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MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T13:07:24+00:00

Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mountingMI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing researchThe security alert issued by MI5 regarding a Chinese state-owned conglomerate accused of conducting espionage in the UK reveals the extent to which British intelligence remains concerned about Beijing’s influence, and risks casting a shadow over UK-China cooperation at a time when the bilateral relationship is enjoying a revival.The UK’s domestic security service on Wednesday warned researchers and a

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Неякісне пальне vs старість: що стоїть за російським "тушкопадом"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-30T13:07:00+00:00

Росія втратила стратегічний бомбардувальник Ту-95МС: 29 вересня в Амурській області у літака одразу після злету відмовили три з чотирьох двигунів. Але чи могло це бути пов’язане з неякісним паливом? Зазвичай,...

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Grenfell fire police investigators hand files on 20 firms and 54 people to CPS

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T13:05:24+00:00

Met calls move ‘milestone’ moment that paves way for ‘very best possible evidence for charging decisions’Police investigating the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire have handed over files of evidence relating to 20 companies and 54 individuals to prosecutors.The Metropolitan police described the move as a “milestone” moment that paved the way for what it said would be “the very best possible evidence for charging decisions”. Continue reading...

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MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T13:00:41+00:00

Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence serviceMI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universitiesChina’s intelligence service used a front company to pay grants to British universities and steal crucial research about technology projects, MI5 said on Wednesday in a rare public espionage warning.Britain’s domestic security service said researchers and academics should cease work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), sometimes also known as the China Academy of General Technol

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MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese ‘front company’ stealing research

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T13:00:41+00:00

Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence serviceMI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universitiesChina’s intelligence service used a front company to pay grants to British universities and steal crucial research about technology projects, MI5 said on Wednesday in a rare public espionage warning.Britain’s domestic security service said researchers and academics should cease work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), sometimes also known as the China Academy of General Technol

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MI5 warns UK universities over ‘theft of tech secrets by Chinese front company’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T13:00:41+00:00

Security service says academics should stop working with and taking grants from firm backed by Chinese intelligenceMI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universitiesMI5 has issued a rare public warning to UK universities that China’s intelligence service is using a front company to pay for research by UK academics and steal the secrets of hi-tech projects.Britain’s domestic security service said researchers and academics should cease work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), sometimes also known as the China Academy of General Technology (CAGT).Add

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Au Brésil, « les Etats-Unis cherchent à peser sur l’élection présidentielle, avec la complicité de l’un des candidats, Flavio Bolsonaro »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-30T13:00:14+00:00

Rappelant que l’extrême droite progresse en Amérique latine, un collectif d’universitaires, d’artistes et de représentants d’associations appelle, dans une tribune au « Monde », à suivre le scrutin qui doit se tenir en octobre au Brésil, dernier grand bastion démocratique de la région.

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« L’accord sur le Groenland constitue le parfait contre-pied à la “diplomatie de la famille et des amis” de Donald Trump »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-30T13:00:10+00:00

A rebours des échecs au Moyen-Orient, où les discussions sont conduites par des non-diplomates proches du président américain, l’accord signé le 22 septembre entre le Danemark, le Groenland et les Etats-Unis s’est fait dans le respect des règles, au bénéfice de ses signataires, constate dans sa chronique Gilles Paris, éditorialiste au « Monde ».

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Повітряні тривоги, ракетні і дронові удари й вибухи впливають на працездатність українців – результати дослідження НЖІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-30T13:00:00+00:00

Українці зазначають, що одного варіанту для надання підтримки після безсонних ночей і постійної тривоги не може бути, адже треба враховувати потреби кожної особи окремо.    Постійні сигнали тривоги...

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Guardiola difende il Manchester City: “Supereremo tutto insieme”. Cosa rischia il club

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-30T12:57:54+00:00

Il caso finanziario, le tappe del processo e le possibili sanzioni. Tre Premier sono al centro della vicenda: cosa succederebbe in caso di revoca e perché non è automatica la riassegnazione alle seconde classificate. L’ex allenatore sui social: “Sempre al fianco del mio club”

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BITS Pilani, IIT Madras announce student exchange programme

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-30T12:57:03+00:00

The five-year agreement establishes a framework for collaboration in areas of mutual academic and research interest and provides opportunities for the exchange of students and faculty, academic and scholarly information, materials, and publications

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Israeli minister claims ‘terrorist’ wanted to crash plane after Tel Aviv-bound flight’s emergency landing – latest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T12:48:08+00:00

Israeli media say incident, which raised fears of possible hijacking, stemmed from feud between plane’s two pilotsFull report: Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia In a video from inside the plane that was reposted by Israeli social media users, one passenger, blood dripping from an open wound on his head, pleaded for assistance and said they were descending into Saudi Arabia, with which Israel has no diplomatic relations.“We are here during an attack on the plane. We just subdued the terrorists and are preparing to land,” the man said in Hebrew. Continue readin

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Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T12:47:15+00:00

Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policyBurundi has agreed to join a clutch of ⁠other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the US under ⁠Donald Trump’s hardline ⁠immigration ​policy.However, the authorities in Bujumbura, the country’s economic capital, said Burundi will only accept those not accused of crime or terrorism links, said ⁠Nancy Ninette Mutoni, a spokesperson for the country’s president, Évariste Ndayishimiye. Tuesday’s announcement gave no details of numbers, timing or financial ⁠detai

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Settlers closing in on Ramallah

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-30T12:43:27+00:00

Israeli settlers are encroaching ever closer to Ramallah, the de facto capital of the occupied West Bank.

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Ranulph Fiennes’ stepson says he is in contact with police about explorer’s wellbeing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T12:39:25+00:00

Exclusive: Alexander Millington-Cotes says call from police has given him hope concerns are being taken seriouslyThe stepson of Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been contacted by police and says he intends to speak to them this week over his concerns about the wellbeing of the explorer.Alexander Millington-Cotes – who is estranged from his mother, Louise, Fiennes’ second and current wife – said an officer from Cheshire police had called him in recent days. Continue reading...

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Ranulph Fiennes’s stepson says he is in contact with police about explorer’s wellbeing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T12:39:25+00:00

Exclusive: Alexander Millington-Cotes says call from police has given him hope concerns are being taken seriouslyThe stepson of Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been contacted by police and says he intends to speak to them this week over his concerns about the wellbeing of the explorer.Alexander Millington-Cotes – who is estranged from his mother, Louise, Fiennes’ second and current wife – said an officer from Cheshire police had called him in recent days. Continue reading...

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Rainwater washes away highway in Nigeria

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-30T12:39:08+00:00

Heavy rain over three days caused severe flooding along the Agbarho-Ughelli highway in Delta State, southern Nigeria.

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Third Wave Coffee forays into Kerala with two outlets in Kochi

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-30T12:36:10+00:00

This market expansion complements the brand’s recent new market entries across Visakhapatnam, Jalandhar, Lucknow, and Ludhiana, further strengthening the presence across India’s high-potential emerging markets

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Voters back Burnham’s plan to cut back triple lock to fund social care reform by 48% to 28%, poll suggests – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-30T12:30:15+00:00

This live blog is now closed‘Oozing everyman charm’: what the papers said about Burnham’s speechAndy Burnham has suggested that it would not be legitimate for a party to form a majority government with less than 30% of the vote.In his Today interview, asked why he wanted electoral reform and a move towards proportional representation, Burnham replied:I found it better being elected under a different system as mayor of Greater Manchester, where people had one or two, they could put that on the ballot paper.Because you had a reason to stop on every doorstep and chat to people who might not alway

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