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By Ece Toksabay and Mert Ozkan for Reuters Turkish police officers gather in Kahramankazan, north of Ankara on October 23, 2024, near the gate of the Turkish Aerospace Industries, after a huge explosion outside the headquarters. Photo: AFP Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters, where witnesses said they heard gunfire and an explosion. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two attackers were killed in what he called a terrorist attack, adding three of the injured are in critical condition. TV broadcasters earlier showed footage of armed assailants entering the TUSAS building. "Two terrorists were neutralised in the terror attack on the TUSAS Ankara Kahramankazan site," Yerlikaya s...

US presidential rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Photo: Brendan SMIALOWSKI and Patrick T. Fallon / AFP Kamala Harris on Wednesday said Donald Trump was "increasingly unhinged," and called her US election rival's reported praise for Adolf Hitler "incredibly dangerous" as campaigning intensified ahead of the 5 November vote. The Democrat's fierce criticism came as she headed to must-win Pennsylvania to face voters' questions in a town hall and as Trump campaigned in battleground Georgia. With the tight election going down to the wire, both candidates are on a mission to persuade the sliver of American voters who remain undecided in the home stretch. In a dramatic campaign season, the latest twist was revelations by Trump's longest-serving chief of staff, retired US Marine general Jo...

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen for CNN Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $US1 million cheque at the Roxain Theatre on October 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / Michael Swensen The Justice Department warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $US1 million ($NZ1.6m) sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law, people briefed on the matter told CNN. Musk, who has thrown his support behind former president Donald Trump and is spending millions of dollars supporting his candidacy, has publicised the $US1m prize by his political action committee aiming to increase voter registrations in hotly contested states. Musk's initial promise to pay prizes to registered voters immediately raised con...

Photo: Geoff Capes Foundation/supplied Geoff Capes, British strongman, shot put record holder and renowned budgerigar breeder, has died aged 75. Capes left an indelible mark on British sport, birdkeeping and 1980s popular culture. "The family of Geoffrey Capes would like to announce his sad passing today, 23rd October. Britain's finest shot putter and twice World's Strongest Man," the family said in a statement. Born in 1949 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, Capes excelled in athletics, representing Britain in three Olympic Games from 1972 to 1980, and setting the national shot put record of 21.68 metres which has stood for 44 years. Although his best Olympic finish was fifth in 1980, he won two Commonwealth gold medals as well as a haul of European medals. Capes worked as a policeman and was a...