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• Act now: Critical deadline for student loan borrowers fast approaching

  21-09-2026 20:37 via article.wn.com
  Federal student loan borrowers seeking to lower their borrowing costs have less than two weeks left to qualify for a temporary interest-rate reduction offered by the U.S. Department of Education. ......
  
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• Australia news live: PM says he learned of OpenAI’s Medicare breach in New York; NSW renters to benefit from new laws

  25-09-2026 06:19 via theguardian.com
  Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilitiesTechnology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost its protections against the growing risk.Frontier AI now has capability to expose those vulnerabilities at a rate quicker than we can k
  
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• NSW police officer killed ‘instantly’ after car she was travelling in crashed into tree in Redfern

  25-09-2026 05:41 via theguardian.com
  The marked police car was travelling with its sirens on when it hit a tree in inner-city Sydney about 1.30am on FridayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales police officer who was killed on duty when the car she was travelling in crashed into a tree in Sydney has been named as 20-year-old Mia Lay.NSW police said the marked police car was travelling under lights and sirens along Gibbons Street in Redfern w
  
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• Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election

  25-09-2026 05:33 via theguardian.com
  A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponentsLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential campaign has accused Donald Trump of wanting to “colonise” Brazil in order to capture its natural resources by meddling in next month’s presidential election.The accusation came in a televised campaign advert that was broadcast on Thursday by Lula’s team amid growing fears over the impact a
  
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• Saudi Arabia intercepts wave of Houthi missiles as oil climbs to one-week high

  25-09-2026 04:54 via theguardian.com
  The ⁠Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the missiles were ⁠aimed at Taif and the Yanbu area on the Red Sea, the main alternative route for Saudi oilSaudi Arabia says it intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, with the latest attacks pushing oil prices ⁠to a one-week high over fears of spiralling supply disruptions.The ⁠Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the missiles were ⁠aimed at Taif in western Saudi ​Arabia and the Yanbu
  
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• One Nation admits using party funds to build $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property

  25-09-2026 04:19 via theguardian.com
  Email to members says money lent to a party-linked company to establish a micro distilleryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has admitted using party funds to build a $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property.Guardian Australia revealed on Monday that a company linked to One Nation – Small Batch Brewing Pty Ltd – was the purchaser of the shed on Ashby’s property despite having no
  
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• Beau Lamarre-Condon used friend to help fake cancer diagnosis before alleged double murder, court told

  25-09-2026 04:18 via theguardian.com
  Former NSW police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington terrace in early 2024Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeau Lamarre-Condon “guilt-tripped” a friend into helping him fake a cancer diagnosis in the hope of explaining his erratic behaviour, months before the police officer allegedly murdered Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, a Sydney court has heard.Lama
  
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• Trump’s state dinner for Xi Jinping will not be televised as White House continues to deny CNN full access – as it happened

  25-09-2026 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed.CNN and MS Now journalists denied access to White House state dinner despite court rulingSign up for US Breaking News emailsLawyers for the news outlets President Trump banned from the White House have requested an emergency hearing after several journalists were turned away from the building Thursday morning, in apparent defiance of a federal judge’s order to restore their access.“This morning journalists from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted
  
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• CNN and MS Now journalists denied access to White House state dinner despite court ruling

  25-09-2026 03:56 via theguardian.com
  Officials deny entry even after federal judge rules Trump administration must grant banned journalists accessJournalists for CNN and MS Now were denied access to the White House state dinner in honor of Xi Jinping, China’s president, on Thursday evening, hours after a federal judge ruled the Trump administration must allow them in after imposing a ban last week.“About an hour before Xi’s arrival was scheduled, the White House said CNN could cover the event, but only with a phot
  
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• New Jersey governor calls on lieutenant governor to resign after ethics investigation

  25-09-2026 03:35 via theguardian.com
  Mikie Sherrill says Dale Caldwell ‘engaged in serious, repeated violations’ involving staffers and giftsNew Jersey’s governor on Thursday called on the state’s lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he violated the state’s ethics and discrimination rules.The report published Wednesday found that Caldwell violated the state’s policy prohibiting discrimination in the workplace. It said he made an ad
  
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• At Trump meeting, Xi Jinping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict

  25-09-2026 01:58 via theguardian.com
  Chinese president’s proposals for lessening tensions come amid period of intense competition between the two countries over AI and tradeXi Jinping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the “Thucydides trap” that could put the US and China on a military collision course amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence, trade and Taiwan.At the start of his summit meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, the Chinese president laid out terms for a mutu
  
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• Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt in Butler dies

  25-09-2026 01:32 via theguardian.com
  James Copenhaver, 76, left with lingering injuries after gunman opened fire from rooftop at 2024 Pennsylvania rallyJames Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76.Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump’s right ear with one bullet. Copenhav
  
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• Netanyahu’s speech at UN spurs protests in New York City: ‘Let Gaza live’

  25-09-2026 01:28 via theguardian.com
  Actor Susan Sarandon, whistleblower Chelsea Manning and comedian Caleb Hearon are detained by NYPDMore than 100 people were arrested outside the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City on Thursday as Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the general assembly, a speech that also prompted dozens of UN delegates to walk out in protest.The protest outside the UN, one of several this week against the embattled Israeli prime minister, drew hundreds of Jewish, Palestinian, Iranian and Lebanese New Y
  
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• Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

  25-09-2026 01:23 via theguardian.com
  Actors detained at Jewish Voice for Peace demonstration against Israeli prime minister’s address to the UN general assemblyOscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder were among people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they moved in to break up a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu.Agence France-Presse footage shows NYPD officers cuffing Thelma & Louise star Sarandon at the demo in the city as the Israeli prime minister was readying to address the Unit
  
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• Boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney dies from his injuries

  25-09-2026 01:11 via theguardian.com
  The 11-year-old died at Westmead children’s hospital three days after incident at a unit in NorwestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA boy who was allegedly shot at a home in Sydney’s north-west earlier this week has died.Police said that the boy, who had been in a critical condition since being found with a gunshot wound at a unit in Norwest on Monday, died in hospital at about 8pm on Thursday. Continue r
  
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• UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn

  25-09-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national securityThe gap between Britain’s food and drink exports and imports has neared its highest this century, as a combination of Brexit, war in the Middle East and US tariffs dented deliveries overseas while imports soared.The UK’s food and drink trade deficit has risen to more than £21bn – the largest since 2000 – in what industry leaders said was a “wake-up call”
  
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• Iran awaiting response from Trump on proposal to open strait of Hormuz in six days

  24-09-2026 23:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Country says US must lift sanctions on its oil exports and end the war on all fronts, including in LebanonIran said it has told Donald Trump it is willing to open the strait of Hormuz in six days, and to start talks on its nuclear program the day after, so long as the US lifts sanctions on Iran’s oil exports in return, ends the war on all fronts – including in Lebanon – and releases some of Iran’s frozen assets.The proposal is designed to accelerate the steps first laid d
  
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• Horror warning issued as Russia prompt fears of 'desperate' move 'in coming months'

  24-09-2026 23:54 via express.co.uk
  Russia is expected to step up its hostile activities against Western nations and NATO, it has been claimed.
  
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• ‘Cracking auction, Gromit!’ Original Aardman puppets go under the hammer

  24-09-2026 23:41 via theguardian.com
  Wallace and Gromit stop-motion models and other beloved creations raise money to train new generations of animators Wallace’s reaction as the auction got into full swing might have been a trademark “good grief!” – and the enthusiasm of some of the bidding could have caused even the phlegmatic Gromit to show surprise.Fans of Wallace and Gromit and other beloved creations of Aardman Animations seized the chance to grab souvenirs when more than 200 pieces – including W
  
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• Melania Trump gives insight into life with Barron and Donald and 'suffering' family time

  24-09-2026 23:22 via express.co.uk
  The First Lady acknowledged that she does not get to spend as much time with President Donald Trump and their son.
  
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• Far-right activist Daniel Thomas charged over alleged dinghy slashing in Channel

  24-09-2026 23:20 via theguardian.com
  Thirty-seven-year-old charged with one count of criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone pin to police The far-right agitator and anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has been charged with criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone pin to police following an incident in the Channel on Tuesday, where he allegedly slashed a dinghy while a French rescuer was on board.Thomas, 37, of no fixed abode, has been charged with one count of criminal damage along with an offence under section
  
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• NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments

  24-09-2026 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Patient groups decry ‘scandalous’ delays as four integrated care boards take step due to soaring demand for diagnosesNHS bodies are forcing people with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism to wait at least two years before they can be assessed as they struggle to meet surging demand for diagnoses of neurodiversity.Four NHS integrated care boards (ICBs) covering large regions of England have adopted the approach because they cannot afford the cost of the numbe
  
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• Putin tipped to give horror choice to NATO with 'mass casualty event'

  24-09-2026 22:16 via express.co.uk
  US intelligence has warned European countries about a suspected Russian plan.
  
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• Met chief criticises court system after paedophile granted bail

  24-09-2026 21:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Officers left feeling ‘hamstrung’, says Mark Rowley after offender allowed to return to flat overlooking playgroundPressure to cut the number of prisoners on remand has led to “dangerous and prolific offenders” being granted bail, the country’s most senior police officer said after a paedophile was allowed to return to his flat that overlooked a children’s playground.Zafer Dogan was jailed on Thursday for two years and four months after he was convicted of tak
  
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• Father arrested after child bride, 3, sold to 60-year-old man

  24-09-2026 20:48 via express.co.uk
  The girl was sold for less than £7,000 with the 60-year-old man still at large from police.
  
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• Trump swoons over strongman soulmate Xi – are you feeling jealous, Vladimir?

  24-09-2026 20:30 via theguardian.com
  Deference was deafening as US president rolled out red carpet for world’s biggest jailer of journalists – perhaps he was seeking tipsOne is an authoritarian who represses the media and has a strong allergy to democratic elections. The other is head of the Chinese Communist party.Donald Trump welcomed the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to the White House on Thursday, setting the stage for a scene quite unlike anything the august old building has seen over more than two centuries. Cont
  
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• Moment dozens of delegates walk out as Israel's Netanyahu takes to podium at UN

  24-09-2026 20:26 via express.co.uk
  During the mass walkout, other delegates could be seen applauding the Israeli leader.
  
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• Democratic lawmakers accuse Trump administration of interference in Brazilian elections

  24-09-2026 19:56 via theguardian.com
  Legislators sent letter to Marco Rubio saying US interference is weakeningBrazil’s democratic institutionsUS politics live – latest updatesA group of 31 Democratic members of the US Congress has sent a letter to the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, criticising the Trump administration over “an apparent effort to interfere with, and potentially undermine” Brazil’s elections.Latin America’s largest country will hold the first round of its presidential election o
  
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• Ukrainians in UK fear homelessness over host scheme funding cuts

  24-09-2026 19:45 via theguardian.com
  Monthly ‘thank you’ payments for people hosting refugees to be cut from £350 to £100 from next yearUkrainian refugees in the UK fear they could be left homeless after the government quietly axed 70% of funding for hosts of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, reducing monthly “thank you” payments to them from £350 to £100.The scheme was launched after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and has provided support for 181,000 of the 234,000 U
  
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• France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK

  24-09-2026 19:42 via theguardian.com
  ‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competitionFrance is leading a push to exclude the UK from the EU’s “Made in Europe” policy that could result in British companies losing out in the race to supply European countries with low-carbon technologies and electric cars.The plans were raised by Andy Burnham when he met the European Commission president, Ursula von d
  
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