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Pennsylvania officer charged in killing of college student who went to wrong house

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T20:29:03+00:00

Police officer who fatally shot unarmed 22-year-old Glenwood Pysher IV faces voluntary manslaughter chargeA Pennsylvania police officer was charged Tuesday with voluntary manslaughter for last week’s fatal shooting of a college student who was looking for his friends late at night and went to the wrong house.Police body camera video reviewed by investigators showed the officer yelled: “Drop to the ground,” then: “Stop or I’ll ...”. Before he finished the sentence, he fired two shots at the man who was unarmed and had his hands in the air. He hit 22-year-old Glenwood Earl Pysher IV twice in the

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Israeli protesters call for an end to settler violence

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-02T20:07:41+00:00

Israeli protesters gathered in Jerusalem on Wednesday to condemn violence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.

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Justice department orders US states to expand how they report undocumented immigrants

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T20:02:39+00:00

New opinion issued by the DoJ says those who take federal money through TANF and SSI must report undocumented immigrants across their state governmentsThe US Department of Justice has ordered states to expand how they report undocumented immigrants to the federal government, according to a legal opinion from Tuesday that reverses a policy that has been in place for nearly 30 years.Under the new opinion, issued by the department’s Office of Legal Counsel, any state that takes federal money through support schemes for low-income Americans, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

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Trump ‘happy’ about Harry and Meghan UK return: ‘I was not a fan’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T20:01:16+00:00

President praises late queen and King Charles but says duke and duchess treated royal family ‘with great disrespect’Donald Trump has weighed in on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s move back to Britain, declaring: “I’m happy about it.”“I was not a fan,” the US president told reporters during a question-and-answer session following a press conference with travel executives on Wednesday. “I had a very good relationship with the queen, really good. I got to know her very well. A really good relationship with King Charles – I knew him as Prince Charles and King Charles. I’ve known him for a long ti

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JD Vance says he’s doing ‘God’s work – and if that leads to the end times, OK’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T19:55:40+00:00

Vice-president says on evangelical podcast he would feel ‘not shocked if the antichrist was walking among us’JD Vance has said he is “doing as much of God’s work as possible” and that he is OK “if that leads to the end times”, which he says “are coming”.The US vice-president made the comments during a Monday podcast interview with Bryce Crawford, a 22-year old evangelical host with over a million YouTube followers and videos featuring sensationalist headlines including “Preaching the gospel in Chicago’s deadliest neighborhood” and “Debating a ‘gay’ pastor”. Continue reading...

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Ceuta : un rapport de la police espagnole sème le doute sur le rôle des forces de l’ordre marocaines

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-02T19:41:44+00:00

Selon les enquêteurs du Centre national de l’immigration et des frontières, la réponse policière au Maroc a été « d’une totale permissivité, sans qu’aucune tentative sérieuse pour tenter de réduire, disperser ou éloigner la masse de personnes du périmètre frontalier ».

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Росія випробовує НАТО на здатність утриматися від відкритої війни, - WSJ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-02T19:36:00+00:00

Цього тижня німецькі та європейські офіційні особи заявили, що Росія перейшла межу, завдавши удару безпілотниками з вибухівкою по німецькому аеропорту.

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A Malte, le magnat Yorgen Fenech, accusé d’avoir orchestré le meurtre de la journaliste Daphne Caruana Galizia, acquitté par un tribunal

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-02T19:33:20+00:00

L’homme d’affaires était accusé d’avoir commandité l’attentat à la voiture piégée qui a coûté la vie à la journaliste âgée de 53 ans, un événement qui avait bouleversé cette nation insulaire et suscité une vague de condamnations à l’échelle mondiale.

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Police chief in Mississippi town where 1-year-old was killed has been fired

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T19:10:45+00:00

Harold Vanderford made national news earlier this year after he shot and killed Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call at WalmartLate Tuesday, the city of Senatobia, Mississippi fired its police chief, Harold Vanderford, after it was reported that Vanderford regularly used racist slurs against Black people in his text messages. The town, which is about 40% Black, made national news earlier this year after a white officer fatally shot and killed Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call at Walmart. Officers fired into

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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T19:06:39+00:00

Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with CanadaApple has renamed Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, after an executive order from Donald Trump to change the name of the Great Lake amid his trade spat with Canada.The Apple Maps app now displays the controversial new name for the lake, which sits between the border of New York state and the Canadian province of Ontario, for users in the US. Apple users outside the country will still see the Lake Ontario name. Continue reading...

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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T19:06:39+00:00

Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with CanadaApple has renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, after an executive order from Donald Trump to change the name of the Great Lake amid his trade spat with Canada.The Apple Maps app now displays the controversial new name for the lake, which sits between New York state and the Canadian province of Ontario, for users in the US. Apple users outside the country will still see the Lake Ontario name. Continue reading...

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Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T19:03:06+00:00

British tourists reportedly discovered Luger pistol that is latest in long line of potential leads in mystery of al-Hilli deathsExperts are examining a gun found by tourists to determine whether it might have been used to kill a British family in the French Alps 14 years ago.In what remains an unsolved murder case, Saad al-Hilli, 50, his wife, Ikbal, 47, and her mother Suhaila al-Allaf, 74, were shot dead on a road near Annecy, a remote Alpine village in eastern France in September 2012. Continue reading...

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Tapisserie de Bayeux à Londres : Emmanuel Macron souhaite « un lien aussi étroit que les fils » de la broderie entre le Royaume-Uni et la France

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-02T18:51:57+00:00

Le chef de l’Etat avait personnellement décidé du prêt pour un an de la tapisserie au Royaume-Uni lors de sa visite d’Etat en juillet 2025, afin de « revivifier la relation culturelle » et de marquer « la confiance » actuelle entre les deux pays.

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Will the EU take action against Israel?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-02T18:46:21+00:00

Surge in Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians

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Lindsay Clancy jury says they’re deadlocked for a second time

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T18:34:45+00:00

Jury sent back for more deliberations in case of mother accused of murdering her three childrenSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Wednesday told the judge for a second time that it can’t agree on a verdict in the controversial case of the mother accused of murdering her three children.The jury were then sent back for more deliberations but if they remain deadlocked for a third time a mistrial is set to be called in the high-profile case. Continue reading...

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Lindsay Clancy jurors say they’re deadlocked for a second time

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T18:34:45+00:00

Jury sent back for more deliberations in case of mother accused of murdering her three childrenSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Wednesday told the judge for a second time that it can’t agree on a verdict in the controversial case of the mother accused of murdering her three children.The jury were then sent back for more deliberations but if they remain deadlocked for a third time a mistrial is set to be called in the high-profile case. Continue reading...

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