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• Jobless Claims Edge Lower, Beating Forecasts Amid Economic Uncertainty

  26-09-2026 00:06 via article.wn.com
  In a closely watched economic indicator, the latest data...
  
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• UK police arrest five near US-used air base on terrorism charges

  28-09-2026 05:08 via article.wn.com
  British police arrested five men on suspicion of...
  
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• Sarah Brightman mourns Liu Huan, her Beijing Olympics duet partner, as "true gentleman"

  28-09-2026 05:08 via article.wn.com
  NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Soprano Sarah Brightman has paid tribute to late Chinese singer Liu Huan, her duet partner at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, describing him as a "true gentleman." Brightman said on her social media account, "I have been saddened...
  
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• Russia claims strikes on Ukrainian logistics and vessels

  28-09-2026 05:08 via article.wn.com
  The Russian defence ministry said on Sunday its...
  
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• Pope Leo meets French abuse survivors, pledges action

  28-09-2026 05:08 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo reaffirmed his commitment to ending abuse...
  
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• Netanyahu secretly visited UAE, met Emirati leader in Abu Dhabi: Israeli official

  28-09-2026 05:08 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, a senior Israeli official told news agency Reuters, as the two countries navigate a sensitive regional security environment.However, neither Netanyahu’s office nor the UAE foreign ministry immediately issued a public statement on the...
  
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• Iran army says forces ready for any renewed US attacks

  28-09-2026 05:08 via article.wn.com
  Iran’s armed forces are prepared for any ​renewed...
  
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• Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico’s Baja California coast

  28-09-2026 05:08 via article.wn.com
  Forecasters said Hurricane Polo, which has...
  
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• German city bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims

  28-09-2026 05:08 via article.wn.com
  A decision to bar the “stumbling stone” memorials to victims of the Nazis has touched a nerve in one small German town, and beyond. At issue is a motion – passed Sept. 25 by the city council of Heidenau in the former East Germany – to stop installation of such memorials in local sidewalks, calling them disrespectful, and to use the town’s North Cemetery instead. Set into the ground, the small, engraved brass “Stolpersteine,” or stumbling stones, are mean
  
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• 5 elderly residents die amid flu outbreak at southern Portugal care home

  28-09-2026 05:08 via article.wn.com
  LISBON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Five elderly residents have died at a care home in southern Portugal following an outbreak of influenza A, local health authorities said Sunday. The Local Health Unit of Central Alentejo...
  
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• Watson, Browns get by Panthers

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  CLEVELAND — It was unknown how Cleveland Browns fans would greet quarterback Deshaun Watson when he took the field for his first regular-season home start in 23 months Sunday. ......
  
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• Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Moscow terrorising Ukrainians as fresh strikes kill eight

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine president says Russia shows no signs of slowing the war, calls for sanctions packages to take effect in October. What we know on day 1,678...
  
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• Russia Strikes Kill Four in Ukraine, Damage Kyiv Data Center

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Russia’s overnight airstrikes killed at least four people across Ukraine and hit a data center in Kyiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ......
  
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• Russia Hits Ukraine Data Centers in Barrage That Killed Six

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Russian airstrikes overnight and early Sunday killed at least six people across Ukraine and targeted a number of major data centers in Kyiv, officials said. ......
  
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• Larson dominates at Kansas, pads points lead

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  The reigning champion of the NASCAR Cup Series is looking like his old self again. ......
  
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• 'Iran war to end very soon': Trump says fresh strikes before midterms are possible

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Trump said the US was making progress through both military action and an economic campaign aimed at putting pressure on Tehran. ......
  
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• 'If you speak about it, we will silence you': Florence Pugh says Instagram blocked Cornell ...

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Florence Pugh shared...
  
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• Golf: US storms back to win Presidents Cup

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  MEDINAH, Ill. — The United States mounted a furious comeback Sunday to win the Presidents Cup over the International Team for the 11th straight time. ......
  
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• France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll...
  
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• Defense Firms Are Rushing to Boost Missile Output. It’s Coming Too Late.

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Factories central to refilling America’s weapons stockpiles have suffered from underinvestment and inconsistent contracting. ......
  
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• British author once faced a struggling 3,500-acre farm in Sussex before abandoning conventional farming; turned an estate into a wilding experiment

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  On a 3,500-acre estate in Sussex, the decision to stop farming conventionally did not mean simply leaving the land untouched. Isabella Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, began changing the way the Knepp Estate was managed, allowing large grazing animals to move across areas of the farm while reducing the interventions that had shaped the land for generations, as reported by Rewilding Institute. The change was partly driven by economics, but it also became an experiment in what might happen w
  
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• Beau Lamarre-Condon told friend if he killed anyone he’d dump belongings in bin and take ...

  28-09-2026 04:46 via article.wn.com
  Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 – nine months after discussion with friend Georgia Cook...
  
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• Yemen flare-up fuels regional stability strains

  28-09-2026 04:22 via article.wn.com
  Yemen's Houthi forces have intensified clashes with Yemeni government forces on multiple fronts, while launching renewed missile and drone attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia. The escalation has caused civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure, further worsening the country's humanitarian crisis. Analysts said the latest flare-up reflects not only intensifying internal divisions and infighting in Yemen, but also the broader security challenges facing the Middle East amid heightened re
  
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• Ukraine's provocations fuel tensions, Putin says

  28-09-2026 04:22 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW/KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that an escalation of tensions would not achieve the outcome sought by Kyiv and could only worsen the situation in Ukraine. "They must understand that no provocative acts or escalation of tensions will deliver the outcome they seek," Putin said at a news briefing. "Such moves will only make the situation worse for them." Russia's military responses had prompted Kyiv to seek ceasefire arrangements covering...
  
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• Trump asked China’s President if he wants to buy U.S. arms, Ambassador says

  28-09-2026 04:22 via article.wn.com
  David Perdue said Mr. Trump raised the prospect of the arms sales from the U.S. to its ascendant geopolitical rival, an unlikely offer that, if consummated, would upend generations of U.S. policy toward China and Taiwan ......
  
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• Taylor Swift and Charli XCX among stars to light up VMAs red carpet

  28-09-2026 04:22 via article.wn.com
  Celebrities posed for the cameras ahead of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. ......
  
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• South Korea accuses Ukraine of breaching secrecy over North Korean POW transfer

  28-09-2026 04:22 via article.wn.com
  South Korea’s presidential office has sought an official explanation and apology from Ukraine over the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. Seoul accused Kyiv of disclosing the transfer and then falsely denying that the two countries had agreed to keep the move confidential.South Korean President Lee Jae Myung had earlier said Ukraine breached a non-disclosure agreement by disclosing the transfer. In a...
  
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• Pope Leo blasts assisted dying as \u2018false compassion\u2019 at French shrine known for miraculous cures

  28-09-2026 04:22 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV on Sunday...
  
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• Over 1,500 remain in shelters 2 months after Japan's Kumamoto quake

  28-09-2026 04:22 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Over 1,500 people are still staying in evacuation centers two months after a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in...
  
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• Mexico Extreme Weather Polo

  28-09-2026 04:22 via article.wn.com
  Workers build a barricade to help keep water out of their town as Hurricane Polo approaches in Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. ......
  
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