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• FTC: Make AI developers liable for agents' conduct

  27-09-2026 02:12 via article.wn.com
  US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairman Andrew Ferguson said on Friday he would resist describing AI agents as autonomous actors that 'break loose' with 'wills and desires of their own,'...
  
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• 'Yahoodi agent': Shehbaz Sharif slammed by Pakistanis over meeting with Israel-linked Rothschild & Co

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
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• Why are US Treasury yields rising as global bonds face their worst month in years?

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
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• UK police ask prosecutors to consider manslaughter charges over Grenfell fire

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  ritish police said on Wednesday...
  
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• UAE’s first passenger train reaches Dubai: Check Etihad Rail fares, routes and ticket details

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  Good news for travellers planning a UAE trip soon. Now travelling between UAE’s major cities will become a very different experience thanks to Etihad Rail which has expanded its passenger network to Dubai. The services, which began on September 30, 2026, will connect Dubai with Abu Dhabi and Fujairah.The Dubai launch is the latest phase of a passenger rail project that began operations on June 30, 2026. The UAE’s first scheduled passenger service initially connected Fujairah with...
  
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• Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case: Bombay high court discharges Rahul Raj Singh after decade-long legal battle; lawyers question FIR, absence of suicide note

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  MUMBAI: Justice S G Dige of the Bombay high court on Wednesday discharged actor-turned-producer Rahul Raj Singh, accused in the TV actor Pratyusha Banerjee suicide abetment decade-old case.His lawyers, senior counsel Aabad Ponda and advocate Shreyans Mithare, questioned the haste in lodging the FIR without even a suicide note and said any evidence forcing the case to go forward to trial would be an abuse of process.The HC also relied on submissions by the senior counsel about conversations which
  
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• Nationally ranked ‘Iolani sweeps young, improving Punahou

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  No. 1 ‘Iolani showed its mettle...
  
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• Mystery over UK airbase scare as police find petrol not explosives

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion, as police said no explosives but a “quantity of petrol” was found in vehicles seized nearby. Police were called to the Royal Air Force Fairford base in southwest England on Sunday after a resident saw several vans “acting suspiciously”, triggering an evacuation of the nearby village and the declaration of a “major incident”. “Those vehicles have been sub
  
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• Manchester City punishment odds: City now 7/4 for Premier League relegation

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  Manchester City are now a short 7/4 for relegation following their guilty verdict of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules. Reports emerged on Friday that City had been found guilty across the large majority of their 115 charges, with the league confirming the outcome in a statement on Tuesday afternoon. City were successful in defending just one of those 115 charges, as Richard Masters, Chief Executive of the...
  
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• Iraq PM hails new era of 'sovereignty' after US-led coalition exit

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  A US-led coalition deployed in Iraq more than a decade ago to fight militants concluded its mission on Wednesday, a move celebrated by the country’s leaders. Coalition troops were deployed to Iraq and Syria in 2014 to fight the Islamic State group, which had seized large swathes of territory, committing massacres and forcing thousands of women and children into slavery. The group was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria in 2019, but coalition forces stayed on to battle the group’s r
  
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• Indonesia razes luxury facility inside prison for favored inmates, in photos

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a luxury compound inside a prison that was allegedly providing preferential treatment for favored inmates. ......
  
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• In 2025, Dansby Swanson and wife Mallory launched a foundation; within a year, one event raised $700K and $600K went to Vanderbilt baseball

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  Dansby Swanson and Mallory Swanson are taking their work off the field with the Purpose and Calling Foundation, using their platform as athletes to help children, families and communities. In 2025, the Chicago Cubs shortstop and Chicago Stars FC forward created the organization with a mission of providing opportunities for underserved youth through sports, education and community spaces.The foundation received considerable attention in 2026 when the first-ever Swanson Games brought together team
  
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• In 2024, a Houston Zoo ride-out team stayed overnight during Hurricane Beryl; all enclosures remained secure and the animals were cared for throughout the outage

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Beryl struck Texas in July 2024 and knocked out power at the Houston Zoo, but a ride-out team stayed overnight to watch over the animals and the zoo’s critical systems. The storm damaged multiple parts of the property, and Houston had to deal with widespread outages, yet the zoo reported that its animal enclosures remained secure and the animals continued receiving care throughout the outage.Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, on July 8, 2024, as a Category 1 hur
  
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• In 2018, a skeleton crew stayed at a Malibu animal park as the Woolsey Fire arrived; 133 of its roughly 140 animals survived, including a giraffe and 80 horses

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  Thirty-two employees stayed behind at Malibu Wine Safari as the Woolsey Fire swept toward the property in November 2018, while large animals, including Stanley the giraffe, remained on site because their keepers considered moving them more dangerous than sheltering them in place. The park’s owners later said that about 135 of roughly 140 animals survived, including Stanley and around 80 horses. The property is at Saddlerock Ranch, in the mountains above Malibu, and was badly damaged as the
  
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• Homeland Security tapped $20 million in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  Senators have demanded a...
  
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• An Israel-bound plane diverts to Saudi Arabia for emergency landing and other Mideast developments

  30-09-2026 13:13 via article.wn.com
  Concerns about a possible airplane hijacking briefly gripped Israel, while the Lebanese army said the latest Israeli strike in southern Lebanon wounded a soldier and three civilians. Meanwhile, in Iran, authorities executed two people accused of violence against security forces during the country’s January protests. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Wednesday. Full coverage is available here. Israel-bound plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia A commercial plane travel
  
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• Video: Screams, panic as flydubai jet plunges during pilots' fight

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  Video: Screams, panic as flydubai jet plunges during pilots' fight ......
  
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• U.S.-led coalition concludes anti-IS operation in Iraq: Pentagon

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The United States and its allies have officially ended Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The Iraqi Security Forces, including the...
  
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• Urgent: Another flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv turns around mid-flight

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Another flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv...
  
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• Unites States typo in AI pledge, and Trump, Musk, Zuckerberg, Pichai all sign it

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  Unites States typo in AI pledge, and Trump, Musk, Zuckerberg, Pichai all sign it ......
  
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• Trump government ads draw artist protest, regulatory complaints

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  Taxpayer-funded television ads featuring...
  
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• Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics say

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  White House has labeled ads ‘public service announcements’ and has responded defiantly to criticism...
  
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• Scientists urge urgent research into Antarctic basin with 3-4m sea-level rise potential

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  MELBOURNE, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have called for urgent research into East Antarctica's Wilkes Subglacial Basin, a vast ice-filled region key to predicting future sea-level rise and containing enough ice to raise global mean sea levels by an estimated 3 to 4 meters. A review published Wednesday in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment...
  
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• Russian airstrikes kill 4 in Kyiv region, including child, Ukraine officials say

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv and nearby areas killed four people, damaged energy infrastructure and shrouded the ‌capital in smoke, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. ......
  
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• Russia kills four in Kyiv strikes as attacks hit power grid before winter

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  Russia kills four in Kyiv strikes as attacks hit power grid before winter ......
  
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• Pilots' Midair Fight Diverts Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight To Saudi Arabia Amid Hijack Scare

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  Pilots' Midair Fight Diverts Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight To Saudi Arabia Amid Hijack Scare ......
  
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• Nepal PM Balendra Shah's India visit likely after talks on meaningful agenda

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  Nepal PM Balendra Shah's India visit likely after talks on meaningful agenda ......
  
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• ‘Military mission that defeated ISIS’ ends: Why US-led coalition is exiting Iraq after 12 years

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  The US-led coalition has formally ended its...
  
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• Man shot by ICE agent in Texas is charged with assault

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  A man who was shot by an...
  
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• Major Australian banks raise interest rates following RBA cash rate hike

  30-09-2026 12:54 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Big Four banks all on Wednesday announced they would raise interest rates following the central bank's decision to lift the cash rate to a 15-year high. The Commonwealth Bank, Westpac,...
  
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