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Dozens of tornadoes touch down in Louisiana and MississippiSevere storms in the southeastern U.S. left a trail of destruction, killing at least three, damaging homes and knocking down electrical lines. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency

Europe is racing to build natural-gas facilities to keep its economy afloat; ‘It’s a battle’A pipeline under construction between the new Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal and Germany’s natural-gas grid.

His EXELLENCY PREZ. Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with President Isaac Herzog, will have up to six weeks to establish a new government.TEL AVIV—Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday handed a mandate to Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government as negotiations over a governing coalition gained momentum.

Ukrainian cities including Kyiv have turned off streetlights to conserve energy after Russian attacks on power plants. Senior U.S. officials have begun nudging Kyiv to start thinking about peace talks in the event winter stalls its momentum, following Ukraine’s recapture of Kherson in one of its most stunning triumphs of the war.

The U.S. and China are pushing to reopen communication lines after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s August visit to Taiwan shut down many of those channels. NUSA DUA, Indonesia—President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping began a closely watched meeting on Monday that officials on both sides said was intended to repair ruptured lines of communication between the two powers and stabilize the relationship whose downward spiral in recent months has raised concerns of a new Cold War.

Moscow’s forces have hit Ukrainian positions in the east while retreating elsewhere, and analysts expect Russia to bolster efforts there with redeployed troopsRussian forces have been shelling the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, which is near Kherson, the city they withdrew from last week.

Courts have previously rejected rulings against Apple, Amazon and Starbucks, but global corporate-tax deal could address underlying issues if approved

SOME SACKED TWITTER STAFF THREATHEN TO SUE ELON MUSIK @ THE COURT; Dozens of Twitter employees were laid off today and many of them took to Twitter to announce they no longer work with the platform.

RUSSIAN OCCUPATION AUTHORITIES PLAN TO MOVE 70,000 FROM UKRAINE'S KHERSON GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION.

POLAND BEGINS BUILDING WALL TO PREVENT RUSSIA FROM UNPRECEDENTEDLY PUSHING MIGRANTS INTO EUROPE

NORTH KOREA IS COVERTLY SHIPPING ARTILLERY TO RUSSIA FOR STRATEGIC USE AGAINST UKRAINE; HIS EXCELLENCY BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

With 93% of votes counted, Israel’s former prime minister appears set to return to power after more than a year in the opposition