1. Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published today.

2. Millions of people were told to evacuate from their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan. At least three people have been killed.

3. Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan's coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in western India's Gujarat state. At least 28 people have died this week from rain-related incidents.

4. The Israeli military said its troops killed five Palestinian fighters who were hiding inside a mosque in the West Bank city of Tulkarm.

5. A judge in France has placed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov under formal investigation as part of a probe into organized crime on the messaging app.

6. Beijing said it would not impose provisional tariffs on brandy imported from the European Union despite finding it had been sold in China below market prices.