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By Steven Scheer, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari for Reuters Smoke billows at the site of Israeli airstrikes in a south Beirut suburb, early on 2 October 2024. Photo: ETIENNE TORBEY / AFP Israeli retaliation could hit Iran oil facilities Iran says targeted military facilities US promises 'severe consequences' for Iran Israel renews bombing of Beirut suburbs France mobilises military in Middle East, South Korea urges measured response Iran said on Wednesday its missile attack on Israel, its biggest military assault on the country, was over, barring further provocation, while Israel and the United States promised to hit back as fears of a wider war intensified. Israel will launch a "significant retaliation" within days that could target oil production facilities inside Iran and othe...

By Bernie Woodall and Karl Plume, Reuters Men walk along North Carolina Route 9 in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on 1 October 2024 in Bat Cave, North Carolina. Photo: SEAN RAYFORD / AFP Recovery will cost billions over several years, DHS says At least 162 dead in six states, CNN reports Some 1.5 million homes and businesses without power Search-and-rescue teams who have already saved hundreds of people scoured the mountains of western North Carolina for more survivors on Tuesday local time, working amid washed-out roads, smashed bridges and felled power lines following Hurricane Helene. The storm has killed at least 162 people in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia, CNN reported, citing state and local officials, and the death toll is ...

JD Vance and Tim Walz at the vice presidential debate in New York City, 1 October 2024. Photo: AFP / Chip Somodevilla Candidates defend their running mates, attack the other's Walz targets Vance's past comments, false claims on immigrants Vance challenges Biden-Harris policies Political analysts say VP debates rarely alter election outcomes Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed over the Middle East crisis, immigration, taxes, abortion, climate change and the economy today at a vice presidential debate that was heavy on policy disagreements but light on personal attacks. The two rivals, who have savaged each other on the campaign trail, struck a cordial tone, instead saving their fire for the candidates at the top of their tickets, Democratic Vice President Kamala H...

A screen displays the CBS vice presidential debate between US Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance and Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz in Times Square in New York. Photo: KENA BETANCUR / AFP Analysis - Vice-presidential debates are the under-card of US election discussions. Except, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris running so close in the presidential elections, every debate could have significance. So, it was when Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Harris' running mate, met Ohio Senator JD Vance, Trump's pick, this afternoon in a surprisingly cordial debate, focused mainly on the issues, but one which also revealed differences between the two camps. Here's seven things to know. Policy debate This was a debate where policy issues...

The vice presidential candidates in the US election are set for their first and only debate before the November election. Republican JD Vance, a US Senator from Ohio, will face off against Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in a debate in New York City hosted by CBS News. The race between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris remains close a little over a month before the 5 November (US Time) election. While vice presidential debates have historically rarely moved the needle much in past elections, there's always the chance for a big surprise or gaffe that US political tragics will be talking about for the next several news cycles. And with no other debate scheduled between Trump and Harris after their first one last month, this might be one of the last...