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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday it would be a "handful more weeks" before the United States had enough evidence to impose sanctions in response to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

INDONESIA-CRASH-FLIGHT-EXCLUSIVE/

Exclusive: Pilot radioed alert on doomed Indonesian jet's previous flight

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The pilot of a Lion Air flight from Indonesia's Bali island on Sunday made a radio alert minutes after take-off due to technical problems, but they were overcome and he pushed on to Jakarta. The same jet crashed on another flight hours later, killing all 189 people on board.

U.S.

USA-ELECTION/

TV titans Trump, Oprah go head to head on U.S. campaign trail

Two former TV stars and political opposites - media mogul Oprah Winfrey and President Donald Trump - took to the U.S. campaign trail on Thursday, five days before elections that will determine whether Trump's Republicans retain control of Congress.

TENNESSEE-EXECUTION/

Tennessee executes double murderer in electric chair

A 63-year-old convicted double murderer was put to death by electrocution in Tennessee on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court turned down his last-minute appeals, state corrections officials said.

BUSINESS

APPLE-RESULTS/

Apple warns on holiday sales, sending value below $1 trillion

Apple Inc on Thursday warned that sales for the crucial holiday quarter would likely miss Wall Street expectations, which Chief Executive Tim Cook blamed on weakness in emerging markets and foreign exchange costs.

MEDIA-ATT-DISH/

AT&T's WarnerMedia accuses DOJ with 'collaborating' with Dish in HBO dispute

AT&T Inc's WarnerMedia has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of "collaborating" with Dish Network Corp in a high profile dispute over carrying HBO and Cinemax.

ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-NEIL-YOUNG-DARYL-HANNAH/

Musician Neil Young confirms marriage to actress Daryl Hannah

Singer-songwriter Neil Young confirmed rumors that have persisted for months, saying he is indeed married to actress Daryl Hannah.

USA-ELECTION-GEORGIA-OPRAH/

Oprah backs Stacey Abrams in historic Georgia governor's race

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey lent her star power on Thursday to Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is vying to become the first female black governor in the United States, while saying she has no political aspirations of her own.

SPORTS

GYMNASTICS-WORLD-BILES/

Gymnastics: Biles makes history with fourth all-around world title

Two falls on an "off day" did not prevent Simone Biles from becoming the first woman to win four all-around titles at the gymnastics world championships on Thursday.

BASEBALL-MLB-LAD-ROBERTS/

Roberts expected to return as Dodgers' manager

Dave Roberts is expected to return as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers next season, two high-ranking team executives said during a press conference on Thursday.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

MALDIVES-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Maldives' exiled former president returns home Former President Mohamed Nasheed returns to the Maldives after living in exile, between London and Colombo, for over two and a half years.

2 Nov, 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT

USA-ELECTION/STATES (PIX)

EXPLAINER - High-stakes state elections will help shape U.S. political power

A high-stakes battle over state-level offices is playing out in the Nov. 6 elections, with Democrats and Republicans looking beyond Washington for more political firepower to resist or support President Donald Trump's agenda.

2 Nov, 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-ELECTION/

Trump, Obama back their congressional favorites as U.S. elections near

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Barack Obama hit the campaign trail to support congressional candidates with days to go till the U.S. elections.

2 Nov, 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

USA-ELECTION/SWING-DISTRICTS (PIX)

Republicans see rare chance to flip a U.S. House seat in rural Minnesota

Minnesota's rural northwestern 8th district had long sent Democrats to Congress, but three-term Representative Rick Nolan could see the writing on the wall when he won his last election by less than 1 percentage point and bowed out.

2 Nov, 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-ELECTION/YOUTH (PIX)

Young U.S. voter turnout surges, but challenges linger

Early turnout by young voters has surged ahead of Tuesday's congressional midterm elections, powered by gains in states whose voters are pivotal to Democrats' chances of winning back control of the U.S. Congress.

2 Nov, 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-HARVARD/DISCRIMINATION

Harvard to defend practices as Asian-American bias trial ends

Harvard University and a group accusing it of discriminating against Asian-American applicants are expected to deliver their closing arguments on Friday in a closely-watched trial that could have wider implications for the role of race in U.S. college admissions.

2 Nov, 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

CHINA-PAKISTAN/ (PIX) (TV)

New Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

New Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on a visit seen as vital to Islamabad's efforts to obtain fresh loans to prop up the economy.

2 Nov, 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

USA-TRADE/SOLAR (PIX)

Trump's latest tariffs undercut his first trade salvo in solar

In January, President Donald Trump fired the opening shot of his trade war, slapping tariffs on solar panel imports to boost U.S. manufacturing of a product long dominated by cheap foreign competition.

2 Nov, 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-FED/PAYMENTS

New York Federal Reserve Bank hosts "Faster Paymentts" Town Hall

Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosts public Town Hall meeting related to the Federal Reserve System's Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System (SIPS) initiative, in New York.

2 Nov, 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

ABBVIE-RESULTS/

AbbVie reports third-quarter earnings

AbbVie will post third-quarter results on Friday in the first quarter since the drugmaker appointed a new chief financial officer.

2 Nov, 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

CHEVRON-RESULTS/ (PIX)

Q3 2018 Chevron Corp Earnings Release

2 Nov, 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

MALAYSIA-BUDGET/ (PIX)

Malaysia tables 2019 budget

Malaysia announces its first budget under the new administration of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Government officials have already said the budget will be "tough" and that they plan to cut public spending for next year.

2 Nov, 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

CAMBODIA-LGBT/FASHION (PIX)

Trash can be beautiful too: Cambodia's LGBT designers flip the script on discrimination

A group of fashion designers from Cambodia's LGBT community are using plastic waste collected at street level to create colourful clothing, and prove that trash can be made into beautiful items.

2 Nov, 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

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