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• Hacked FBI employee data contains sensitive information about intelligence roles

  23-09-2026 22:16 via article.wn.com
  FBI data allegedly stolen by the hacking group ShinyHunters carries granular detail about ‌scores of bureau officials’ job assignments, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intelligence, drug cartels and more, Reuters has found. ......
  
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• Words long used in Caribbean, Bermuda are now part of Oxford dictionary

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  SAN JUAN (PUERTO RICO): More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean got an official nod on Wednesday from the Oxford English Dictionary. First in line is “bimpert,” a Bermudian word of unknown origin that is used to describe a stupid or foolish person. People on the tiny island in the north Atlantic often use it in this traditional phrase: “A bimpert is justah wuffless bye,” which roughly...
  
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• Victorian Councils Say Data Centre Approvals Sideline Them, Call for Moratorium

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Local government bodies in Melbourne’s west and north have told a Senate inquiry they want a moratorium on new AI data...
  
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• U.S. says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON > President Donald...
  
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• Two dead in Kyiv as Russia launches fresh missile attack - mayor

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early this morning with ballistic missiles, killing two people and injuring six, as debris crashed down on several ⁠districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Mr Klitschko, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said one of the dead had been in the car park of a maternity hospital. Three of the six injured were medical...
  
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• RAF Hawk T2 crashes and explodes near airbase in Wales

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  A Royal Air Force Hawk T2 training aircraft crashed near RAF Valley on Anglesey in north Wales on Wednesday after both pilots ejected from the jet shortly after takeoff. The two pilots were later treated for minor injuries.According to The Guardian, the aircraft had just taken off from RAF Valley when it appeared to develop trouble and...
  
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• Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan after accusing Kabul of shelling border posts

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan after accusing Kabul of shelling border posts. ......
  
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• Oxford English Dictionary adds several words long used in the Caribbean and Bermuda

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean got an official nod on Wednesday from the Oxford English Dictionary. First in line is “bimpert,” a Bermudian word of unknown origin that is used to describe a stupid or foolish person. People on the tiny island in the north Atlantic often use it in this traditional phrase: “A bimpert is justah wuffless bye,” which roughly translates to: an idiot is just a worthless boy
  
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• Kyiv Rocked by Around 10 Powerful Explosions as Russian Missile Alert Issued, Say AFP Journalists

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Around 10 powerful explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Thursday, according to AFP journalists on the scene, as authorities...
  
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• Iran's president delivers defiant UN speech, and other Mideast developments

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations on Wednesday as his government downplayed talks with the United States. Meanwhile, another ship attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile, highlighting the dangers that continue to restrict traffic through the critical waterway as the seven-month war grinds on. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in
  
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• Iowa judge dismisses Trump\u2019s lawsuit against Des Moines Register and pollster

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president’s claim that the newspaper’s poll coverage violated Iowa’s consumer fraud law. Calling the case extraordinary, Iowa District Judge Scott J. Beattie said that allowing the lawsuit and its “faulty” claims to proceed could have a chilling eff
  
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• International biology conference fosters global research collaboration in Gia Lai

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Basic and applied research in plant biotechnology; the role and diversity of microorganisms in addressing global challenges such as food security, sustainable development, and healthcare; as well as the application of OMICS, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence to improve human health, food safety, and environmental quality are key topics of the three-day event. GIA LAI – The 9th Rencontres de Quy Nhon: International Biology Conference 2026 (BIO2026) opened in Gia Lai Province o
  
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• Could Old Suburban Phone Exchanges Become Mini AI Data Centres?

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Australia could spread some of its growing AI computing needs across hundreds of old telephone exchanges rather...
  
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• Australia says OpenAI agent hacked into government website

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  A n autonomous OpenAI program infiltrated an Australian government health website in June in an...
  
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• Australia Pledges Another $60 Million of Aid to Ukraine

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Australia and Ukraine have signed a 10-year security agreement, with Canberra also pledging another $60 million...
  
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• An Iowa judge dismisses President Donald Trump\u2019s lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and pollster ...

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge dismisses...
  
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• Acting Venezuela leader thanks US President Donald Trump for 'readiness to resume the course of ...

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Acting Venezuela leader thanks...
  
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• A 1915 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost spent 100 years with one Australian family; it emerged from storage for a 2026 auction

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  A 1915 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Tourer spent about a century with one Australian family before emerging from long-term storage and appearing at auction in 2026. Chassis 17CB, fitted with its original Barker tourer coachwork, was offered as Lot 40 at Gooding Christie’s 2026 Amelia Island Auctions with a pre-sale estimate of $350,000 to $450,000. The auction house highlighted the car's original engine, gearbox and coachwork, along with its unusually long documented ownership history
  
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• 100-foot-long red carpet and B-1 bombers: How Trump welcomed Xi to US; video

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, rolling out an elaborate military reception as the Chinese leader began a three-day state visit to Washington.Xi and Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan arrived at the Maryland airbase, where Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were...
  
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• Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS — Ukrainian President...
  
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• Xi’s arrival gets low-key coverage amid White House media ban

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  With White House press ban in court, live TV coverage for the rest of Xi’s trip is in doubt. ......
  
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• Xi Jinping says China, US should be 'partners rather than rivals'

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Chinese President Xi Jinping received a welcoming gesture from US...
  
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• Xi Jinping arrives in US; Trump lays out red carpet on the tarmac, personally greets ...

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Trump and Xi are expected to discuss trade, technology, critical minerals and the broader state of US-China relations. ......
  
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• Western countries increase support for slavery reparations, Ghana says

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 - Ghana,...
  
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• Venezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the 'right moment'

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Venezuela’s acting president has...
  
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• US says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  President Trump rolled out the red carpet for...
  
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• US diplomats told to say ‘super intelligence’ — not ‘artificial intelligence' — after Trump's call

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  The State Department is ordering diplomats...
  
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• US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive, tried to arrest him

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  A man was left bloodied and injured...
  
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• UK air force fighter jet crashes on training exercise

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting on Wednesday said an investigation was underway after an air force Hawk fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in north...
  
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• Turkey to hand over military base to Iraq

  24-09-2026 04:26 via article.wn.com
  Turkey will hand over...
  
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