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• Germany's right-wing party AfD returns strong election results

  20-09-2026 21:56 via article.wn.com
  The right-wing Alternative for Germany party makes strong gains in two state elections, according to exit polls, leaving Chancellor Friedrich Merz's future uncertain after 16 months in office. ......
  
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• Trump's taxpayer-funded ads face bipartisan backlash, legal questions before midterms

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald...
  
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• Trump's AI lunch: Zuckerberg, Pichai, Musk and Huang head to the White House

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson plan...
  
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• Trump offers Iran war naysayers an extreme endgame: ‘Let them hit us with a nuclear weapon’

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Trump continues to...
  
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• Trump offers Iran sanctions relief, frozen funds for concrete nuclear progress

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Negotiations between the United States and Iran are ongoing, with...
  
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• Senate passes sweeping bipartisan bill to regulate payments to college athletes and limit transfers

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Senate passes sweeping bipartisan bill to regulate payments to college athletes and limit transfers. ......
  
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• Senate passes 'Protect College Sports Act' that would rein in athlete payments and transfers

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  The Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that aims to regulate...
  
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• Saudi Arabia invites UAE leader amid Yemen rift

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s defence minister invited UAE’s Vice President Mansour bin Zayed to visit the kingdom on Tuesday, in the first public invitation for a face-to-face meeting since a rift between the two over Yemen. In July, top officials and ministers...
  
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• Pope Leo XIV: AI doom fears are not ‘fake news’

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  The first U.S. pope, who has warned of the dangers of AI throughout ‌his 16-month papacy, also directly criticized technology CEOs who argued there should be ‌no guardrails on the technology. ......
  
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• Manhunt after British pensioner found dead with ‘violent’ head injuries

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  'This attack makes no sense at all.' ......
  
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• Khamenei unbowed as Iran sees no direct talks with US

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  • Supreme leader says US will be forced out of Mideast after ‘painful blows’ • Washington, Tehran set to hold separate talks with mediators • US officials say Trump would ease sanctions for ‘concrete’ Iranian nuclear steps • Iraqi Airways resumes flights between Najaf, Iranian airports TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed on Monday that the United States would be driven out from the region after suffering “painful blows&rdqu
  
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• Iran denies link to bomb scare at airbase in Britain

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  • Tehran calls speculation ‘unfounded and malicious’ • Five suspects freed on bail after terror arrests; police probe foreign links, other motives • UK defence minister warns of Iranian threat LONDON: Iran categorically denied involvement on Monday in a suspected plot to attack a British airbase used by the United States to strike Iranian sites, just as British police announced they were releasing on bail five men arrested over explosives and terrorism offences. In a s
  
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• In Islamabad, shipping containers on the streets signal a protest is imminent

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — It's a...
  
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• Drake Maye's struggles hovering over Patriots' slow start with division opener next

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Drake Maye's struggles have become a major concern for the Patriots. After two uneven games, Maye hit a new low in the Patriots' 35-6 loss to the Jaguars on Sunday. He failed to throw a touchdown pass for the second ......
  
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• Delta plane passengers hospitalised after ‘smoke in the cabin’ forces emergency landing

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Three passengers were taken to hospital after the flight made an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal. ......
  
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• Colombia seeks IMF financing as government grapples with fiscal crisis: Report

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Colombia's government is engaging with the International Monetary Fund...
  
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• Christa Pike, the lone Tennessee woman on death row, breaks silence ahead of rare execution; ...

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Christa Pike is set to be executed in Tennessee, becoming the...
  
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• Canada could steal the one prize Trump wants most

  29-09-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Mark Carney led...
  
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• Who is Chirantan Desai? Meta's pick to lead new enterprise AI platform will report directly ...

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  As Chief Enterprise...
  
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• Unmasked: FBI places $1 million bounty on notorious gangster Goldy Brar – here’s why he ...

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  The FBI case against him includes federal charges related to racketeering, extortion and narcotics trafficking. The agency has also detailed his alleged role in the Bishnoi crime network’s operations across North America. ......
  
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• UAE president met with Israeli PM on Sunday

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  T he UAE president hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Emirates on Sunday, official media and Netanyahu's office said, a rare public...
  
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• Trump disputes account that he asked China's president if he wanted to buy U.S. arms

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  On Monday, Trump acted confused when a reporter asked him about Ambassador David Perdue’s remarks over the weekend. ......
  
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• Trump criticizes UK move to release airbase suspects amid probe

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  LONDON — President Donald Trump criticized the UK’s move to release on bail five men held over an alleged terror plot against a Royal Air Force base used by the U.S. for strikes against Iran, as British police continue to ......
  
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• Trump aide Lutnick credits tariffs for Essar Group's $15-billion investment

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  Trump aide Lutnick credits tariffs for Essar Group's $15-billion investment ......
  
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• Senior N.K. diplomat says Pyongyang's nuclear status can never be reversed 'in any circumstances'

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong underscored that the North will continue to "strictly" control and manage every external threat with "overwhelming strength". WASHINGTON — A senior North Korean diplomat reiterated on Monday that Pyongyang's status as a "nuclear weapons state" can never be reversed "in any circumstances" or "by any means," stressing that the claimed status has been "uncompromisingly and permanently fixed." Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong made the remarks in an addres
  
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• S. Korea's business sentiment edges down in September

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Sentiment for South Korean businesses over the economic situation edged down in September, though the broader recovery momentum remained on track, central bank data showed Tuesday. The composite business sentiment index...
  
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• Quarrymen tossed these strange bones aside in 1856: They had just discovered Neanderthal 1

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  Workers cleared a...
  
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• OpenAI delays GPT-6.1 Astra release over safety concerns ahead of White House meet

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  OpenAI delays GPT-6.1 Astra release over safety concerns ahead of White House meet ......
  
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• OpenAI delays GPT-6.1 Astra launch after researchers flag safety risks: Version ‘didn't meet the bar’

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  The GPT-6.1 Astra needed to be checked further for unauthorised behaviour, OpenAI said. | World News ......
  
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• NYT exec gunned down by in-laws was transgender, faced child cruelty charges

  29-09-2026 05:27 via article.wn.com
  NYT exec gunned down by in-laws was transgender, faced child cruelty charges ......
  
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