Americas

Tim Walz and JD Vance, the two men vying to become US vice president in the November election, will face off in a televised debate in October.

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has singled out Elon Musk, Donald Trump and JK Rowling in a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a storm of criticism and claims about her sex during the Paris Olympics.

A commercial flight in Brazil has crashed, killing all 62 people onboard.

Riots erupted across Venezuela’s capital as the fall-out of the hotly disputed general election continues to divide the country.

The election has been called in favour of the embattled socialist leader, despite opposition representatives citing tallies from polling stations that showed his rival Edmundo Gonzalez trouncing him.

Authorities are checking for possible damages to people, alterations to basic services or infrastructure" as a result of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake.

President Luis Arce, who just survived a military coup weeks ago, said the $10 billion natural resource discovery could turn around the country’s ailing finances.

Garry Conille’s heavily guarded tour came days after police secured the facility in Port-au-Prince, which is still 80 per cent controlled by criminal gangs.

It is Jair Bolsonaro’s second indictment since leaving office.

Smaller islands are taking stock of the devastation with the death toll from flooding and deadly winds expected to climb.

Officials have warned residents in flood-prone areas to prepare for evacuation.

A fourth person has been arrested over the murders of Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, and their American friend, who were killed on a surfing trip in Mexico.

Two weather systems have pounded southern Mexico and Central America with one expected to intensify into the season’s first named storm.

The World Health Organisation says a death related to a confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu is the first of its kind globally.

Mexico's elections have been the most violent in modern history, with the killing of 38 candidates, as the country is set to elect its first female leader.