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• Biden signals shift from Trump with national security picks

  23-11-2020 20:19 via article.wn.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is moving to fill out his national security team with a raft of appointments to top positions that signal his intent to repudiate the Trump administration’s “America First” doctrine. The six picks announced on Monday, almost all of them alumni of the Obama administration, represent a fundamental shift away from President Donald Trump’s policies and personnel selections. They also mark a return to a more traditional approac
  
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• Young Australians are staying in the family home for longer – and it’s not hard ...

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Housing costs are up with renters worst affected and financial stress is also growing, according to the largest survey of its type...
  
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• Yemen’s Houthis, Threatening Global Oil, Are Increasingly Supplied by China

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Chinese firms are the biggest source of seized goods bound for the militant group. ......
  
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• What to know about signed agreement between Trump, Denmark and Greenland

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland have signed an agreement about the status of the Arctic island after months of threats by Trump to seize the semi-autonomous territory of a Nato ally. The deal was officially signed on Tuesday in New York, after US, Greenlandic and Danish officials had quietly negotiated for months behind the scenes — searching both for solutions to address some of Trump’s security concerns about the territory, as well as...
  
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• US wants Ukraine, Russia to end strikes on energy infrastructure: Rubio

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on...
  
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• US stocks slip after oil prices halt their drop and a strong economic report raises ...

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. stock market is pulling back from the brink of its all-time high after oil prices halted their weeklong run of easing. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Wednesday and is 0.8% below its record set last month. The Dow ......
  
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• US-backed Gaza board unveils USD 2.45 billion rebuild plan amid ceasefire strain

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  US-backed Gaza board unveils USD 2.45 billion rebuild plan amid ceasefire strain ......
  
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• UN General Assembly Iran

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. ......
  
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• UN General Assembly Burundi

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. ......
  
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• UK to Rework Chagos Islands Deal After Trump Rejects Current Agreement

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Britain is set to revisit a proposed agreement that would transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after US President Donald Trump voiced opposition to the deal in its current form. UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said...
  
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• UK to join EU’s new global ocean monitoring system to predict extreme weather

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Cooperation on OceanEye, which aims to better anticipate climate events, comes amid efforts to boost ties with bloc...
  
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• Trump to meet China’s Xi as Congress considers sweeping AI restrictions

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday as artificial intelligence takes centre stage in US-China relations and Washington debates new restrictions on advanced AI. Xi left Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day US state visit and is expected to be met by...
  
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• Trump team now wants to put his name on Ford’s Theatre site of the Lincoln ...

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
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• Trump called us terrorists, but we are victims of terrorism: Iran President at UNGA

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Trump called us terrorists, but we are victims of terrorism: Iran President at UNGA ......
  
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• Three international bodies warn of risks of rising debt and soaring borrowing in major economies

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  IIF highlights challenges facing US, France, UK and Japan, while OECD and IMF also voice global concerns...
  
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• This year\u2019s El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  The group warns that poorer countries will bear the heaviest toll....
  
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• The EU’s Canada offer is more mood than reality but it could hint at a ...

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  While Brussels and Ottawa desire a deeper partnership born of Trump-era volatility, ​the EU has no legal framework to accommodate it...
  
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• Spike in HIV cases prompts Fiji to declare national emergency

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Fiji, a small Pacific island nation, on Sept. 15 declared a national emergency as it confronted one of the sharpest increases in new HIV infections globally. The surge had been building for years, prompting the government to begin intensifying its response two years before the emergency declaration. In 2024, the government adopted a four-year HIV Surge Strategy, covering 2024 through 2027, and later put in place a national plan to respond to the outbreak. UNAIDS and the World Health Organization
  
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• South African central bank raises policy rate to 7.25 pct

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on Wednesday raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 percent, citing heightened inflation risks amid renewed fuel price pressures and persistent global supply shocks. The Monetary Policy Committee unanimously decided to raise...
  
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• Science, faith and the changing role of the church in Europe

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  St John's Anglican Church near London's Hyde Park was transformed into a fashion runway for several hours. Models in...
  
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• Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 41 before Zelenskyy’s UN address

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Russia has launched daylight drone...
  
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• Pezeshkian addresses UN as Iran appears at world body during US war

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Pezeshkian addresses UN as Iran appears at world body during US war ......
  
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• Parents say hospital told them to drive 4 hours with their dead infant’s body in ...

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
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• Pakistan appoints first secretary-general of Makkah Joint Defense Agreement

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Wednesday appointed retired Lt. Gen. Nauman Mahmood as the first secretary-general under the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, the trilateral defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye...
  
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• One Indian killed in attack on vessel transiting towards India, says embassy in Oman

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  The Indian embassy in Oman has said that one Indian national was killed in an attack on a vessel transiting towards India. The embassy said...
  
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• New York and Boston face weekend nor’easter with high winds

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  First such storm of fall could have wind gusts of 70mph in places, flooding and power outages, forecasters warn...
  
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• New UK law gives partners and parents two weeks bereavement leave after pregnancy loss

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Women and their partners in UK will be entitled to up to two weeks off work after a miscarriage, abortion or unsuccessful IVF embryo transfer under new bereavement rights coming into force next year. The new rules will apply to pregnancy loss before 24 weeks and will take effect from April 2027. The leave will be unpaid. Currently, there is no general legal right to bereavement leave following pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, despite an estimated one in five women in the UK experiencing a miscarr
  
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• Malaysia's domestic tourism visitors, spending rise in Q2

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's domestic tourism recorded 76.9 million visitors in the second quarter of 2026, up 4.3 percent from 73.8 million a year earlier and 3 percent from the previous quarter, official data showed on Wednesday. Domestic tourists rose...
  
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• Italy Nuclear Energy Bill

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Italian Minister of Environment and...
  
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• Israeli election panel bars Arab party, two candidates from upcoming elections

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Central Elections Committee voted on Wednesday to bar an Arab party and two left-wing lawmakers from running in the Oct. 27 election. The committee voted to bar Ra'am, an Arab party led by Mansour...
  
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