An intensifying El Nino pushed sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring region to a record 29.70C in September, the EU’s Copernicus climate service said Monday. Forecasters expect the weather pattern, which raises drought and flood risks and exacerbates global warming, to become the strongest ever recorded this year.
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Simon skirted along Mexico's Pacific coast as a major hurricane on Sunday.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from an area around the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
Annie Andrews and Darline Graham are running to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and the winner will make history as the first female senator elected from South Carolina.
NATO’s top military commander is expected to warn Russia on Monday that the alliance can counter any attack, officials said. US General Alexus Grynkewich will outline his “theory of victory” at a Warsaw security conference amid Western concerns over Moscow’s alleged campaign of sabotage and interference against Ukraine’s wartime backers.