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LA Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during Saturday's Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees.The Japanese baseballer hurt himself when he tried to steal second base in the seventh inning. He is now a doubt for Monday's Game 3 in New York.Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani "had a little left shoulder subluxation" and tests would be carried out."We'll know more in the next couple of days. "The strength was great. The range of motion good, so we're encouraged."But obviously I can't speculate because we don't get the scans yet. So, once we have the scans, we'll know more." Image: Pic: Kyodo via AP Images Read more:Japanese interpreter charged with stealing mo...

More than 120 people have been killed and dozens are missing after floods and landslides hit the Philippines in the wake of Tropical Storm Trami.It is the southeast Asian archipelago's deadliest and most destructive storm so far this year, the government's disaster-response agency said. President Ferdinand Marcos said the unusually large volume of rainfall - including some areas that saw up to two months' worth in just 24 hours - overwhelmed flood controls."The water was just too much," Mr Marcos told reporters."We're not done yet with our rescue work," he added. More than 4.2 million people were in the path of the storm, including nearly half a million, who mostly fled to more than 6,400 emergency shelters in several provinces. Image: Rescuer...

The world's richest man was late for his own town hall.The crowd had been queuing for several hours. The line of enthusiasm stretched out of the hotel in this county town in Pennsylvania. Lancaster, in Lancaster County, is an hour and half west of Philadelphia, and is one of many tight battlegrounds where the election will be decided.The people here had all come to hear from Elon Musk. They had also come because one of them would win a million dollars.Among the crowd outside, some told me they had already voted, thanks to this state's early voting procedures. Others would only do it on the day, they said. But all we spoke to were locked-in Trump supporters. Read more:Beyonce campaigns for HarrisTrump's a 'tyrant', Springsteen saysThe Space X, Tesla and Twitter billionaire has been handing ...

Donald Trump's "obvious mental decline" and "history as a convicted felon" should be enough reason for Americans not to vote for him, Michelle Obama has said.Speaking at a rally for Kamala Harris, the former first lady said she was "angry" at the "indifference" towards the Republican candidate's behaviour. "I hope you'll forgive me if I'm a little angry that we are indifferent to his erratic behaviour, his obvious mental decline, his history as a convicted felon," she said.Read more:Beyonce campaigns for HarrisTrump's a 'tyrant', Springsteen says Image: Michelle Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. Pic: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin "A known slumlord, a predator found liable for sexual abuse, ...

Iran's president has warned against further attacks on his country after Israel targeted military sites in pre-dawn airstrikes on Saturday.In a statement on X, Masoud Pezeshkian gave his condolences to the families of the four people killed in the attacks and said Iran would continue to defend itself. "Enemies of Iran should know these brave people are standing fearlessly in defence of their land and will respond to any stupidity with tact and intelligence," he wrote.Analysis:Scale of any retaliation will dictate whether Iran and Israel are on path to all-out warUS pressure over Israel's retaliation against Iran appears to have paid off - for now Image: A map of where Israel struck in Iran The Israeli military said its airc...