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Washington CNN  —  The US military conducted an airstrike over the weekend against the al-Shabaab terror group in Somalia, which was attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde, US Africa Command said. The strike occurred about 218 kilometers north-northwest of Mogadishu and the initial assessment is that it “killed two attacking al-Shabaab terrorists,” US Africa Command said in a news release, adding that no civilians were hurt in the strike. Sunday’s strike is the latest US military operation in Somalia. Earlier this month, a US airstrike killed an al-Shabaab militant leader, and in late September, another strike killed 27 members…

Five visitors to the Grand Canyon spent more than 24 hours trapped 60 metres underground.The group were stranded on Sunday evening, when an elevator malfunctioned, and were rescued 26 hours later.Luckily, they weren’t confined to a claustrophobic lift car – the Grand Canyon Caverns attraction includes a hotel and a restaurant.Authorities had to bring in specialist engineers to fix the elevator, Coconino Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jon Paxton told CNN News.“Yesterday five folks were exiting the caverns when the elevator stopped working,” he explained on Monday night local time.“Believing it was an electrical problem, a generator was brought in. It’s not…

The WTA Finals are set to get underway next week in Fort Worth, Texas.The world’s leading eight women’s singles players from 2022 will line up to battle it out for the year-end title that was won last year in Guadalajara by Garbine Muguruza, who beat Anett Kontaveit in the final.In a sign of how quickly the sport can change, neither of those players will feature in this season’s edition, with Muguruza’s slide down the rankings particularly puzzling.TennisWilliams says chances of comeback ‘very high’, claims she is ‘not retired’4 HOURS AGOInstead, the likes of Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur have starred…

In his first address as prime minister Rishi Sunak listed Britain’s economy as his number one priority as he takes up the high office and noted that “some mistakes were made” by his predecessors.Sunak, the third leader to hold the top job in seven weeks and the first British Asian prime minister, paid tribute to his direct predecessor Liz Truss following her resignation last week after she tried to introduce a tax cutting plan that sent the Conservative Party into chaos.  Tories have held power in the U.K. for more than a decade but a series of scandals under Boris…

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. New York CNN Business  —  It’s safe to say that the global economy is in a pretty bad place right now: The vast majority of economists think we’re on the brink of recession. But US markets don’t seem to mind. Stocks closed out their best week since mid-June last Friday and continued that rally into Monday. So what gives? A decade of free-flowing…

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has accused the Albanese Government of “giving up” on its core election promises in its first budget as Jim Chalmers gives a grim debt warning.The key takeaways from Dr Chalmers first budget as Treasurer on Tuesday night was surging inflation driven largely by an expected 50 per cent rise in electricity prices across two years coupled with a 40 per cent surge in gas bills in the same period.The shadow treasurer jumped on the revelations following the landmark speech, telling Sky News Australia’s chief anchor Kieran Gilbert that the government was “failing to meet” its commitment…

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — A crash involving two military vehicles claimed the life of one soldier and injured three others at a Pennsylvania military training area over the weekend, officials said.The crash happened Saturday at Fort Indiantown Gap, about 25 miles northeast of Harrisburg, where the Pennsylvania National Guard has its headquarters, guard officials said in a news release.Killed in the crash was Spc. Mackenzie L. Shay, 20, of New Castle, the officials said. Shay was a 92F, Army Petroleum Supply Specialist, assigned to the 28th Infantry Division’s Company G, 128th Brigade Support Battalion.Three other service members were treated…

Scott Peterson has been moved away from death row at San Quentin State Prison in California as a judge is still weighing whether the convicted killer deserves a new trial in the 2002 murders of his wife and unborn son. Peterson is now being housed at the Mule Creek State Prison east of Sacramento, about 90 miles northeast of the notorious San Quentin facility, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A new mugshot of the 50-year-old was taken Friday. The move comes after Peterson, in August, appeared in a California court for prosecutors and attorneys to argue their respective cases over…

As the UK welcomes its third Prime Minister in as many months, people have been left shocked after noticing how the lectern changes when each of them makes a speech outside Downing Street The UK is going through Prime Ministers at rapid speed over the last few months as Boris Johnson’s resignation was followed swiftly by Liz Truss ‘. But as No. 10 Downing Street welcomes its third inhabitant in a couple of months there is one other thing people have noticed is also changing outside the famous front door. On Tuesday it was the turn of Rishi Sunak to…

CNN  —  When Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz debate in Harrisburg on Tuesday, it will be the first time the candidates in the highest profile Senate race of the year have ever met. Their one and only debate is the marquee event on a Tuesday that includes three other debates in key Senate and gubernatorial races. It is arguably the most critical Senate debate of the entire cycle, pitting a candidate who is publicly recovering from a stroke he suffered in May against a celebrity doctor who rose to fame by hosting a syndicated daily television show for…