1. Russian forces have entered the outskirts of the eastern Ukraine frontline city of Toretsk, less than a week after the fall of the bastion town of Vuhledar.

2. Kamala Harris led Donald Trump by a marginal three percentage points - 46% to 43%.

3. Israeli forces begin ground operations in the southwest of Lebanon.

4. The Category 4 Hurricane Milton was expected to grow larger today on its way to Florida.

5. At least 22 people have died in severe floods and landslides which wiped out whole villages across Bosnia and Herzegovina.

6. China has imposed temporary anti-dumping measures on brandy imports from the European Union.

7. Vietnam's real estate developer Kinhbac City said its subsidiary has partnered with The Trump Organization to develop a $1.5 billion golf course and hotel project in Vietnam's Hung Yen province.