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• Savannah Guthrie makes desperate plea as mom Nancy remains missing: 'We need you'

  24-09-2026 00:55 via article.wn.com
  In an emotional appeal, she spoke in a religious tone, “We believe in prayer. We believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. We believe in goodness. We believe in humanity. Above all, we believe in Him."...
  
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• Robbie Williams' surprise singalong after Peru gig cancelled

  25-09-2026 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robbie Williams gave an impromptu performance outside a hotel in Lima after his stadium concert was cancelled.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope's visit

  25-09-2026 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The highpoint of his time in Paris will be a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people.
  
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• Trump and Xi exchange warm words at state dinner but little progress on key issues

  25-09-2026 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite diplomatic niceties and gifts, little was shared on substantial issues separating the leaders.
  
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• Africa's richest man helps fund $660m fuel pipeline between Ethiopia and Djibouti

  25-09-2026 08:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pipeline would strengthen energy security in landlocked Ethiopia, while creating jobs at Djibouti's port.
  
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• Pomp and toasts: Day 2 of Trump and Xi in DC

  25-09-2026 07:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Xi’s first visit to Washington in a decade was a display of pomp and pageantry, with Trump offering his guest a two-month truce on the brewing tariff war.
  
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• Australia news live: PM says he learned of OpenAI’s Medicare breach in New York; NSW renters to benefit from new laws

  25-09-2026 06:19 via theguardian.com
  Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilitiesTechnology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost its protections against the growing risk.Frontier AI now has capability to expose those vulnerabilities at a rate quicker than we can k
  
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• Xi got Trump's red carpet welcome - but not everything he wanted

  25-09-2026 05:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.
  
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• NSW police officer killed ‘instantly’ after car she was travelling in crashed into tree in Redfern

  25-09-2026 05:41 via theguardian.com
  The marked police car was travelling with its sirens on when it hit a tree in inner-city Sydney about 1.30am on FridayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales police officer who was killed on duty when the car she was travelling in crashed into a tree in Sydney has been named as 20-year-old Mia Lay.NSW police said the marked police car was travelling under lights and sirens along Gibbons Street in Redfern w
  
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• Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election

  25-09-2026 05:33 via theguardian.com
  A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponentsLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential campaign has accused Donald Trump of wanting to “colonise” Brazil in order to capture its natural resources by meddling in next month’s presidential election.The accusation came in a televised campaign advert that was broadcast on Thursday by Lula’s team amid growing fears over the impact a
  
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• Saudi Arabia intercepts wave of Houthi missiles as oil climbs to one-week high

  25-09-2026 04:54 via theguardian.com
  The ⁠Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the missiles were ⁠aimed at Taif and the Yanbu area on the Red Sea, the main alternative route for Saudi oilSaudi Arabia says it intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, with the latest attacks pushing oil prices ⁠to a one-week high over fears of spiralling supply disruptions.The ⁠Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the missiles were ⁠aimed at Taif in western Saudi ​Arabia and the Yanbu
  
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• One Nation admits using party funds to build $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property

  25-09-2026 04:19 via theguardian.com
  Email to members says money lent to a party-linked company to establish a micro distilleryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has admitted using party funds to build a $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property.Guardian Australia revealed on Monday that a company linked to One Nation – Small Batch Brewing Pty Ltd – was the purchaser of the shed on Ashby’s property despite having no
  
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• Beau Lamarre-Condon used friend to help fake cancer diagnosis before alleged double murder, court told

  25-09-2026 04:18 via theguardian.com
  Former NSW police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington terrace in early 2024Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeau Lamarre-Condon “guilt-tripped” a friend into helping him fake a cancer diagnosis in the hope of explaining his erratic behaviour, months before the police officer allegedly murdered Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, a Sydney court has heard.Lama
  
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• Trump’s state dinner for Xi Jinping will not be televised as White House continues to deny CNN full access – as it happened

  25-09-2026 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed.CNN and MS Now journalists denied access to White House state dinner despite court rulingSign up for US Breaking News emailsLawyers for the news outlets President Trump banned from the White House have requested an emergency hearing after several journalists were turned away from the building Thursday morning, in apparent defiance of a federal judge’s order to restore their access.“This morning journalists from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted
  
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• CNN and MS Now journalists denied access to White House state dinner despite court ruling

  25-09-2026 03:56 via theguardian.com
  Officials deny entry even after federal judge rules Trump administration must grant banned journalists accessJournalists for CNN and MS Now were denied access to the White House state dinner in honor of Xi Jinping, China’s president, on Thursday evening, hours after a federal judge ruled the Trump administration must allow them in after imposing a ban last week.“About an hour before Xi’s arrival was scheduled, the White House said CNN could cover the event, but only with a phot
  
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• New Jersey governor calls on lieutenant governor to resign after ethics investigation

  25-09-2026 03:35 via theguardian.com
  Mikie Sherrill says Dale Caldwell ‘engaged in serious, repeated violations’ involving staffers and giftsNew Jersey’s governor on Thursday called on the state’s lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he violated the state’s ethics and discrimination rules.The report published Wednesday found that Caldwell violated the state’s policy prohibiting discrimination in the workplace. It said he made an ad
  
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• The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?

  25-09-2026 03:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
  
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• Media outlets banned by Trump denied access to White House dinner despite judge's order

  25-09-2026 03:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CNN and MS NOW reporters say they were barred from covering a state dinner after a judge ruled their passes should be restored.
  
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• Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech

  25-09-2026 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Israeli leader labels those who left his speech at the UN General Assembly as "moral cowards". 
  
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• At Trump meeting, Xi Jinping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict

  25-09-2026 01:58 via theguardian.com
  Chinese president’s proposals for lessening tensions come amid period of intense competition between the two countries over AI and tradeXi Jinping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the “Thucydides trap” that could put the US and China on a military collision course amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence, trade and Taiwan.At the start of his summit meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, the Chinese president laid out terms for a mutu
  
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• From Nagaland to a path to the Oscars: Indian film brings a rarely seen world to global cinema

  25-09-2026 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a major win at Toronto, Angh, a film from northeastern India, is now on a path towards the Oscars.
  
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• Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt in Butler dies

  25-09-2026 01:32 via theguardian.com
  James Copenhaver, 76, left with lingering injuries after gunman opened fire from rooftop at 2024 Pennsylvania rallyJames Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76.Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump’s right ear with one bullet. Copenhav
  
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• Netanyahu’s speech at UN spurs protests in New York City: ‘Let Gaza live’

  25-09-2026 01:28 via theguardian.com
  Actor Susan Sarandon, whistleblower Chelsea Manning and comedian Caleb Hearon are detained by NYPDMore than 100 people were arrested outside the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City on Thursday as Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the general assembly, a speech that also prompted dozens of UN delegates to walk out in protest.The protest outside the UN, one of several this week against the embattled Israeli prime minister, drew hundreds of Jewish, Palestinian, Iranian and Lebanese New Y
  
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• Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

  25-09-2026 01:23 via theguardian.com
  Actors detained at Jewish Voice for Peace demonstration against Israeli prime minister’s address to the UN general assemblyOscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder were among people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they moved in to break up a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu.Agence France-Presse footage shows NYPD officers cuffing Thelma & Louise star Sarandon at the demo in the city as the Israeli prime minister was readying to address the Unit
  
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• Boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney dies from his injuries

  25-09-2026 01:11 via theguardian.com
  The 11-year-old died at Westmead children’s hospital three days after incident at a unit in NorwestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA boy who was allegedly shot at a home in Sydney’s north-west earlier this week has died.Police said that the boy, who had been in a critical condition since being found with a gunshot wound at a unit in Norwest on Monday, died in hospital at about 8pm on Thursday. Continue r
  
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• UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn

  25-09-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national securityThe gap between Britain’s food and drink exports and imports has neared its highest this century, as a combination of Brexit, war in the Middle East and US tariffs dented deliveries overseas while imports soared.The UK’s food and drink trade deficit has risen to more than £21bn – the largest since 2000 – in what industry leaders said was a “wake-up call”
  
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• Iran awaiting response from Trump on proposal to open strait of Hormuz in six days

  24-09-2026 23:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Country says US must lift sanctions on its oil exports and end the war on all fronts, including in LebanonIran said it has told Donald Trump it is willing to open the strait of Hormuz in six days, and to start talks on its nuclear program the day after, so long as the US lifts sanctions on Iran’s oil exports in return, ends the war on all fronts – including in Lebanon – and releases some of Iran’s frozen assets.The proposal is designed to accelerate the steps first laid d
  
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• Horror warning issued as Russia prompt fears of 'desperate' move 'in coming months'

  24-09-2026 23:54 via express.co.uk
  Russia is expected to step up its hostile activities against Western nations and NATO, it has been claimed.
  
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• ‘Cracking auction, Gromit!’ Original Aardman puppets go under the hammer

  24-09-2026 23:41 via theguardian.com
  Wallace and Gromit stop-motion models and other beloved creations raise money to train new generations of animators Wallace’s reaction as the auction got into full swing might have been a trademark “good grief!” – and the enthusiasm of some of the bidding could have caused even the phlegmatic Gromit to show surprise.Fans of Wallace and Gromit and other beloved creations of Aardman Animations seized the chance to grab souvenirs when more than 200 pieces – including W
  
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• Melania Trump gives insight into life with Barron and Donald and 'suffering' family time

  24-09-2026 23:22 via express.co.uk
  The First Lady acknowledged that she does not get to spend as much time with President Donald Trump and their son.
  
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