Tens of thousands of North Carolina residents remain without running water days after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida and carved a deadly, destructive path through much of the US Southeast.
A further 500 airline seats for Australians, permanent residents and their immediate families have been secured across two flights out of Lebanon to Cyprus as conflict escalates in the region.
A Russian guided bomb has struck a five-storey apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, starting fires and injuring at least 10 people, officials said.
Israel has bombed central Beirut, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes against Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.
One of two US doctors among five people charged in the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing ketamine.
Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed at a vice presidential debate that was surprisingly civil in the final stretch of an ugly election campaign.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has promised arch foe Iran will pay for its missile attack against Israel, while Tehran said any retaliation would be met with "vast destruction", raising fears of a wider war.
Australia's road toll is rising and "brave" decisions such as lowering speed limits are needed to help reach the goal of halving fatalities by 2030, a peak safety body says.
The Solimoes, one of the two largest tributaries of the Amazon River in Brazil, is at its lowest level in the worst drought on record in the region, leaving villages stranded without food, water and transport.
Israel said its troops had launched raids inside Lebanon, starting its widely expected ground operations after two weeks of airstrikes against Hezbollah's command structure and weapons sites.
The US National Transportation Safety Board says more than 40 foreign operators of Boeing 737 airplanes may be using planes with rudder components that could pose safety risks.
More than 100 deaths have now been reported in the US after Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges and caused dramatic flooding from Florida to Virginia.
Austrian voters handed a first-ever general election victory to the far-right Freedom Party, illustrating rising support for hard-right parties in Europe.