Spotlight: Japan kicks off parliament session with TPP, constitutional change in focus

Japan 's National Diet kicked off a 66-day extraordinary session on Monday, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 's economic policies, as well as whether to swiftly ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact and to change the pacifist Constitution, under the spotlight. Japanese Prime Minister Abe, taking TPP as a pillar of his economic strategy, has been calling for the pact's swift ratification since it was signed by Japan and 11 other countries in February.

Rivals rumble-ready; both meet Netanyahu

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, giving each candidate the chance to tout their readiness to lead the nation and their knowledge of foreign policy on the eve of their first presidential debate, a little more than six weeks before Election Day. Meanwhile, the candidates deployed their top supporters to the Sunday news shows to take early jabs at their opponents and to lower expectations for tonight's 90-minute debate at Hofstra University on Long Island, N.Y., which is expected to draw 75 million viewers.

Canada works to counter protectionist mood of U.S. campaign

Canadian diplomats are fanning out across the United States to talk up the benefits of trade with state and local leaders and counter what senior officials see as a worrying mood of protectionism swirling through the U.S. election campaign. Amid voter anger about the supposed harm done by international trade deals, both Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton have talked about altering the three-nation North American Free Trade Agreement.

John Oliver Is Back, And He Wants You To Get ‘F**king Outraged’ Over Donald Trump’s Scandals

If you think this election is simply a choice between two candidates with a scandal-filled history, John Oliver has a message for you... and it comes in the form of raisins. In his return to HBO's "Last Week Tonight" on Sunday, Oliver took an in-depth look at the scandals surrounding both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and found they're not even close to equal.

Debates Will Influence a Third of Voters

The campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton acknowledged the huge stakes of Monday's televised presidential debate, saying the event could shape the opinions of a large number of Americans who have yet to settle on their choice in what has been a bruising presidential election. After more than year of campaigning and attacking each other from afar, the two candidates will meet face to face for the first time, on a stage in Hempstead, N.Y. And as hard as it is to imagine, there remain enough undecided and loosely committed voters left that this nationally televised forum could produce one more pivot point in the campaign.

Safe-haven Bund yields fall as focus switches to U.S. presidential showdown

Safe-haven German bond yields fell to their lowest level in more than two weeks on Monday as focus turned from central banks to the looming televised debate between the U.S. presidential candidates. Polls indicate a tightening race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump in a vote shaping up as a major risk event for financial markets.

Dollar edges lower ahead of US presidential debate

The dollar slipped Monday as traders shift focus from central bank policy to the US presidential election, while the Philippine peso tumbled to a seven-year low on worries over President Rodrigo Duterte's policies. Last week's currency trading was dominated by sharper monetary policy signals from the Bank of Japan and US Federal Reserve.

Tune in Alert: Hear Trump and Clinton face off in first debate

It's sure to be entertaining, and you will be able to hear it live and commercial-free on NEWSTALK 1010, the only Toronto radio station to air the first U.S. presidential debate. After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are preparing to confront each other face-to-face in the first presidential debate, laying out for voters their vastly different visions for the nation's future.

Gennifer Flowers not formally invited to presidential debate, Trump campaign says

UPDATE: Gennifer Flowers, who had a relationship with former President Bill Clinton, may not be invited to the presidential debate after all. "We have not invited her formally, and we do not expect her to be there as a guest of the Trump campaign," Conway said on CNN's "State of the Union."

Nikkei falls on strong yen; U.S. presidential debate in focus

TOKYO, Sept 26 Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Monday morning, with sentiment soured by a strong yen and weakness on Wall Street, while investors turned their focus to the U.S. presidential debate. Traders said that most investors would be on the sidelines awaiting Monday evening's U.S. presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Why Trump remains a long shot

His weakness among suburban voters, especially women, leaves him trailing by about 7 points in Pennsylvania , and it is tough to construct a plausible scenario giving him the 270 electoral votes needed to win without the Keystone State. Similarly, his strength with blue collar men is likely not be enough to overcome his weakness among more-educated, middle class women in several other battleground states-even if not by such a wide margin.

Capital punishment and the futility of referenda

With time growing short and the abolition of capital punishment guaranteed if Hillary Clinton is elected to place justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, death penalty supporters are wasting their energy and resources. Despite the fact that substantial majorities of the American people have consistently favored capital punishment, it is on the verge of complete abolition .

NBC looks to Lester Holt for debate win after 2016 mishaps

There is a great deal at stake at the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. One of those things - not nearly so significant as who will be the most powerful person in the world, certainly, but unquestionably there - is the reputation of a news network.