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Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris delivering a statement outside her vice-presidential residence in Washington on Oct 23.
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Harris berates ‘unhinged’ Trump over Hitler remarks
Kamala Harris on Oct 23 said Donald Trump was “increasingly unhinged,” and called her US election rival’s reported praise for Adolf Hitler “incredibly dangerous” as campaigning intensified ahead of the Nov 5 vote.
The Democrat’s fierce criticism came as she headed to must-win Pennsylvania to face voters’ questions in a town hall and as Trump campaigned in battleground Georgia.
With the tight election going down to the wire, both candidates are on a mission to persuade the sliver of American voters who remain undecided in the home stretch.
In a dramatic campaign season, the latest twist was revelations by Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, retired US Marine general John Kelly about the Republican’s admiration for the Nazi dictator and his military in World War II.
Attackers kill 5, injure 22 at Turkish aviation site
Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others on Oct 23 in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters, where witnesses said they heard gunfire and an explosion.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said both attackers were killed after the attack, adding two of the injured are in critical condition.
TV broadcasters showed footage of armed assailants entering the TUSAS building near Ankara.
Nato member Finland warns of hostile activities by Russia
Finland is experiencing suspicious acts of sabotage and disruption and believes Russia is engaged in broad-ranging influence operations against it and other European countries, Finland’s Interior Minister, Ms Lulu Ranne, said.
Nato and Western intelligence services, including Finland’s, have warned that Russia is behind a growing number of hostile activities across the Euro-Atlantic area, ranging from repeated cyber attacks to Moscow-linked arson - all of which Russia denies.
“We are experiencing disruptions, acts of sabotage, various types of damage, and instrumentalised migration, among other things. This creates a general sense of uncertainty and vagueness about what is true and what is not,” Ms Ranne told reporters.
OnlyFans user sentenced to 5 years in US child abuse case
A man accused of selling sex videos of a 16-year-old Florida girl on the adults-only website OnlyFans pleaded no contest to child abuse.
Ethan Diaz, 22, of New Jersey reached the plea agreement in a Florida court in September and was sentenced to five years in prison followed by five years of supervised probation, according to court documents. He was given credit for more than a year of time served.
Diaz was ordered not to use OnlyFans and to have no contact with the victim during his probation.
Djokovic won’t play Paris Masters, leaving doubt over season
Novak Djokovic said on Oct 23 he is withdrawing from the Paris Masters, where he is a seven-time champion, in a move which could potentially signal the end of his roller-coaster season.
“Unfortunately, I won’t be playing the Paris Masters this year,” 37-year-old Djokovic wrote on Instagram.
“I have a lot of great memories, winning seven titles and I hope to be back with you next year. Sorry to everyone who was hoping to see me there.”
