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Beat Reporter — Broadband Policy (Morning 08–16) — Covers broadband policy, regulation, and government announcements.
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World
Jordan strikes militant positions in Syria in retaliation for deadly Karak church attack
Photo: Al Jazeera
World
Pope Leo's South America trip to go ahead, Vatican says, after lung cancer surgery
Photo: Catholic Review
Sport
Sindhu loses French Open final to world No. 1 An Se Young after taking first game
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
At least 41 injured, 20 seriously, as bus plunges down ravine in Catalonia
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Satellite Internet
US asked Musk to switch Starlink on or off in several countries, Reuters reports
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Britain will not join Canada-led defence bank, opting for separate mechanism
Photo: WE News English
UK Broadband
Board of Deputies declares Green Party a 'racist party' over Zionism motion
Photo: Our Fight
Business
Trump announces Audi will build $4 billion SUV plant in Georgia
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
France's PM asked telecoms to prepare temporary social-media suspension, Blast reports
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Burnham open to EU free movement, Sunday Times reports
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Business
Audi to build its first US factory in Georgia, Trump announces
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Lula and Bolsonaro hold final rallies ahead of Brazil's presidential runoff
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Politics
Justice Department gives California counties 48 hours to set aside ballots it says may belong to noncitizens
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu three days before Israeli election
Photo: Newslooks
World
New York archdiocese agrees $800m settlement with about 1,300 clergy abuse survivors
Photo: Voz Hispana News
World
Russian drone strike kills three in Synelnykove as Ukraine hits Omsk plant
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
100 arrested as anti-system rioters loot shops and set fires around Barcelona's Plaza de Catalunya
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
India tells Pakistan at UN to vacate 'illegally occupied' Kashmir territory
Photo: India TV News
UK Broadband
Budget to hand English mayors £285m Good Growth fund and £1.5bn borrowing powers
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Satellite Internet
Musk admits SpaceX throttled Starlink in Ukraine over offensive drone strikes
Photo: jurvetson
Politics
Elon Musk becomes largest individual political donor in modern US history with $446 million for midterms
Photo: Wcamp9 / Wikimedia Commons
Business
Treasury adviser Alex Depledge quits days before Budget, warning ministers treat entrepreneurs as a 'sideshow'
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Australian MP Helen Haines now serious but stable after alleged car attack, hospital says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Lula and Bolsonaro hold final rallies on eve of Brazil runoff
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Sport
Former Port Adelaide forward Daniel Stewart dies suddenly aged 37
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Manhunt under way for prisoner Anthony Lloyd after he absconds from Lewisham medical facility
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
One dead as fire engulfs five shops in Noida's Sector 126
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
First Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo as cases pass 9,700
Photo: Pamela Tulizo/AFP/Getty via Nature
World
Pakistan rejects Khalilzad's 'baseless' claim it is arming Afghans against the Taliban
Photo: Shamshad News
World
Saudi Arabia briefly alerts Mecca, Jeddah, Taif and Yanbu as two Houthi missiles are intercepted
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
France deploys 70,000 police as protest bans and a rerouted Paris march test Macron
Photo: ClickMandu
World
Perth grandmother Donna Nelson returns to WA under prisoner transfer
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Several injured as explosion and fire hit chemical warehouse in León, Mexico
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Satellite Internet
Ukraine says Starlink and Starshield now running above 400 km/h as minister confirms restoration
Photo: TRN
World
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro clash over living costs and corruption in final Brazil election debate
Photo: Ricardo Stuckert
World
Miguel Salguero Olivares convicted of Faith Hedgepeth's 2012 murder, sentenced to life without parole
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Rubio urges Cubans to build "discrete partnership with the CIA" as Havana mocks US "desperation"
Photo: Gage Skidmore
World
Jay Clayton memo: Iran's assassination plots against US diplomats at 'advanced stages'
Photo: Official portrait of Jay Clayton
World
Fire engulfs Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' retreat in Bavaria; suspect detained
Photo: Cezary p via Wikimedia Commons
Politics
Two ex-FBI officials charged with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden laptop
Photo: Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia Commons
World
Russian airstrike on Kramatorsk kills one, wounds six including three children
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
UN alarmed as Israel seals West Bank after Hebron attack kills two soldiers
Photo: Shutterstock via ashams.net
World
Iran has detailed plans to strike Gulf undersea cables if war resumes, Reuters reports
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia complete ratification of Makkah defence pact, Foreign Office confirms
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
US orders diplomats and families out of Middle East posts as escalation fears grow
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Sport
Dale Brown, coach who turned LSU into a national power, dies at 90
Photo: Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong / US Air Force
World
Denmark ends mink farming after government drops EU exemption bid
Photo: Courtney Celley / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Politics
Trump says US will "take care of Cuba" after Iran and may stage "another little Epic Fury"
Photo: Gage Skidmore
World
British mother, 36, drowns trying to rescue sons swept away by current off Bimini
Photo: Oscar Flowers
World
Four Corners flooding forces rooftop rescues as rivers hit record stages
Photo: National Weather Service
World
Nine killed in Ethiopia border town fighting as thousands flee into Kenya
Photo: George Kaguangi
UK Broadband
Storm Austen batters Britain: West Pier collapses as 31,000 homes lose power
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
World
Kremlin confirms Melania Trump-brokered Oleshky ceasefire as both sides back the deal
Photo: Gottinight
World
Six killed and 28 wounded as gunmen open fire during funeral at Greek Orthodox church in Jordan
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
White House says Melania Trump has secured Oleshky ceasefire — neither Moscow nor Kyiv has confirmed
Photo: The White House
World
Philippines offers P50m reward for arrest of 'armed and dangerous' Senator Bato dela Rosa
Photo: Commission on Appointments of the Philippines / Wikimedia Commons
World
IDF chief Zamir: no operational need to strike Iran before election
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Policy & Regulation
Ofcom wants depression and body-stigma content classed as priority harms to children
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Greece passes social media ban for children under 15
Photo: Postcard collection of Actia Nicopolis Foundation
World
Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi visit on doctors' advice as he recovers from lung surgery
Photo: Edgar Beltrán / The Pillar
World
Teen, 18, dies after falling from The Pendulum ride at Cabo San Lucas festival
Photo: Alexis Doine
World
Steinmeier to make first German presidential state visit to China in eight years
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Policy & Regulation
Former FCC chiefs condemn Brendan Carr's poll threats as 'truly outrageous'
Photo: Gage Skidmore
World
Netanyahu orders Hebron cordon and full West Bank lockdown after checkpoint shooting
Photo: Reuters/ThePrint
Technology
Beijing greenlights DeepSeek and MiniMax AI models for global use
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Guterres heads to Egypt as Middle East conflicts intensify
Photo: European Union / Christophe Licoppe
World
Around 4,000 Indian Umrah pilgrims stranded in Makkah and Madina as airlines cancel Saudi flights
Photo: Mu'taz Tawfiq Aghbaria
UK Broadband
Burnham 'determined' to hand tourist tax powers to England's mayors
Photo: David Dixon via Wikimedia Commons
World
Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles as Ukraine sends drone barrage towards Moscow
Photo: spoilt.exile
UK Broadband
Burnham promises businesses £800m saving in red-tape and tariff blitz ahead of Budget
Photo: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street
World
New Zealand defence chief resigns over 'inappropriate relationship'
Photo: New Zealand Defence Force
World
Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi as hundreds of flights cancelled
Photo: BusinessMirror
World
Trump hints at new Iran strikes, says US knocked the "hell out" of Tehran
Photo: Official White House portrait of President Donald J. Trump
Health
Moderna and Merck's personalised mRNA vaccine cuts melanoma recurrence risk by 42% in late-stage trial
Photo: National Cancer Institute
Politics
US Justice Department probing Trump ally Corey Lewandowski over alleged DHS contract misconduct
Photo: Pithon314
Science
Europe's 2026 heatwave was its deadliest on record: more than 50,000 deaths
Photo: socialistworld.net
Health
MPs blast NHS Mounjaro rollout as "unambitious" over "woefully small" numbers
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Ecuador opposition leader Luisa González arrested over campaign finance allegations
Photo: Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador
UK Broadband
Britain to use military aircraft to fight wildfires for the first time
Photo: Philip Platt
World
Calley Means resigns as top RFK Jr. adviser days before US midterm elections
Photo: Gage Skidmore
UK Broadband
Woman, 27, charged over shooting of police officer in Nottingham city centre
Photo: Lambert
Health
WHO warns Ebola outbreak now "more complex", present in three African countries
Photo: Mary Beth Heffernan
World
Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition by 11 December in $10bn BBC lawsuit
Photo: Daniel Torok / White House
Business
Elon Musk invested $1 billion in Skydance, Semafor reports
Photo: Daniel Torok / The White House
World
Putin reshuffles Russian cabinet with five new appointments
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Germany arrests Ukrainian national suspected of spying for Russia
Photo: Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons
Science
UNEP: 1.5°C overshoot now unavoidable, but return still possible with 69% emissions cuts by 2040
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
France bans Thursday protests in four cities as Macron blames 'seditious' ultra-left for weekend riots
Photo: Jorge Jaramillo
World
Sonam Wangchuk accuses Centre of 'moving away' from Ladakh promises as Oct 22 talks fail to happen
Photo: Sonam Wangchuk
WorldNews Brief
Fidan to host first-ever R4–E3 foreign ministers' talks in Istanbul
Photo: President of Russia via kremlin.ru
World
Austrian and Swiss women freed after 18 months in Niger reach Benghazi
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh as candidate for UN Secretary-General
Photo: European Union / Jennifer Jacquemart
World
Eight arrested in Italy's €57m Marche earthquake-reconstruction mafia raids
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Ukraine and Canada prepare to sign 100-Year Partnership Agreement, Sybiha says
Photo: Bryan Berlin
UK Broadband
Angry scenes in Senedd as Reform UK debate seeks ban on full-face coverings
Photo: The wub
World
France slams Ben-Gvir over AI video mocking Palestinians in Gaza
Photo: Shlomi Amsalem / Knesset Archives
World
Mexico revives rare treason charge against former Chihuahua prosecutor Jauregui
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Politics
US embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in midterm elections
Photo: Salwa Farwaneh
Politics
Trump administration drops legal fight over student loan forgiveness overhaul
Photo: G. Edward Johnson via Wikimedia Commons
World
Taiwan spy chief briefs lawmakers on six Chinese tactics to sway November 28 elections
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Politics
Democrats sue Trump administration to block 'intimidation' of election officials before midterms
Photo: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Business
KPMG Australia mishandled whistleblower claims; government work pause extended
Photo: AAP News
World
Trump says US "maybe close to a deal" with Russia on Ukraine, holding off new sanctions
Photo: Mingooland
World
Zelenskyy says he would accept a deal freezing Ukraine front lines
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Kim Yo Jong says North Korea will put border loudspeakers on standby within days
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Taiwan probes organised crime links to China's 'transnational repression'
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Technology
DeepSeek closes record $15bn funding round in challenge to US AI labs
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Kremlin says China is preparing first-ever Putin-Trump-Xi trilateral summit at APEC
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Macron slams "stupid" comments by foreign leaders on France riots
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
US and Israel draw up plans for renewed Iran strikes after midterms, NYT reports
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Technology
Microsoft says Chinese-linked hackers used AI tool to breach ConnectWise
Photo: AI-generated editorial illustration by Flip News image desk
World
US orders embassy staff and families out of Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks intensify
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Georgian court opens hearings on government bid to ban five opposition parties
Photo: Diego Delso
World
At least 18 children killed in wave of drone attacks and airstrikes across Sudan, Save the Children says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Pope Leo XIV needs no further cancer treatment, Vatican says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Technology
EA shuts down BioWare and cancels next Mass Effect amid 400 layoffs
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Government reports £16bn in departmental savings and efficiencies, more than doubling its target
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Jamaat-e-Islami announces third phase of Islamabad long march against petroleum levy from October 23
Photo: Voice of America
Politics
Jeffrey Donaldson accused of raping woman in Westminster in 2016 as Met opens investigation
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
French Mirage 2000D fighter jet crashes near Nancy, pilot killed and navigator missing
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Türkiye, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia sign 'Badr' defence memorandum in Doha
Photo: U.S. Department of Defense (public domain)
World
Faheem Akram arrested in Lahore over alleged $126m US counterfeit postage scheme
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Putin proposes meeting Trump in China during St Petersburg talks with Witkoff
Photo: Credit: Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons
WorldNews Brief
Sudan army drone strike kills dozens at Amiet Market in disputed Abyei region, UN condemns
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Policy & Regulation
Alberta launches $1,000 rebate for rural satellite internet
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Sultan of Oman heads to Downing Street as UK unveils £1bn-plus investment deal
Photo: U.S. Department of State / Ron Przysucha
World
Putin confirms US prisoner Stephen Hubbard freed and at St Petersburg airport
Photo: Januarius-zick
World
Sikh referendum in Edmonton draws 23,000 votes as SFJ unveils anti-Modi campaign
Photo: Chris Woodrich
World
Iran tells Munir no talks with Washington until its demands are met
Photo: Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan
World
Houthi ballistic missile targets Aden airport in third strike in two weeks
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Bangladesh yet to receive Saudi response on execution of two nationals
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
UK approves Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea
Photo: Bob Jones / Geograph Britain and Ireland
World
Macron's Qatar state visit caps Gulf tour with diesel deals for France
Photo: Still: World Economic Forum
World
Helen Haines loses both legs as alleged attacker appears in court
Photo: Portrait by the Melbourne Headshot Company
World
Trump blocked Netanyahu's planned October offensive against Iran, FT reports
Photo: The White House
UK Broadband
UK inflation hits 3.5% in September as borrowing surges a week before Budget
Photo: The wub
Politics
Marist poll: Acton leads Ramaswamy by seven points in Ohio governor's race
Photo: Myselfsour2724 via Wikimedia Commons
World
Quad leaders' summit to be held in Manila next month, Rubio confirms
Photo: U.S. Department of State
Health
Simple blood tests tell doctors when it's safe to stop sepsis antibiotics — evaluation
Photo: Wheeler Cowperthwaite / Wikimedia Commons
World
Iran's security chief rejects moving enriched uranium out of the country
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza on Tuesday despite ceasefire — IDF says one target was Hamas official
Photo: Destroyed buildings in the Al-Maqousi quarter
World
Japan urges Russia to immediately release detained journalist held on Sakhalin
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Seoul to withdraw embassy staff from Kyiv as North Korean POW row deepens
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
NATO sends patrol planes and drones to Black Sea after deadly shipping attacks
Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent J. Street
World
Italy approves security decree and deploys 500 troops to Milan after weekend riots
Photo: Jiuguang Wang
World
Zelenskyy says US intelligence sharing 'works now' after Oslo talks with Witkoff
Photo: Xuthoria
Politics
Ninth Circuit clears Trump to send National Guard troops into Portland
Photo: Oregon National Guard
Technology
Anthropic in talks with Nscale over second $45bn AI data centre deal
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Trump and Vance unveil $25m whistleblower fund offering up to $30,000 for fraud tips
Photo: Official photograph by the Office of the Vice President
UK Broadband
Government rejects NHS petition to cut pension age to 60
Photo: Department of Health and Social Care
UK Broadband
IfG audit: schools, hospitals and criminal justice will still be worse by 2030 despite billions in extra funding
Photo: Nick Chipchase / Geograph
World
China closes three Tibetan schools in Golog, fuelling assimilation fears
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Covid inquiry: care homes were "an afterthought" as virus spread "like wildfire"
Photo: Stephen Craven
Politics
CNN warns White House: restore Air Force One access or face more legal action
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo
World
EU unveils new Arctic security strategy with icebreakers, cable hubs and satellite watch
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Serious offenders detained in hospital to lose benefits under new regulations
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Iran deliberately prolonging US talks to weaken Trump before midterms, officials say
Photo: Office of the President-elect
World
Dar tells SCO Pakistan expects Taliban to stop Afghan soil being used for terrorism
Photo: Rjruiziii / Wikimedia Commons
World
Turkey submits Mecca defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to parliament
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Westminster to cut 520 jobs in largest-ever staffing shake-up
Photo: Richard Kelly / Wikimedia Commons
World
Rubio meets Jaishankar in Mumbai, says India-US trade deal is 'very, very close'
Photo: MEA / Government of India (GODL-India)
World
Man charged over alleged 'targeted' car attack on Australian MP Helen Haines
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Israeli strike kills Palestinian couple in Gaza despite ceasefire
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
Support for founding NHS principles declines across UK, King's Fund study finds
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Storm Adam floods death toll rises to four as Valencia confinement orders lifted
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Ben-Gvir courts young voters as Knesset election nears, poll shows
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Cable thieves left thousands in Thurnscoe without broadband for two days
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Iran claims it downed US MQ-9 drone over Strait of Hormuz; Washington silent
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
AfD hit by 'powerful cyberattack' — 421,179 emails posted online, party confirms breach
Photo: Jürgen Federau
World
Seoul vows 'resolute punishment' after North Korea threatens new border measures
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by SRA Jeffrey Allen
World
Supreme Court to decide how families prove race bias in Maryland magnet-school admissions
Photo: Kurt Kaiser
World
Helen Haines loses leg after car attack as suspect Brendan Nugent named
Photo: Alison Newman (CC0)
Politics
Vance declines to endorse Netanyahu, breaking with Trump days before Israeli election
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Technology
World Bank launches first digital strategy to connect 2 billion offline people
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Drone strikes kill more than 100 across Sudan in wave of attacks, medics say
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Hegseth meets Netanyahu in unannounced Israel visit ahead of election
Photo: U.S. Department of Defense
Politics
US sanctions five Chinese entities over ex-Google engineer's AI trade secrets theft
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Trump accepts idea of trilateral summit with Xi and Putin in China, says Zelenskyy should 'get somebody else' to negotiate
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
'Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon': Trump slams Macron over France riots
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Technology
Apple sends October 28 'Pro and tell' invites as touchscreen MacBooks tipped
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Hospital criminals to lose benefits in 'double provision' crackdown
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Burnham freezes private parking charges at £100 in rip-off fine crackdown
Photo: BM Magazine
World
Russian drone strike on Kharkiv village park kills six, including three children, Ukraine says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
US reissues China travel advisory, adds wrongful-detention warning
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
Canada declares its two-year multi-jurisdictional measles outbreak over
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Helen Haines fighting for life as counter-terrorism team joins car-attack probe
Photo: Alison Newman (CC0)
World
Pakistan army chief Asim Munir due in Tehran on Tuesday amid high US-Iran tensions
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Indian court extends custody of 'Cockroach' movement leaders
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Storm Adam Floods Kill Two in Spain as Residents Told to Stay Indoors
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Houthi missile strike on Yemeni army camp in Shabwa kills more than 53
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Israel to resume commercial goods shipments into Gaza after Hamas fee dispute
Photo: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Malcolm Cohens-Ashley via Wikimedia Commons
World
Supreme Court Declines Bid to Revive Plea Deals for Accused 9/11 Mastermind
Photo: U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cody Black
Satellite Internet
European arrest warrants approved for two Germans over Starlink antenna arson in Bulgaria
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
Karachi reports first polio case in over 1.5 years as Pakistan's 2026 tally reaches seven
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
GSK reports first global data for lung-cancer drug candidate Ris-Rez
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Business
UK consumer confidence slumps to lowest point in more than three years
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Cooper orders urgent plan to end 'corridor care' for children in NHS hospitals
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Burnham: NEETs are an 'economic catastrophe and a moral failure'
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Yaw Ampofo Ankrah "200% confident" of exoneration in Ghana World Cup visa scandal
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Austrian Airlines OS82 cleared after bomb threat prompts Sofia diversion
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Student protesters blockade Louvre in Paris over 'police repression'
Photo: Aliva Sahoo / Wikimedia Commons
World
Houthi ballistic missiles strike Yemeni army camp in Shabwa; at least 18 killed, sources say
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Pakistan may weigh military support for Yemen if requested, says ISPR chief
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Miliband warns firms off E1 settlement tender bids as deadline hits, citing sanctions
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over 'threat' remarks
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Rubio sets $100bn trade-and-investment ambition for Central Asia at Samarkand C5+1 talks
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Israel police arrest 10 over West Bank settler attacks on Westerners
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Helen Haines struck by vehicle outside Wangaratta electorate office
Photo: Melbourne Headshot Company
Funding & Grants
EU commits €14m grant to design Nigeria's 90,000km fibre backbone
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
US embassies issue security alerts across 12 Middle East locations
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Bardella demands Macron resign as France counts the cost of its worst unrest in years
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
WFP to cut food aid to half a million in Gaza as funding runs out
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
IDF names three Hamas operatives killed in Saturday's Gaza strikes
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Macron refuses interior minister Nunez's resignation after French protest 'failures'
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Taiwan says it drove away 16 Chinese vessels in coordinated 'maritime harassment'
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Coast Guard suspends search for 11 missing after Baja boat capsize; 16 rescued, shark bites reported
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Burnham confirms £100 bus fines for 'headphone dodgers' as DfT guidance goes live
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
EU condemns West Bank settler attacks on diplomats as Belgium pushes sanctions
Photo: Palestinian Information Center
World
Private jet skids off runway, hits fence at Las Vegas airport
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Bomb threat forces Tel Aviv–Vienna Austrian Airlines flight to divert to Sofia
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Russian overnight strike on Kyiv kills woman, hits subway station, mayor says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Putin floats trilateral summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Pope Leo XIV makes first public appearance since cancer surgery, pledging gradual return to duties
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
New clashes rock Paris on Sunday evening as protest toll climbs to 2,400 arrests
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Priest killed when crucifix falls during livestreamed Mass in Ecuador
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Tropical Cyclone Wati strengthens to Category 2 as it bears down on Aitutaki
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Israeli airstrike kills two in Jabalia as Gaza ceasefire violations tally hits 129, rights group says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Saudi coalition destroys Houthi missiles and drones over kingdom; six injured in Najran
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Trump gives "complete and total" endorsement to Netanyahu nine days before Israeli election
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Macron warns rioters they will "pay for their crimes" in televised national address
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
EU 'strongly condemns' settler attacks on diplomats in West Bank and demands accountability
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Delhi Police register case over threats to magistrate as CJP leaders' bail standoff deepens
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Zelenskyy says US intelligence-sharing with Ukraine resumed after brief pause
Photo: Official White House photo
World
Trump says 'France is burning' and blames immigration as Macron prepares televised address
Photo: Daniel Torok / White House
World
Akasa Air extends Saudi flight ban to October 27 as Indian embassy warns nationals to shelter
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
US officials visit West Bank village after settler attacks on diplomats as Netanyahu stays circumspect
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Saudi airstrike kills 9 in Yemen's Saada, Houthi media report
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Politics
Trump approval hits record low of 33 percent in Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, 16 days before midterms
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Satellite Internet
Lithuania foils arson attempt on Starlink gateway station serving Ukraine
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
18 marble mine workers abducted in Balochistan's Khuzdar, one shot
Photo: Editorial illustration: Flip News
World
France protests: first protester dies in Paris as Saturday unrest leaves 1,800 arrested and 500 officers injured
Photo: Editorial illustration: Flip News
World
UAE agrees to resume funding Yemen's anti-Houthi forces as Saudi offers air cover
Photo: Brightcove CDN / cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net
Health
Reuters investigation: Bangladesh measles outbreak a 'real warning to every country'
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World
Gaza buries remains of 75 Palestinians recovered from rubble
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World
Rubio heads to Uzbekistan for C5+1 talks as crises pile up elsewhere
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World
Two killed, eleven injured as truck crashes through youth soccer game in Kansas
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World
Pope Leo returns to the Angelus window in first appearance since cancer surgery
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Business
South Korea's five bank chiefs summoned to National Assembly audit over AI cyberattacks
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UK Broadband
Britain must prepare to make sacrifices for war, army chief warns
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World
Lebanon to send military delegation to US-backed trilateral talks with Israel in Tampa
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World
Trump envoys floated resuming Russian gas sales to Europe as Ukraine peace incentive, NYT reports
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World
Student killed, at least 12 hurt as lighting truss collapses at dandiya event in Hyderabad college
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World
Zelenskyy says Washington floated trilateral Putin meeting at December G20
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World
Kolkata stampede: seven arrested as police register culpable homicide case
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Technology
Meta removes AI-scraping clause from commercial terms after publisher backlash
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World
Zelenskyy warns Russia seeks to base ballistic missiles in Belarus to strike western Ukraine
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UK Broadband
Government pledges almost £140m for NHS urgent care ahead of winter
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World
Huckabee demands Israel prosecute 'act of terror' beating of Washington Post photographer
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World
Meloni condemns 'urban warfare' as cost-of-living protests turn violent in Milan and Bologna
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World
Truck rams devotees near Gwalior temple, killing at least 12
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UK Broadband
Ministers to announce £100 fines for vaping and littering on buses
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World
France protests: Interior minister puts preliminary toll at 550,000 with 60 officers injured
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World
Sri Lanka suffers six-hour nationwide blackout as grid fails; excess solar generation suspected
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Politics
No Kings rallies sweep US as organisers claim nearly seven million at 2,700 events
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World
Belgian student protests turn violent in Brussels as tear gas and water cannon deployed
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World
Egypt's Sisi says presidency will end in 2030, ruling out constitutional change
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World
Kindergarten owner jailed for life over lead poisoning of 233 children in Gansu
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World
Skiff fires shots at LNG tanker off Yemen's coast, UKMTO says
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World
Zelenskyy blasts 'unfortunate' U.S. pause of Russia sanctions package
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World
Air India extends Saudi Arabia flight suspension to October 24 amid Houthi attacks
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Politics
No Kings: Vote Early — fourth nationwide day brings thousands of rallies across all 50 states
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World
Pakistan's nuclear-command chief rejects Rajnath Singh's 'stronger response' threat
Photo: Punjab Kesari
Technology
Cyberattack at BAE Systems halts US bankruptcy notices nationwide
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Health
Nearly half of head and neck cancer patients in England face treatment delays, landmark study finds
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Health
Nottingham hospitals dismiss more staff over snooping on murder victims' medical records
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World
Pope Leo XIV to leave Gemelli hospital today and lead Sunday Angelus prayer
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UK Broadband
EU push to unlock UK youth mobility scheme with uniform work rights
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World
US and UK push humanitarian truce and tougher arms sanctions at UN Security Council session on Sudan
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World
IRGC says supertanker carrying two million barrels of crude on fire after striking mine in Strait of Hormuz
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UK Broadband
Met launches criminal probe into alleged unauthorised access of political party database
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World
Drone strike kills 30 at cattle market in Sudan's Nyala, medics say
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Norte Fire grows to 570 acres with zero containment as homes burn in Orange County
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Health
Sixteen NHS trusts reject Palantir's £330m patient data platform, FOI replies show
Photo: Seth Whales
World
Mourners march to Parliament House in honour of Jayda Allen Bonner
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UK Broadband
Man convicted over arson attacks on Starmer properties deported, Home Office says
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UK Broadband
Boy, 16, and man, 80, killed in light aircraft crash near Drymen
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UK Broadband
Reform councillor Alan Feeney quits all council posts over racist remarks
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World
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near Khuzdar in Pakistan's Balochistan
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World
Trump says he would 'love to have' Putin at December G20 summit in Miami
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World
Ousted US general warned of missile defence shortages lasting until 2030, report says
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World
Five dead as Budhi Gandaki flash floods destroy villages in Nepal's Gorkha
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World
Indian national arrested in US over false citizenship claim to vote in 2024 election
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World
India arrests 'cockroach movement' founder Abhijeet Dipke after Delhi rally crackdown
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World
Mexico sentences three men to 158 years each for murders of Robinson brothers and American friend
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World
European leaders rally around Zelenskyy at Brussels summit as Trump rift deepens
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World
Every UN chief candidate vetoed as Grynspan holds lead in sixth straw poll
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Politics
Trump waives Russia sanctions and tariffs days before Graham Act deadline
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World
24 Indian seafarers safe after tanker strikes in Strait of Hormuz and off Romania
Photo: Gujarat Short News
World
North Korea says it tested new AI-guided torpedo in underwater weapons trial
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert
UK Broadband
Norwegian teenager jailed for 20 years over UK murder plot after online recruitment
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UK Broadband
Police assessing post by national security adviser's wife backing Palestine Action
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World
Bend police name 16-year-old Griffin J. John II as Silver Rail shooter; teacher threw phone and tackled him
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World
Hero dad who stopped Oregon school shooter identified as Kaylub Giamanco
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World
Military aircraft carrying four Marines bursts into flames in North Carolina
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Politics
DOJ takes Cassidy Hutchinson case to grand jury over Jan 6 testimony
Photo: United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
World
South Africa anti-migrant protests turn violent in Durban and Soweto as cars are torched
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World
South Korea test-flies its first homegrown hypersonic weapon
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World
Thailand begins extradition proceedings against Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong
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Technology
AI hacking tool in Korean bank breaches found on hundreds of servers worldwide
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World
Four dead in New Seemapuri building collapse as rescue continues
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World
US bars Fiji-based Chinese service-centre chief Zhao Fugang over alleged bribes
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UK Broadband
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor wins High Court ruling as police accept search warrants were unlawful
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UK Broadband
Three sisters pulled from sea off Brighton took their own lives, coroner rules
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World
Christa Pike "up and walking" for the first time eight days after botched Tennessee execution
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World
US proposes $70,000 fee for foreign students seeking post-study work authorisation
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World
Britain removes East Jerusalem consulate signage as Israeli shutdown deadline passes
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UK Broadband
Come back to the EU any time, French minister tells Britain
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World
School protests and blockades resume across France despite PM's promise to act
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World
France suspends police use of stun grenades at student protests after teenager loses hand
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World
Saudi-led coalition destroys 82 Houthi targets as retaliation widens after deadly airport strikes
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World
Houthis claim fresh ballistic missile strike on Riyadh airport as Thursday flights halted
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World
India proposes three-part Russia-Ukraine truce to keep grain and energy flowing
Photo: European Commission Audiovisual Service / Jennifer Jacquemart
World
Indonesia's government sued for "gross negligence" over Borneo wildfire haze
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World
Israel strikes Gaza on third October 7 anniversary as three reported killed
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Business
UK hiring shows fresh signs of recovery in September, KPMG/REC survey finds
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Health
Two-thirds of Americans back "Medicare for all" as health costs top voter concerns, KFF poll finds
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UK Broadband
Met Police arrest more than 700 in month-long phone theft crackdown
Photo: James Mitchell
Science
NASA and SpaceX target Oct 13 for CRS-35 station resupply launch
Photo: U.S. Air Force / Zoe Thacker
UK Broadband
Government accepts all 44 recommendations of NHS doctors-led AI commission
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World
UKMTO reports tanker struck by multiple projectiles off Qatar's Al Shamal coast, casualties reported
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UK Broadband
Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young, 24, remanded to the Old Bailey over spy charges
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World
Sara Duterte impeachment trial: defence cries foul as prosecution seeks last-minute witness switch on day 36
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World
Sri Lanka's former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrested in charity graft probe
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World
South Korea and Egypt upgrade ties to strategic partnership; CEPA talks launched
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World
South Korea pledges legal action if illegal fuel exports to Russia are confirmed
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World
South Korea recalls ambassador to Ukraine as North Korean POW row deepens
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World
Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize — but doubts he will get it
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UK Broadband
UK and Germany to launch joint partnership against sabotage and cyberattacks
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UK Broadband
Race and religious hate crimes hit record high in England and Wales
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World
Texas set to carry out first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injection
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World
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, whose eviction ignited Spain's housing crisis, dies
Photo: Javier Perez Montes
World
Four police personnel injured in attack on Shadipur checkpost in Kohat
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World
Algeria and Niger launch trans-Saharan fibre-optic backbone linking In Guezzam to Agadez
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World
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi detained during protest against CEC, released at night
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World
African Union delegation meets Congo rebels, calls for continued peace efforts
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World
China survey ship leaves Japan's exclusive economic zone after coast guard order
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World
India condemns projectile strike on vessel MT On Peace in Strait of Hormuz; 11 Indians among 12 injured
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero
UK Broadband
Three Iranians on trial in London over spying on journalists
Illustration: Julia Quenzler / The Guardian
World
Isaias prompts first hurricane and storm surge watches on northern Gulf Coast
Photo: NOAA GOES-19 satellite imagery
World
Libya's eastern parliament elects Abdulnabi as speaker after 12 years of Saleh
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World
Man, 61, charged with 1985 murder of student Hillary Hellewell after Newport cold-case breakthrough
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World
Russia launches overnight missile and drone barrage on Kyiv
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World
Serbia ties overseas voting to local time, sparking backlash ahead of key election
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World
Thailand flood death toll doubles to 60 as more rain threatens Bangkok before IMF-World Bank meetings
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World
US arrests Washington man accused of helping plan deadly Tumbler Ridge school shooting
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World
Vance says Iran must cut enrichment capacity to end seven-month war
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World
Houthis attack Aden airport with missiles and drones; Cairo flight diverted to Jeddah
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World
Tropical Depression Nine forms in the Gulf and could become Hurricane Isaias by Thursday
Photo: NOAA / National Hurricane Center
World
Israel puts military on high alert for October 7 anniversary, warns Gazans will pay 'heavy price'
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World
India says 12 crew injured after Panama-flagged tanker MT On Peace hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz
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World
UN rights council condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan, demands immediate ceasefire
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World
Israel puts military on high alert ahead of October 7 anniversary, warns Gaza will pay 'heavy price'
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World
Lithuania votes to lift nuclear-arms ban in first of two ballots; Kremlin warns of escalation
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World
Ukrainian drone wave kills two and injures nine in Moscow region overnight
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World
French school protests turn darker as teenager loses hand in grenade blast in Lens
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Health
Trump calls reported Russia plague outbreak 'big problem' as US monitors suspected case
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World
Australia's opposition vows 'biggest cut to immigration' in the country's history
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UK Broadband
Badenoch pledges £10bn 'Britannia Shield' missile-and-drone shield if Tories win election
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World
Russian drone hits commercial vessel carrying rapeseed oil in Black Sea, one killed
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Burnham considers delaying defence spending review to next autumn as Badenoch pledges £10bn 'Britannia shield'
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Coalition strikes Houthi naval targets in Hodeidah as Houthis claim strikes on Riyadh airport
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Technology
DeepSeek close to raising at least $12bn in Tencent-backed round ahead of early-2027 IPO
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World
Drones strike two cargo ships off Bulgarian coast; one sinks, sailors missing
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Technology
ElevenLabs to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in India, co-founder tells Reuters
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World
FBI arrests California woman accused of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan president's son
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Business
Forbion raises €2.3bn in largest European life-sciences venture fundraise of 2026
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Guterres hails Pakistan's 'pivotal role' mediating US-Iran conflict at Islamabad press conference
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Technology
Hadrian raises $40m to scale AI-driven offensive security platform
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Business
Healey leaves bank bosses guessing on windfall tax after crunch Downing Street talks
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Politics
Greens challenge Labour in Starmer's old seat as Holborn and St Pancras votes Thursday
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
INDIA bloc MPs march to Election Commission demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
Photo: Amar Ujala
Health
King's Fund warns 'entire generation' at risk as school nurses fall 38% since 2010
Photo: South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
World
Nepal ends 40-day flood search with 5,285 still missing, 1,455 confirmed dead
Photo: The Economic Times
World
Nigerian military aircraft crashes in Ondo, killing all 32 on board
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World
Two Saudi airports targeted on Monday, three injured, as Houthi fighting escalates
Photo: The Straits Times
World
South Korea says Ukraine's apology over North Korean POW disclosure 'falls short', weighs ambassador recall
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World
18-year-old killed and dozens hurt as double-decker bus overturns on Sweden's Highway 25
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Swinney doubles down on pensions 'lose' claim as Tories push Holyrood record correction
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UK Broadband
Highland has UK's worst 4G coverage at 60.85%, Ofcom data analysis finds
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Health
Hochul declares state disaster emergency as measles cases grow across rural New York
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World
Makkah Defence Alliance agrees rapid deployment of forces in Saudi Arabia
Photo: Saudi Press Agency via Okaz
World
Iran's IRGC orders tanker to turn back in Hormuz 'or risk being hit', UKMTO says
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Satellite Internet
Iran summons Norway's ambassador over Starlink, claims it disabled terminals during January protests
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World
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan issue joint declaration in rebuke to Ethiopia
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World
Hundreds of French schools begin second week of closures as Lille clashes mark Monday, Tuesday protests loom
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World
UN chief Guterres heads to Islamabad for four-day visit centred on US-Iran mediation
Photo: Gulf News
World
Flydubai co-pilot planned attack before being hired, told interrogators, Israeli officials say
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Politics
Sánchez calls snap general election for November 29 after housing decrees collapse
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula in Brazil first round as Datafolha projects runoff
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World
EU trade chief heads to Beijing Thursday for two-day make-or-break trade talks
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World
Globe says internet services restored after Philippines–Singapore cable cut
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Technology
Google freezes its open-source bug bounty after a flood of AI-generated reports
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Attacks on ships around Hormuz resurge as Iran warns vessels away from US-backed corridor
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Tanker hit by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Supreme Court to hear petitions against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral decisions
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World
Iran says it will increase missile range after war with the United States
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Science
Nobel Prize week opens as medicine award is announced today
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World
Two dead after suspected drone strike on cargo ship Royad Mammadov in Black Sea
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World
UK threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats if East Jerusalem consulate is closed
Photo: Al Jazeera
World
FBI arrests California woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan president's son
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Yemeni forces seize key Bab el-Mandeb positions as 'Dawn of Yemen' offensive launches
Photo: Yemen Freedom
World
Two dead and one missing as floods hit Spain's Catalonia after 'mini-hurricane' rains
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Up to 500 French high schools to close Monday as pupil protests intensify, minister says
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World
Two dead and one seriously injured as gunman opens fire on hunting party in Norway
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World
Russian strike hits Kyiv's Northern Bridge as Germany's Merz visits capital
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
SNP demands Burnham account for £200m Grangemouth pledge as Syngenta mulls closure
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UK Broadband
Court quashes Home Office block on Gaza mothers and children joining families in UK
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World
Four Pakistani sailors freed from Somali pirates land in Karachi today after five months in captivity
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Debris field found in search for missing Bermuda-to-Boston medical jet as hunt for six continues
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Twin earthquakes strike Indonesia's Sumba and Aceh, no casualties reported
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World
Two dead, 35 injured in mass shooting at Georgia homecoming block party
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Kulbergs wins Latvia election by record margin, eyes pro-Ukraine coalition
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World
PTI launches first phase of long march from Lakki Marwat with five-day plan to Swabi
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World
Punjab police bust cross-border arms network, seize AK-47 and grenades in Amritsar
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World
SBU drones strike Su-35 and Su-34 jets at Russia's Khanskaya airbase
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World
Pakistan arranges repatriation of three sailors killed in Somalia tanker rescue
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World
US Coast Guard searching for missing medical jet carrying six from Bermuda to Boston
Photo: U.S. Coast Guard/DVIDS
World
Kim Yo Jong says North Korea's intermediate-range missile test used AI to evade tracking
Photo: KCNA via DT Next
World
Pakistan government denies Islamabad roads closed, says containers a precaution ahead of PTI march
Photo: W.K. Yousafzai / AP Photo / picture alliance
World
Bangkok flood toll climbs to 40 as deluge turns streets into stagnant lakes
Photo: The Straits Times
World
Tigray rebels abandon Mekelle as pro-government forces claim airport, sources say
Photo: AP via Al Jazeera
World
Russia strikes Kyiv's Northern Bridge as attacks on Dnipro crossings enter third day
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World
UAE says flydubai co-pilot attempted 'terrorist' attack, wielded crash axe in cockpit
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Health
WHO says medical supplies wait median 74 days for Gaza clearance as hospitals stay crippled
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Pakistan plans up to 25,000 troops for Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threat
Photo: Jerusalem Post via Flipboard
World
Cargo piles up at Karachi port as Pakistan seizes containers to block Imran Khan supporters
Photo: Briefly News
World
Australia closes embassy in Brazil as police raid over suspected threat to US facilities
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Car drives into crowd at Newcastle Knights farewell; several injured, driver arrested
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
Disease-carrying ticks now surviving to adulthood in UK heatwaves, UKHSA expert says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Yemen's government says it carried out 20 airstrikes on Houthi targets in Taiz
Photo: Eagle News
Politics
Federal judge blocks Trump's Big Bend border wall construction
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Health
Covid hospital admissions jump 50% in a week as XFG 'American Covid' strain spreads
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Ben-Gvir claims entire West Bank 'belongs to Israel', threatens to dismantle Palestinian Authority
Photo: Diplomatic Times
World
Christa Pike intubated and on ventilator after botched execution, new court filing reveals
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World
Two injured in shooting at Eden Prairie homecoming football game
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World
EU adopts Returns Regulation allowing migrant return hubs in non-EU countries
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UK Broadband
UK-Iranian man arrested in RAF Fairford investigation released on bail as inquiry continues
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
UAE says flydubai co-pilot's cockpit axe attack was an attempted "terrorist" act
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Tens of thousands of French students protest school crisis as more than 5,000 arrested in clashes
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World
IMF shares draft MEFP with Pakistan as talks enter final stretch toward staff-level agreement
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World
India summons Pakistani envoy over 'cross-border infiltration', rejects Ferozepur claims
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World
India tells UN that Pakistan's 'so-called' civilian governments serve at the mercy of its Army
Photo: The Telegraph India
World
Israel attempted to kill Hamas's Gaza chief Ali al-Amoudi in Saturday strike
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Bodycam footage shows moment Luigi Mangione was arrested at Pennsylvania McDonald's
Photo: Bastille Post
World
Five Russian missiles and drones violate Moldova's airspace and explode on its soil, Sandu says
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World
Russia strikes Liberian-flagged cargo ship at Odesa port, killing one sailor
Photo: Odesa Regional Military Administration
Business
UK urged to act as Polymarket takes bets on whether HSBC and Lloyds will fail
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Putin observes Centre-2026 drills with Chinese and Pakistani troops in the Urals
Photo: Kyiv Independent
World
Loud explosions rock Yemen's capital Sanaa as government forces announce strikes on Houthi targets
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Satellite Internet
Starlink launches 'for Communities' programme letting hosts sell hourly internet passes
Photo: Wikideas1
World
Tennessee prisons chief Frank Strada resigns after Christa Pike's botched execution
Photo: Tennessee Department of Correction
World
Trump claims $8.4bn South Korea oil project; Seoul says it is not in the deal
Photo: News1 Korea
Business
UnitedHealth and Humana cut Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, affecting over a million seniors
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Victoria shaken by magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Leongatha
Photo: Charles Richter analysing a seismograph log
Business
Vietnam's economy grows 9.95% in third quarter, fastest pace in four years
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Vilnius Airport closed and NATO jets scrambled in drone scare at Belarus border
Photo: Jörg Carstensen / picture alliance via postimes.ng
World
Masked settlers attack West Bank olive harvesters in Beita and Osarin as harvest season turns violent
Photo: Jerusalem Post
World
Zelenskyy warns Putin will 'escalate the conflict as much as possible' ahead of US midterms
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World
Government rules out Islamabad march as second round of PTI talks ends without agreement
Photo: The News International
Politics
Pro-Trump influencer Benny Johnson sued for defamation by ICE protesters
Photo: Narrative Group
World
Russia hits Ukraine's energy grid with 416-drone-and-missile barrage overnight
Photo: The Straits Times
Politics
Spain's parliament defeats Sánchez's housing decrees as snap-election talk grows
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Russian strikes hit Kyiv's Southern Bridge again as drone attack kills one in high-rise
Photo: Bombo Radyo
World
US suspends consular services in Brazil ahead of Sunday's presidential election, citing security
Photo: Cota Jurídica
World
First round of PTI-government talks ends; second round set for Saturday 2pm
Photo: PTI Balochistan
World
Iran offers nuclear inspector access in exchange for sanctions relief, Bloomberg reports
Photo: The Jerusalem Post
World
Argentina unveils 'golden passport' offering citizenship for $350,000 as Milei chases dollars
Photo: Sitio Andino
Politics
Badenoch predicts general election as soon as May 2027 despite Burnham pledge
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Business
Bank shares lose £18bn after Healey summons bosses to pre-Budget summit
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Brazil scraps final election debate as Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro both skip
Photo: U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro
World
Brazil's attorney general demands probe into alleged US funding of far-right groups
Photo: Lula Marques / Agencia Brasil
World
Delhi Police detain 500+ at Jantar Mantar protest against election chief over voter-roll revision
Photo: Daily Morning Voice
World
US Energy Department electrical engineer arrested over alleged bid to aid Houthis
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World
Ethiopia and Egypt expel diplomats in tit-for-tat row as African Union urges restraint
Photo: Yeni Safak
World
Ethiopian forces close in on Tigray capital Mekelle as fears of wider war grow
Photo: Daily Express Sri Lanka
Satellite Internet
Eutelsat's OneWeb renewal moves toward launch as first new satellites ship
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Hero flydubai captain Smit Machchhar airlifted to Abu Dhabi after cockpit attack
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Hochul appoints Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell gang-rape case
Photo: Dickinson Avella
Politics
Judge bars Trump administration from ever re-charging ex-Olympian David Hearn in Reflecting Pool case
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Politics
Judge dismisses officers' lawsuit over Jan 6 memorial plaque
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UK Broadband
94-year-old human rights barrister arrested at Palestine Action protest outside Labour conference
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Politics
Miami judge rules federal noncitizen voting law unconstitutional
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UK Broadband
Ministers may scrap youth disability benefit for under-25s in back-to-work plan
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World
NTSB preliminary report: Miami Amazon cargo pilots got no wind warning before fatal crash
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World
Trump says he rejected Secret Service proposal to demolish the Oval Office, eyes federal landmark status
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World
Pakistan condemns Houthi attack on Madina power station as 'grave provocation'
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World
Pakistan disputes BSF account of deadly Punjab border shooting, names two dead as civilians
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World
Sixth arrest made in RAF Fairford terror inquiry as Iran summons British ambassador
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World
Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
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World
South Korea warns of 'further measures' if Ukraine refuses public apology over POW disclosure
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World
Spain's parliament sinks Sanchez's emergency housing decrees as protesters jeer
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World
Spain erupts in pot-banging housing protests ahead of Friday parliamentary vote
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World
Sperm whale rams yacht in South Pacific, sinking vessel and forcing four sailors into overnight ordeal
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Politics
21 states sue Trump EPA over repeal of power-plant emissions rule
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World
Taiwan coast guard fires water cannon at Chinese fishing boat near Dongsha Island
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Politics
Trump expected to name intelligence chief Jay Clayton as AI czar, CNN reports
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Satellite Internet
Ukraine urges US sanctions on entities behind Russia's Rassvet satellite network
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Health
UK commits £80 million to accelerate dementia diagnosis in the NHS
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World
US Coast Guard discloses interception of fuel-bound ship Grace headed for Cuba
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World
US seeks new multilateral body to monitor Iran sanctions after Russia-China veto
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World
US sends 9,000 troops and third carrier toward Iran as tanker struck in Hormuz
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Politics
JD Vance backs eliminating H-1B visa programme entirely
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UK Broadband
First minister demands 'New Deal for Wales' in letter to PM ahead of Plaid conference
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World
China's revised National Defence Mobilisation Law takes effect on October 1
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World
US officials see Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 as unlikely, Reuters reports
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Politics
Trump declines to endorse Netanyahu for another term in TIME interview
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World
Explosions heard in Ethiopia's capital as opposition claims drone strikes
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Politics
US Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump immigration detention dispute
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World
Pakistan military spokesman accuses India of 'another false-flag' operation
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World
Six powers reject Sudan 'parallel government', urge return to ceasefire talks
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Politics
Newsom signs bill banning child marriage in California
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Politics
Newsom signs 'No Robo Bosses' law and AI worker-protection package in California
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Business
Amazon and Constellation Energy sign 20-year nuclear power deal for Maryland plant expansion
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World
Helicopter crash in Zimbabwe kills six, with businessman Wicknell Chivayo and wife among the reported dead
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Technology
AI agents made failed hacking attempts on Canada's national archive, Transluce says
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World
UK announces 31 new Russia sanctions targeting LNG shadow fleet, propagandists and torturers
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UK Broadband
MoD wastes £25m on lost gear, cancelled contracts and tax penalties
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World
Algeria lower house approves death penalty for arsonists after deadly wildfires
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World
Cornell agrees to independent probe of rape case handling as pressure mounts
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Politics
US Justice Department indicts 10 non-citizens over alleged illegal voting in Minnesota
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World
flydubai suspends all Israel flights pending FZ1073 investigation
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UK Broadband
Six people smugglers jailed for manslaughter over deadliest Channel crossing
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World
Headteacher doused in petrol as student protests rage across France; PM holds crisis meeting
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World
Israeli strike on Gaza minibus kills at least four, medics say
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World
Hegseth tasks Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich with 'Project Meridian' warfare study
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World
Remnants of Hurricane Polo bring record flooding threat to central US
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World
Indonesia arrests captain of capsized Java Sea ferry as suspect
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World
Japan's 20-fold residency fee rise takes effect as immigration queues swell
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World
Garry Kasparov says US and Lithuanian security services warned him of assassination threat
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World
BJP Kerala headquarters attacked in Thiruvananthapuram; party blames Congress workers, calls statewide protest
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World
Two dead and one missing as medical helicopter crashes off Catalina Island
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UK Broadband
MPs tell BBC to stop outbidding rivals for US shows and overhaul 'outdated' licence fee
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World
Netanyahu says Israel had no specific warning ahead of flydubai attack, and MBZ agreed to joint probe
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Health
Newborn SMA screening begins in England today
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Politics
No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
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Health
Robotic surgery offers no clear benefit over conventional joint replacements, major BMJ studies find
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Politics
Senate Democrats block Republican bill restricting congressional stock trading
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World
Six House Democrats introduce "Stop the Settlements Act" targeting Israeli settlement expansion
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World
Gas pipeline explosion at Tishreen plant knocks three Syrian power stations offline
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World
Tennessee governor halts executions for rest of 2026 after Christa Pike survives lethal injection
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UK Broadband
Conservatives unveil 'Get to Work' scheme with 30% benefit cut threat for under-25s
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World
Turkish court blocks T24 news portal over alleged "LGBT propaganda"; journalists decry "digital state of emergency"
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World
UAE prosecutor general orders investigation into diverted flydubai flight FZ1073
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World
US completes Iraq troop withdrawal, ending 12-year fight against Islamic State
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Politics
White House removes CNN from TV press pool for second time in a week
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World
Gor hosts US ambassadors' regional conference in New Delhi as Rubio joins virtually
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World
Iran's Revolutionary Guards urge Americans to vote out Trump's allies in Congress
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World
Punjab forms high-powered committee to review Hina Javed murder probe
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Sport
India's women's compound archery team wins Asian Games gold, equalling world record
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World
Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent charged with assaulting officer in Texas
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Sport
Tim Ream calls time on USMNT career after 16 years
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World
Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police after 23 years, the longest in US history
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World
North Korea denies planting DMZ mines that injured three South Korean soldiers, threatens retaliation
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UK Broadband
Antisemitism at UK universities up nearly 80% since October 2023, charity report finds
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World
'Nothing is justifying this': Qatari PM slams Gaza 'atrocities' in Piers Morgan interview
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World
UAE and Muslim Council of Elders condemn Ben-Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa
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Politics
Senate blocks GOP data-centre bill as Democrats call it "toothless"
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World
Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray, killing 52 civilians, medic tells BBC
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World
Hijack scare over Saudi Arabia as Flydubai flight FZ1073 diverts after cockpit brawl
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World
Three tankers struck by unknown projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says
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World
Iran court finalises 74-lash sentence against singer Parastoo Ahmadi as appeal rejected
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World
Iran receives official US response to proposal to end Middle East war
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World
Iran warns of 'very dangerous consequences' of Netanyahu's UAE visit
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World
Bomb threat email puts Jalandhar on alert ahead of Amit Shah rally
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World
Hundreds of inmates on hunger strike at Lebanon's Roumieh prison as amnesty law stalls
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World
Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir, 101, hospitalised two days after wife's death
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World
Explosion and fire at MRPL refinery near Mangaluru leaves one seriously injured
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UK Broadband
Officer stabbed in leg during Met's 17-arrest organised-crime dawn raids
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UK Broadband
People vs Palantir: campaigners stage Gaza ambulance stunt at Palantir's London HQ over NHS data deal
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World
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar shot dead outside office in Thane
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Science
China-Europe SMILE satellite begins operations with first aurora images
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World
Russian glide bombs kill two and hit school in Ukraine's Sumy
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World
Belgium to transfer three F-16s to Ukraine by end of year, Zelenskiy says
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World
Refugee leader in hiding as March and March stages September 30 action in Durban
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World
Ramaphosa unveils four-point plan to tackle gender-based violence after 11 Ekurhuleni killings
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Politics
Newsom signs law banning electric shock gloves for all law enforcement in California
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World
13-year-old schoolboy stabs teacher dead and wounds two more in Slovakia school attack
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World
First Bangkok deaths confirmed as Thailand flood toll rises to 23; cabinet approves $122m relief
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World
Utah judge orders Douglas Carter released on bail after 41 years on death row as DNA excludes him
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World
Puntland forces rescue tanker MT Honour 25 from Somali pirates after five months
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World
Russian Tu-95 bomber crashes in Amur region during training flight, killing at least six
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Policy & Regulation
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let federal prisons deny gender-affirming care to transgender inmates
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Policy & Regulation
Second US court strikes down New York's Climate Superfund Act
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Politics
Mike Lee blocks bipartisan bill to protect Kennedy Center from demolition
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World
Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on defence company supplying Ukraine
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UK Broadband
NHS Tayside 'should have' sacked disgraced brain surgeon years ago, inquiry told
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World
Former TV anchor crowned king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom after succession row
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UK Broadband
UK government to cap leasehold fees and license property agents
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World
Iran's parliament speaker warns no Gulf country will export oil if Iran's are blocked
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World
FBI adds Goldy Brar to Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, raises reward to $1 million
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World
Wells Fargo fires Diego Sarabia, one of the accused 'Cornell 7', as prosecutors reopen gang-rape case
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World
US to restrict visas for those obstructing child abduction cases, Rubio says
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World
Khamenei says US will be forced out of Middle East after 'painful blows'
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World
Italian court convicts three Egyptian security officials over 2016 kidnapping of Giulio Regeni
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World
New York prosecutors reopen 2024 Cornell gang-rape case for grand jury review
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World
US and Iran return to indirect diplomacy as Qatari mediators open separate talks
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UK Broadband
Smugglers launching Channel boats from far further down French coast, BBC finds
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World
Russian jet-drones strike Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences; fresh ballistic attack early Tuesday
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World
Afghanistan summons Pakistan's envoy over alleged Nuristan infiltration plot
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Politics
Justice Alito steps aside from landmark Supreme Court climate case against Exxon and Suncor
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World
Wife of missing Australian activist Tran Hiep urges Albanese government to press Cambodia
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Politics
Burnham confirms state pension triple lock overhaul from 2030
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Politics
Burnham delivers first leader's speech as PM with "pull together" rallying call
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Politics
Andy Burnham announces National Commission on Electoral Reform
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UK Broadband
Burnham vows law change to allow public ownership of water companies
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World
DR Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, party says
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UK Broadband
Tagging of offenders creates 'false sense of assurance', warn watchdogs
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UK Broadband
Fayed survivors accuse GMC of letting abuse continue by refusing to investigate doctors
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World
Hungary's parliament lifts immunity of PM Peter Magyar and two Orban-era ministers
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World
Jammu and Kashmir assembly passes resolution demanding urgent restoration of full statehood
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World
Kentucky state trooper killed on I-65 as Blue Alert manhunt launched for armed suspect
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UK Broadband
Shabana Mahmood signals watering down of migration reforms as Labour rebels
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World
Malaysia begins deporting 1,500 Myanmar nationals despite UN safety warnings
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World
Death toll from Myanmar airstrike in Rakhine state's Kyauktaw rises to 50
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World
Nepal floods and landslides kill 21, force 3,000 evacuations as monsoon toll climbs
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World
UAE confirms Netanyahu's secret Sunday visit to Abu Dhabi
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World
More than 80 people abducted in two weekend attacks in northern Nigeria
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Policy & Regulation
US releases October 2026 Visa Bulletin, first of fiscal year 2027, after unusually late publication
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Business
Smart ring maker Oura postpones Nasdaq IPO despite 'strong demand' as autumn listing market falters
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Health
Pakistan reports fifth polio case of 2026 as virus persists in Bannu district
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World
Pope Leo says AI doom fears are not 'fake news' in apparent rebuke of Trump
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World
KP chief minister defiant as Centre keeps up governor's rule threat over PTI's Oct 4 march
Photo: Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) via Wikimedia Commons
UK Broadband
Rubio says RAF Fairford bomb plot 'clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor'
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World
CBI arrests Nirav Modi aide Sandeep Mistry after UAE extradition in PNB scam case
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World
Saudi defence minister invites UAE vice president to kingdom in first public olive branch since Yemen rift
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World
South Korea blames North Korea for DMZ landmine blast that injured two soldiers
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World
Spain agrees decree banning evictions until 2030 after Abascal case sparks mass protests
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World
Trump denies ever discussing US weapons sales to China, contradicting his own ambassador
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Business
UK consumer lending grows at fastest pace since 1993 as mortgage approvals slump
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UK Broadband
Free forever: UK drops plan to charge foreign visitors at national museums
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UK Broadband
UK police arrest 17 in major organised-crime raids as FCA acts against seven firms
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World
Vietnam arrests three on terrorism charges, including Norwegian and Australian citizens
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Health
One in eight cancers worldwide linked to infections, WHO study finds
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World
Zelenskyy warns Russia has begun 'additional mobilization' as North Korea prepares 10,000 more troops
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Politics
Hegseth orders Pentagon to fight foreign meddling in US elections
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World
New York Times games engineer shot dead in California; in-laws held on murder suspicion
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World
Tennessee clears way for first execution of a woman in 200 years
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World
Netanyahu denies receiving pre-October 7 warnings, threatens libel suits and blames ex-spy chief
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UK Broadband
Child among three dead off French coast in Channel crossing attempt
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Health
Bangladesh measles death toll reaches 1,099 as three more children die
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Business
Bank of England deputy governor warns rates may need to rise if inflation pressures build
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World
EU sanctions 27 individuals and entities over deportation of Ukrainian children, in North Korea-linked package
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Health
DRC Ebola infections cross 8,000 as outbreak death toll nears 4,000
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World
Turkey lifts asset freezes on 46 companies as fund-probe fallout topples Erdogan party deputy chair
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World
Trump asked Xi if China wants to buy US weapons, US ambassador says
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World
J&K Assembly passes resolution demanding full statehood restoration amid BJP walkout
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World
Lahore High Court orders release of 19 PTI workers detained in Sahiwal
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World
Toddler dies after 10-hour borewell rescue in Faridabad; abandoned shaft under scanner
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World
Clashes at Kolkata's SRFTI as students and ABGP members trade assault claims
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World
Tigray TV station hit by drone strike as rebels advance in northern Ethiopia
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World
Siti Hasmah, wife of Malaysia's longest-serving prime minister Mahathir, dies aged 100
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World
CBI arrests two in Rs 11.42-crore 'digital arrest' scam after raids at 22 locations across 10 states
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World
LPU suspends classes for 10 days, postpones mid-term exams after violent Phagwara protest
Photo: Gopal Aggarwal
World
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China wants to buy US weapons, ambassador reveals
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World
Eleventh woman's body found near Johannesburg as police investigate string of killings
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World
Bessent warns Iran's economy will have 'nothing' left to trade within two weeks
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World
Iran says it is 'ready for a doomsday war' with US after Trump rejects ceasefire plan
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World
Pakistan says over 71 militants killed in Balochistan operations in 96 hours
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World
DR Congo declares three days of national mourning after Kenge plane crash kills 17
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World
GoFundMe shuts down viral $745,000 fundraiser for 81-year-old Texas driver, refunds all donors
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World
IMF mission opens Islamabad phase of Pakistan review talks, with $1.2bn on the line
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World
Iran says it has no plans for new talks with the US, contradicting Trump
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World
Israel revokes Dutch diplomats' status over West Bank settlement import ban
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Politics
Larissa Waters quits as Australian Greens leader after worsening kidney disease
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World
Pakistan braces for 25pc water shortage in Rabi season starting 1 October
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Politics
More than 50 arrested at Palestine Action support rally outside Labour conference
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World
Qatar Airways flight landed at Sialkot, not Kashmir, airport official clarifies after tracking error
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World
Saudi foreign minister in Washington for talks with Rubio as Houthi tensions escalate
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World
Gunmen kill 27 in twin mass shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town
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World
Supreme Court takes suo motu note of sexual assaults on minors in Delhi-NCR, seeks police reply
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World
Three traffic police killed in gun attack in Tank, Pakistan
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World
Thousands shelter in Bangkok as Thai floods kill at least eight, disrupt 580,000 homes
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Mahmood to reopen UK resettlement scheme for refugees, prioritising Afghan women and Palestinians
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UK Broadband
US Embassy issues security alert for Americans in UK after terror arrests near RAF Fairford
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World
US Navy frigate USS Klakring sunk by missile off Scotland in joint UK-US exercise
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley / Wikimedia Commons
World
Netanyahu makes unannounced visit to UAE to meet Sheikh Mohamed amid Oct 7 warning fallout
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World
Pope Leo pledges action on clergy abuse after meeting French survivors in Lourdes
Photo: The Straits Times
World
Boston-bound Delta flight diverts to Porto after smoke reported in cabin
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Students rampage at Punjab university over unverified rape claim as police file FIR and form SIT
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Politics
Burnham meets Norway's Støre in Liverpool to deepen Lunna House defence pact
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
At least 12 dead and dozens missing after vessel capsizes in Lake Kivu
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Satellite Internet
Kremlin warns using Starlink for strikes deep inside Russia would be 'dangerous'
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Strike on Yemen market in Taiz kills seven, wounds 40 as rival sides blame each other
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Tokayev names special forces chief Aidos Myrzakhmetov as Kazakhstan's defence minister
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Councils to take over homes left empty for six months under new EDMO reforms
Photo: Resonance
World
Iran's Guards say they seized a US Remus 600 underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz
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World
Nor'easter claims first confirmed life as swimmer vanishes off Fire Island
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Undercover officer 'Dave Evans' admits lying to spycops inquiry about sexual relationship
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Burnham casts fresh doubt over Heathrow third runway as 2039 delay confirmed on eve of Labour conference
Photo: The Guardian
UK Broadband
UK gave asylum and citizenship to Haniyeh's ex-bodyguard before terror plot, Sunday Times reports
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Tokayev sacks defence minister Kosanov after 14 servicemen die in Caspian Sea exercise
Photo: Tengrinews
World
Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners after Rodriguez-Trump talks
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Eight to 13 militants killed as Bugti Peace Force repels attacks in Dera Bugti; 18 workers abducted in Duki
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
Bangladesh launches nationwide measles-rubella catch-up drive for 3.4 million children
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Science
Astronomers detect radio signal from an exoplanet for the first time
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Detained Tunisian flotilla activists' health worsening as hunger strikes continue
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
Mpox case confirmed in Bunia as DR Congo battles worst Ebola outbreak on record
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
FDA sugar recall of 1.7 million pounds classified Class II over possible wheat contamination
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World
Four killed as private helicopter crashes and catches fire near Montreal
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Two guides dead, 14 still missing after avalanche hits Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal
Photo: Liberty Times Net
World
IDF strikes Hezbollah targets after explosive drone attack on troops in southern Lebanon
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Israel's opposition leaders agree to pick next prime minister only after election
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
World
Tens of thousands rally in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis as right accuses Sánchez of negligence
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
India extends AFSPA 'disturbed area' tag across Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for six months
Photo: Imphal Reviews
World
Pakistan's new Hangor-class submarine conducts maiden live weapon firing in Arabian Sea
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Science
Pakistan's unfrozen glacial lakes jump from 40 to 105 in under two months, Suparco warns
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Four killed and four wounded in shooting in Saint Vincent's capital Kingstown
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Seventeen killed in South Africa tavern shooting as police hunt eight suspects
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Sharmeena Begum, who recruited Shamima Begum into Isis, found alive in Syria
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
South Korea and UN Command launch joint investigation into DMZ landmine blast
Photo: Freepress.ai
World
Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules in referendum, projections show
Photo: Gaste Avrupa
World
Ten killed, 11 wounded in shooting at entertainment venue outside Cape Town
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Tenth woman found dead in Ekurhuleni as police probe possible link
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
New Texas polls show Talarico stretching lead over Paxton in Senate race
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Thousands march through Madrid over 87-year-old's eviction as housing crisis boils
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
US and Russia strip human-oversight safeguards from UN 'killer robots' pact
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Monsoon floods and landslides kill 56 in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Nepal over three days
Photo: The News Now
UK Broadband
Burnham refuses to set target date to end small-boat crossings, blames Brexit
Photo: Reuters
World
Six killed in Athens Plaka gas-blast building collapse, victims identified
Photo: The Telegraph India
UK Broadband
Burnham backs police chief in 'nudify' paedophile bail row
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
President Zardari approves ordinance to protect Islamabad Safe City cameras
Photo: PhotoNews Pakistan
Politics
KP chief minister offers talks to federal government as PTI march put off to 4 October
Photo: The Express Tribune
World
British climber, 28, dies in 200ft fall descending Spain's Torrecerredo peak
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
UK Broadband
Burnham unveils 'Your First Home' scheme with 2.5% deposits for first-time buyers
Photo: London School of Economics
World
Congo military plane crash kills 13, including three officers
Photo: DRC Ministry of National Defence
World
India's election commission orders review of voter-roll software after internal rift
Photo: Freedom TV Live
World
India delivers right of reply to Shehbaz Sharif's UNGA speech — warns "terrorism by Pakistan will have consequences"
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Sport
Virat Kohli says 2027 ODI World Cup will be his last for India: 'The goal is absolutely to win it'
Photo: insidesport.in
Politics
Labour conference delegates push government to cancel Palantir's £330m NHS contract
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Lavrov and Wadephul hold first talks since 2022 on UNGA sidelines
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia; no tsunami threat
Photo: newcaledonia.co.nz
World
Michigan credit-union chief leaves job after AI-made 'Lake America' photo sparks outrage
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
CAA launches independent review of NATS after September software failure
Photo: Travolution
World
Pakistan tells UNGA: India's "terrorist exports" have gone from regional to global
Photo: X/@PakistanUN_NY
UK Broadband
Pro-Palestine Action group plans mass vigil at Labour conference in Liverpool
Photo: AJNet
World
Philippines suspends excise tax on LPG and kerosene amid soaring fuel costs
Photo: Office of the President of the Philippines
Politics
PTI postpones Islamabad long march to 4 October, but warns it could move sooner
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
UK Broadband
Rayner condemns Mahmood's migrant visa crackdown on eve of Labour conference
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
World
Saudi coalition intercepts Houthi missiles and drones fired at Riyadh and Khamis Mushait
Photo: Tunisie Numérique
UK Broadband
Memorial unveiled at Treloar's for boys infected in contaminated blood scandal
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Trump publicly rejects Iran's latest Hormuz proposal, calling it 'unacceptable'
Photo: The White House via Wikimedia Commons
World
Trump rejects Iran's seven-day ceasefire proposal, expects bombing to resume after midterms — WSJ
Photo: Shutterstock via globalreporters.com
World
Trump briefs Takaichi on Xi summit as Japan seeks clarity on US-China deal
Photo: Anadolu Agency
World
Trump warned Xi over Chinese support for Iran and received assurances, US envoy says
Photo: Labor Tribune
World
NYT backs Haaretz claim UAE president warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack before October 7
Photo: The Times of Israel
Sport
Yuki Kurihara, 11, becomes youngest Japanese Asian Games athlete in history with e-sports gold
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Shehbaz Sharif tells UN: threats to Makkah are a 'red line' for Pakistan
Photo: Daily Parliament Times
World
Five migrants drown trying to cross Kupa river into Slovenia, Croatian police say
Photo: Julian Nyča
Technology
US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic
Photo: National Defense Industrial Association
UK Broadband
Man, 41, charged with murder of Robbie Lawlor in north Belfast
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Internet cut off in war-torn northern Ethiopia as panic-buying empties Tigray shelves
Photo: Associated Press / Committee to Protect Journalists
World
Japan tightens permanent residency rules for foreigners, throwing futures into doubt
Photo: The Japan Times
Business
TalkTalk could go into administration 'within days' as rescue sale stalls, Telegraph reports
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Technology
26 state attorneys general urge Congress to regulate AI 'immediately'
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Health
A&E overcrowding linked to more than 500 avoidable deaths a week, study suggests
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Satellite Internet
Carney tells NYT Canada will 'diversify away' from Starlink
Photo: Canadian Mining Journal
UK Broadband
Dyfed-Powys Police confirms cyber-attack; staff data may have been compromised
Photo: Hello Rayo
World
EU agrees to release €6.6 billion linked to Ukraine military aid
Photo: Lukasz Kobus / European Commission
Policy & Regulation
US cities take on the FCC over its plan to override local broadband rules
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Technology
AI agents raided online retailers and stole 600,000 credit cards, Gambit says
Photo: SMEstreet
UK Broadband
Government cuts Homes for Ukraine host payments by 70%, from £350 to £100 a month
Photo: Inshorts
Science
Hubble spots a 'chaotic secret' hiding inside the spiral galaxy NGC 4698
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Indian police use tear gas and water cannon against protesters demanding election chief's resignation
Photo: Newskarnataka.com
Politics
Ketanji Brown Jackson criticises Supreme Court's emergency docket handling
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Politics
Nevada says all 185 names on DHS noncitizen voter list were lawful citizens
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Politics
New Jersey governor gives lieutenant governor until Friday to resign after ethics report
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Inquest hears Noah Woods, 3, left playground 'through a gap in the fence' before lake death
Photo: BBC News
World
Nolan Wells' family lawyers release cellphone data and autopsy details in push for investigation
Photo: The Guardian
World
Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey
Photo: Jarosław Tourist Information
Satellite Internet
Poland calls Starlink ground-station fire 'sabotage', says it targeted Ukraine internet link
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Project Gigabit has created more than 3,000 jobs and apprenticeships, government says
Photo: FutureScot
Policy & Regulation
Senate committee orders probe into Rs5.83bn 'overcharging' by Jazz
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
'Significant' early-season nor'easter batters US east coast with flooding and gales
Photo: Futuro 360 / CNN Chile
Satellite Internet
Finnish president Stubb pleads with Musk to let Ukraine use Starlink against Russian missile launchers
Photo: Sveriges Radio
Politics
Supreme Court revives Trump-era expanded SAVE database for voter citizenship checks
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Business
UK food and drink trade deficit hits £21.1bn, the largest since 2000
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
UN adds 61 companies to West Bank settlements blacklist; database total now 214
Photo: Jakub Hałun
Satellite Internet
Vietjet signs Starlink deal for free in-flight Wi-Fi across 120 aircraft
Photo: Hanoi Online
Satellite Internet
Vietnam licences Amazon Kuiper to build satellite telecom network
Photo: dientuungdung.vn
Technology
White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from British testers, Politico reports
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
World
UNICEF: 71,000 children displaced in Yemen in three weeks as malnutrition soars
Photo: The National News
Health
NHS to trial world-first rapid DNA test that can diagnose brain tumours in hours
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Politics
Butler rally shooting survivor James Copenhaver dies aged 76
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Israel's elections committee votes to bar both main Arab-led lists from October election
Photo: Israel National News
UK Broadband
Channel crossings: 781 arrivals on Wednesday, the busiest day of 2026, as Mahmood orders border review
Photo: Reuters
Health
NHS trust extends breast cancer case review to 4,500 after scandal findings
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Business
Bank of England rate-setters warn of 'sparks in the tinderbox' as hike bets grow
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
US Coast Guard suspends search for Carnival Panorama passenger Thomas Gigler
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Gaza economy enters 'most severe crisis on record' as UN puts recovery needs at $71.5bn
Photo: Jaber Jehad Badwan
World
Iran threatens to paralyse neighbouring airports over US flight sanctions
Photo: Mohsen Ataei / Fars News Agency
World
Federal judge halts Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico
Photo: DJTechYT / Wikimedia Commons
World
Judge orders Trump to restore White House press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
Photo: conservativenewsbriefing.com
World
Kenya suspends Tata Chemicals' Magadi soda-ash operations over mining-law compliance
Photo: The Kenya Times
UK Broadband
Residents near Lancashire chemical plant told of elevated 'forever chemical' blood levels
Photo: Geograph Britain and Ireland contributor
Technology
Australia launches taskforce into OpenAI Medicare hack as three more systems flagged
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Science
NASA begins low-altitude research flights over Colorado to study farm emissions
Photo: NASA/Goddard/Christy Hansen (public domain)
Business
New York sues Polymarket, calling prediction market an illegal gambling operation
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
World
Trump invites Putin to G20 summit in Miami
Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office
Technology
US State Department orders diplomats to say 'super intelligence' instead of AI after Trump's UNGA rebrand
Photo: China Daily
Politics
Trump denies report he wants his name on Ford's Theatre, site of Lincoln's assassination
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
UK defence contractors to offer 40,000 apprenticeships, placements and jobs a year
Photo: Japan Ministry of Defense
Health
Crisis-hit Welsh gender service cancelled 60 surgeries this year, health minister says
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Politics
Tony Blair urges Labour to commit to rejoining the EU within a decade
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in shake-up of England's school system
Photo: Broughton High School
UK Broadband
Three charged over assaults on emergency workers after Gosport migrant-boat protest
Photo: Colin Smith
UK Broadband
Conservatives pledge to cut benefits for the long-term unemployed
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
UK Broadband
PM Andy Burnham backs lifting ban on drinking alcohol in football stands
Photo: Austiñobobbiño / Wikimedia Commons
World
Dar tells OIC meeting India cannot discard the Indus Waters Treaty 'when inconvenient'
Photo: U.S. Department of State
World
Trump rallies Shield of the Americas against cartels as coalition backs sanctions push
Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Tamargo
Technology
AI chiefs to brief UN Security Council amid warnings technology could slip beyond human control
Photo: Village Global
Technology
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5, claiming flagship performance at 40% lower cost
Photo: TechCrunch
World
Sixteen terrorists killed in separate security operations across Balochistan, state media reports
Photo: Pakistan Today
World
Security forces kill 19 terrorists in Balochistan operations, says ISPR
Photo: Business Recorder
Health
Bangladesh measles death toll passes 1,076 after 11 more die
Photo: Press Information Department
World
Trump's Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn Gaza reconstruction plan
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Satellite Internet
Boeing and Gogo test satellite-linked military drone in challenge to Starlink
Photo: Insitu Inc
Science
Britain to join EU's OceanEye ocean monitoring system at New York signing
Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
World
Canada pledges $71m in aid for Palestinians as Western leaders warn over E1 settlement plan
Photo: Prime Minister's Office (India)
UK Broadband
Britain's Chagos deal put on hold after Trump calls it 'terrible' in first meeting with Burnham
Photo: U.S. Navy (released)
UK Broadband
Anti-migration activist slashed dinghy with rescuer on board as 60 migrants reached Dover
Photo: Steven Penton
World
South Australia offers A$1 million reward in Gus Lamont case as parents make first video appeal
Photo: South Australian Tourism Commission
World
Guterres warns Israel's West Bank actions raise 'spectre of ethnic cleansing' in farewell UN address
Photo: Christophe Licoppe / European Commission
PoliticsNews Brief
Kamala Harris campaigns with Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit to unify Michigan Democrats
Photo: Bernhard Holub
World
ICC convicts Central African Republic ex-militia leader of crimes against humanity
Photo: via Wikimedia Commons
Health
Islamabad High Court calls doctors' 102-hour week "inhuman", orders PMDC review
Photo: DFID - UK Department for International Development
World
Indonesia's haze sickens more than 170,000 as fires rage across Borneo, Sumatra and Papua
Photo: Investor Trust
World
Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days — with conditions; Trump sees deal after midterms
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Richard J. Brunson
World
Lee Jae Myung urges speedy resumption of North Korea–US talks at UN
Photo: Republic of Korea (Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service)
World
Macron uses final UN address to denounce Trump's Gaza diplomacy as "spectacle that should shame everyone"
Photo: Nebojša Tejić / STA
Technology
Meta quietly tested human callers behind AI assistant Muse after merchants hung up
Photo: Zephyris
Technology
Ofcom opens investigation into Pornhub age checks under Online Safety Act
Photo: Geograph contributor
WorldNews Brief
Two Ole Miss students found dead in separate incidents; causes under investigation
Photo: Cturk26 / Wikimedia Commons
World
Pezeshkian tells UN Iran will never 'bow our head or bend the knee'
Photo: khamenei.ir / Wikimedia Commons
UK Broadband
£16m RAF Hawk jet crashes after takeoff from RAF Valley as both pilots eject safely
Photo: Ian Gratton
World
Rubio says US ready to help Cuba with 'transformations', prefers talks over force
Photo: Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett
Technology
Sanders and Casar unveil bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI
Photo: U.S. Senate
UK Broadband
Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland's local government map
Photo: User:Colin
World
Trump meets Venezuela's Rodríguez at UNGA in first talks since Maduro's capture
Photo: Daniel Torok
World
US and Iran hold first shuttle talks in months on UN sidelines, via mediators
Photo: The White House
World
US confirms new troop rotation to Lithuania, ending months of uncertainty
Photo: Spc. Rachel Hall
Business
Verizon to invest $70 million in nationwide AI training effort
Illustration: Flip News (AI-generated)
Health
Wisconsin confirms measles case in Chippewa County as outbreak spreads to new counties
Photo: CDC (Cynthia S. Goldsmith
World
World Bank unlocks $170 million in emergency financing for Nepal flood response
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg
World
Zelenskyy says Trump backs licences for Patriot missile production in Ukraine
Photo: Defense Express
UK Broadband
Scotland drug deaths rise 11% as powerful synthetic opioid nitazenes implicated in 247 deaths
Photo: Geograph contributor
World
One charge dropped in Alan Jones indecent assault trial as case enters eighth week
Photo: Jeremy Buckingham
World
Andy Burnham seeks resolution to Diego Garcia dispute after call with Mauritius PM
Photo: Scottish Government
World
Officer critically hurt in Yom Kippur shootout outside Belleville synagogue
Photo: Robert Taylor
World
Spanish police move hundreds of Ceuta migrants off beaches to tented camp
Photo: Youtryandyoutry
Science
NASA's Chandra spots 84 mystery 'hypersoft' X-ray objects across six galaxies
Illustration: NASA/CXC & J.Vaughan
UK Broadband
Daisy Hill maternity shake-up: expectant mothers face 'nightmare' as trust draws up suspension plan
Photo: Hassocks5489
World
Dar presses OIC to back Gaza peace plan and confront West Bank settlements
Photo: Abedallah Alhaj
World
Vermont jury convicts Jason Eaton of attempted murder in 2023 shooting of three Palestinian students
Photo: HeyTomek (CC0 1.0)
World
Hurricane Polo rockets to Category 4 off Mexico, nearing Category 5
Photo: VIIRS satellite imagery from NOAA-21
Science
NASA's Roman telescope sees starlight for the first time
Photo: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center / Tyler Desjardins (STScI)
Satellite InternetNews Brief
Judge refuses to block SpaceX land swap in Texas wildlife refuge
Photo: Alexander Hatley
Celebrity
Taylor Frankie Paul quits 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives', citing cast bullying
Photo: OK Magazine
World
Trump to meet Zelenskyy in New York on Tuesday as US pushes Russia–Ukraine de-escalation
Photo: Basil D Soufi
Technology
Z.ai disables coding assistant features after unauthorised code uploads
Photo: Markus Spiske
World
Canada and France pledge joint space infrastructure after Carney–Macron talks
Photo: Dati Bendo / European Union
Satellite Internet
Exolaunch books its first Starfall mission on a Starship flight targeted for 2029
Photo: Steve Jurvetson (CC BY 2.0)
World
ICE agent shoots Venezuelan DoorDash driver in Austin, sparking protests and calls for a probe
Photo: Hensbread / Wikimedia Commons
World
US proposes AI incident alert system to China after New York talks
Photo: U.S. Department of the Treasury
World
US and China hold all-day New York talks to set up Trump-Xi summit
Photo: US Department of the Treasury
World
Wildfire threatens Colombia's Villa de Leyva as record heat fuels 18 blazes nationwide
Photo: Bernard Gagnon
Policy & Regulation
California approves permanent disaster protections for LifeLine phone and internet customers
Photo: The California Public Utilities Commission headquarters
World
Gilgit-Baltistan police foil terrorist attack on checkpost between Diamer and Ghizer
Photo: Gilgit-Baltistan Police
World
Russian drone strike on Kyiv-area arms depot kills 37 in deadliest attack of the year
Photo: State Emergency Service of Kyiv region (ДСНС Київщини)
World
Meloni promises burqa and niqab ban in Italian schools
Photo: Giorgia Meloni arriving at the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague. Photo: Floris de Bijl
World
Ukraine launches 'biggest ever' drone attack on Moscow as Russia holds final day of elections
Photo: Quintin Soloviev
World
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast within three hours
Photo: North Korea test-fires a Hwasong-11Ra ballistic missile
Politics
Trump says planned Washington triumphal arch will double as 'military complex' with drones and snipers
Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons
Funding & Grants
NTIA opens a second BEAD round: states can spend leftover billions on missed locations
Photo: Broadband Breakfast
Funding & Grants
West Virginia backs $100M+ Armstrong fibre push for 10,000 rural homes and businesses
Photo: TD&I Cable Maintenance
Funding & Grants
Indiana electric co-op wins $13.2M BEAD grant for fibre across four counties
Photo: Rural Missouri
Policy & Regulation
FCC tees up September 30 vote on unlocking satellite spectrum for rural broadband
Photo: Official portrait: FCC (public domain); cropped to 16:9 for the hero frame