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• Three failed attempts in one day: Venezuela's opposition leader blocked from returning home

  23-09-2026 23:02 via article.wn.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has once again failed to return to her own country, despite making three attempts within 24 hours and at...
  
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• Why is South Korea so angry with Ukraine over two North Korean prisoners of war?

  29-09-2026 08:08 via article.wn.com
  Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s mention during a UN speech that Kyiv had sent two prisoners of war to South Korea has spiralled into a most unexpected crisis...
  
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• UN agency warns funding crisis could leave 8.3-million people without aid

  29-09-2026 08:08 via article.wn.com
  A deepening funding crisis could leave nearly 8.3-million refugees and forcibly displaced people without access to assistance this year, and push protection systems in some countries towards collapse, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday. The UNHCR is facing one of its worst-ever funding crises after aid cuts by the US and other countries. It faces a $5.7bn (R93.7bn) funding gap, according to a new...
  
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• Saving the Siamese crocodile: Cambodia moves to protect one of the world’s last wild populations

  29-09-2026 08:08 via article.wn.com
  Indigenous communities play crucial role, as ‘genetic bank’ area of wetland offers hope for critically endangered reptile...
  
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• Sarah Hanson-Young announces Greens leadership tilt after MPs blindsided by Larissa Waters’ shock resignation

  29-09-2026 08:08 via article.wn.com
  New leader expected to be chosen imminently, with Mehreen Faruqi, David Shoebridge and Hanson-Young among frontrunners...
  
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• Large shark stuck in city canal draws 600,000 visitors as rescue efforts begin in South Korea

  29-09-2026 08:08 via article.wn.com
  Port city of Busan inundated with tourists keen to see the 3.5-metre animal close up...
  
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• Why Indian churches are asking people to fill out consent forms

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  ‘Self-declaration’ form affirms that congregant is attending prayer meetings voluntarily...
  
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• US import ban on Canadian alcohol, other products comes into effect

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  A new US import ban on various Canadian products...
  
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• Trump says Canada treated US ‘very unfairly’, calls it ‘one of the worst countries’

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump made statements regarding Canada's trade...
  
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• Over 40 turtles were rescued from a dying Pennsylvania lake in 2025; now, after a ...

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  In a notable restoration project, Crystal Lake in Pennsylvania...
  
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• OpenAI apologies for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  OpenAI apologised for the hacking...
  
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• New countries for EU accession: Major barrier remains stronger than political promises

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  European Union expansion into post-Soviet territories faces a fundamental contradiction: while Brussels prepares technical roadmaps for accession, existing union regulations...
  
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• NASA announces new missions for Boeing Starliner spacecraft

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  NASA on Monday announced it was planning new missions using Boeing...
  
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• Myanmar car market sees price increases amid rising demand

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  YANGON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Car prices in Myanmar have increased by 10 to 20 percent amid rising demand in the domestic automobile market, the...
  
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• Man hospitalized after southwest Sydney shooting

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A man has been hospitalized after he was shot in southwest Sydney on Tuesday...
  
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• Jaishankar says terror concerns with neighbour affect India-US ties

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  Jaishankar says terror concerns with neighbour affect India-US ties ......
  
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• Iran-US backchannel talks push Hormuz reopening amid sanctions standoff

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  Iran-US backchannel talks push Hormuz reopening amid sanctions standoff ......
  
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• 'I offered nothing': Trump rejects report of Iran sanctions relief, frozen funds offer

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump refuted reports regarding an alleged offer of...
  
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• How Trump’s war on Iran is affecting school buses across the US

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  Diesel powers more...
  
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• Germany ready to sign $8 billion submarine deal with India

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  Germany is prepared to sign an $8 billion contract to supply submarines to...
  
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• Florida set to execute 77-year-old Curtis Beasley in 1995 hammer murder case

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  Florida set to execute 77-year-old Curtis Beasley in 1995 hammer murder case ......
  
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• Dennis Haskins dies at 75: ‘Saved by the Bell’s’ Mr. Belding remembered beyond Bayside High

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  Dennis Haskins, best known for his role as Mr....
  
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• CNN’s Jake Tapper grills DA over handling of Cornell gang rape allegations

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  The Tompkins County...
  
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• CNN, MS NOW and Politico seek court relief over White House ban

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  CNN, MS NOW and Politico seek court relief over White House ban ......
  
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• CNN, 2 other media outlets banned by Trump seek extension of White House relief

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  CNN, 2 other media outlets banned by Trump seek extension of White House relief ......
  
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• Christa Pike: Who were accomplices, where are they now? Tennessee to execute woman for first ...

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  Christa Pike is set to be...
  
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• Cambodia's economic growth projected to slow to 3 pct in 2026 amid rising costs: IMF

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  PHNOM PENH, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's economic growth is forecast to slow to 3 percent in 2026 from 5.3 percent in 2025, driven by surging energy costs, weakening tourism, and declining remittances, the International Monetary...
  
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• Australian central bank raises interest rates to 15-year high

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australia's central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates to a 15-year-high, citing inflation driven by the conflict in the Middle East. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said its Monetary Policy Board voted unanimously to lift the cash rate target from 4.35 percent to 4.60 percent, the highest figure...
  
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• Australia central bank raises cash rate to near 15-year high

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Reserve Bank of...
  
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• A city of containers: How Islamabad prepares for another Imran Khan showdown

  29-09-2026 07:47 via article.wn.com
  Shipping containers have been deployed in Islamabad to restrict...
  
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