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U.S. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is trying to get a second opportunity to debate her Republican challenger Donald Trump in this year's presidential race, she said on Friday (September 20).

A team of Greenpeace activists unfurled a massive banner on a dry river bed in Brazil's Amazon on Friday (September 20) to raise awareness of the effects of climate change on the drought-stricken region.

Americans began casting their first in-person votes on Friday (September 20) in a presidential election less than seven weeks away that both Republican and Democratic leaders call the most important in generations.

NATO concluded a major anti-drone exercise this week, with Ukraine taking part for the first time as the Western alliance seeks to learn urgently from the rapid development and widespread use of unmanned systems in the war there. Claudio Palestini, the co-chair of a NATO working group on unmanned systems, said the exercise had adapted to trends such as the transformation of FPV (first-person view) drones - originally designed for civilian racers – into deadly weapons.

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday (September 20). Eyewitness video captured the aftermath.

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and several members of the group's elite Radwan unit in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and a security source in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

The late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods, forced them to have medical screenings and threatened consequences if they tried to complain, lawyers for alleged victims said on Friday. Lisa Bernhard has more.

U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday (September 20) said reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal is still realistic, adding: "We have to keep at it."

The European Commission announced on Friday a loan of up to $39 billion for Ukraine to help cover its increased needs, saying it was needed to defend the country against Russian attacks and help it get through the winter. Sean Hogan has more.

Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils in the island nation say they have little hope they'll gain much from Saturday's presidential election. Lucy Fielder has more.

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, two security sources in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.

Venezuela's former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez sought diplomatic refuge after being warned that President Nicolas Maduro's security forces were coming for him, he told Reuters in Madrid on Friday (September 20).

The European Commission proposed the loan on Friday (September 20) to help Ukraine cover its increased needs after Russian destruction of its infrastructure. Announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a visit to Kyiv, it is part of a wider plan among G7 nations to raise funds using proceeds from Russian assets frozen to sanction Moscow for invading its neighbor.

Residents of Bagnacavallo in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region on Friday morning (September 20) started cleaning up after the Lamone River burst its banks and flooded the area for the second year in a row. Local former police commander Roberto Faccani told Reuters anger is mounting towards institutions.

Baby dolphins have been washing up dead on sandbanks left exposed by the receding waters of an Amazon lake that is drying up amid the area's worst drought on record, and researchers say it's putting the rare river species at risk. Devi Rajaram reports.

Attacks on Hezbollah's communication devices in Lebanon have turned the spotlight on Israel's secretive Unit 8200, the Israel Defense Forces' intelligence unit, which a Western security source said was involved in planning the operation. Gabe Singer reports.

Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday (September 19) their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.

Nike said on Thursday that former senior executive Elliott Hill will rejoin the company to succeed John Donahoe as president and CEO, as the sportswear giant shakes up its leadership amid efforts to revive sales and battle rising competition. Ryan Chang has more.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday (September 19) issued a warning to any potential home intruder: "If somebody breaks in my house, they're getting shot."

Israeli warplanes late on Thursday (September 19) carried out their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint.

Amara, a southern white rhino weighing in at over 1,760 pounds (800 kilograms) at a safari park in northwest England, has received what has been described as a "groundbreaking" medical operation to help heal a broken front leg.

The European Union will make billions of euros available to help central Europe recover from severe floods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday (September 19), as she pledged support for regions that have been devastated by the deluge.

Italy handed back to Canada on Thursday a famous photographic portrait of Winston Churchill that was stolen from an Ottawa hotel more than two years ago and sold at auction to an unsuspecting Italian lawyer. Arrthy Thayaparan has more.

Deadly Israeli attacks that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers "crossed all red lines," the leader of the heavily armed Iran-backed Lebanese movement said on Thursday, in a speech broadcast as sonic booms from Israeli warplanes shook buildings in Beirut. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia said on Thursday (September 19) the temple's tallest tower -- the tower of Jesus Christ -- will be finished in 2025.