1. Donald Trump has named Republican Senator J.D. Vance from Ohio as his choice for the vice-presidential nominee.

2. Joe Biden is on the brink of failing to win a key labor endorsement as leaders of the 1.3 million-member Teamsters union consider backing no candidate at all in the US presidential race.

3. Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several areas across Gaza on Tuesday.

4. Ukrainian attacks triggered a fire at a factory producing electrical devices and wounded at least six people in Russian areas bordering Ukraine overnight.

5. South Korea will face "devastating consequences" for dropping anti-Pyongyang leaflets over North Korea, citing Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister.

6. Apple's shares rose 2.5% to a record high after Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the iPhone maker's shares and designated the stock as a "top pick".