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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has outlined a future military strategy centred on greater use of drones and technology, as the United States enters its eighth month of war with Iran. Mr Hegseth set out his vision in a speech last week, arguing for a shift towards more advanced technology in modern warfare. Ben Kohlmann, assistant secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, joined CBS News to discuss the changing role of drones and the implications of the Defence Secretary’s plans for the US military.

Harry Kane equalled England’s men’s appearance record and scored twice as Thomas Tuchel’s side beat the Czech Republic 3-0 at Wembley to make it three Nations League victories in a row. The England captain won his 125th cap, drawing level with Peter Shilton, and took his international goals tally to 91. The result leaves England second in Group A3 with nine points from four matches, three behind Spain. England had lost 3-2 to world champions Spain in their opening fixture before recording victories over the Czech Republic in Prague and Croatia. Tuchel made four changes from the team that defeated…

Trading markets are being presented through a bullish lens, with the day’s central theme focused on a run alongside the bulls.

A misidentified US Marine is asking a New York judge to remove or redact a court filing that wrongly linked him to a Cornell sexual assault lawsuit, saying the error led to death threats against his family. Sergeant Matthew Ingalls shares the name of one of the seven men accused in the case, but his lawyer says he has no connection to the allegations and has never attended Cornell University. The attorney says Mr Ingalls was serving on active duty at a military base in North Carolina when the alleged assault took place. The dispute began when lawyers representing Jane…

Two men have died following an Isanti County crash involving a pickup truck and a lorry in Maple Ridge Township, Minnesota. Emergency services were called shortly after noon on Monday, 5 October, to the junction of 389th Avenue Northwest and Palm Street Northwest, where the vehicles had collided. A man travelling as a passenger in the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene. The lorry driver also died after suffering critical injuries; emergency responders attempted life-saving measures before he was pronounced dead by medical staff. The pickup driver was injured and taken to hospital for treatment. A Braham police…

The funeral for NSW Police Constable Mia Lay, who was killed in a police car crash in Sydney’s south, will be held at St Andrews’ Cathedral in the city centre on Wednesday. The service is due to begin at 1.30pm at the cathedral, next to Town Hall Station. It will be followed by a police march along Bathurst Street, beginning outside the building. Constable Lay was killed instantly on September 25 when the police car in which she was travelling crashed into a tree on Gibbins Street, Redfern, while officers were responding to reports of a stolen car. The vehicle…

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A 16-year-old Missouri girl died after being struck by a sheriff’s deputy’s car while she was lying unconscious in a road near Park Hills in the early hours of Saturday morning. The deputy from the St Francois County Sheriff’s Office was responding to a report of an unconscious girl at about 3.43am. When he arrived, he saw the caller’s parked car with its hazard lights on but did not spot the teenager on the road. He then hit her with his vehicle. A coroner was called to the scene and pronounced the girl dead. She was later identified by her…

Carney is to visit Türkiye as Canada seeks to diversify its trade ties. The visit comes as Canada looks to broaden its trading relationships, with Türkiye identified as part of that effort.

Chet Hanks confronted comedian Eric Andre at ComplexCon in Los Angeles over the weekend, with footage showing the pair involved in a heated exchange. Hanks posted the video on social media. It shows him approaching Andre and placing a hand on his shoulder before challenging him. Andre initially appears pleased to see Hanks, but the interaction quickly turns tense. Hanks can be seen calling him out while Andre appears confused and asks what had prompted the confrontation. Andre eventually walks away surrounded by security and shouts something referring to Hanks’s father, actor Tom Hanks. Hanks then remains behind, laughing with…