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• Palestinian election commission opens candidate registration for legislative elections

  26-09-2026 15:06 via article.wn.com
  RAMALLAH, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) on Saturday opened registration for electoral lists seeking to participate in the upcoming legislative elections. The CEC said in a press statement that it began accepting applications at 8:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) at its headquarters in Al-Bireh in the West Bank and its office in...
  
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• Yemen military warns Houthi weapons threaten civilian flights over Red Sea

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  ADEN — Yemen’s military warned Saturday that weapons being used by the Houthis pose a threat to civilian aircraft and international flight routes over the southern Red Sea.Military...
  
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• usband of British mother-of-four detained on Egypt trip makes emotional plea to PM

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  A petition has been launched asking PM Burnham and Ed Miliband to secure Eman el-Shazly’s release...
  
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• US debt hits $40 trillion: Why are soaring Treasury yields making it worse?

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
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• Undersun Estate, a Leading Phuket Real Estate Agency, Reaches Final Stage of First Foreign Buyer Sale

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Documents are signed and payment made on a 142 sq m house at The Plant, with Land Department registration and handover still to follow, in the first sale to a foreign buyer under Undersun Estate's master agency partnership with Pruksa Holding Public Company Limited to represent its projects to foreign buyers. KATHU, Thailand - September 27, 2026 - , a Phuket real estate agency active on the island since 2020, has reached the final stage of what the company describes as the first foreign buyer pu
  
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• Ukrainian, German FMs discuss pressure on Russia ahead of winter

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said he and German counterpart Johann Wadephul discussed ways to increase pressure on Moscow and boost Kyiv's resilience ahead of winter, following Berlin's first talks with Russia since the 2022 invasion. ......
  
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• Typhoon Surigae nears Okinawa

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
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• Two giant pandas leave China for new home at Zoo Atlanta

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  CHENGDU — Two giant pandas departed southwestern China for their new home at Zoo Atlanta under a 10-year loan agreement between China and the United States, media reports said...
  
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• The surprising method dogs use to understand human language

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  A new brain activity study suggests dogs use the same strategy to pick out words in streams of speech as human infants. ......
  
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• Swiss vote on what it means to be neutral

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  The Swiss voted on Sunday on a much-debated proposal to tighten their country’s cherished neutrality, with polls indicating most would reject the initiative championed by the hard-right and dubbed “pro-Russian” by opponents. Polling stations opened on Sunday morning for in-person voting on those and other topics as part of Switzerland’s direct democracy system, although most people vote in advance by post. The Swiss widely embrace their neutrality, but an initiative to en
  
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• Sudan won't yield to 'pressure or blackmail' after US withholds Burhan's UN visa

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Sudan...
  
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• Skylights UK Urges North East Homeowners to Check Roof Windows Ahead of Autumn Storms

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Velux-certified specialist warns that storm-triggered leaks are avoidable with the right checks, as wetter weather sets in across the region. BLAYDON-ON-TYNE, UK - 27 Sept, 2026 - As autumn brings the first proper storms of the season to the North East,, a Velux-certified roof window installation, repair and replacement specialist based in Blaydon-on-Tyne, is encouraging homeowners across the region to check their roof windows now rather than wait for a leak...
  
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• Several arrested near UK’s RAF Fairford in explosives probe, US base on highest alert: Key details

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  A major incident was declared near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Sunday after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, prompting the evacuation of homes in the nearby village of Whelford.Police said the situation had been contained, while an Army explosive ordnance disposal team examined several vehicles.Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation, according to the BBC, although authorities have not said whether the arrests are linked to the US
  
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• Seven people, including children, killed in airstrikes on market in Yemen, says report amid Saudi-Houthi conflict

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
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• Rio residents find their own way to tackle gangs as crime dominates Brazil's election

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Crime is a key issue in Brazil's upcoming Oct. 4 election ......
  
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• RAF Fairford: UK police arrest several men under explosives act in ‘major incident’ near US ...

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  British police have...
  
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• Powerful storm brings flooding, power cuts across northeastern US, 1 dead in New York

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  A 56-year-old man was killed after a fallen tree struck him in Brooklyn on Saturday as a powerful early-season storm, known as a nor’easter, battered the US Northeast with heavy rain and strong winds.Emergency crews were called to Euclid Avenue between Dumont Avenue and Linden Boulevard...
  
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• Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Catholic church must reckon with its ‘painful errors’, pontiff tells crowd in Lourdes during four-day tour...
  
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• Only 3% of US sickle cell patients receive red blood cell exchange for disease, researchers find

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Various factors block sufferers of disease from receiving treatment that is effective and has widespread availability...
  
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• Oman vows to safeguard Hormuz, urges Iran-US settlement

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told the UN...
  
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• Northern Ireland march set for first time since Good Friday Agreement

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after the Orange Order was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting. ......
  
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• Netanyahu UN speech draws backlash from T�rkiye, Qatar

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
  
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• Netanyahu attacks opposition leaders over unity agreement

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
  
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• Meet Christa Barfield, the former Philadelphia healthcare worker who switched careers after a 2018 trip to Martinique; she now runs a 123-acre farm in West Chester and is opening a food-and-medicine store

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Christa Barfield grew up in Germantown, Philadelphia, and once worked in healthcare. Her career changed after a 2018 trip to Martinique, where she met Black farmers and saw their work first-hand. Five days after returning home, Barfield began planning a new career in farming.Today, the 38-year-old St. Joseph’s University graduate runs FarmerJawn Agriculture in West Chester, outside Philadelphia. According to Philadelphia Tribune, The farm covers 128 acres and employs 26 people. Barfield sa
  
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• Mauritius denies Israeli flight landing over 'political considerations'

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Israeli tour operator Spirit World...
  
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• ‘Major incident’ declared after explosives arrests near UK air force base

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  Locals have been evacuated after a “major incident” was declared near a Royal Air Force base used by US forces in south-west England. ......
  
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• 'Lower 48' is a phrase to fight over in Alaska. It's a fixture in the ...

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  The most biting insult in Alaska politics is to be accused of being aligned with the “Lower 48." That's code for candidates taking marching orders from powerful forces in the contiguous United States rather than sticking up for Alaskans. It's ......
  
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• Kling 4.0 Puts Multimodal Video Creation and Connected Storytelling in Focus

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  "Kling 4.0 concept artwork illustrates a connected cinematic sequence, linking an establishing view, a moving subject, and a close detail through a continuous visual composition." Kling 4.0 brings multimodal direction, visual references, camera movement, and scene continuity into focus, highlighting the creative decisions behind product campaigns, social content, and connected visual stories. Albany, Alabama, United States - September 27, 2026 - Kling 4.0 is bringing the next phase of AI video c
  
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• Kazakhstan defense minister dismissed after 14 servicemen die in naval exercise

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  ASTANA — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Sunday dismissed Defense Minister Dauren Kosanov following the deaths of 14 servicemen during a naval exercise in the Caspian Sea, according to a statement published on the...
  
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• Israel seals occupied West Bank for weeklong Sukkot closure

  27-09-2026 15:03 via article.wn.com
  The Israeli authorities announced on...
  
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