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• U.S. prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry

  29-09-2026 00:31 via article.wn.com
  The newly-released details of the alleged incident have fuelled allegations that the university was too lenient and reignited a debate over sexual assault on U.S. campuses ......
  
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• What the RAF Fairford incident tells us about modern spycraft

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
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• US job openings fall to 7.08 million in August, below forecasts

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
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• U.S. forces set to leave Iraq after first arriving in 2003

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  U.S. forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war. ......
  
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• Trump Rejects Reports Suggesting He Offered Iran Sanctions Relief

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump dismissed as a “hoax” reports that he had offered Iran sanctions relief and access...
  
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• Top NATO Commander Says China, Russia, Iran, North Korea Increasingly Cooperating

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  NATO’s top military commander has repeated his concern that allies must be ready for military conflicts in...
  
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• The hidden cost of being indispensable

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  Being the person everyone relies on can feel good. You know what needs doing. You notice what others miss. When something goes wrong, people turn to you because they know you will ......
  
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• THAILAND FLOOD TOLL RISES TO 23, FOUR DEAD IN BANGKOK

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK: Four people have died in Bangkok after heavy rains caused widespread flooding, the government said on Tuesday, as the toll from floods across Thailand since mid-September ......
  
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• Spain aims to ban evictions until 2030 amid housing crisis

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  MADRID: The Spanish government on Tuesday approved measures including a ban on evictions until 2030 and the automatic renewal of tenant contracts, a minister said, following days o ......
  
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• SEOUL CALLS DMZ MINE BLASTS ARMISTICE VIOLATION

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL: The blasts that wounded three South Korean soldiers last week were apparently caused by North Korean mines, Seoul said on Tuesday, accusing Pyongyang of an armistice violati ......
  
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• Rubio Says Foreign Actor Involved in Incident at Air Force Base in England

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that there was a foreign actor involved...
  
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• Romanian appeals court orders pro-Russian figure detained for 30 days in fraud case

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian appeals court on Tuesday ordered pro-Russian former politician Calin Georgescu, who topped the polls in the first round of Romania’s 2024 canceled presidential election, to be placed under pretrial detention for 30 days in a fraud case. Georgescu, who ran as an independent and declared zero campaign funding, was...
  
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• Polo makes landfall in Mexico as Category 3 hurricane

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  PUERTO SAN CARLOS: Hurricane Polo made landfall on Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, cutting power and causing flooding as the sea breached coastal defences. The Categ ......
  
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• Netanyahu Held Secret Meeting With Arab Representatives in UAE, Israeli Officials Say

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took part in a secret meeting with Arab representatives in...
  
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• MYANMAR MARKET AIR STRIKE TOLL RISES TO 50

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  KYAUKTAW: The death toll from a military air strike in western Myanmar rose to 50 on Tuesday, two local aid workers at the scene said, the day after it struck a busy market.Witness ......
  
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• Morocco's king appoints the country's first woman prime minister

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Tuesday named Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country’s prime minister, making the 50-year-old attorney the first woman to hold the position in the Muslim kingdom. Mansouri, who until her nomination also was the mayor of Marrakech, was tasked with forming a new government, the Royal Palace said in a statement. The announcement came four days...
  
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• Mississippi attorney general won't seek a new trial for officer in fatal shooting of Black motorist

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s attorney general said she will not retry a police officer after jurors failed to reach a verdict on a manslaughter charge stemming from the fatal shooting of a Black motorist. Jurors on Monday deadlocked on the charge against Mississippi Capitol Police officer Michael Rhinewalt and...
  
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• LNG Canada to Go Ahead With Phase 2 Expansion Project in Kitimat, BC

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  LNG Canada says it will go ahead with the Phase 2 expansion project at its liquefied natural gas export terminal...
  
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• Last US Military Personnel Leave Bases in Iraq

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  The last U.S. military personnel are set to leave their bases in Iraq by Wednesday, as the Stars and Stripes is lowered there for...
  
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• Konrad Narth Named Interim Leader of Manitoba PCs After Obby Khan Resigns

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives have chosen Konrad Narth as interim party leader after Obby...
  
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• India to mandate social media ban for under-18s via IT Rules amendment

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  India plans to ban users under 18 from creating social media accounts, moving age restrictions from platform policy to national law. Solicitor...
  
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• ...HANNA MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD AND SLIGHTLY WEAKER...

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  Tropical Storm Hanna Advisory Number 5 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL082026 1100 AM AST Tue Sep 29 2026 SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.6N 45.5W ABOUT 1120 MI...1805...
  
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• ...HANNA MOVIÉNDOSE HACIA EL SURESTE Y LIGERAMENTE MÁS DÉBIL...

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  Tormenta Tropical Hanna Advertencia Número 5 Centro Nacional de Huracanes del SNM Miami FL AL082026 1100 AM AST martes 29 de septiembre de 2026 RESUMEN DE 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMACIÓN ------------- UBICACIÓN...34.6N 45.5W ALREDEDOR DE 1120 MI...1805 KM ENE DE BERMUDA ALREDEDOR DE 1055 MI...1695 KM AL O DE...
  
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• Google Challenges EU Orders Requiring It Reveal AI, Search-Engine Information to Rivals

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  Alphabet, Google’s parent company, challenged on Monday two European Union orders requiring it to help rivals in the artificial...
  
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• France Wants EU to Use Google’s $5 Billion Fine to Cut Member-State Budget Payments

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  France’s European Minister Benjamin Haddad urged the European Union to use Google’s...
  
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• France faces fresh student protests and public sector strike

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  PARIS: French ​civil servants went on strike on Tuesday and high ​school students blocked the entrances to schools in a show of discontent with planned budget cuts ahead of next ye ......
  
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• Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Texas announced on Tuesday assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on Sept. 20. A federal complaint alleges Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, tried to escape Immigration...
  
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• FBI faces internal criticism after hackers steal sensitive employee data

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  The FBI is assessing the fallout from a major data breach that exposed sensitive personal information belonging to thousands of current and former employees. According to CNN, cybercriminal group ShinyHunters allegedly breached an online portal containing information on FBI job applicants. Stolen data...
  
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• Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith forcefully defends investigations as Republicans assail his team's tactics

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel Jack Smith forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump and his investigative tactics, pushing back against repeated Republican efforts to paint him and his team as partisan political operators during a Senate hearing Tuesday that divided along familiar party lines. The hearing came as Republicans have pushed for Smith to himself be prosecuted and offered a forum for them to assail him for what they contend were politicized prosecu
  
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• Eiffel Tower operator chief to step down after women staff removed during Hindu group's visit

  29-09-2026 19:19 via article.wn.com
  The head of the company operating the Eiffel Tower will step down at the end of the year following a controversy over the removal of women staff during a visit by a Hindu religious group. Patrick Branco Ruivo, director general...
  
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