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More than one million people have been forced to evacuate the eastern coast of the United States following the growth of Hurricane Florence.

The US National Hurricane Centre says the storm is intensifying, and could strengthen to near category five status.

The eye of the storm is forecast to make landfall late on Thursday or early Friday affecting coastal states from South Carolina to Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Russia has kicked off the biggest ever war games involving over 300,000 troops, including Chinese soldiers, in Eastern Siberia on Tuesday.

The massive military manoeuvres come as tensions between the West and Russia have intensified to the highest level since the days of the Soviet Union.

The drills have been condemned by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a rehearsal for a "large-scale conflict".

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not supporting the liberal party’s gender quotas in an attempt to boost the number of women in its ranks, with women currently making up less than a quarter of federal Liberal MPs.

Mr Morrison says women are under-represented in the party, but doesn't think quotas will topple the obstacles that are preventing more women from advancing.

He says whether or not quotas will be brought in is a matter for the Liberals' organisation wing.