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• Five takeaways from Germany's regional elections

  21-09-2026 07:44 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Sept 21 - Elections...
  
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• Zelensky, Trump agree to meet in New York

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  KIEV, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday evening that he and U.S. President Donald Trump have...
  
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• Why do I talk in my sleep? A sleep psychologist explains

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Why do I talk in my sleep? A sleep psychologist explains ......
  
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• Where is Austin ICE shooting victim how? Is he alive? Lawyer shares shocking details: ‘His ...

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
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• WATCH: The moment Ukraine launched its 'largest ever' drone attack on Russia

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  While the entire Europe continues to remain on edge over a possible escalation by Russians, Ukraine on Sunday launched its "largest ever" drone attack on Russia, while the country was preparing to wrap up its parliamentary elections. ......
  
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• 'Very big things going to happen': Trump in 'deciding mode' on Iran after Tehran warns ...

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump said that he was in 'deciding...
  
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• US issues security alert for govt employees in Saudi Arabia, special curbs imposed on Taif ...

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  The United States has tightened travel restrictions for its government personnel in Saudi Arabia amid a fresh...
  
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• US-China AI talks: Bessent proposes safety notifications ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  US-China AI talks: Bessent proposes safety notifications ahead of Trump-Xi meeting In a highly-anticipated talks held between the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sunday, AI safety proposals took center stage. In the meeting, Bessent proposed a new AI safety notification mechanism ahead of the Trump-Xi summit scheduled for September 24. The newly proposed mechanism will be considered by both...
  
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• Under-fire German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to show 'patience' and 'backbone'

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has started the week more damaged than ever after his centre-right CDU party suffered two bruising regional election defeats at the hands of far-right and far-left parties. Just 16 months in office, Mr Merz has seen his approval ratings plummet while his party has suffered a string of regional election losses against the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which also leads nationwide polls. Fighting speculation that his CDU/CSU bloc may try to o
  
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• Trump shattered Canada’s old US relationship. Carney is building a new one in Europe

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is...
  
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• Trump seeks tighter grip on US biomedical research: Media | Kuwait Times Newspaper

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON: President...
  
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• Trump says Houthis agreed not to attack US as strikes on Saudi Arabia continue

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Yemen-based Houthis have agreed not to attack the United States (US), days after Saudi Arabia requested Washington to strike the Iran-backed militia, even though the proposal was rejected by Washington. ......
  
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• Teen complainant withdrawn from Alan Jones trial bringing number of alleged victims to five

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Court also hears from four people who say they didn’t witness alleged offence against another complainant...
  
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• Targets approved, bombs loaded & then Trump blinked: Why US pulled back from Houthi strikes

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump had moved to launch airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) pressed him to intervene. But Trump abruptly halted the operation before the strikes could begin.A report by New York Times states that Trump had spent nearly two weeks wavering over whether to join Saudi Arabia in its renewed fight against the Houthis. On Wednesday, he told advisers he did not favour strikes. But after MBS called him on Thursday and...
  
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• Sydney and parts of NSW swelter through temperatures in the 30s before plummeting 10C within hours

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Temperatures in Sydney’s outer west peaked at 35C and 32C in the city on Monday before a cool change from the south-east...
  
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• Strait of Hormuz standoff deepens as Iran rules out talks until US meets Tehran's conditions

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Iran has ruled out reopening the Strait of Hormuz or returning to the previous...
  
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• Putin-backed United Russia party set to win tightly controlled wartime parliamentary elections with 57.5% vote

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Russia's ruling United Russia party, which backs President Vladimir Putin, is set to win the country's State Duma elections with 57.5 per cent of the vote, according to initial results released after the three-day voting process ended on Sunday. ......
  
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• Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27, says family representative

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died on Sunday...
  
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• Presley Gerber last public appearance: Cindy Crawford's son celebrated sister's collaboration with brand months ago

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Presley Gerber was...
  
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• Pope Leo XIV in France to find secular country at odds with Catholic teaching on life

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of all human life ......
  
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• Pope Leo XIV in France to find a secular country at odds with Catholic teaching ...

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of all human life. His visit comes after France in 2024 enshrined abortion as a constitutional right and ......
  
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• Pakistan says airstrikes target militant hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 28. Kabul says 3 killed

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Pakistani jet fighters have carried out...
  
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• Pakistan carries out airstrikes in Afghanistan again; 3 killed, several injured amid rising border tensions

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan's military action inside Afghanistan continued on Monday as fighter jets reportedly carried out...
  
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• ‘Oh shit’: Labor councillor who attended 2021 Liberal fundraiser was worried about potential Icac inquiry, ...

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Texts reveal Sharangan Maheswaran had ‘an explanation ready’ but was worried about picture taken with premier prompted by ‘dumb’ Christian Ellis...
  
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• 'No surprises' as results emerge in Russian parliamentary election

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Preliminary results suggest that Kremlin-backed United Russia is on course to retain its constitutional majority. ......
  
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• 'My whole world stopped' - Nelson donors raise $30,000 for Nepalese woman's cancer surgery

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Samira Basnet was ineligible for publicly-funded healthcare that could pay for life-saving surgery, but the community raised $30,000 in four days. ......
  
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• Is Letterboxd down? Thousands report app issues – what we know

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Users across multiple...
  
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• Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian likely to travel to New York for UNGA: Reports

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Iran's President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian will...
  
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• Indonesia doing 'everything' but still struggling to curb fires

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  Indonesia is doing "everything" to fight huge forest fires but dozens of planes and thousands of personnel are still struggling to contain them, a senior official said on Monday. Firefighters have been battling blazes for weeks in Borneo and Sumatra that have blanketed parts of the country, as well as neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, in toxic haze. The government has deployed 64 aircraft and 54,000 personnel to the islands since last month to try and put out the fires by water...
  
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• Germany's Merz struggles to stay on track after humiliating regional election defeat

  21-09-2026 09:38 via article.wn.com
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a struggle to stabilize his position and keep his agenda on track after voters inflicted two more defeats on his party, ejecting it from a state legislature for the first time. The unpopular Merz vowed ......
  
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