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• Equatorial Guinea Arrests

  19-09-2026 20:51 via article.wn.com
  FILE - The Bamy Hotel, where migrants are held, is seen on April 22, 2026, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. ......
  
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• ‘Women do not feel safe’ – Fears in South Africa after ninth body found

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Runners have taken to the streets across South Africa to demand action after the murders of nine women...
  
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• White House denies entry to CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters after Trump's ban

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  The White House made good Saturday on US President Donald Trump's vow to deny CNN, MS NOW and Politico access to the presidential mansion as punishment for reporting what he calls "fake news." The three news outlets denounced the ban as a violation of the US constitution and vowed to keep reporting on the US government. They are expected to take the bans to court to regain access to the White House, fighting back as Trump expands his battle against mainstream news outlets that he detests and rou
  
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• ‘We don’t trust Donald Trump’ – Former Greenland MP reacts to security deal

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  We were joined by former Greenland MP Tillie Martinussen. ......
  
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• Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Several of the nation’s largest...
  
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• US senators urge Rubio to involve State Department in Europe force posture review

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  A group of Senate Democrats on Thursday urged Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio to ensure that the State Department is fully involved in a Pentagon-led review of the US military posture in Europe. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign...
  
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• UNGA lingo: A guide to UN General Assembly meeting acronyms, buzzwords and more

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is launching into its yearly meeting of world leaders, a week of diplomacy, dealmaking, speechmaking — and lingo. ......
  
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• UAE arrests Swedish international gang leader wanted for money laundering

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  The United Arab Emirates arrested a Swedish national suspected of leading an international criminal gang, and who was wanted by Sweden for money laundering offenses, the UAE Interior Ministry said Thursday. The arrest was carried out in coordination with...
  
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• Trump vows to create ‘AI Force’ and appoint czar amid calls to regulate technology’s development

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  The president, writing on Truth Social,...
  
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• Trump says he will create 'AI Force', won't tolerate attempts to slow industry growth

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at critics of artificial intelligence and data centers, saying he would not allow the "destruction" of the industry and...
  
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• Trump claims Greenland deals gives US ‘permanent control’ of security

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump has declared that his security pact with Denmark and Greenland gives the US “permanent control” over the Arctic territory....
  
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• Telehealth companies keep exposing their customers' medical data. What should they do?

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  It's not hard to explain why business is...
  
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• Saudi Arabia issues first alert in the capital since escalation, and other Mideast developments

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia has issued emergency...
  
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• Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile. ......
  
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• Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest by police, opposition party says

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Russia’s liberal opposition Yabloko party...
  
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• Russia votes amid war as Kremlin tightens power grip

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Voting has begun in Russia’s parliamentary election with the main Kremlin party poised to retain its overwhelming grip on the lower house. The political and economic environment, however, has visibly changed four-and-a-half years after the start of Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine. Economic costs are increasing, Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries and logistical facilities have inflicted massive damage, and the public, which no longer sees the fighting as something d
  
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• "Publishers are afraid of certain parts of the world": Saber Interactive's message to North American ...

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Layoffs have been a constant drumbeat in gaming industry news since 2022. Even if the cadence of layoffs seems to have slowed in 2026, the severity of those cuts has not lessened. In...
  
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• Photos show the opening ceremony of the Asian Games held in Japan

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Asian Games has marked the official start of the 16-day event. ......
  
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• Pakistani forces end 20-hour standoff with militants in the northwest

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces on Saturday ended a standoff with militants holed up inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. ......
  
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• Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells AP Iranians are paying the price for war

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Iranians are suffering as economic misery and internal repression leave “no room for people to breathe” after 1 1/2 years of wars and ongoing U.S. sanctions, the country’s most prominent human rights activist has told The Associated Press. ......
  
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• MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after ...

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House. Reporters from the two cable networks both went live to report they’d been barred following a ban imposed by President Donald Trump. The actions escalated ......
  
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• Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and “welcoming nature.” ......
  
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• Mecca Alliance will be ‘game-changing platform’: Turkish foreign minister

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  The three-nation Mecca Alliance will be a “very game-changing platform,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday, adding that the initiative has reached an advanced stage, with efforts underway to establish its headquarters and assign personnel. Speaking to Turkish broadcaster NTV on foreign policy issues, Fidan said there is “a very strong will” behind the alliance – formed...
  
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• Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner plots tell-all book in fresh agony for her parents

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  EXCLUSIVE: Christian Brueckner, who was released from jail a year ago this week, and the prime suspect for the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, wants a book to be published in both German and English ......
  
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• Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. ......
  
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• Italy sees mosquitos spread the West Nile virus further and longer as Europe warms

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area during more months of the year. More than 650 infections have been reported in Italy so far this year, accounting for about half of all cases recorded in Europe, according to local health authorities. “Higher temperatures linked to climate change help mosquitoes reproduce and extend the transmission season, increasing the chances that in
  
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• Israel's president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president Saturday pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank a decade ago. ......
  
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• Indonesia recovers three bodies from capsized ship in Java Sea

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Indonesian rescuers have recovered three bodies from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in the Java Sea last weekend, a navy official said on Friday as the search for more than 100 missing passengers continues. Divers managed to enter the ship as part of their search operation and found the bodies of two men and one woman, navy official Edy Setyawan said. The Virgo Transport 8...
  
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• IN PICS | Munich’s Oktoberfest roars to life as the mayor taps the first keg

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Munich’s Oktoberfest kicked off on Saturday with the city’s mayor tapping the first keg of beer and opening the 191st edition of the world’s largest folk festival. Mayor Dominik Krause put the first keg on tap with only two strokes and the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — or “It’s been tapped”. People run to enter the 191st...
  
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• Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy

  19-09-2026 22:51 via article.wn.com
  Heavy rain caused flooding across parts of northern Vietnam on Thursday, disrupting travel, inundating homes and pushing several rivers above dangerous levels, authorities and state media said. Rain has fallen across northern and north-central Vietnam this week, with some areas receiving more than 50 centimetres, according to the disaster prevention department. More than 2,000 homes have been submerged, many key transportation routes blocked and more than 1,000...
  
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