Two police shot and killed in Des Moines Two police officers have been shot and killed in ambush-style attacks in Des Moines, prompting a warning of a "clear and present danger" to other officers in and around the city in Iowa. The Des Moines police department said the shootings took place early on Wednesday. One officer had been shot and killed as he was seated in his car. About 20 minutes later, a second officer was found shot in his car about two miles from the first incident. Two police officers shot dead in Des Moines in 'ambush-style attacks' Trump adviser 'warned' about email leak A key confidante of Donald Trump has provided new details about the "mutual friend" of Julian Assange who served as a back channel to give him broad tips in advance about WikiLeaks' releases of emails to and from key allies of Hillary Clinton. Roger Stone, a longtime unofficial adviser to the Republican presidential nominee, was briefed in general terms in advance about the sensitive and embarrassing leaked Democratic emails by an American libertarian who works in the media on the "opinion side", he told the Guardian in an interview. Trump adviser reveals how Assange ally warned him about leaked Clinton emails The view from Middletown America may be on the brink of electing its first female president, yet the gender gap looks likely to be greater than in any previous election. Bea Sousa, 75, the former spokesperson for the League of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County, welcomed the prospect. "It's too bad it's taken so long. But I hope her being a woman doesn't become the main thing about her as she goes forward. That it's about what she's able to do. Once we get past this we can try and move on and take care of the problems this country has because we certainly have a lot of them." The view from Middletown: 'The perfect female presidential candidate doesn't exist' The Guardian is an independent voice in this year's election That means no bias or corporate owner influencing our coverage. But in-depth political reporting takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. If everyone who reads our coverage helps to pay for it, our future will be more secure. Support the Guardian with a monthly payment, or a one-off contribution. Poor weather slows Mosul assault Iraqi special forces are holding their positions in Mosul a day after entering the Islamic State-held city for the first time since 2014 and taking control of the local state television building. Amid poor visibility for the US-led aircraft and drones that have backed Iraqi forces, special forces Gen Haider Fadhil told the Associated Press no new advances were planned for Wednesday. Baghdad said on Tuesday its elite troops had breached the eastern suburbs of Isis's last major urban stronghold in Iraq, creating a toehold in the Jdeidet al-Mufti neighbourhood after two weeks of combat. Iraqi special forces hold positions after entering Isis-held Mosul The destitution of West Papua The Grasberg mine, the world's third largest copper mine, in the Indonesian province has been a source of untold wealth for its owners, but local communities say it has brought pollution, poverty and oppression. A recent fact-finding mission (by the Brisbane Archdiocese's Catholic Justice and Peace Commission) described a "slow-motion genocide" taking place in West Papua, warning that its indigenous population is at risk of becoming "an anthropological museum exhibit of a bygone culture". The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans who say they are counting the cost Cubs beat Indians to set up decider The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians again to come within a win of the world championship. Few sentences sounds as strange as that, given the last 100-plus years of title-less baseball played by Chicago's National League franchise. Given, too, the 68 seasons since the Indians' last World Series championship, and this city's own inability to produce sports titles (until this year, at least), few words might be more appropriate. Cubs crush Indians to set up historic World Series decider MH370: new evidence plane was out of control when it crashed Australia is mounting a case for a new search effort for MH370 bolstered by "important new information" from satellite data that reveals the plane was in a high and increasing rate of descent in its final moments. A new report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) suggests the plane was in a "high and increasing rate of descent", and that the right outboard wing flap found on Pemba island was not configured for a landing or ditching. MH370: data suggests plane was out of control as it plummeted into ocean In case you missed it … The Japanese girl band Keyakizaka46 is facing criticism for giving a Halloween concert in costumes modeled on Nazi Waffen-SS uniforms. The band, a spin-off of the phenomenally popular AKB48 J-pop stable, donned black military-style costumes that included peaked caps featuring a bird insignia that resembles the Parteiadler eagle emblem of the Nazis. Japanese band sparks anger with Nazi-style Halloween costumes | 
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Hillary Clinton decried the 'dark, divisive and dangerous vision' of Trump supporters during a Florida rally. Photograph: Larry Marano/Rex/Shutterstock 
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