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• Second technical issue in 2 weeks afflicts UK's air traffic controller, prompting more travel chaos

  21-09-2026 16:23 via article.wn.com
  A technical issue afflicted the U.K.'s national air traffic controller on Monday, the second in two weeks, prompting more travel disruption and renewed calls for the organization's chief to quit. Although NATS, formerly known as National Air Traffic Services, said the issue at its Prestwick center in Scotland has been fixed, the repercussions will likely continue through the day at the very least, with flights in and out of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England canceled or delayed.
  
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• WRC to trial helmet camera at season finale

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  The World Rally Championship will test a Formula 1-style...
  
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• Who is Mariah Thomas? Kansas City mom sentenced to 13 years in prison in death ...

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Mariah Thomas was...
  
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• What to expect as Xi Jinping skips UN General Assembly to meet Trump instead

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Analysis: While the Iran war will...
  
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• Voting opens in Alaska’s annual Fat Bear Week

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  The bears compete to see which one has most impressively piled on the pounds ahead of hibernation. ......
  
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• Urgent: Global economic growth projected at 2.9 pct in 2026: OECD

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Global economic growth is...
  
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• Turkish President again raises Kashmir issue during UN address

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  United Nations: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raised the issue of Kashmir during his address to world leaders at the high-level 81st session of the UN General Assembly. “In South Asia, it is important that all disputes, including the...
  
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• Trump urges countries to resign from ICC, calls court ‘rogue’

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 22, urged countries to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it a “rogue institution” that had no authority over the United States or its military personnel. Trump delivered the call during a wide-ranging attack on international institutions in his address to the UN General Assembly in New York. “I call on all nations that are members of the ICC to officially resign from this rogue institution i
  
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• Trump is hailing his new deal with Greenland and Denmark — but a deal already ...

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new...
  
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• Today in History: September 23, Mississippi jury acquits 2 white men of Emmett Till killing

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  A jury in Sumner,...
  
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• Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s estranged son seeks to return for urgent brain surgery

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Chakriwat Vivacharawongse says he doesn’t have the funds to get the surgery in US or Malaysia...
  
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• Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday for helping to organise the 2019 Easter bombings on churches and hotels that killed 267 people, sentencing them each to at least 200 years in prison after a trial that lasted more than five years. Another nine men were freed after being acquitted of similar charges in the same trial. The April 21 attacks, which were inspired by the Islamic State group, were among the deadliest attacks in Sri Lanka’s history. They targeted three churches and th
  
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• Sri Lanka economy resilient to shocks: IMF

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Sri Lanka economy resilient to shocks: IMF ......
  
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• Sebastien Pocognoli told he has perfect Scotland solution after Celtic 'frustration' fuels career reboot

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Former Celtic and Motherwell defender has been called up by Scotland for matches in September and October ......
  
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• Prolonged Ukraine war makes divisive Putin more dangerous, warns Nato commander

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming “increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk accepting” as his war in Ukraine drags on and he seeks to divide Western allies, Nato’s deputy commander in Europe said on Tuesday. Air chief marshal Sir John Stringer spoke at a security conference in Estonia amid warnings from some European leaders that Moscow is planning to test Nato’s collective defence pact with bolder attacks that have already included sabotage and espionage. Str
  
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• 'Nuclear' threat or market boom? Either way, AI race looms over Trump-Xi talks

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Calls for the U.S. and China to co-operate on creating AI guardrails are ramping up as U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington. ......
  
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• Mamdani fires back at Netanyahu, calls Israeli leader 'architect of horrific genocide' ahead of UN visit

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani fired back at Israeli...
  
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• Korean band BTS in Hyderabad: Dates, venue and ticket prices

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Hyderabad: BTS fans in the city will get to watch two performances from the group’s Arirang world tour in cinemas this October. Hyderabad listings show a screening of the Buenos Aires concert on October 25, followed by the São Paulo concert on October 31. These are delayed...
  
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• In 2024, a Welsh ecologist posted a moth on Instagram; museum experts found it was a Guyana species unknown to science, 4,300 miles from home

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Amateur naturalists now routinely provide sightings, photos, and specimens that go on to inform genuine scientific work, demonstrating the growing value of citizen science in disciplines previously exclusive to professional researchers. Few instances better capture that change than a finding discovered in a typical Welsh living room in 2024, when a coincidental photo posted on social media reached London's Natural History Museum and sparked a two-continental scientific inquiry.In February 2024,
  
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• In 2012, a man in Australia used Google Earth to retrace Indian rail lines from childhood; 25 years after vanishing, he found his mother

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Stories of family separation seldom have happy endings, and searches for missing family members that are carried out decades after the incident typically come to a standstill due to faded memory and missing documents. However, in 2012, an Australian businessman managed to overcome these challenges by using only fragments of his upbringing and a satellite mapping program to find the precise Indian village from which he had been removed as a five-year-old. This quest resulted in a 25-year reunion
  
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• Hurricane Polo intensifies to Category 5 storm: 5 key things to know about Mexico threat, ...

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Polo has...
  
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• Hundreds Of International Nurses To Attend Conference In Wellington

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Across Aotearoa New Zealand, the journey of Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Practice Nurses has been to lead change where it matters most - alongside whānau, communities, and services working for better, fairer health outcomes. ......
  
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• Germany is electing far-right and socialist parties. What does it mean for the country's floundering centre?

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  The rise of both Germany’s far-right and -left signals a significant shift for a country that founded its post-war political system on stability and moderation. ......
  
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• Escalating conflict, strong El Nino risk Asia-Pacific developing economies: ADB

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Escalating conflict and strong El Nino are two main risks for developing Asia and the Pacific economies, according to a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday. The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2026 forecasts...
  
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• Dollar Jumps on U.S. Rate-Rise Bets

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  The dollar rose to an almost eight-week high against a basket of currencies, driven by expectations the Fed could raise interest rates further. ......
  
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• Defence Urges Delay on Sexual Assault Reform as Veterans Say Victims Can’t Wait

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  The Department of Defence wants Parliament to delay creating an independent body to oversee sexual...
  
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• CNN vs POTUS: Trump rips Kaitlan Collins after UN tiff, ‘She’s got a TRUMP addiction’

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump questioned...
  
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• Cambodia's int'l tourist arrivals drop 44.4 pct in first 8 months of 2026

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  PHNOM PENH, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's international tourist arrivals plunged 44.4 percent to 2.25 million in the first eight months of 2026, down sharply from 4.05 million during the same period last...
  
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• BRICS disaster relief framework requires local action for success

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi: With the BRICS Summit concluding with the New Delhi Declaration, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has outlined three priorities going forward, including continued cooperation among the members of the bloc, a long-term agenda it hopes China will also engage with when it takes over the BRICS presidency, and greater sharing of best practices between countries. Speaking to PTI, Krishna S Vatsa, NDMA member and Head of the Department, said the key takeaways for other count
  
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• Australian man is accused of being Islamic State group propagandist who shared 10,000 files online

  23-09-2026 10:33 via article.wn.com
  Authorities in Melbourne have accused a...
  
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