US President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump as the two made personal remarks in the fiery first debate of a razor-close presidential race. In UK, ahead of the July 4 general elections, political heat can be felt on the streets of the constituencies. Amid escalating tensions in Lebanon, India has issued stern travel advisories, urging its citizens to exercise caution and reconsider travel plans to the Middle Eastern nation. China's ex-defence minister Li Shangfu has been charged with graft and expelled from the Communist Party.