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• Democratic party debates future priorities after Biden win

  07-11-2020 23:56
  
  Democrats might have retaken the presidency, but after a disappointing congressional election run that saw them lose seats in the House and fail to retake the Senate, the party is now publicly mulling where it goes from here.“There’s something deeply wrong when working class Americans have that response to a major party that theoretically is supposed to be fighting for them,” he told CNN’s Don Lemon on Wednesday.
  
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• US Sanctions 13 Over Iran Weapons Procurement

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  The United States sanctioned 13 individuals and entities accused of helping Iran obtain weapons and components on Tuesday. Targets include parties based in Russia, China, Hong...
  
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• US judge says Milwaukee mosque leader Salah Sarsour can be deported

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  US judge says Milwaukee mosque leader Salah Sarsour can be deported ......
  
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• U.S, Italy complete troop withdrawals from Iraq

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Departures mark a major shift as Baghdad takes greater responsibility for security Baghdad: The United States and Italy have completed the withdrawal of their remaining troops from...
  
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• US Envoy Issues 5-Point Update on US Visa Curbs for South Africa

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  The United States has laid out five steps it wants South Africa to take as Washington ramps up pressure...
  
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• US can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on foreign policy grounds, judge rules

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. can deport the Palestinian-born leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on the grounds that he is a foreign policy threat, an immigration judge ruled Wednesday, while rejecting allegations that he lied on his green card application. Salah Sarsour was detained in Milwaukee in March by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. A federal judge ordered Sarsour’s release in June, saying he raised a “substantial” claim that the Trump administ
  
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• UK tells academics to cut ties with Chinese institute that MI5 brands a front for spying

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  LONDON (AP) — The British government on Wednesday told U.K. universities to stop working with a Chinese research institute that Britain’s security service says is a front for espionage. Security Minister Dan Jarvis said British...
  
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• UK PM Burnham reopens divisive 'Brexit' debate on rejoining EU

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and reopening the divisive Brexit debate. Burnham said his centre-left Labour government could go "all the way" and propose membership of the bloc after weighing the "pros and cons" of different possible relationships with Europe. Right-wing rivals immediately criticised the comments, as the UK appeared to be gearing up for a re-run of the bitter "Brexit wars" that dominated pol
  
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• Top AI execs sign accord to 'self-police' development

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday ​that tech leaders agreed to establish voluntary standards for AI and reiterated his support for rapid expansion of data centers, as concerns mount over AI safety and the ‌industry's growing footprint in communities.Trump said he and a large group of top executives of artificial intelligence companies signed a voluntary accord on Tuesday that will include internal and external reviews during a meeting aimed at addressing Ame
  
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• The ‘Guillermo Effect’ takes out a good dancer on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Even though Guillermo Rodriguez is the weakest dancer in the bunch, he stays in, largely because he’s great television and a good sport. ......
  
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• Tennessee execution of Christa Gail Pike is halted by a court

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court halted the execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to begin Wednesday. The judges said they want to review whether her allegations of sexual abuse and rape as a child were fully considered before she was sentenced to death. Now 50, she was convicted of a 1995 murder she committed at age 18. This would have been the state’s first execution of a woman in at least 200 years. It wasn’t immediately clear
  
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• Spain Household Savings Rate Hits 2.5-Year Low as Consumption Outpaces Income Growth

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Spanish households are shifting from saving to spending, a trend marked by a notable decline in the savings rate. In the second quarter, this rate fell to 11% of...
  
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• Singapore unveils matchmaking service amid falling birth rate

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE — Singapore has rolled out a government-backed matchmaking service for public sector workers as the city-state grapples with a record-low fertility rate and an ageing population.The initiative, known as FirstDate, was launched this week for government workers aged between 21 and 35, the BBC reported on Wednesday. It uses the Nobel Prize-winning Gale-Shapley algorithm to match participants with one potential partner at a time.Participants sign in using the national digital identit
  
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• Second Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv turns back after earlier emergency

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Israeli media reported that a second Flydubai service from Dubai to Tel Aviv reversed course Wednesday, with the turnback coming hours after another flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia amid conflicting reports about a cockpit dispute. ......
  
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• Russia hits Kyiv power grid before winter, killing four in overnight attack

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Russia hits Kyiv power grid before winter, killing four in overnight attack ......
  
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• Rubio Urges Cuba to Choose Different Path or Face Consequences

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba will face consequences unless the communist regime chooses a different path, warning that...
  
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• Romanian lawmakers reject a new center-right Cabinet as political crisis deepens

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Lawmakers in Romania on Wednesday rejected a new center-right Cabinet proposed by Siegfried Muresan, who was the latest of three designated prime ministers in recent months tasked with ending a deepening political crisis. The vote prolongs the crisis and raises the chance of early elections at a time of regional security concerns, with the NATO member confronting a sharp increase in drone incursions linked to Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine. The vote was
  
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• Prince Harry Spokesman Slams ‘Reckless’ Paparazzi Tactics At Kids’ School

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Email: [email protected] London: A representative for Prince Harry criticized the reported acts of two international photographers observed monitoring the grounds of the UK school attended by his children,...
  
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• Passenger on rerouted flydubai flight claims pilot tried to crash plane

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  ‘It was really on the way to crashing, and it was simply the resourcefulness of many people who took control of the co-pilot and neutralised him,’ said a passenger who was onboard ......
  
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• One of the suspects in alleged plot against British base called police before arrest

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — One of the five suspects in the alleged plot targeting a British airbase used by the US military in the early hours of Sunday called the police shortly before they were arrested, multiple British media outlets have reported.The five men were arrested early Sunday on suspicion of explosive offenses and later terrorism charges near a Royal Air Force base at Fairford in western England, from where US B-1 bombers have been flying missions against Iran.The incident triggered a major se
  
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• Norwegian ministers grilled in parliament over Epstein ties

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Norway's prime minister denied Wednesday an "unhealthy culture" among the country's diplomats, as current and former ministers addressed a hearing over ties between late US convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and senior Norwegian officials. The hearings come against the backdrop of the foreign ministry's payment of more than 130 million kroner ($13.5 million at the current exchange rate) to the International Peace Institute (IPI) between 1997 and 2018, a think tank headed by...
  
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• Nirav Modi-linked London flat sale approved by UK court amid extradition fight

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Nirav Modi-linked London flat sale approved by UK court amid extradition fight ......
  
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• Netanyahu says a pilot on a FlyDubai flight stabbed another and other Mideast developments

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  A fight erupted between the pilot and co-pilot on a commercial FlyDubai plane....
  
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• Netanyahu says a pilot on a FlyDubai flight stabbed another and apparently tried to crash the plane

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Netanyahu said that Saudi Arabia had arrested a pilot of the flight....
  
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• Macron urges EU trade defenses as China 'floods' European market

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for stronger European trade defenses and investment, warning that China has "completely flooded" the continent's market while the EU runs a "€1 billion daily" trade deficit with Beijing. ......
  
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• Kyrgyzstan Absorbs Fuel Price Shocks via Direct Subsidies

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  The Kyrgyz government is currently insulating the domestic market from global fuel price volatility through a direct subsidy mechanism for oil...
  
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• Kazakhstan Shuts Down 20 Fraud Call Centers Operating from Ukraine

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Kazakhstan has shut down more than 20 call centers operating out of Ukraine that targeted Kazakh citizens in...
  
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• It's over, 9/11 happening again: flydubai passenger recalls chaos inside cockpit

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  It's over, 9/11 happening again: flydubai passenger recalls chaos inside cockpit ......
  
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• Israel-bound plane rerouted to Saudi Arabia; pilots wounded in reported fight

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  Two pilots were wounded after they reportedly fought on board the plane they were flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, and which was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The flydubai plane landed in Tabuk at 9:45 am (11:45am PKT) and its “captain and copilot were found to have and were transported to hospital”, a statement from the company operating the airport said. The low-cost carrier had earlier said flight “experienced an incident while en route&rdqu
  
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• Israel-Bound Plane Diverts to Saudi Arabia in Suspected Hijacking Attempt

  30-09-2026 16:41 via article.wn.com
  A FlyDubai flight carrying Israeli passengers from Dubai to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a suspected hijacking...
  
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