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• What we know about the ‘terror plot’ arrests at an RAF airbase in Britain

  28-09-2026 15:17 via article.wn.com
  Police say the five men arrested are all UK nationals in their 20s who live in London ......
  
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• World’s seas heated by a record 23 zettajoules last year

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification...
  
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• Wednesday briefing: ​Can Andy Burnham live up to the party’s faith in him?

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  In today’s newsletter: ​At Labour conference members are basking in the glow of the Burnham bounce. But beneath the enthusiasm lies a growing sense that delivery must follow hopeful messaging...
  
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• U.S. to hike EB-5 Green Card fees

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will more than double filing fees for the investor visa programme, effective November 30, 2026 ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin to inject £150bn into war effort as Germany identifies Kyiv’s ‘weakest point’

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  German chancellor says he is speaking to other heads of state to try and prepare Ukraine for winter...
  
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• Spanish fighter jets scrambled AGAIN as 'moving target' spotted after Russian onslaught

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  NATO fighter jets from Spain were scrambled after an unidentified “moving target” was detected near Romania’s border with Ukraine amid heightened tensions following Russian attacks. ......
  
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• Singapore sees rise in youth offending rate in 2025

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  SINGAPORE, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's youth offending rate rose to 5.6 per 1,000 youths in 2025, from 4.8 per 1,000 in 2024,...
  
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• Romanian lawmakers set to vote on new center-right Cabinet as political crisis drags on

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  Romanian lawmakers are set to vote on a new center-right Cabinet proposed by Prime Minister-designate Siegfried Muresan ......
  
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• Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite warnings from UN and rights groups

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  Kuala Lumpur plans to send a total of 5,000 Myanmar nationals back to the war-torn country despite persecution concerns...
  
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• ‘Highly dangerous consequences’: Iran after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's ‘secret’ visit to UAE

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  Iran said the presence of...
  
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• How sugar from outer space became one of the backbones of life on Earth

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  How sugar from outer space became one of the backbones of life on Earth ......
  
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• Eiffel Tower chief to step down after BAPS Hindu delegation row in Paris

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  Eiffel Tower operator...
  
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• Christa Pike set for execution as Tennessee prepares for first woman’s death in two centuries

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour bid for a stay of ‌execution, which is set to take place at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, the state capital ......
  
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• China accuses Taiwan of ‘desecrating martyrs’ over World War 2 history

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  China’s government on Wednesday accused Taiwan of “desecrating the martyrs” with its criticism of Beijing’s interpretation of World War 2, saying to question the narrative over the conflict was a betrayal of history. China takes the legacy of the war, in which millions of Chinese died during the Japanese invasion, very seriously. Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump last week talked about...
  
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• Bushfire season is fast approaching; new satellite tool can help communities better prepare

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  Bushfire season is fast approaching; new satellite tool can help communities better prepare ......
  
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• Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits...
  
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• AP News Summary at 1:26 a.m. EDT

  30-09-2026 08:48 via article.wn.com
  Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development ......
  
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• US-led troops exit Iraq: what

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  With the US-led anti-jihadist...
  
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• US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  After more than a decade, the US-led coalition is ending its mission in Iraq, having helped save the country from militant groups while causing persistent friction. Coalition troops were deployed to Iraq and Syria in 2014 to fight the Islamic State (IS) group, which had seized large swathes of both countries and committed massacres and atrocities. The group was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria in 2019, but coalition forces stayed on to battle the group’s remnants....
  
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• Tennessee due to execute woman for first time in two centuries

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  A woman convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago is due to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee today, becoming the first woman that state ⁠has put to death in more than two centuries. Christa Pike, whose clemency petition highlighting childhood trauma and sexual abuse was denied by Governor Bill Lee, would also be the only person in the modern era of US capital punishment to be executed in Tennessee for a crime committed as a teenager. The US Supreme Court yesterday r
  
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• Swedish rights prize honours Pakistani human rights lawyer Jalila Haider

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  Human rights lawyer and activist Jalila Haider on Wednesday received the Right Livelihood prize, dubbed an “alternative Nobel”. The Sweden-based Right Livelihood Foundation honoured Haider “for breaking barriers, as the first female lawyer from her Hazara community, to challenge ethnic, state and patriarchal persecution, guided by the conviction that no human being is illegal.” According to the foundation’s website, Haider in...
  
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• Space shuttle exploded in ball of fire seconds before take off as astronaut said 3 ...

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT NASA space astronauts' concerns were ignored just seconds before all three men, hoping to reach the oon, were consumed in a fireball. ......
  
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• South Korea made no military aid pledge to Ukraine over transfer of North Koreans, lawmaker says

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Sept 30 (Reuters) - South ⁠Korea...
  
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• S. Korea's real wages fall for 4th month in July amid inflationary pressure

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's real wages, adjusted for inflation, fell for a fourth straight month amid lingering inflationary pressure, labor ministry data showed Wednesday. The...
  
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• Philippine officials deny high school shooting

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Local officials denied that a shooting incident occurred at a high school in Sultan...
  
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• Over 3 tons of illegal drugs destroyed in Afghanistan's Takhar

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  KABUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities set fire to more than 3 tons of illegal drugs in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province on...
  
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• Is this Man City\u2019s red card: players taking strain as club prepares to appeal verdict

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  Speculation is rife...
  
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• Iran-US war live: Oil prices rise after Trump says he has offered Tehran ‘nothing’ in ...

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  Iran's Revolutionary Guards urge American voters to punish Trump at the ballot box in November midterms...
  
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• Interview: People-to-people exchanges help build foundation for U.S.-China ties, says Oregon state senator

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- People-to-people and subnational exchanges between the United States and China enhance mutual understanding and provide an important foundation for the constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability, an Oregon state senator has said. The recent summit between the Chinese and U.S. presidents carries significance for...
  
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• Gene found to help harmful gut bacteria resist antibiotics, disinfectants

  30-09-2026 08:31 via article.wn.com
  MELBOURNE, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Scientists in Australia have identified a key gene that helps dangerous gut bacteria withstand even hospital-grade disinfectants intended to kill them. New research...
  
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