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• US, Iran may return to table within days over Hormuz

  28-09-2026 05:31 via article.wn.com
  • Trump claims negotiators to engage Iranians this week, says he turned down an earlier proposal • Araghchi says Iran ready to open strait if ceasefire deal revived, frozen assets released • Pentagon denies IRGC claims of capturing US submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz; Guards warn Washington against staging fresh attacks WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: The Uni­ted States and Iran are expected to hold talks this week, said President Donald Trump after he rejected a proposal by Tehran to r
  
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• Video: UK Police Robot Fires At Vans Near Airbase Used By US In 'Terror' Act

  28-09-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  UK police have reportedly arrested five people on suspicion of preparing a 'terrorist act' near Fairford airbase in Gloucestershire, southwest England. The US Air Force uses the base. ......
  
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• French far-right meets threshold to form Senate caucus for first time

  28-09-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  Marine Le Pen’s...
  
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• Chinese language and culture center opens at Uzbek university

  28-09-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  TASHKENT, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese language and culture center has opened at Jizzakh State Pedagogical University in Uzbekistan amid growing demand for Chinese-speaking professionals....
  
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• Afghan police seize 60 kg of meth, arrest suspected smuggler

  28-09-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Afghan counter-narcotics police have seized 60 kg of methamphetamine along with 5 kg of opium and apprehended a suspected smuggler in eastern Afghanistan's...
  
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• $100,000 H-1B Fee: More Visa Curbs Ahead? Here's What JD Vance Said

  28-09-2026 10:27 via article.wn.com
  US Vice President JD Vance defended the $100,000 H-1B visa fee, saying the programme should attract exceptional talent rather than replace American workers with lower-paid foreign labour, while... ......
  
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• World Affairs Council of Harrisburg honors ICPJ

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  After years of presenting peacemaker awards in our own community, the Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice (ICPJ) was recently notified that WE would be receiving an award! ......
  
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• Victoria police apologise over death of injured man taken to cells instead of hospital

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Inquest into 2023 death shown footage of John Makai struggling to stand after suffering serious head injury from being punched in head by son...
  
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• ‘Two-thirds of our trade happens with India’: Why New Delhi matters to Kathmandu as Nepal ...

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal called ties with India ‘excellent and ’multidimensional', noting two-thirds of Nepal's trade runs through India. ......
  
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• Turkey, Oman, Azerbaijan, Georgia, UAE Halt Mahan Air Flights as US Sanctions Squeeze Iranian Airlines and Routes to India, Malaysia

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed that Turkey and Oman had stopped...
  
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• Today in History: September 28, US government approves abortion pill RU-486

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Capping a 12-year political battle, the U.S. government approved use of the abortion pill RU-486....
  
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• ‘Speaker fully cognisant of three-month time-frame’: SC on Mamata faction plea against 10 rebel TMC MLAs

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it has 'every reason to believe' that the West Bengal assembly Speaker is 'fully cognisant' of an order fixing a three-month time frame to decide petitions seeking disqualification of MLAs.The observations came from a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana during the hearing...
  
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• South Korea demands apology over Zelenskyy’s North Korean POW disclosure

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  South Korea demands apology over Zelenskyy’s North Korean POW disclosure South Korea has demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of unilaterally disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly revealed the transfer during his UN General Assembly address, which South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s administration stated...
  
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• Singapore manufacturing output rises 15.4 pct in August

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's manufacturing output rose 15.4 percent year on year in August, driven by broad-based growth across most clusters, official data showed on Monday. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month...
  
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• 'Quit as MP if you don’t trust poll process’: Chhattisgarh CM Sai hits back at Rahul over ‘vote chori’ charge

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday launched a blistering attack on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his “vote chori” allegations, accusing him of repeatedly targeting the Election Commission and other constitutional institutions and saying he should resign as an MP if he had no faith in the electoral process.Sai said Gandhi’s conduct had become “anti-national” and compared his repeated attacks on constitutional instit
  
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• Legal action taken in Oman against tourist who disturbed sea turtles in viral video

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  A tourist in Oman is facing legal action after a viral video on social media showed him disturbing sea turtles, the Sultanate's Environment Authority revealed, urging citizens, residents, and tourists to comply with the regulations and guidelines governing visits to sea turtle nesting sites. The incident, which took place in the Ras Al Hadd area, constitutes...
  
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• Jagadhathri: All you need to know about Mokshitha Pai’s new kannada television show

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  A new Kannada television show, ‘Jagadhathri’, is set to premiere on September 28 at 9 PM, bringing together elements of family drama, action, patriotism, duty and romance.Starring Mokshitha Pai in the titular role, the show follows the journey of an undercover woman police officer who balances her responsibilities towards her family with her duty to fight crime.Mokshitha Pai plays a determined police officerMokshitha Pai will be...
  
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• Illinois football falters in critical moments in Big Ten road loss

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
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• Hero farmer warned WhatsApp group of 'men in balaclavas' as police thwart 'terror plot'

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump has hailed the UK police response as “amazing” and said that Washington and London had been working together ......
  
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• Forget the famous names. Here is who actually deserves this year’s Nobel peace prize | ...

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  The betting markets favour the US president and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But the most vital work to secure peace is being done by those far from the spotlight...
  
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• Flash: Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson says failed to form gov't: media

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Swedish Social Democratic Party...
  
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• Filipino drivers launch 3-day strike as diesel hits P99 and Marcos rejects fuel tax cuts

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Philippine public transport groups launched a nationwide three-day strike starting on Monday, September 28, angered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's refusal to suspend taxes on diesel and gasoline amid successive price hikes. Manibela and Piston, two of the country’s biggest transport federations, were out on the streets, not as drivers but as protesters, after Marcos suspended excise taxes on cooking gas and kerosene but not on motor vehicle fuels. Thousands of commuters experienced dif
  
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• Eight dead in Thailand floods since mid-September

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Eight people have died in...
  
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• Cornell fraternity rape case: DA reopens probe into alleged 2024 gang rape after lawsuit sparks outrage

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  DA Matthew Van Houten...
  
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• Children forced to give up school for work as fighting upends daily life in Yemen

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Renewed fighting between Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces has shattered four years of relative calm...
  
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• Canada reaffirms India’s status as its key partner

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Canada's FM reaffirms...
  
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• Asian Games: How a rare, inexplicable miss by Rahi Sarnobat cost India a 25m pistol team medal

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: India were left ruing a costly and extraordinary lapse by experienced shooter Rahi Sarnobat after a rare miss in the women’s 25m pistol team event derailed their medal hopes at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday. Sarnobat’s shot yielded zero points in the fourth series, a setback that proved decisive as India finished fifth, outside the medal positions.The Indian trio of Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Sarnobat combined for a score of 1727-56x in the team competiti
  
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• Asian benchmarks are mixed despite Wall Street's rally finish last week

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  Asian shares are trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped U.S. stock close out their first winning week in the last three. Benchmarks rose in Monday trading in Australia and China, while falling in South ......
  
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• 4 bold predictions for Bears vs. Eagles

  28-09-2026 10:08 via article.wn.com
  USA Today Network The first prime-time Chicago Bears game of the season has arrived, and it's one that is going to look much different than everyone anticipated. The Bears (1-1) enter Week 3 set to welcome the Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) to town on Monday Night Football. kAmr9:428@ 6IA6C:6?465 E96 9:896DE @7 9:89D E@ DE2CE E96 J62C 2?5 :D ?@H 4@>:?8 @77 E96 =@H6DE @7 =@HD :? (66< a] %96 q62CD 76== E@ E96 |:??6D@E2 ':<:?8D h\b :? E96 A@FC:?8 C2:? 2?5 D2H BF2CE6C324< r2=63 (:==:2>D DF
  
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• Video: Mountain vanishes in seconds in Nepal landslide as heavy rain kills 24

  28-09-2026 09:47 via article.wn.com
  Video: Mountain vanishes in seconds in Nepal landslide as heavy rain kills 24 ......
  
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