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• Moscow’s voting system under large cyberattacks, says official

  20-09-2026 17:33 via article.wn.com
  Moscow’s electronic voting system for the 9th convocation of the State Duma or Russia’s lower house of the parliament came under...
  
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• Zelenskiy and US spy chief Ratcliffe meet in Ireland, sources say

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
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• Wall Street rallies within 0.4% of its record after oil prices and bond yields ease

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Wall Street climbed to the edge of its all-time high, and stocks rallied worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market surrendered their market-rattling gains from last week. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5% Monday and pulled within 0.4% ......
  
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• Vermont man convicted of attempted murder of three Palestinian students

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  James Eaton, 51, faces life in prison after jury rejects insanity defense rooted in claims he was acting on orders from US and Israeli intelligence...
  
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• UK's Burnham agrees to Saudi request for refuelling support

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Sept 21 - British Prime...
  
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• UK to provide military support to Saudi Arabia, says Burnham

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has agreed to give military support to Saudi Arabia in its conflict with Houthi rebels in Yemen. The prime minister said British planes will provide "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi jets. He said he made the decision after discussions with UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband amid fears that the deepening Middle East crisis will add to cost pressures facing British households. Speaking to reporters as he travelled to th
  
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• UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Andy Burnham says he will urge Donald Trump to bring an end to conflict with Iran...
  
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• Two helicopter pilots killed while battling Yosemite fires

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  A helicopter assisting in fighting the Dome fire in Yosemite national park crashed on Sunday afternoon...
  
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• Trump approval falls to record low of 32% as high costs bite, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  The four-day poll...
  
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• Thousands of US flights snarled due to FAA telecom problem

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  A failed telecommunications circuit and a severed fiber-optic cable snarled thousands of flights across the US on Monday and forced a halt to incoming flights at major airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. The flights were halted on the day that 130 world leaders and dozens of ministers were arriving in New York for the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The Federal Aviation Administration halted incoming traffic on Monday at busy US East Coast airports an
  
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• Slovakia sees surge in car ownership, growth in green mobility

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  BRATISLAVA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The number of cars in Slovakia has doubled over the past two decades to 3.8 million, while the country is seeing a shift toward greener transport, according to data released by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic on Monday. An average of about 105,000 cars have been added to Slovakia's roads...
  
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• Russia zeroes out grain export tariffs through late 2026

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Russia has zeroed out export duties on grain crops through the end of 2026, the Russian Agriculture Ministry announced Monday. According to a new decree, the "floating" export tariff on wheat, barley, and corn has been scrapped until Dec. 31, 2026. Meanwhile,...
  
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• Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Poland has commenced military aviation operations in...
  
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• Pakistani president reaffirms commitment to int'l peace, multilateralism

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Monday that his country remained firmly committed to international peace and security and supported a strong, effective and inclusive multilateral system. In a message on the International Day of Peace, Zardari said lasting...
  
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• Over 58 kg of cocaine seized in S. Algeria

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  ALGIERS, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Algerian army units seized more than 58 kg of cocaine and arrested two suspected drug traffickers in the southernmost province of Tamanrasset on Monday, the Ministry of National Defense said in a...
  
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• Oliveda International, Inc. (OLVI) Announces Subsidiary Olive Tree People Inc.’s Successful

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  SANTA MONICA, CA, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE...
  
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• Norway, Canada to deepen defense cooperation in Arctic

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  OSLO, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Norway and Canada plan to strengthen defense cooperation, including more joint training exercises and operations in the Arctic, the Norwegian government said on Monday. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store met with his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, in Ottawa on Sunday to discuss...
  
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• Moldovan leaders ‘will seek parliament’s ok to declare energy, water emergency’

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Moldova’s pro-European leaders said on Monday that they were asking parliament to declare a state of emergency for energy and water supply in connection with dangerously low levels on the Dniester River it shares with Ukraine. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, writing on social media after a meeting of Moldova’s Security Council,...
  
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• Merriam Webster adds 1,400 new words. See definitions

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Pheromone-maxxing might have saved my love life | Opinion Columnist Rex Huppke hopped on the latest (alleged) Gen Z trend: Pheromone-maxxing. Merriam-Webster just got a glow-up. The long-standing dictionary announced on Sept. 15 that it added 1,400 new words, many of which are inspired by social media culture, like "looksmaxxing," "Rickroll" and "meme coin." Merriam-Webster's additions follow soon after Dictionary.com announced on Sept. 12 that it added nearly 6,000 new words and abbreviations.
  
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• Man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Sept 21 - A man was...
  
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• Libya's Sharara oil field output falls after pipeline valve closure

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  TRIPOLI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Monday that crude oil production at the Sharara oil field in southwestern Libya had fallen significantly after an armed group shut a main valve on the pipeline transporting crude to the Zawiya terminal. The NOC said...
  
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• Leftist leader pushing to lead Berlin says city has voted for change

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  The far-left leader pushing to take over as mayor of Berlin promised on Monday to tackle unaffordable rents in the German capital, but faced early pressure to take action over accusations of antisemitism in parts of the local party. Elif Eralp led the Left Party to their best result in Berlin where they displaced Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative party in the mayor’s office and look set to head a coalition governing the city for the first time. “Berlin has clearly voted
  
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• Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Faith Hansen and Truth Pope

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Local athletes continued to shine early in the fall sports season with efforts to earn individual and team wins. Here are...
  
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• Drinking finally slows after pandemic spike, but not for every age group

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Americans are drinking less for the first time since the pandemic, but alcohol use remains higher than it was before 2020, according to a study published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. The decline in drinking rates, though modest at roughly 1%, is welcome news after heavy alcohol use spiked sharply during the pandemic, said senior study author Dr. Brian P. Lee, a liver transplant doctor at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATC
  
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• Displaced families in Yemen need urgent food, shelter support: UN

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Families displaced by hostilities in Yemen urgently need food and shelter support, while supplies are running thin as the violence and needs increase, UN humanitarians said Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that, with its partners, it scaled up support for displaced families and all those in need. But the...
  
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• California declares state of emergency to prepare for historic El Nino season

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. state of California on Monday proclaimed a state of emergency to prepare for what is shaping up to be a potentially historic El Nino season. The proclamation will mobilize state resources and accelerate preparations ahead...
  
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• Britain to provide Saudi Arabia with "defensive" military support: report

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Britain will provide defensive air-to-air refueling support to Saudi Arabia in response to recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi group, the BBC reported on Monday....
  
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• Britain agrees to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to counter attacks from Iran-backed Houthis

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  Britain agrees to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to counter attacks from Iran-backed Houthis. ......
  
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• Australia news live: Chalmers says migration needed for falling birth rate; city of Sydney bans ...

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
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• 3 U.S. media outlets file lawsuit after being barred from entering White House

  21-09-2026 23:53 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Three U.S. news organizations -- CNN, MSNOW and Politico -- said Monday that they are suing U.S. President Donald Trump and several White House officials after being barred from entering the White House. "This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes," the three news organizations said in a joint stat
  
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