US President Biden and new UK PM Sunak on phone call:

— Discuss bilateral, global issues
— Speak on Belfast Agreement
— Agree to meet at G20 summit in Indonesia

New British PM Rishi Sunak tells Ukrainian President Zelenskyy he has UK's 'steadfast support', in his first call with a foreign leader since taking power hours earlier

UK PM Sunak's office says Sunak and Ukraine's PM Zelenskyy agreed on the need to continue to place pressure on 'Putin’s regime' through continued economic sanctions

Oil companies continue to generate massive profits thanks to surge in energy prices

Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake' to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, says US President Biden

Vietnam's central bank raises its interest rates by another 100 basis points as it looks to head off inflation risks and maintain financial stability

HSBC reports 46% slump in third quarter net profit to $1.9B

UN Security Council will discuss 'dirty bomb' threat in Ukraine. Our colleague Obaida Hitto has more

Thousands of protesters march in Sudan's capital Khartoum to mark the anniversary of the coup that halted a democratic transition last year

British pound trades higher against the US dollar and the euro after Rishi Sunak formally confirmed as the country's new leader amid a period of economic turbulence

In India's capital, New delhi, residents experience a drop in air quality a day after people used firecrackers to celebrate the Diwali festival, despite a ban on its use by the govt

Partial services are being restored for popular messaging app WhatsApp after thousands of reported outage for around two hours

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Luzon, Philippines region – USGS