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• How Putin may leverage Russian ruling party's election win

  21-09-2026 14:57 via article.wn.com
  Trump says Putin wants to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine Trump said of Putin, "We had a great conversation. He is wanting to make a deal. And if Zelenskiy is wanting to make a deal, that would be very nice." MOSCOW ― The pro-Putin ruling United Russia party retained its decisive majority in the national parliament, near-complete election results showed on Monday, in a tightly controlled political system that excluded most candidates who oppose Moscow's war in Ukraine. Here are some
  
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• World Bank board backs changes to debt sustainability framework for poor countries

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The World Bank's executive board has approved proposed reforms of the bank's joint framework with the International Monetary Fund for evaluating the debt of low-income ......
  
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• Watch: Timelapse shows typhoon barrelling towards Japan

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  The typhoon is passing Japan's eastern coast, bringing major disruption and heavy rainfall in its wake. ......
  
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• Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with Russia

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  President to meet Ukrainian counterpart in New York as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian energy sector...
  
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• The Guardian view on Friedrich Merz: Germany’s chancellor must change course to halt the rise ...

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  A failure to address widespread economic insecurity, and a crisis in living standards, is allowing the far right the harness a growing protest vote...
  
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• Race to be next UN secretary general could rest on US and China trade-offs

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Growing field of hopefuls face fraught task of achieving consensus from five permanent security council members...
  
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• Photos of car-free Jerusalem and the kapparot ritual before Yom Kippur

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s streets emptied of cars as Israelis observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Some took part in kapparot, a traditional atonement ritual involving a chicken, before the day of fasting and prayer. ......
  
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• Paramount reaches deal with California, other states over Warner Bros. Discovery merger

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  The California’s attorney general’s office announced a settlement Monday resolving a 12-state legal challenge to Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a key hurdle for the transaction. The merger would join together two historic film studios (Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures), two popular streaming platforms (Paramount+ and HBO Max) and two news organizations (CBS News and CNN) under the leadership of 43-year-old mogul David
  
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• Newly identified Bolivian wildcat 'Tigrino' plays in his enclosure

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Scientists who identified a previously unknown wildcat in Bolivia have called the new species Leopardus tilcayo. The 10-year-old wildcat, called Tigrino, had been adopted by a family that thought he was a domestic cat ......
  
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• Natalie Harp behind Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at White House

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  The White House on Saturday denied access to journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, following ‌through with US President Donald Trump's announcement that he would ban them from the building's grounds. All three news outlets separately said their teams' press passes were confiscated on Saturday morning when their journalists...
  
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• More than 1.6m urged to evacuate as typhoon nears Tokyo

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Hundreds of flights were cancelled and more than one million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan as Typhoon Dujuan approached Tokyo, potentially bringing record rainfall. Japan often sees strong typhoons in the late summer and early autumn, and other storms have already disrupted some events at the Asian Games being...
  
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• Lingering feuds threaten Democrats' bid to reclaim US Congress

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Influential party figures withheld endorsements or so far declined to campaign with nominees. ......
  
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• Lauren Boebert says claims of sexual relationships with staffers ‘utterly false’

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Republican congresswoman rejects ethics complaint and says allegations part of ‘politically motivated’ hit campaign...
  
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• La presi�n econ�mica de Trump deja a los cubanos desesperados por alimentos y medicinas

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  EE.UU. afirma que sus sanciones no tienen por objeto privar a Cuba de bienes de primera necesidad. Sin embargo, los miles de contenedores de transporte varados cuentan una historia muy diferente. ......
  
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• "La Piscina de Herodes" est� agotando las tierras palestinas

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Los legisladores israel�es han promovido visitas a un antiguo embalse de Cisjordania que se volvi� a llenar este verano con agua desviada de explotaciones agr�colas de propiedad palestina. ......
  
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• Iranian president’s media team denied US visa, says official

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  An Iranian official said Monday that the US refused visas to the media team accompanying President Masoud Pezeshkian on his planned visit Tuesday to New York for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The...
  
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• Flights halted at several major U.S. airports, including New York's JFK and ‌LaGuardia

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Federal ‌Aviation Authority issued ​ground stops at ​some of ​the busiest East Coast ‌airports on Monday, including New York's JFK and ‌LaGuardia, as the fallout from ​an air traffic control communications issue widened. ......
  
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• Colombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Wildfire forces evacuations and burns through mountains surrounding Villa de Leyva in the north-east...
  
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• Charges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protest

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Students faced prison terms and thousands of dollars in restitution over campus protest against Israel’s war on Gaza...
  
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• California removed levees from a former dairy farm, turning it back into wetlands where 16,000 waterbirds were counted in one day

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  A former dairy pasture in California underwent a major transformation after levees were removed to restore tidal wetlands at the Giacomini Wetlands. The restoration allowed tidal waters to return, triggering rapid changes in vegetation and wildlife. Over the following years, salt and brackish marsh expanded, while native-dominated plant communities increased and non-native-dominated communities declined. The response was also visible in bird numbers. Waterbird numbers grew sharply in the initial
  
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• As� es como Trump y Xi pueden avanzar en materia de IA

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  Xi lleva las riendas, lo que refleja la debilidad estadounidense, pero a�n puede haber cierto margen para avances limitados. ......
  
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• A flashlight and unseen settlers: Photographer conveys West Bank family's nightly watch in 1 photo

  21-09-2026 20:03 via article.wn.com
  TAYBEH, West Bank (AP) — Leo Correa began working in Israel for The Associated Press following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack and joined the staff the next year. ......
  
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• Who was Jennifer Eckhart? Ex-Fox News producer who accused Ed Henry of rape dies by ...

  21-09-2026 19:47 via article.wn.com
  Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox News producer has died at 36. ......
  
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• What to know about wage theft: Understanding overtime and your rights

  21-09-2026 19:47 via article.wn.com
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• What does the EU have that the U.S. does not?

  21-09-2026 19:47 via article.wn.com
  European assets may offer investors advantages that are being...
  
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• Weekend ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz drops

  21-09-2026 19:47 via article.wn.com
  A total of 12 commodity vessels passed through the...
  
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• US to shut down Iranian airlines worldwide from Sept 23: Bessent

  21-09-2026 19:47 via article.wn.com
  Washington: The US will move to shut down the operations of all Iranian airlines worldwide from Wednesday, September 23, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, as Washington tightens sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector.Speaking to CNBC, Bessent said foreign...
  
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• UN General Assembly 2026: Trump, Iran War, Gaza, Ukraine and 8 Key Things to Watch in New York

  21-09-2026 19:47 via article.wn.com
  Dubai: World leaders converge on New York this week for a United Nations General Assembly unlike most before it — with the United States and Iran at war, fighting continuing in Ukraine, tensions rising across the Middle East and questions mounting over the UN’s ability to influence any of them..The high-level General Debate of the 81st General Assembly begins on Tuesday, September 22,...
  
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• The neighborhoods where property values are moving fast this fall, and what the records show

  21-09-2026 19:47 via article.wn.com
  PropertyReach reports on rising property values in various U.S. neighborhoods, highlighting trends and six promising ZIP codes for real estate investment. ......
  
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• The most common business automation use cases in 2026, according to 20 million live workflows

  21-09-2026 19:47 via article.wn.com
  Zapier reports the most common business automation tasks in 2026 focus on lead capture, notifications, and record management, covering 81.1% of workflows. ......
  
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