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• AP News Summary at 1:43 a.m. EDT

  26-09-2026 08:49 via article.wn.com
  CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction ......
  
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• Woman rescued after being lured to Pakistan and forced to marry cousin

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  A woman who was allegedly deceived into travelling to Pakistan and forced to marry a cousin has been rescued and returned to Spain, police said on Saturday, September 26. Two men aged 41 and 45 were arrested at Barcelona airport on July 21 on suspicion of human trafficking for the purpose...
  
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• US-China trade tensions ease with $30 billion reciprocal tariff cuts

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  US-China trade tensions ease with $30 billion reciprocal tariff cuts The United States and China have reached a consensus on a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement aimed at easing trade tensions during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US. According to China’s Foreign Ministry, both sides also endorsed...
  
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• Unused tents and uneaten food: Watchdog finds ‘waste’ in immigration crackdown

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  The Trump administration wasted millions of...
  
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• Trump, Xi end summit with tea, tour of US archives — and little sign of progress

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump and Chinese...
  
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• Trump rejects Iranian peace proposal, WSJ reports

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump has rejected...
  
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• The US wants a Ukraine peace deal. Here’s why Russia isn’t biting.

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  The White House may be...
  
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• Senate approves mental health legislation for US pilots, air traffic controllers

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  The US Senate approved...
  
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• Second woman’s body found in rubble after Plaka building collapse (updated)

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  A second woman’s body has been found in the rubble of the building on Lysikratous Street in Plaka, which collapsed on the morning of Friday, 25 September 2026, following a powerful explosion. The first woman’s body was recovered from the first floor of the building and according to information available so far, she had been staying there with three other people. The four were two American couples visiting Athens who had rented a short-term apartment in the building. Rescue operation
  
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• Saudi Arabia open to possibly developing nuclear weapons

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — A...
  
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• Rescuers pull 2 unconscious from collapsed building near the Acropolis in Greece

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  Rescuers are searching for four...
  
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• Reproductive rights under attack by MAGA Republicans | Opinion

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  Senate Republicans block Right to Contraception Act Only two GOP lawmakers voted alongside Democrats on the Right to Contraception Act, which would guarantee the right to birth control. The column argues that reproductive freedoms, including access to contraception, are under threat following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.It cites actions by the Trump administration that allegedly made it harder for people to get birth control coverage and family planning services.The author, Sen. Tammy Baldwin
  
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• Putin says Russia not preparing for ‘any kind’ of conflict with Europe, weighs Ukraine talks

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
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• On this Mexican island, raccoons make and play with toys (and also sip margaritas)

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  As tourists drank margaritas...
  
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• ‘No longer trust Washington’: Iran draws red line on peace talks with US

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran “no longer trust talks with Washington” following what he described as repeated US attacks and sanctions after negotiations, drawing a clear red line over any renewed diplomatic engagement with the United States.In an interview with Al Jazeera, Pezeshkian said Qatar and Pakistan are currently mediating between Iran and the US and conveying...
  
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• 'My last World Cup for India': Virat Kohli reveals 2027 WC motivation ahead of West ...

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  Virat Kohli has revealed that the 2027 ODI World Cup will be his last World Cup for India, making it a major motivation for him. Rohit Sharma also spoke about his desire to compete at the marquee tournament and the unique challenges of an ICC event. ......
  
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• India Electoral Protest

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  Congress party workers shout slogans...
  
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• In 2002, Scotland opened the Falkirk Wheel to lift boats 100 feet between canals, replacing 11 locks with a rotating 1,800-tonne structure

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  Opened in 2002, the Falkirk Wheel transformed how boats travel between two historic canals in central Scotland. The rotating boat lift connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, which lies about 100 feet higher. Instead of relying on the former flight of 11 locks, the structure uses two water-filled gondolas that rotate to raise and lower vessels. The system was designed to keep the gondolas balanced, allowing the 1,800-tonne structure to operate using just 1.5 kWh for each rotatio
  
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• Here’s how Trump is building a national citizenship database to check voters

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme...
  
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• Google takes the AI data center race to outer space

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  SAN FRANCISCO — At a lab...
  
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• Europe’s “Made in Europe” fight is getting complicated

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  France wants a hard EU preference. Germany wants trusted trading partners included. Spain is trying to split the difference. The fight could shape how Brussels spends billions on its industrial policy. One thing is becoming clear, Europe wants to buy European. The problem is that EU governments cannot agree on where Europe ends. France, Germany and Spain are heading into a fresh clash over what should qualify as “Made in Europe” under the European Commission’s proposed Industri
  
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• China, US agree to $30 billion tariff cut, AI dialogue during Xi visit, China foreign ministry says

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  China and the U.S. have agreed to a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and to launch dialogue on AI, under an eight-point consensus reached during Chinese President ‌Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S., China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The two sides recognised...
  
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• Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  B angkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads...
  
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• Bracing for midterm losses, Republicans in Congress try a preelection pivot

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — With less than 40 days until...
  
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• Bodies of American couple recovered from collapsed Athens building | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  ATHENS: Rescuers on...
  
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• Blast brings down building in central Athens, three women freed

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  Five people are reportedly missing after an explosion brought down a building on Lysikratous Street in the Plaka district of central Athens on Friday morning. Authorities are trying to establish who was inside at the time. According to witnesses, a man from the...
  
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• Bangkok declares flood disaster as heavy rain swamps homes and roads | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK: Authorities...
  
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• AI Voice-Cloning Scam Hits Italian Bank: Fake Executives Trick Fideuram Into €95 Million Overseas Transfers

  26-09-2026 12:31 via article.wn.com
  Fraudsters used AI-generated messages and a cloned voice to...
  
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• World Gathers in Athens For International Poetry Festival

  26-09-2026 12:08 via article.wn.com
  Poets from Greece and around the world will gather at the Megaron Athens Concert Hall on Monday, September 28, for the opening of the 12th Athens International Poetry Festival, titled “No Exit: Poems for Fragmented Times.” The opening ceremony will take place at 7pm in the Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, bringing together poets whose work explores the anxieties, sensitivities and hopes of a world shaped...
  
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• UK blocks U.S. arms flights to Israel, while RAF drones still cross Israeli airspace

  26-09-2026 12:08 via article.wn.com
  Britain is refusing to let U.S. aircraft carrying military weapons to Israel transit British airspace, according to Israeli social media reports circulating Friday. At the same time, flight-tracking data shows Royal Air Force aircraft and drones continuing to overfly Israel on routes between a coalition base in Jordan and the British...
  
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