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Yemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:38:56 GMT
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Mokha's capture would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait waterway, a key shipping route.
On Tuesday, the Houthis launched dozens of drones and missiles at southern Saudi Arabia, injuring 73 civilians and causing fires at several oil facilities that led to a temporary halt in operations, according to Saudi authorities. The Houthis said they were retaliating for dozens of Saudi air strikes on their territor...
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Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:31:30 GMT
2026-09-10T17:15:56.486764
One pilot told the other about the aircraft's "excessive speed" but received an uneven response even as alarms sounded.
The flight data released by NTSB included the plane's speed, altitude, and other details like flap deployment as it approached the runway. The update also included the summary of conversation between the two pilots. The summary noted the pilot's cautions about speed occurred "throughout the remainder of the recording"...
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Israel's Netanyahu to sue newspaper over claim UAE warned him of 7 October attack
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:54:17 GMT
2026-09-10T17:15:56.780532
The paper said it stood by its reporting, after publishing extracts from a book where the claim appears.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told lawyers to begin defamation proceedings against an Israeli newspaper over reports that the leader of the United Arab Emirates warned him that Hamas was planning an operation just days before the 7 October 2023 attacks. According to book extracts published by Haaretz,...
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Twenty-five dead after fire on cargo ship in eastern China
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:24:54 GMT
2026-09-10T17:15:57.069765
Of the 42 people on board, 17 were were evacuated, CCTV reports.
Twenty-five people have been killed in a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at a port in eastern China, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Of the 42 people on board, 17 were were evacuated of which five are in hospital in stable condition, CCTV reports. The vessel was undergoing maintenance at a sh...
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TV presenter v secret son: the succession dispute engulfing a Ugandan kingdom
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:53:29 GMT
2026-09-10T17:15:57.424285
<p>Family of late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV reveal son’s existence as they reject committee’s choice of cousin as new monarch</p><p>A traditional Ugandan kingdom has become engulfed in a bitter succession dispute after the family of a king who recently died rejected the selection of a television news anch...
A traditional Ugandan kingdom has become engulfed in a bitter succession dispute after the family of a king who recently died rejected the selection of a television news anchor as his successor. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he took the throne in the kin...
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Can Trump really pay $5,000 to every American adult?
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:48:37 GMT
2026-09-10T19:49:22.512549
Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.
Under US federal law, it is illegal to give payments that are intended to influence the way a person is voting. However, some experts have said the offer made by Trump in Texas on Wednesday could be seen as a pledge to cut taxes, which is legal. Dr Joan Mahoney, lecturer in law at the University of Southampton, told ...
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More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:16:24 GMT
2026-09-10T22:23:33.229951
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.
At least 24 schoolchildren have died in a stampede as they tried to flee a fire that engulfed two schools in rebel-held Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials there have said. Adults are also reported to have died in the fire and there are fears that the death toll could rise further in the dens...
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$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:04 GMT
2026-09-11T05:04:11.499670
<p>Her Horizon Fund seeks $100m to stop practice harming 230m women and girls globally </p><p>Frontline activists and leaders in the fight against female genital mutilation, which has affected more than <a href="https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/female-genital-mutilation/">230 million women and girls worl...
Frontline activists and leaders in the fight against female genital mutilation, which has affected more than 230 million women and girls worldwide, have welcomed an unprecedented $15.5m (£11.4m) fund aimed at creating “unstoppable momentum” to finally end the practice. The launch of the fund comes as women’s rights ar...
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Five killed and 67 injured in Russian strike on shopping centre, Ukraine says
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:36:02 GMT
2026-09-11T09:45:20.426337
The attack in Pavlohrad city centre was the third Russian strike on a mall within days, local media report.
Ukrainian officials say five people were killed and 67 others were wounded when a Russian drone hit a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, a city in Dnipropetrovsk region. Shops and vehicles were hit in the daylight attack which took place "when the streets were full of people", Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi said. Two othe...
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Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:15:25 GMT
2026-09-11T09:45:20.678067
The revelations in Anthropic's threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity.
Anthropic says it has identified and disrupted attempts to use its AI model for "malicious activity" which could support the development of biological weapons. The findings, made in the firm's recent threat intelligence report, is the latest in a growing series of warnings from AI researchers and industry insiders abo...
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Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:41:54 GMT
2026-09-11T09:45:20.970298
Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.
Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating Beijing's 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests have been handed prison sentences of up to seven years. Two of the defendants - Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41 - were convicted last month of inciting others to subvert state power, unde...
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Five dead and dozens injured in coach crash in Swiss Alps
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:54:20 GMT
2026-09-11T09:45:21.259122
The tourist coach was carrying dozens of Dutch passengers when it overturned in the south-eastern Swiss Alps.
Five people have died and dozens are injured after a tourist coach crashed in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, police say. The Dutch tour bus hit a safety barrier in a roadworks area, left the road and overturned between Susch and Zernez in the Graubünden region late on Thursday afternoon. Swiss police said on Friday th...
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Israel says it has destroyed major underground Hezbollah base
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:34:07 GMT
2026-09-11T13:53:10.062359
The powerful blast registered as the equivalent of a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey.
Israel's military says it has destroyed a large underground complex operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. It said it used more than 1,000 tonnes of explosives to destroy two tunnels spanning more than 2km (1.2 miles) beneath the Ali Taher Ridge. The blast triggered seismic activity equivalent to a magnitude 4.1 ...
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Buddhist monk arrested in suspected $3m embezzlement scandal
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:50:04 GMT
2026-09-11T13:53:10.318086
Thai police also arrested a suspected female accomplice with whom the monk, who had taken a vow of celibacy, was filmed having sex.
Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling 100 million baht ($3m; £2.2m) from his monastery, along with a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with. Phra Wachirayan Wi, a former abbot at the prominent 14th-Century Wat Phutthaisawan in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, allegedl...
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Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:04:46 GMT
2026-09-11T13:53:10.599894
Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.
A dress worn by Princess Diana dubbed her "revenge dress" is being put up for auction. The late Princess of Wales wore the strapless black silk evening dress to a party in London hours after her then-estranged husband Prince Charles admitted to committing adultery during their marriage. Her dramatic arrival at the Se...
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Houthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping lane
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:58:34 GMT
2026-09-11T17:40:45.416683
The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.
On Friday, Yemeni pro-government forces withdrew from Perim (also known as Mayyun). Witnesses and news agencies reported that Houthi forces moved on to the island. The Houthis later issued a statement, saying that their military operation to expel Saudi-backed forces had been a "success" and that "maritime navigation...
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Norway's Princess Astrid dies two days after attending brother King Harald's funeral
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:00:59 GMT
2026-09-11T17:40:45.680310
Princess Astrid "represented the Royal House in a warm and dutiful manner", the new king, Haakon VIII, said in a tribute to his aunt.
Princess Astrid of Norway, the sister of the late King Harald V, has died at the age of 94, two days after attending his funeral, the country's royal palace has announced. The new king, Haakon VIII, said that "throughout her long life, Princess Astrid represented the Royal House in a warm and dutiful manner". Harald ...
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Tragic death of woman who testified against father in notorious mafia murder of mother
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:34:29 GMT
2026-09-12T00:42:49.815755
Denise Cosco testified against the powerful 'Ndrangheta clan and her own father over the murder of her mother in Italy.
A woman who testified against her own father after her mother was murdered in a notorious mafia killing in Italy is believed to have taken her own life. Denise Cosco was found critically injured on Sunday and died later in hospital in Rome. Her mother Lea Garofalo, who was killed in 2009, became a powerful symbol of ...
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Passenger train derails in France leaving at least 44 injured
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:25:32 GMT
2026-09-12T00:42:50.061529
France's transport minister says 180 passengers were on board the train operating the Rouen-Caen route in Normandy.
At least 44 people have been injured, including one seriously, after a passenger train derailed in northern France, local officials have said. An 18-year-old woman was airlifted in critical condition by helicopter to hospital. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said 180 passengers were on board the train that was op...
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Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:31:16 GMT
2026-09-12T00:42:50.315467
Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.
Warning: This story contains distressing details Police in the US state of Mississippi have made their first arrest in the case of a black woman found dead and hanged from a tree, and say they could soon take more people into custody. Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Jackson in August...
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Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:02:28 GMT
2026-09-12T05:09:24.298810
Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.
The Philippine Coast Guard says it has recovered 30 bodies from the wreckage of a ferry that caught fire this week, bringing the total death toll to 35. More than 130 people were on board the MV June Aster when the blaze erupted on Wednesday as it neared its destination at the tourist hotspot of Coron, after departing...
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Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:43:10 GMT
2026-09-12T09:24:41.495057
Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.
Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraq, as conflict in the Middle East widens. Iraq said it had fired a military commander and launched an investigation after admitting the drone attack on its neighbour's East-West pipeline had originated in one of its provin...
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Trump meeting Irish leader Micheál Martin during visit
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:22:34 GMT
2026-09-12T09:24:41.869109
Trump is holding meetings in Dublin before attending the Irish Open golf tournament in Doonbeg, County Clare.
US President Donald Trump is in Ireland for a two-day visit. He has arrived at Farmleigh House to meet Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin. His first visit was to the Áras an Uachtaráin - the official residence of the Irish president - to hold a courtesy call with Irish President Catherine Connolly. He w...
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'Never, ever forget' - America marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:43:00 GMT
2026-09-12T09:24:42.188236
In New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania, solemn ceremonies commemorate the landmark anniversary.
Twenty-five years after 9/11, US presidents past and present have commemorated the lives lost when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. President Donald Trump led a Pentagon ceremony, while US Vice-President JD Vance attended a memorial at the site of the World Tr...
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Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 05:55:15 GMT
2026-09-12T13:03:19.037771
A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter.
De Croo, a former prime minister of Belgium, told the BBC: "This winter is going to be the toughest one since the war". He said Ukraine started "from a very weak base going into this winter". He added the UN were "very, very worried... about what this winter could become." The concerns are driven by what De Croo said...
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'It's like a dog set loose on us' - fear over Kenya's crackdown on foreign traders
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:00:05 GMT
2026-09-12T13:03:19.322591
The authorities have struggled to contain the fallout, as frightened migrants flee the country.
Other Burundians and some other foreign nationals have rushed to border crossing points to leave the country, with reports suggesting that a number have ended up stranded there. Some couples fear they will be forced to separate - and some families have already been divided. "I have been here from 2019," said a Burund...
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Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:53:43 GMT
2026-09-12T16:21:20.133573
Amodei's call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide.
The head of leading AI company Anthropic has called for the pace of development of artificial intelligence models to slow down and to be closely monitored. In an essay on Saturday, Dario Amodei said developing AI was not in question, but the risks associated with it were "serious" and companies and governments must be...
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French officials investigate if malicious act caused train derailment
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:05:53 GMT
2026-09-12T16:21:20.368351
Officials say a rail fragment was found on the tracks after Friday's crash of a passenger train that left 44 people injured.
Officials in northern France are investigating whether the derailment of a passenger train on Friday evening was the result of a malicious act. "At this stage, the leading theory is that a piece of rail was present on one of the tracks, potentially causing the derailment. The reason for its presence is unknown," prose...
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Burial of King Oyo takes place in Uganda as news anchor prepares for throne
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:09:05 GMT
2026-09-12T16:21:21.032282
<p>Royal guards carry casket through streets of Fort Portal amid row over appointment of Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma</p><p>Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, long the world’s youngest monarch, has been buried among the tombs of his royal forebears as ⁠his Tooro kingdom looked to put ⁠<a href="https://www.t...
Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, long the world’s youngest monarch, has been buried among the tombs of his royal forebears as ⁠his Tooro kingdom looked to put ⁠a bitter succession battle behind ​it. Oyo’s appointed successor, the news anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, cast nine coffee berries into the...
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Six Nigerians extradited to US over $6M online romance scam
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:05:45 GMT
2026-09-12T16:21:21.559228
<p>Alleged members of Black Axe criminal network that swindled US women out of $6m flown from South Africa</p><p>Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of more than $6m through <a href="https://apnews.com/article/scams-online-scams-ai-internet-safety-ph...
Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of more than $6m through online romance scams were extradited to the United States on Friday. South African police confirmed they were to be extradited earlier on Friday, while local news in Africa confirmed that ...
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Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:36:50 GMT
2026-09-12T21:00:20.991526
Ten people were evacuated from the home in Araucanía region in central Chile.
At least 16 elderly residents have died in a fire at a nursing home in Chile, according to authorities. Ten others were evacuated after a blaze broke out at El Edén home in /idt2/d9cfcc9a-2842-463f-a4d8-4dd007ef9547, around 640km (400 miles) south of the capital Santiago, on Friday evening. Jorge Granada, a prosecuto...
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Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:25:28 GMT
2026-09-12T22:59:15.277532
Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland.
When another world leader meets US President Donald Trump the only certainty about what might happen is the uncertainty about what might happen. This was exactly the case ahead of President Trump's two-day visit to Ireland. Nobody could have predicted that by the end of the first day, the main global headline would b...
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They lost their jobs after posting about Charlie Kirk, but some have no regrets
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:49:08 GMT
2026-09-13T05:50:29.069288
Some people fired in the wake of Kirk's assassination have won big settlements from employers, others have had to start over from scratch.
In the year since Kirk's killing, dozens of lawsuits have been filed across the country by people fired for their comments about the activist, arguing their terminations violated their rights to free speech. The suits have led to substantial pay outs in some cases. Brown agreed to a $485,000 (£355,000) financial settl...
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AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:13:07 GMT
2026-09-13T11:29:02.047064
It comes as the AI firm's boss has called for the technology's development to be slowed down, citing "serious" risks.
An artificial intelligence researcher who quit AI firm Anthropic has said people working on the technology were "genuinely frightened" about the speed of its advancements and what it could mean for humanity. "I believe that if we don't slow down at the current rate of progress, there is a strong chance that we could a...
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Six dead, 107 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:42:08 GMT
2026-09-13T11:29:02.319721
Ships and helicopters are searching for the remaining 130 missing people from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.
Six people have died and 107 have been rescued from a stricken Indonesian passenger ferry in the Java Sea, Indonesia's search and rescue agency has said. A search and rescue operation was launched after contact was lost with the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which was carrying 243 people, as it encountered bad weather, Indo...
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Russians seek answers over hundreds missing after Ukraine's 2024 incursion
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:51:05 GMT
2026-09-13T11:29:02.603446
Officials say more than 300 Russians remain missing after the 2024 Kursk offensive, but no-one really knows the true figure.
The head of one local village council, Yuri Tkachev, was among volunteers who went to retrieve the bodies of civilians, from the streets or from nearby fields. "It's hard for people to know – or rather not to know – what has happened to their loved ones, whether they're being held captive or have died, and where they ...
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Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:23:42 GMT
2026-09-13T15:01:49.336447
Brics members agree they need a new global order but it's harder to answer what should replace it and how to get there.
This weekend, some of the most powerful people in the world gathered in Delhi around a vast circular table. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that together, the leaders next to him should increasingly become "rule-shapers", not "rule-takers". Among those listening were members of the Brics group, includin...
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Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:25:56 GMT
2026-09-13T15:01:49.610550
Human rights groups in Turkey have accused the government of using a family- values campaign to target the LGBTQ+ community.
Police in Turkey have detained 47 people in a series of raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ+ activists, officials say. Raids took place in 12 provinces over the weekend as part of a campaign dubbed "My Family is Safe" that the Turkish government says has been designed to protect family values. One of the targets...
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Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:38:29 GMT
2026-09-13T18:14:10.623035
The former UK PM said "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
A Russian drone has hit a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and top European security officials had passed through. No casualties were reported after the strike at Yahodyn, which hit the train's engine. All the passengers had been evacuated, Ukrainian authorities...
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Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:03:44 GMT
2026-09-13T18:14:10.913489
The US President said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".
US President Donald Trump has downplayed risks posed by artificial intelligence following days of dire warnings by experts. "You have a lot of very negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn't be bringing it up and they're bringing up things that won't happen," Trump said during a visit to Ireland. One of t...
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Questions mount over what an AI 'slowdown' would look like
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:20:22 GMT
2026-09-13T20:56:03.188886
While pacing AI development might sound like a quick fix, it is far from an easy solution.
In the UK, we have heard about plans to roll out the tech more widely within the NHS to improve patient care, and how AI gave the UK economy a much-needed boost over the summer. We are all being encouraged to use it more and more at work, in education and in our personal lives. The industry is a key part of the UK's s...
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Swedish party blocs tied after Sunday vote, projections say
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Sun, 13 Sep 2026 22:27:54 GMT
2026-09-13T23:02:56.672296
A partial count by Sweden's election authority projected that left-wing opposition bloc would win a one-seat majority.
But partial results suggest the party was losing support for the first time since 2010 when it entered parliament. Sweden has two major political blocs featuring four parties on the right and four on the left - meaning coalition and minority governments are relatively common. On Sunday night, Andersson urged supporte...
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China criticises idea it is in 'malicious competition' over AI
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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:31:39 GMT
2026-09-14T13:14:36.147376
It follows the Anthropic CEO's calls for a slowdown in AI development - but in a way that prevents China from pulling ahead in the race.
On Monday, China's foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters that "narratives of threat, confrontation, and malicious competition serve only to disrupt the process of global AI governance and are not in anyone's interest". "All parties should work together to advance AI in a manner that is open, inclusiv...
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Thousands demand end to violence in Mexican cartel hotspot
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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:28:36 GMT
2026-09-14T13:14:36.496572
The city has seen violence skyrocket since a feud broke out between two rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel.
The march was scheduled to coincide with the second anniversary since the start of the conflict - which feud broke out after the arrest of wanted drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in the US. His followers, La Mayiza, allege he was betrayed by the son of the infamous founder of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquín "El Chapo" G...
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The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade
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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:58 GMT
2026-09-14T13:14:37.083818
<p>St Barts is one of many UK institutions whose benefactors were involved in the trafficking of enslaved Africans</p><p>Inside the Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s North Wing, alongside stately portraits of the apostle from whom London’s oldest hospital takes its name and King Henry VIII, extravagant commemorative board...
Inside the Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s North Wing, alongside stately portraits of the apostle from whom London’s oldest hospital takes its name and King Henry VIII, extravagant commemorative boards adorn the walls. The Great Hall was a grand, formal space where governors weighed their philanthropic donations and dr...
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Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO
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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:38:51 GMT
2026-09-14T13:14:37.289506
<p>Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirds</p><p>The fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to nearly $60bn (£44bn) after his refinery in Nigeria listed publicly in the continent’s biggest-ever initial public offering.</p><p>If Mon...
The fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to nearly $60bn (£44bn) after his refinery in Nigeria listed publicly in the continent’s biggest-ever initial public offering. If Monday’s flotation of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on the Nigerian exchange goes to plan, then Aliko Dangot...
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Wild dogs record 2,500-mile trek across Zambia in search of a mate
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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:08:12 GMT
2026-09-14T18:42:14.233411
Scientists say the record-breaking journey by three brothers offers hope wildlife can survive growing pressures.
Three sisters almost completed an equally epic journey, but stopped when one became trapped in a snare. African wild dogs are among Africa's rarest predators, with only about 6,000 remaining in the wild. They live in highly social packs, hunt together and are known for their vast roaming in search of new territory an...
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Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:47:27 GMT
2026-09-15T05:26:37.268950
The US president's comments come after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC an AI "kill switch" may need to be mandatory.
US President Donald Trump has said fears about the safety of AI are a "hoax", as he criticised calls to have more guardrails for the fast-moving technology. It comes after Jack Clark, a co-founder of AI giant Anthropic, told the BBC that a "kill switch" for dangerous AI that can be checked by a third party may need to...
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Welsh actor Matthew Rhys makes Emmy Awards history with double win
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:50:06 GMT
2026-09-15T05:26:37.574640
He becomes the first person to win two lead acting prizes in one night at the prestigious TV ceremony.
Welsh actor Matthew Rhys has made history at the Emmy Awards, becoming the first person to win two lead acting prizes in one night. Rhys was recognised at the prestigious US ceremony for his roles in supernatural TV comedy Widow's Bay and psychological thriller The Beast In Me. On stage, Rhys dedicated his second awa...
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Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:22:07 GMT
2026-09-15T05:26:37.831242
The origin of the drone is currently unknown, but authorities say it likely entered Lithuania from neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Russia.
Nato fighter pilots have shot down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace overnight, the Lithuanian president said. Authorities said the drone likely entered southern Lithuania, near the second-largest city of Kaunas, from neighbouring Belarus shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda...
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US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:52:02 GMT
2026-09-15T05:26:38.081266
The US Air Force Secretary says the weapons are necessary to defend the country against enemy action.
The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities. US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said the "on orbit" weapon was necessary to safeguard US forces against hostile enemy action. Speaking at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference on Mo...
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‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:27 GMT
2026-09-15T05:26:38.445780
<p>Drive to save thousands of Afrikaners from false claims of ‘white genocide’ appears to show signs of slowing</p><p>When Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that the US would accept Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, many white South Africans who believed that they were victims of racism in their country t...
When Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that the US would accept Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, many white South Africans who believed that they were victims of racism in their country thought that their prayers had been answered. However, in the past few months, dozens of applicants to the refugee pro...
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Ebola outbreak in DRC has peaked, say authorities, as infection rates slow
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:26 GMT
2026-09-15T05:26:38.580445
<p>Almost 3,500 people have died in outbreak and experts say more must be done to ensure Bundibugyo is under control</p><p>Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have announced that the Ebola outbreak ravaging parts of the country has reached its peak.</p><p>For the first time since the epidemic was declar...
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have announced that the Ebola outbreak ravaging parts of the country has reached its peak. For the first time since the epidemic was declared in May, the numbers of people becoming infected is slowing down, according to officials. Stressing that strict adherence to ...
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AI regulation faces political deadlock as calls grow for Congress to act
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:50:36 GMT
2026-09-15T10:21:55.036637
With Trump opposed and Congress divided, new safety legislation on AI is unlikely to pass anytime soon despite mounting pressure.
When President Donald Trump responded to mounting calls for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday, he was unequivocal. "AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX," he wrote on social media. He earlier argued that "the only control or 'guardrail...
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Denmark says Russian warship fired flares at military helicopter
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:12:49 GMT
2026-09-15T10:21:55.256026
The Danish prime minister has accused Russia of "reckless" behaviour, while the Kremlin is yet to comment.
Denmark has accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at one of its helicopters while it was tracking the vessel in the Baltic Sea. The Danish government has summoned the Russian ambassador over the incident, which it said happened during a "routine" monitoring operation on Monday. Prime Minister Mette...
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Suspected sabotage causes major Netherlands rail disruption
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:59:14 GMT
2026-09-15T10:21:55.445839
Trains were cancelled or delayed on Tuesday after objects were found on tracks at multiple locations.
Parts of the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, have been hit by major rail disruption after suspected sabotage to the tracks, the country's railway infrastructure operator has said. ProRail warned that passengers in the country's centre and north should expect cancellations and delays on Tuesday, while the closure of ...
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What weapon could the US have put into space?
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:23:14 GMT
2026-09-15T15:12:55.000798
The announcement by the US points to a developing field of modern warfare in the Earth's orbit.
The announcement by the United States that it has deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit has raised questions about what weaponry is actually in space, and what role it could play in efforts by great powers to dominate that arena. Washington has given away little in its announcement. Secretary of the Air Force Troy ...
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Two sailors missing after tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, Oman says
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:05:36 GMT
2026-09-15T15:12:55.298160
Iran says El Gaia caught fire after hitting mines, but the US says the oil tanker was struck by a missile and then a drone.
Two sailors are missing and 23 others have been rescued following an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman says. Oman's Maritime Security Centre said the Panama-flagged El Gaia was being towed to an Omani port on Tuesday after a fire broke out in its engine room, adding that the vessel was targeted 1.3...
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South African president vows justice as more women's bodies found near Johannesburg
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:01:51 GMT
2026-09-15T19:03:49.142448
Police have not linked the deaths to a serial killer but are investigating this possibility.
On Monday, police said that one of them was Elizabeth Moselakgomo, a runner whose disappearance last week sparked a frantic and public search for her. President Ramaphosa said he had directed that the cases be prioritised: "Our law enforcement agencies are working urgently to establish the facts, keep communities safe...
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All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:07:13 GMT
2026-09-15T22:16:24.907989
The star said he was not responsible for Macklemore being dropped from the line-up after he made pro-Palestinian statements on stage.
All of the remaining support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour have quit, after the rapper Macklemore was dropped from the line-up for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage. Among them were Finneas, the brother of pop star Billie Eilish, who said in a statement: "Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the op...
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Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:12 GMT
2026-09-16T05:21:25.050175
<p>Dozens of Bank of England directors and founding subscribers invested in trafficking of enslaved Africans</p><p>The Bank of England and the British financial system were for centuries deeply involved in the enslavement and transatlantic trafficking of millions of African people, according to new research on Britain’...
The Bank of England and the British financial system were for centuries deeply involved in the enslavement and transatlantic trafficking of millions of African people, according to new research on Britain’s slavery history. Research by historians compiling the Register of British Slave Traders has found that the scale...
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EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:34:50 GMT
2026-09-16T10:14:42.536677
Canada is seeking closer ties with EU after a breakdown in relations with the US and its president Donald Trump.
The president of the European Commission has backed proposals for Canada to become the EU's first "associate member". Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday she wanted to work on "opening the door" for Canada, which would involve closer ties on various key sectors. Canadian Prime Minister Mark...
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OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:02:05 GMT
2026-09-16T10:14:42.876719
Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.
The boss of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says people should have more faith in AI firms to keep the tech safe, amid rising public concerns about the risks. "The world should trust that we are going to do the right thing because it's the right thing and we feel the magnitude of this," Sam Altman said on Tuesday during a confer...
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At least 20 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:45:19 GMT
2026-09-16T10:14:43.181310
Dozens of people are missing beneath the rubble of the building in Gaza City, where 10 families had reportedly been living.
At least 20 people have been killed, including five children, and dozens are missing after a war-damaged building collapsed in the Gaza Strip, according to local rescue teams. Video footage shows the search for bodies and survivors continuing in the rubble of the multi-storey building in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza C...
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Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirms
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:34:12 GMT
2026-09-16T10:14:43.509102
The inspector also found a bottleneck in resupply, despite President Donald Trump's claims that US supplies are "virtually limitless".
The US defence department's inspector general says the war with Iran has led to "shortfalls" in munitions and a bottleneck in resupply, contradicting President Donald Trump who has repeatedly denied the US is facing shortages. Trump has claimed US munitions supplies are "virtually unlimited" and said reporting otherwi...
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‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:14 GMT
2026-09-16T10:14:43.849551
<p>String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week</p><p>The discovery of the bodies of seven women around Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week, has prompted an outpouring of fear, grief and anger over a lack of progress i...
The discovery of the bodies of seven women around Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week, has prompted an outpouring of fear, grief and anger over a lack of progress in tackling femicide. When Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo did not return after going for a run on 9 September, her eight-...
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Al-Qaida and IS-linked violence in Africa’s Sahel belt set to hit record levels this year
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:12 GMT
2026-09-16T10:14:44.027994
<p>Twenty-five years after 9/11, figures compiled by conflict monitor underline how Sahel region has become centre of Islamist terror</p><p>Islamist extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is set to reach historic highs after a series of sweeping offensives by groups linked to al-Qaida and Islamic State, according ...
Islamist extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is set to reach historic highs after a series of sweeping offensives by groups linked to al-Qaida and Islamic State, according to new figures compiled by the conflict monitor Acled. As the US marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks launched by al-Qaida agains...
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US accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukrainian allies overseas
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:26:00 GMT
2026-09-16T15:01:57.958234
The FBI says five men "conspired to intimidate, threaten, or murder people on US soil and around the world".
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has accused Russia of plotting to murder Ukrainian allies in the US and Europe. In a statement on Tuesday, the DoJ charged five men allegedly connected to the Russian Intelligence Services (RIS). The men are accused of paying, or trying to pay, people in the US and overseas to target...
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Eight German state premiers back Merz amid speculation over future
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:50:26 GMT
2026-09-16T15:01:58.234035
Christian Democratic Union leadership throws its weight behind the chancellor ahead of two state elections this weekend.
The leaders of eight German states have backed the nation's chancellor amid growing speculation about his political future. The premiers - all of whom are part of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - wrote that restoring trust in their party lay in "listening ​and taking political action, not in debates...
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US to bar some South Africans over claims of anti-white discrimination
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:35:45 GMT
2026-09-16T15:01:58.566019
<p>Announcement of visa restrictions follows Trump’s false claims of ‘white genocide’ taking place in South Africa</p><p>The US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans as Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that South Africa’s government racially discriminates against white minority Afrikane...
The US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans as Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that South Africa’s government racially discriminates against white minority Afrikaners. The announcement did not specify individuals who were barred from the US. Trump has spent his second term falsely cl...
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Photos show widespread damage at US sites from Iranian attacks
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:36:16 GMT
2026-09-16T18:56:06.587584
A wrecked air force plane and destroyed buildings are among the images obtained by the BBC's partner CBS News.
Images showing widespread damage to multiple US sites in the Middle East from Iranian strikes have been obtained by the BBC's US partner CBS. The photos, provided by active military personnel, show a severed radar jet, flattened trailers and severely damaged buildings. The undated photos were taken at US bases and si...
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US interest rates raised for first time in three years
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:02:11 GMT
2026-09-16T21:59:42.866537
The Federal Reserve unanimously voted to increase interest rates to 3.75%-4% from 3.5%-3.75% on Wednesday.
US interest rates have been raised for the first time in more than three years and could be increased further in a bid to slow rising prices. Rates were hiked to 3.75%-4% from 3.5%-3.75% by the Federal Reserve in a unanimous decision despite fierce opposition from President Donald Trump, who had called for rates to be...
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US House votes to hold billionaire Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:59:57 GMT
2026-09-16T21:59:43.126456
Black - who had business ties to Epstein - declined to appear and provide documents related to the convicted sex offender.
The US House of Representatives has agreed to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying a legal summons related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Black, who had business ties to Epstein, did not comply with a subpoena ordering him to appear before the House Oversig...
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Snapchat 'willing to implement' daily time limits for teens, boss tells BBC
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:41:57 GMT
2026-09-17T00:21:25.256502
Evan Speigel says it would be "an important step forward for the industry" in an interview with the BBC.
The boss of Snapchat says the firm would be "willing to implement" time limits for teens, following a call from Meta for it to take action. Evan Spiegel told the BBC in an interview at the company's California headquarters that he believed setting a maximum amount of time that young users could spend on the app could ...
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Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:18 GMT
2026-09-17T05:11:22.164970
Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.
Georgetown University law student Tice, who had served as a US Marines captain, was last seen in a video - blindfolded and in apparent distress - posted more than a month after his capture. As the regime fell 12 years later, tens of thousands of people emerged from the administration's prisons. Tice was not one of the...
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Rosenberg: Russia's elections will have few surprises, but for the Kremlin they matter
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:36 GMT
2026-09-17T05:11:22.434848
There is no doubt over the outcome of this vote, but for the Kremlin they are still an important moment.
The system of power in Russia is often referred to as "managed democracy" (where the Kremlin does the managing). That means huge powers for the president and few political surprises. This weekend's election is set to deliver another parliament dominated by the party of power, United Russia, and a house of MPs fiercel...
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‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:39 GMT
2026-09-17T05:11:22.829213
<p>As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs’ perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territory</p><p>It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home of their own after their family tells them to leave. They dodge cars an...
It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home of their own after their family tells them to leave. They dodge cars and hunters in search of a new life, navigating bushmeat snares and the hostility of a human-dominated landscape until they find a new haven on the African...
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Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:22:12 GMT
2026-09-17T10:02:40.749286
Mustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".
The head of Microsoft AI has warned that without adequate safeguards, the development of AI could lead to the emergence of a new "silicon species" which competes with humans. Mustafa Suleyman said rival firm Anthropic is treating AI like it is human, an approach he called "misguided" which could create technology that...
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Ninth woman's body found as South African police investigate string of deaths
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:51:15 GMT
2026-09-17T10:02:41.035636
South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid.
Police in South Africa have confirmed the discovery of a ninth woman's body in just two months, amid growing concern over a string of unexplained deaths east of Johannesburg. The latest victim was found half-naked and wrapped in a sheet on the side of a road in Dawn Park on Thursday morning, police said. Her identity ...
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EU announces plan to restrict social media access for under-15s
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:14 GMT
2026-09-17T10:02:41.337502
Under the plans, only children over 15 would be able to set up their own social media accounts.
The EU has announced plans to restrict social media access for under-15s across its member states, in a bid to increase wellbeing and tackle online safety. Under the plans, there would be a gradual approach to children using social media which would include banning under 13s from accessing platforms. Those aged 13 to...
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Swedish PM Kristersson resigns after election loss
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:41:05 GMT
2026-09-17T15:03:20.820515
Left-wing opposition parties led by Magdalena Andersson look set to form the next government.
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after his ruling right-wing bloc was narrowly defeated by the centre-left opposition in the country's general election. He made the announcement in a post on X on Thursday afternoon, after preliminary votes from Sunday's election showed about 50,000 votes separated ...
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Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:27:18 GMT
2026-09-17T19:04:52.135737
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said a Canada-EU alliance would create a "beacon for other democracies".
Canada and the US are locked in an escalating trade dispute, with each side imposing tit-for-tat tariffs after bilateral talks collapsed last month. "Today our societies are being battered by new storms," Carney said during his address, naming them as climate change, "the erosion of democratic norms" and the "weaponis...
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UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:07:47 GMT
2026-09-17T19:04:52.392946
The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.
"Civilians in Iran are caught between gross human rights violations and crimes against humanity committed by their own government and the nation's deadly conflict with the United States and Israel," the fact-finding mission warned in a statement on Thursday. For their latest report to the UN Human Rights Council, the ...
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Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:05:13 GMT
2026-09-17T19:04:52.624050
Joanna Wietrzyk has also forfeited her win in the fitness competition after competing last week.
An Australian athlete who faced criticism for continuing to compete in a Hyrox event after soiling herself has apologised and said she will retroactively withdraw from the race. Joanna Wietrzyk offered her "sincere apology" for the incident during the indoor fitness competition in Beijing on Saturday, saying she shoul...
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Wife of US scholar jailed in China asks Trump to raise arrest at Xi meeting
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:08:00 GMT
2026-09-17T19:04:52.861729
Sylvia Zin is among the family members of people imprisoned in China who are seeking Trump's help when he hosts the country's leader next week.
The wife of a US scholar imprisoned in China on charges of spying and endangering national security has asked President Donald Trump to secure his release when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House next week. U Min Zin, the director at a think tank focused on Myanmar, was arrested on 3 June after tr...
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US to allow Iran delegation to attend UN meetings in New York as war passes half-year mark
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:41:19 GMT
2026-09-17T22:12:23.757900
The BBC understands Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are among the delegates allowed to enter the US.
The US government has granted visas to Iranian officials so they can travel to the UN General Assembly in New York next week, as the war between the two countries grinds into its seventh month. The BBC understands the core delegation permitted to attend includes Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister...
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Almost 50 dead in Nigeria after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:23:31 GMT
2026-09-18T05:04:30.937674
<p>Drinking locally made alcohol is common in Nigeria, especially in rural areas where it is more affordable and poorly regulated</p><p>At least 48 people have died and about 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, offic...
At least 48 people have died and about 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said on Thursday. Banji Ajaka, Ondo state’s commissioner for health, said the cases had been reported in the Odigbo and Irele loca...
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Three dead, eight injured in Philippines school shooting
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:18:21 GMT
2026-09-18T09:49:02.673162
The gunman, a 16-year-old student, is among the dead in what is the third school shooting in the country since June.
Three people have been killed and eight injured in a shooting at a high school in Banga in the province of Mindanao, southern Philippines. Two of the victims were 14-year-old students, Banga mayor Albert Palencia told the BBC. The gunman, 16, is among the dead, he said, while four of those injured are in a critical co...
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'This is our company': Nigerians show off oil wealth after share-buying frenzy
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:24:07 GMT
2026-09-18T09:49:02.865777
Many Nigerians buy their first ever shares - in the oil refinery owned by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote.
Every Nigerian is now an oil magnate. At least that is what the social media memes would have you believe as investor fever hits the country. Nigerians have been eager to have a piece of the energy business that was built up by the country's – and continent's – richest man: Aliko Dangote. More than four billion shar...
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‘We demand the truth’: Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee lead calls for proof of life of disappeared Eritrean writers
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:30:12 GMT
2026-09-18T09:49:03.231075
<p>More than 180 writers sign letter renewing calls for information on 12 authors detained incommunicado since 2001 crackdown on free speech by Isaias Afwerki</p><p>More than 180 writers have signed a letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki calling for proof of life for 12 writers arrested in 2001.</p><p>Nobel laur...
More than 180 writers have signed a letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki calling for proof of life for 12 writers arrested in 2001. Nobel laureates Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee join prominent writers including Colm Tóibín, Elif Shafak, Isabel Allende, Ben Okri, Yann Martel, Kamila Shamsie and Tsitsi Dangarembg...
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Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:02:09 GMT
2026-09-18T14:16:01.432752
The French president says he has tasked the government with protecting critical infrastructure and defence industry sites.
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the threat of hybrid attacks by Russia against Europe and France has intensified. In a news conference at the Elysee Palace, Macron said he had ordered a plan to protect critical infrastructure and defence industry sites in the face of this threat. He said France had b...
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Police begin operation to move migrants from Ceuta beaches
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:59:42 GMT
2026-09-18T14:16:01.711870
Police reportedly fired into the air on Friday morning as they struggled to contain crowds jostling to secure a place at the tented site.
Police have begun moving hundreds of migrants in Ceuta to a new tented site in the port area of the Spanish territory in north Africa. Officers struggled to contain crowds of people jostling to secure a place at the site after weeks of living on the beaches. Shots could be heard, with reports that police fired into th...
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Lindsay Clancy holdout juror says he had no doubt she deliberately killed her children
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:49:46 GMT
2026-09-18T14:16:01.997210
It is the first time the juror, who refused to side with the others and acquit Clancy, has spoken publicly about his decision.
Paula Devlin, one of the other jurors, told CBS Mornings that the panel had spent several days trying to convince Desronvil to change his mind. "We all worked together to convince ourselves once we got to that point where it was 10 to 2," she said. The jury foreperson, a retired fifth-grade teacher, described not bei...
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At least 16 killed after vehicle loaded with explosives rams into Pakistan mosque
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:39:11 GMT
2026-09-18T14:16:02.248136
A vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque building during Friday prayers, a senior police official says.
At least 16 people, including five police officers, have been killed after a vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque in north-western Pakistan, according to a senior police official in Peshawar. A gun battle is still ongoing between attackers and security forces at the mosque, near police headquarters, in ...
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British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:21:36 GMT
2026-09-18T14:16:02.574790
<p>Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last week</p><p>A British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors were killed.</p><p>Nusrat Osman was abducted outside her home in...
A British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors were killed. Nusrat Osman was abducted outside her home in the southern city of Blantyre on 11 September at about 12.30pm. Police had offered a reward of 30m Malawi kwacha (£12,950) for info...
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Louisiana firefighters find feline native to sub-Saharan Africa while responding to house fire
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:15 GMT
2026-09-18T14:16:02.724277
<p>The African serval, illegally enclosed in the back yard, was subdued and transferred to an animal welfare facility </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/louisiana">Louisiana</a> firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in the back ya...
Louisiana firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in the back yard, and an animal welfare agency is now seeking to place the creature in an appropriate environment, according to officials. Firefighters investigating a report of a minor fire at a ho...
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Survivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:27:39 GMT
2026-09-18T17:44:43.586643
<p>Police fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were children</p><p>Survivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a paramilitary group this week have recounted their panic and struggle f...
Survivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a paramilitary group this week have recounted their panic and struggle for breath, as police on Friday fired teargas at people protesting against the deaths and imposed an overnight curfew in the city of Minna. T...
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Donald Trump says he is banning CNN and Politico from White House
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:54:41 GMT
2026-09-18T20:01:01.640658
The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media since returning to office.
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is "immediately" banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, the latest twist in his fraught relationship with American media outlets. In a lengthy post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump said that the outlets "constantly write or report fiction or lies" about h...
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Is the Kennedy Center losing 'hundreds of millions of dollars'?
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:56:17 GMT
2026-09-18T20:01:01.912835
Records in 2024 show the venue had a surplus of millions of dollars once contributions and grants had been factored in.
US President Donald Trump has claimed the Kennedy Center in Washington DC has been losing "tens of millions of dollars, even hundreds of millions of dollars" for years. Trump, who wants his name on the famous performing arts venue, was photographed onboard Air Force One looking at a poster with a headline that appeare...
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US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:23:55 GMT
2026-09-18T22:32:23.765676
Trump said the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics haven't been confirmed by Danish officials.
The US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland's security and say the agreement will be signed next week. US President Donald Trump said the agreement would grant the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs". Denmark's Prime Minister said the deal "strengthens security in the Arctic and the No...
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