary acts and threats of violence that have become a more contentious issue, escalating tensions in an already-heated political environment.

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Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah members gather outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) after an incident involving Hezbollah members' wireless devices in Beirut, Lebanon.
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What we know about how Hezbollah pagers attack occurred

Thousands of pagers used by the militant group Hezbollah exploded across the country, wounding at least 2,800 people and killing at least nine, according to health officials. This is what we know.

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A sniper team is set up next to golfers as Trump speaks during an event at Trump National Golf Club.
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Under fore: Don’s golf outings a longstanding security worry

Shortly after Donald Trump assumed office, Secret Service agents came armed with unusual evidence about the dangers of his favourite past-time.

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 27: Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Former President Trump and U.S. President Joe Biden are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan
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Harris and Trump prep for debate destined to define campaign

The looming face-off, which may be the only presidential debate between the two nominees, could be the largest audience either faces before Election Day.

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign event at Central Wisconsin Airport, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Mosinee, Wis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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The most overt signal yet Trump may not accept vote result

Donald Trump has a history of railing against election officials and raising unsubstantiated claims of fraud when his political fortunes appear uncertain, as they do now in the close race with Kamala Harris.

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign event, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Johnstown, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump’s biggest failure was COVID, Harris should bring it up

THE WASHINGTON POST: The recent summer COVID surge is a stark reminder that former President Donald Trump was kicked out of office partly because he mishandled the pandemic. 

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