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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris greets supporters after speaking during a campaign rally at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt for Reuters Republican Donald Trump escalated his verbal attacks on Democrat Kamala Harris on Saturday local time as the vice president turned to celebrities to generate enthusiasm for her campaign, with both candidates for US president courting early voters. Harris and Trump are essentially tied in the most competitive states and many Americans are voting early by mail or in person, with just 17 days until the 5 November election. On Saturday, Harris rallied supporters at a get-out-the-vote event in Detroit, Michigan, for the city...

By Danielle Broadway and Catarina Demony, Reuters British singer-songwriter Liam Payne (right) and then-partner Cheryl pose on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2018 in London on 21 February, 2018. Photo: AFP / Tolga Akmen Liam Payne's former partner, pop singer Cheryl, has joined an outpouring of grief over the death of the One Direction band member, calling for restraint in coverage to protect his family during an "indescribably painful time". Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, died at age 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, triggering tributes from fans around the world. Cheryl Tweedy, more commonly known by just her first name, was in a relationship with Payne between 2016 and 2018 and she used ...

File image. Photo: DANIEL SLIM / AFP The US is investigating a leak of highly classified US intelligence about Israel's plans for retaliation against Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter. One of the people familiar confirmed the documents' authenticity. The leak is "deeply concerning," a US official told CNN. The documents, dated October 15 and 16, began circulating online Friday after being posted on Telegram by an account called "Middle East Spectator". They are marked top secret and have markings indicating they are meant to be seen only by the US and its "Five Eyes" allies - Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. They describe preparations Israel appears to be making for a strike against Iran. One of the documents, which says it was compiled by th...

RNZN Naval Divers on the scene above HMNZS Manawanui, off the Southern Coast Of Upulo. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force Environmental recovery efforts after a New Zealand naval vessel sank off the coast of Samoa will be suspended for one week as the Pacific Island nation gears up for hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Representatives of village communities who said their livelihoods have been devastated by the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, met with the New Zealand high commissioner and the Samoan government to express their anger at a perceived lack of support from both governments. But Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa told a press conference on Friday that work on the shipwreck would be almost entirely scaled back over the next week. "Response teams - dive a...