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• Two US navy aviators eject while landing on carrier off Virginia

  29-09-2026 15:29 via article.wn.com
  Four sailors injured during unexplained ‘mishap’ onboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier...
  
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• World Cup delivers $2 billion in economic activity for NYC, drew 180K fans to Queens ...

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that the 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered $2 billion in economic activity to New York City this summer, with more than 180,000 soccer fans attending the Queens Fan Festival at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the World Cup group stages in June. Over 150 Queens bars and restaurants participated in the city's "Five Boroughs Winner Special," offering either $26 for 2026 meal deals or a collectible Queens cup, while international Visa spending increa
  
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• Why the Sino-USA AI dialogue should matter to India

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  This article is authored by Ayush Majumdar and Gouri Sankar Nag. ......
  
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• Why is Bahrain Grand Prix being hosted 6,000 kms away, in a country with haze crisis

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  The Bahrain GP will take...
  
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• US forces exit Iraq after more than 2 decades of war

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  U.S. forces ended their mission in Iraq on Wednesday, raising fears of a security vacuum that would embolden Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias and allow the Islamic State to regroup. ......
  
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• They broke down an 87-year-old’s door with a battering ram. Then Spain erupted

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, who was carried out of her home of 70 years on a stretcher, has become a lightning rod for nationwide protests against Spain’s housing crisis. ......
  
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• The world's most beautiful train stations: From a Bedouin tent-style Metro stop to an enormous ...

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Seven global stations made the cut in the Prix Versailles list of the most beautiful railway hubs - including three in Europe. Read on to find out which ones made this year's list ......
  
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• Suspect arrested after shootings leave 1 dead, 1 injured in Japan's Kobe

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and another injured after shootings took place at two locations in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Wednesday, local media reported....
  
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• South Africa summons U.S. ambassador again over ‘undiplomatic conduct,’ official says

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  South Africa's foreign affairs...
  
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• Russel Brand wife, kids, sexual assault case in focus as comedian jokes about touching female ...

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
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• Republican chair warns Trump over South Korea’s China ties

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Republican chair warns Trump over South Korea’s China ties The Republican chair of the congressional committee has urged the Trump administration to scrutinize South Korea’s close ties with China, with a warning of posing significant risks to the United States. Representative John Moolenaar sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio in which he calls for putting Seoul-China’s...
  
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• One demographic is ‘ripping the heart out of Trump’s presidency,’ pollster warns

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  A group that...
  
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• ‘No talks, our stance on Israel remains unchanged’: Saudi Arabia denies talks with Netanyahu in UAE

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  A Saudi official said that...
  
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• News Analysis: Britain ramps up youth support amid subdued economic conditions

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Britain is rolling out a series of measures in employment, housing and services to boost support for young people faced with mounting challenges amid subdued economic conditions. "Politicians fail to give people, young people, the support they need as they grow up in a tougher world and then threaten them in their 20s that they will strip away what they are left with," British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in a speech to the Labour Party Conference 2026 on Tuesday
  
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• New US Passport ‘Flight of the Eagle’ Unveiled: Digital Applications, Gold Eagle Design and Flying Pages Explained

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled a redesigned US passport, along with plans to make first-time passport applications fully digital from December.The new passport, called “Flight of the Eagle”, is expected to enter use in 2028. It will keep the familiar blue cover but feature a larger, more prominent gold American eagle..Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.. The...
  
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• Jet-powered drone crash-lands in Moldova

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
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• International Coffee Day: When asin tibuok meets the coffee cup

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Coffee has a way of taking us places. An espresso can bring Italy to the table. A Vietnamese phin introduces another way of brewing. Japanese coffee culture has made precision and patience part of the ritual, while cafés around the world continue to reinterpret what can be done with a cup. On International Coffee Day on Oct. 1, much of the conversation naturally looks outward. But Filipino coffee culture has been experimenting, too, this time with a distinctly local ingredient: asin tibuo
  
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• India warns of major ‘food crisis’ in coming months amid El Nino and global conflicts

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Foreign minister’s warning comes as oil prices climb sharply this month and El Nino breaks records...
  
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• How this Telangana archer overcame a difficult year to win Asiad gold

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Nagoya/Hyderabad: The two gold medals that young compound archer Chikitha Taniparthi collected in her Asian Games debut have not just announced her arrival on the big stage but also vindicated a choice that her sports-tragic father made for her when she was a school-going child, more interested in pursuing karate. The 21-year-old from Telangana’s Sultanpur village in Peddapalli district clinched the women’s team gold alongside Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prithika Pradeep before combini
  
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• Hero Indian Captain on flydubai prevented a Second 9/11 terror attack, saved 180

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Hero Indian Captain on flydubai prevented a Second 9/11 terror attack, saved 180 ......
  
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• France, Britain in talks to end

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - ⁠France and Britain are in talks to ⁠end their...
  
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• FlyDubai flight scare: Passengers pray, sing as plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia | Video

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  A commercial plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. A video from the plane has now surfaced online from the moment when it made its emergency landing at Tabuk airport on Wednesday. ......
  
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• Erroneous data triggers report of 2nd flydubai diversion; flight on normal course

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Erroneous data triggers report of 2nd flydubai diversion; flight on normal course ......
  
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• Eiffel Tower chief to step down after female staff excluded during Hindu delegation visit

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  The head of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down at the end of the year after female staff at the landmark building in Paris were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group. ......
  
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• East Africa breaks ground on Dangote's USD 16-billion Lamu refinery

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  East Africa breaks ground on Dangote's USD 16-billion Lamu refinery ......
  
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• Brazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro court women voters on safety

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Brazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro court women voters on safety ......
  
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• Blind man takes legal action over Bayeux Tapestry access

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  The British Museum is facing legal action over its Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, with lawyers representing a blind man alleging the museum is breaching equalities laws ⁠by not providing audio described tours. Dr Yusuf Ali Osman asked the museum whether live audio described tours would be provided for the...
  
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• African leaders seek shared vision for transforming higher education systems

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  African higher education leaders have called for a shared vision to transform universities into drivers of human capital development, innovation, research, and economic growth across the continent. The call was made at the inaugural Higher Education Transformation Convening hosted by the Mastercard Foundation in Accra on the theme: “Reimagining Higher Education for Africa’s Human Capital Development.” The event brought together representatives of higher education institutions,
  
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• Afghanistan says 41 fighters crossing from Pakistan killed in Nuristan

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  Afghanistan says 41 fighters crossing from Pakistan killed in Nuristan ......
  
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• 4 Palestinians killed, 10 injured in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City

  30-09-2026 14:22 via article.wn.com
  GAZA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least four Palestinians were killed and 10 others injured on Wednesday in an Israeli...
  
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