The Reserve Bank of Australia board is widely tipped to keep rates on hold at its meeting today but a dovish turn in its post-meeting statement could lay the foundations for a pre-Christmas cut.

A presidential election unlike any other in US history has entered its last full day, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris scrambling for an edge in a tight contest each portrays as an existential moment for America.

Israel’s Air Force says it has struck Hezbollah intelligence assets near Damascus in an attack on key infrastructure in Syria that Syrian officials say targeted civilian sites.

At least 10 people have died after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in eastern Indonesia erupted, shooting firebombs that landed four kilometres away and burned down houses.