Democrat Kamala Harris has made her closing pitch for the US presidency at a historically black church in the swing state of Michigan, while her Republican rival Donald Trump rallied in Pennsylvania.

Moscow has sent 96 drones and a guided air missile into Ukraine, officials say.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that his government planned to cut student loans for around three million Australians by 20%, wiping off around A$16 billion ($10 billion) in debts.

Rockets fired from Lebanon wounded 11 people in central Israel, Israeli emergency services said, after one of them hit a house, as prospects for a ceasefire dimmed.

Kamala Harris’ appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” a late surprise by the Democratic presidential candidate in her race against Republican Donald Trump, follows in the footsteps of past candidates, including Trump himself.

Russia unleashed its latest overnight drone strike on Ukraine, targeting the capital Kyiv in an attack that lasted into midday and wounded at least one person, city officials said.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned reported attacks on civilians by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

A U.S. judge on Friday denied Elon Musk’s bid to move a Pennsylvania lawsuit over his $1 million voter prizes to federal court, moving the case back to state court.

Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador are suffering an increasing number of threats and sometimes deadly attacks.

The United States said it will deploy B-52 bombers, fighter jets, refueling aircraft and Navy destroyers to the Middle East, in a readjustment of military assets as the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group prepares to leave the region.

The governor of Washington state said he was activating some members of the National Guard to be on stand-by after information and concerns regarding potential violence related to the 2024 election.

Democrats are readying a rapid-fire response to flood social media and the airwaves with calls for calm and patience with vote-counting.