Hurricane Helene lashes Florida and Georgia

Plus, what does Putin's nuclear red line mean for the West?

Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Linda Noakes Hurricane Helene threatens Florida with a historic storm surge, New York Mayor Eric Adams is set to appear in court, and Japan has a new prime minister. Plus, why is Hollywood greenlighting fewer comedies? Hear more on today's Reuters World News podcast.  Today's Top News   Hurricane Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida's Big Bend. REUTERS/Marco Bello  Hurricane Helene roared through Florida and into Georgia as one of the most powerful storms to hit the US, with fears of deaths and widespread destruction in its wake. Follow our live updates. Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning a closely fought contest in his fifth and final attempt to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.  Israel will continue to discuss Lebanon ceasefire proposals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, as Washington warned that further escalation would only make it harder for civilians on both sides to return home. We look at how US diplomacy in the Middle East has faltered as the clock ticks down for President Joe Biden. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to appear in court on federal charges of accepting bribes and illegal campaign contributions from Turkish nationals, as the Democrat resists mounting calls from within his own party to resign. Alabama executed convicted murderer Alan Miller in the second-ever nitrogen-asphyxiation execution since the state pioneered the method which it says is less painful than lethal injections but human rights experts say may amount to torture. China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior US defense official said, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities. Russian forces stationed in the southern border region of Rostov fired the missile that killed Reuters safety adviser Ryan Evans and wounded two of the agency's journalists when it struck a hotel in eastern Ukraine last month, Ukrainian security sources said. Business & Markets   Chinese stocks raced toward their best week since 2008 and helped lift Asian shares to 2-1/2-year highs after Beijing rolled out a huge stimulus package to revive the economy, while a sharp fall in oil prices bodes well for disinflation globally. In a major climbdown, Elon Musk's X told Brazil's Supreme Court it had complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked a judge to lift a ban on the platform, according to a document seen by Reuters. Costco Wholesale missed market expectations for fourth-quarter revenue, hurt by cautious consumer spending on pricier items at its membership-only stores and lower gasoline prices. SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.25 billion, as the food delivery firm looks to tap a booming stock market in one of India's biggest listings this year. Shares in Australia's no.2 casino operator Star Entertainment slumped over 50% to a record low, as it resumed trading a day after posting a second straight multi-billion-dollar annual loss. The company has been hit by a switch to mandatory cashless gambling. The Week Ahead Financial markets will enter the fourth quarter fizzing with anticipation of a drop in global interest rates from high levels in the past few years and the only question is whether the economy drops off as quickly, or gently slows. Here's what to watch. JD Vance and Tim Walz go head-to-head on Tuesday in their only scheduled debate before the November 5 election.  Voters go to the polls in Austria this weekend in a parliamentary election, with polarizing far-right leader Herbert Kickl the man to beat. Is Putin bluffing?   Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool  President Vladimir Putin has signaled that Moscow will consider responding with nuclear weapons if the United States and its allies allow Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with long-range Western missiles. But some in the West are asking: does he actually mean it? Read our analysis The World in Pictures A boat navigates at the confluence point between the Rio Negro and the Rio Solimoes in Brazil. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Take a look at some of our top photography from around the world this week. View gallery Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036