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• Merz vows coalition stability after state election defeat

  21-09-2026 16:07 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz on Monday called his party's state election defeat in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern a "heavy blow," while ruling out any internal leadership challenge. Speaking at a press conference in Berlin, Merz admitted that the CDU failed to...
  
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• Why is it so difficult for Ukraine to take down Russia's jet-powered drones?

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Russia's jet-powered drones being used to carry...
  
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• Who is Kelly Matthews? Hobbs Highland Middle School teacher shot; first details on New Mexico ...

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Kelly Matthews, a...
  
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• What we've been playing - "I curl up on my sofa and breed my army ...

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
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• What is the truth about Diana? Her brother offers his view, ‘once and for all’

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  The recent publication of a book by...
  
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• Watch: Truck overturns in Oman tunnel, SUV narrowly escapes crash on Sultan Turki bin Said Road

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Muscat: A vehicle travelling through a tunnel in Oman appeared to narrowly escape a serious collision after a truck overturned across the carriageway, sending a shower of sparks along the road as it slid on its side.Footage of the serious accident shows the truck entering the tunnel before overturning onto its left side near a bend in the road. Its body appears to scrape along...
  
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• US, Iran reportedly discussing phased deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz and end blockade

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  US and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased cease-fire deal aimed at opening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting Washington’s economic blockade on Tehran, according to multiple reports. Delegates from the two warring countries met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Thursday to discuss a deal similar to the memorandum of understanding struck in mid-June, sources told Reuters. The negotiating teams fear that because neither side wants to surrender its leverage first,
  
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• UP International Trade Show draws buyers from 90 countries, state emerging as an industrial hub: ...

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the...
  
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• UN rights chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by escalating fighting in Ethiopia

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) seized local airports and launched attacks this week. ......
  
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• Trump weighs US diesel export curbs as fuel prices surge before midterms

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Trump weighs US diesel export curbs as fuel prices surge before midterms ......
  
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• Trump reportedly refuses Iran-offered Hormuz plan

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  I ran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said Friday, but within hours reports indicated that United States President...
  
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• Trump rejects Iran's 7 day ceasefire proposal, plans to resume bombing Iran after US midterms: Reports

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  In a development that will escalate the West Asia...
  
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• Trump points to Biden's autopen, Xi Jinping bursts into laughter in White House video

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shared a light-hearted moment during Xi's visit to the US, with Trump making a remark linked to former US President Joe Biden and an autopen that left Xi laughing. ......
  
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• Trump administration to meet deadline for Congress-approved aid to Ukraine, sources say

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Trump has in recent months taken a more positive tone towards Ukraine. ......
  
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• Today in History: September 26, anti-globalization protesters clash with police at IMF, World Bank summit

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Thousands of...
  
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• 'Terrorism by Pakistan will have consequences': India responds to Shehbaz Sharif at UN

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  India's response at the United Nations...
  
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• Supreme Court opens the door for Trump’s mass voter purges — but not before midterms, ...

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
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• Saudi intercepts drones headed for Riyadh

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Ansar Allah said on Saturday it had intercepted drones and ballistic missiles, as the Iran-backed group launched fresh attacks, inc ......
  
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• Remembering the last Montreal Road World Championships: Did Eddy Merckx’s soigneur poison his biggest rival?

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Fellow Belgian Freddie Maertens was one of Merckx's biggest rivals for the rainbow jersey, but a stomach upset forced him to abandon ......
  
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• PTI protest delay may push Islamabad security bill past PKR 1 billion

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  PTI protest delay may push Islamabad security bill past PKR 1 billion ......
  
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• OpenAI works to understand the full scope of agent activity as a user data leak emerges

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Ongoing review uncovers mounting incidents of unauthorized AI agent activity...
  
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• One dead, 5 missing after explosion destroys building in Athens

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  ATHENS, Sept 26 - A woman has...
  
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• Nepal on high alert as Bagmati River overflows after heavy rain, fresh video captures rising waters

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Heavy rain continued to disrupt life in...
  
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• Mothers crossing the Mexico-U.S. border risk everything to reunite with their children

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  While the migrant caravans may have...
  
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• Luis de la Fuente interview: World Cup glory, 20kg bicep curls and the 'real Lamine Yamal'

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  This summer, he led Spain to a second World Cup trophy, but 14 years ago he was sitting in a bar, searching the job listings in a newspaper ......
  
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• Iraq seeks exemption from US ban on Iran airlines

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Baghdad: The Iraqi government said Saturday it was holding talks with the United States to secure an exemption from then ban on Iranian airlines, which has disrupted travel for pat ......
  
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• Inside the thirst-trapping world of ‘Corgi girls’ — unhinged dating demands, bizarre posts about the ...

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  A California tech startup known for hiring “hot” girls devolved into public chaos after staffers’ spicy social media takes seemingly sparked a crash-out. San Francisco insurance-tech startup Corgi has gained an outsized rep, not for its risk-underwriting but rather for unhinged dating demands, “mean-girl” staffers and public infighting — as its CEO issued an awkward statement defending the $4 billion firm’s culture. Brooke LeBlanc, Corgi’s head of
  
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• In pics: Date festival in Salahuddin Province, Iraq

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  Boys taste dates displayed at an annual date festival in Salahuddin Province, Iraq, on Sept. 25, 2026....
  
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• In 1985, a 10-year-old threw a message bottle into the Atlantic; 37 years later, a Florida family found it and mailed his childhood note back to him

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
  For generations, kids on beach vacations have tried the same straightforward experiment. Half expecting the sea to take their words to some far stranger, they scribble a little letter, fold it inside a bottle, and hurl it into the waves. Most of these bottles are lost at sea, buried in sand, or broken against rocks. Occasionally, however, a child's note reappears decades later and reaches someone who has long forgotten who wrote it. That's precisely what happened to a Kentucky man whose message
  
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• 'I felt embarrassed': Japan eSports whizz-kid, 11, wins Games gold

  26-09-2026 10:22 via article.wn.com
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