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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS

Israel vows to demolish Hamas as troops prepare to move on shattered Gaza

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to "demolish Hamas" as his troops prepared to move into the Gaza Strip in pursuit of Hamas militants whose deadly rampage through Israeli border towns shocked the world.

POLAND-ELECTION

Polish PiS ahead but seen losing majority in election - exit poll

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists were ahead in parliamentary elections on Sunday but without a majority, an exit poll showed, raising the possibility that the liberal opposition could seek to form a governing coalition.

U.S.

USA-CONGRESS-DYSFUNCTION

Amid international crises, US Congress handcuffed by Republican feud

Oct 15 (Reuters) - As the flames of war burn in the Middle East and Ukraine, the U.S. Congress is immobilized by a brawl among Republicans, a dysfunction that even some in Donald Trump's party worry is giving comfort to the nation's adversaries.

USA-ELECTION-BIDEN-FUNDRAISING

Biden 2024 campaign, allies raise $71 million in latest quarterly haul

Oct 15 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's 2024 re-election team and his party said on Sunday that they raised $71 million during the latest quarter, as the Democrat's age and low approval ratings remained a concern for many donors.

BUSINESS

AUTOS-LABOR-GM-UNIFOR

Canadian autoworkers union Unifor ratifies GM labor deal

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Canadian labor union Unifor on Sunday said its members had voted in favor of a contract with General Motors GM.N, a relief for the automaker as it also faces a larger strike by hourly workers in the United States.

MANCHESTER-UTD-M-A-EXCLUSIVE

Exclusive-Ratcliffe would pay more than $1.5 billion for 25% Manchester United stake-source

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ineos Chair Jim Ratcliffe would pay over $1.5 billion for a 25% stake in Manchester United Plc MANU.N were his bid for the iconic soccer club to be accepted by the Glazer family that controls it, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

ENTERTAINMENT

FILM-BOX-OFFICE-TAYLOR-SWIFT

Box office hero: Taylor Swift concert film dominates at theaters

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Pop singer Taylor Swift ruled movie box offices over the weekend as her concert film transformed darkened theaters into dance floors and hauled in an estimated $126 million-plus around the world.

MUSIC-MADONNA-TOUR

Madonna shines in 'Celebration' tour after near-fatal illness

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Madonna kicked off her "Celebration" tour in London on Saturday, with a performance that proved her energy, charisma and appetite for controversy were little dimmed after four decades of pop super-stardom and a brush with death earlier this year.

SPORTS

TENNIS-SHANGHAI-HURKACZ

Hurkacz wins thriller with Rublev to take Shanghai title

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Hubert Hurkacz held his nerve in a dramatic tiebreak to defeat Andrey Rublev 6-3 3-6 7-6(8) in a thrilling final to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, his second ATP Masters 1000 title.

OLYMPICS-IOC

Olympics-IOC members call on Bach to stay on past 2025

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Several International Olympic Committee members called on Sunday for President Thomas Bach to stay on after his second term ends in 2025 and continue for an unprecedented third one.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

INDONESIA-POLITICS/

Indonesia court to rule on lowering age limit for vice presidential candidates

Indonesia Constitutional Court issues ruling on the age limit of vice presidential candidates. The current limit is 40 and the petition is to lower to 35. Analysts are concerned that the ruling is designed to pave the way for the president's oldest son who has been touted as a possible VP candidate. 16 Oct 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/PROTESTS-BRITAIN (TV)

Pro-Israel rally held outside BBC building

A pro-Israeli protest is held outside the BBC's building in London. 16 Oct

USA-BIDEN/

Biden travels to Colorado

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Colorado. 16 Oct

COLOMBIA-PEACE/ (TV)

Colombia government, EMC armed group set to begin talks, ceasefire

Colombia's government and the country's largest group of dissident former FARC rebels are set to formally begin peace talks and a ceasefire on Monday. 16 Oct

BRITAIN-CLIMATE/VINEYARD-HOSPITALITY (PIX, TV) (PIX) (TV)

A story on English wine, climate change and hospitality sustainability targets

Warmer temperatures in Britain are creating the perfect conditions for the production of English fizzy wine, and a move by hospitality groups to serve English alcohol to meet sustainability targets is helping to drive demand. Last year, research from the University of Reading highlighted the impact of climate change on Britain's viticulture regions by 2050. It forecast that temperatures and rainfall in regions, such as the southeast and east of England, would mean British-grown Chardonnay grapes "will be ripe enough to produce high-quality still wine in most years." 16 Oct

USA-CONGRESS/SPEAKER

Hardline Republican Jim Jordan tries to drum up support for US House speaker bid

Hardline Republican Jim Jordan, a longtime critic of U.S. House of Representatives leadership, huddles with colleagues on Monday as he tries to drum up support to become speaker, amid an intra-party Republican battle that has left the chamber unable to function for two weeks. 16 Oct

BALKANS-EU/SUMMIT (PIX) (TV)

Tirana hosts summit of German, EU and Balkan leaders

European Union officials, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Western Balkans leaders meet in Tirana during a summit of the Berlin Process, an initiative started by the German government to improve cooperation between six Western Balkans countries aspiring to become EU members. 16 Oct

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/USA-POLL

Reuters/Ipsos polling on Americans' views of the Israel-Palestinians conflict

Reuters/Ipsos polling provides a look at Americans' views of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, including who respondents believe is responsible for the violence, how Democrats' views of the Palestinian people have changed, concerns about widespread civilian deaths and who they trust more to broker Middle East peace -- Democratic President Joe Biden or his likely 2024 rival former President Donald Trump. Data will provide detail on difference of views by partisanship and age. 16 Oct 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SPORTS

OLYMPICS-IOC/ (TV)

Olympics - 141st IOC Session

Day two of the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai 16 Oct 23:30 ET / 03:30 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

USA-HURRICANES/ENERGY (PIX)

Oil industry gets a pass as Atlantic storms steer clear of Gulf of Mexico

This year's Atlantic hurricane season has been busy by some measures - with an above-average 19 named tropical storms - but those storms have bypassed the central Gulf of Mexico, leaving U.S. offshore oil and gas production unscathed for only the second time in nine years. 16 Oct

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/TOURISM (PIX)

Cancelled tours, empty hotels: Israeli, Palestinian tourism reels as conflict escalates

A story on how the conflict is wreaking havoc across the tourism sector, one of Israel's biggest industries. 16 Oct 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

TOBACCO-ROOIBOS/ (PIX)

Big Tobacco turns to rooibos tea to counter upcoming ban

Big Tobacco firms including British American Tobacco are selling heat sticks made from nicotine-infused substances such as rooibos tea, countering an incoming European Union ban on flavoured heated tobacco products. 16 Oct 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

PIONEER-M&A/SHEFFIELD (PIX)

As oil majors cast shale nets, shale CEO made Pioneer Natural the biggest catch

Four years ago, Texas oilman Scott Sheffield saw the oil majors were moving aggressively into the top U.S. shale basin and plotted to make his then-$24 billion Pioneer Natural Resources the oilfield's biggest prize. He concentrated the business, exiting less productive properties, dumping an in-house service arm and set out a mission to make Pioneer the leanest, profitable and most desirable catch among U.S. shale independents. 16 Oct 02:01 ET / 06:01 GMT

USA-FED/POWELL (PIX)

Fed's Powell faces 'what, me worry?' moment of spiking bond yields, war, political stalemate

Federal Reserve officials may not raise interest rates when they meet in two weeks but neither will they say their 19-month drive to hike borrowing costs is over, a difficult messaging challenge U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell will take on this week. 16 Oct 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

BRAZIL-ECONOMY/SURVEY

Brazil’s central bank releases weekly survey of market expectations

The central bank releases results of a weekly economic survey with more than 100 financial institutions. This will include forecasts for GDP, interest rates and inflation rates. 16 Oct 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

BRAZIL-GRAINS/

AgRural releases data on the progress of Brazil's soybean, corn crops

AgRural updates the progress of Brazil's soybean planting for the 2023/24 season, which had reached 10.1% by the previous week. The agribusiness consultancy also releases data on the sowing of the country's first corn crop, seen at 37% by October 5. 16 Oct 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

AUTOS-RESULTS/PREVIEW (PIX)

UAW strike could upend GM, Ford financial strategies

General Motors and Ford have laid out ambitious plans to spend billions developing new electric vehicles while returning capital to investors, all funded by robust profits from combustion trucks and SUVs. The cost of settling the United Auto Workers strike could force changes to those plans. 16 Oct 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

USA-FED/HARKER

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Harker speaks on economy to bankers group

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker speaks on the economic outlook before the Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention & Expo, in Philadelphia, Pa. 16 Oct 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

WALT DISNEY-100/

Walt Disney commemorates its 100th anniversary

The world's largest entertainment company marks its centennial on Oct. 16. 16 Oct

AUCTION-WIZARD OF OZ/ (TV)

Items from the film the 'Wizard of Oz' hits the auction block

Items from the film the 'Wizard of Oz' hits the auction block. 16 Oct

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

EUROPE-WEATHER/SPAIN-DROUGHT

Spain's weather agency to update on drought situation

Spain's weather agency AEMET will give an update on the prolongued drought the country is facing. 16 Oct 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

USA-TRUMP/SUBVERSION

Judge to hold hearing on partial Trump gag order in election case

A U.S. judge will hold a hearing in Washington federal court on Special Counsel Jack Smith's request for a court order limiting Trump's public statements about people involved in the federal election case against him. 16 Oct 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

BRITAIN-TRUMP/COURT

Donald Trump data protection lawsuit reaches London court

Former U.S. president Donald Trump's data protection lawsuit against London-based private investigations firm Orbis Business Intelligence will be heard at the High Court. Orbis is applying to throw Trump's case - over a document known as the "Steele dossier", written by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele - out of court. 16 Oct 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

USA-COURT/

U.S. Supreme Court issues orders

U.S. Supreme Court issues orders in pending appeals. 16 Oct 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT