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Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T03:29:33+00:00

The US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bailUS secretary of state Marco Rubio has said unequivocally that a foreign actor was involved in the suspected UK bomb plot at RAF Fairford, hours after the five suspects arrested close to the airbase were released on bail.“What could have happened in the UK over the weekend is a ‌very serious situation,” Rubio said in an interview with Fox News on Monday evening, adding that it “clearly involves the hands ‌of a foreign actor.” Continue reading..

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Australia news live: Shoebridge doesn’t rule himself out of Greens leadership race; RBA interest rates decision expected

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T03:12:33+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police say they are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men in the state’s north.Police said they found the first man – who has since been identified as a 79-year-old – dead at a property on Summerland Way at Gurranang, near Grafton, on 13 September.And that’s equally important in the Reserve Bank’s mandate, dual mandate, which talks about maintaining full employment at the same time as they go for price stability, which means inflation in the target band.Well, it’s still lower than what

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A Aberdeen, en Ecosse, le lent crépuscule des hydrocarbures de la mer du Nord

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-29T03:00:05+00:00

La capitale britannique de l’or noir incarne les débats brûlants du Royaume-Uni sur le rythme de sortie des énergies fossiles. Elle attend avec impatience un possible feu vert du gouvernement pour lancer l’exploitation de deux nouveaux gisements, l’un pétrolier, l’autre gazier.

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Les Hongkongais confrontés à des attaques de chiens errants

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-29T03:00:04+00:00

Les défenseurs des chiens sauvages, la plupart du temps inoffensifs, dénoncent la présence croissante de canidés abandonnés plus agressifs car entraînés pour surveiller entrepôts et bâtiments industriels.

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Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-29T02:56:18+00:00

“Our development of highly advanced models, platforms, and applications and expansion of use cases could further increase the risk that ‌our models cause harm,” Anthropic said

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‘New kind of cyber incident’: OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack and reveals extent of attack

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T02:51:17+00:00

Chief strategy officer to fly to Australia to front joint committee on AI after breaches of government websitesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent attack on Medicare, and will front parliament next week, as the tech company revealed more details about its June hack of Australian government websites.In a blog post released on Tuesday, OpenAI said it should have handled its response better. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Shoebridge doesn’t rule himself out of Greens leadership race; UNSW’s warning after ‘drunk’ AI study

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T02:49:07+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police say they are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men in the state’s north.Police said they found the first man – who has since been identified as a 79-year-old – dead at a property on Summerland Way at Gurranang, near Grafton, on 13 September.And that’s equally important in the Reserve Bank’s mandate, dual mandate, which talks about maintaining full employment at the same time as they go for price stability, which means inflation in the target band.Well, it’s still lower than what

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Australia news live: OpenAI executive to fly to Australia to appear at joint committee; 18-year-old charged after alleged drone plot

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T02:32:23+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police say they are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men in the state’s north.Police said they found the first man – who has since been identified as a 79-year-old – dead at a property on Summerland Way at Gurranang, near Grafton, on 13 September.And that’s equally important in the Reserve Bank’s mandate, dual mandate, which talks about maintaining full employment at the same time as they go for price stability, which means inflation in the target band.Well, it’s still lower than what

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OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T02:10:55+00:00

Artificial intelligence firm to front parliament as it apologises to Australians for agent attack OpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent attack on Medicare, and will front parliament next week, as the tech company revealed more details about its June hack of Australian government websites.In a blog post released on Tuesday, OpenAI said it should have handled its response better. Continue reading...

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Au Mexique, de nouveaux suspects identifiés dans l’affaire des 43 étudiants disparus d’Ayotzinapa en 2014

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-29T02:08:24+00:00

Dix-sept personnes supplémentaires font l’objet d’une enquête, a annoncé le parquet, lundi, dans cette affaire où 168 personnes sont poursuivies. Les investigations suggèrent que les étudiants ont été arrêtés par des policiers, qui les auraient livrés à un cartel local.

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Au Mexique, de nouveaux suspects identifiés dans l’affaire des 43 étudiants disparus d’Ayotzinapa en 2014

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-29T02:08:21+00:00

Dix-sept personnes supplémentaires font l’objet d’une enquête, a annoncé le parquet, lundi, dans cette affaire où 168 personnes sont poursuivies. Les investigations suggèrent que les étudiants ont été arrêtés par des policiers, qui les auraient livrés à un cartel local.

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Australia news live:Albanese calls OpenAI talks after Medicare hack ‘very constructive’; 18-year-old charged with alleged drone plot

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T02:00:07+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police say they are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men in the state’s north.Police said they found the first man – who has since been identified as a 79-year-old – dead at a property on Summerland Way at Gurranang, near Grafton, on 13 September.And that’s equally important in the Reserve Bank’s mandate, dual mandate, which talks about maintaining full employment at the same time as they go for price stability, which means inflation in the target band.Well, it’s still lower than what

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Trump doubles down on claims US will win war with Iran ‘one way or another’ as talks are in doubt – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T01:54:38+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailWhile the lawmakers in the US House have already left Washington to get a head start on midterm campaigning, the Senate is hoping to wrap up its legislative agenda this week. Today, we can expect a vote at 5.30pm ET on the Protect College Sports act, which attempts to provide greater protections for university athletes in the US.The bill includes provisions for players to earn compensation from their name, image and likeness – known as NIL payments, and allow them to transfer schools (and teams) without being penalized or force

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Australia news live: OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack, calling it a ‘new kind of cyber incident’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T01:35:08+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police say they are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men in the state’s north.Police said they found the first man – who has since been identified as a 79-year-old – dead at a property on Summerland Way at Gurranang, near Grafton, on 13 September.And that’s equally important in the Reserve Bank’s mandate, dual mandate, which talks about maintaining full employment at the same time as they go for price stability, which means inflation in the target band.Well, it’s still lower than what

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‘Something suspicious’: greenkeeper tells Beau Lamarre-Condon double murder trial about finding bloody belongings

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T01:28:59+00:00

Former Sydney police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering AFL umpire Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke DaviesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrand new AFL shorts, a Qantas card and other bloodied belongings were found in a dumpster two days after football umpire Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke Davies were allegedly murdered, a Sydney court has heard.Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting the couple with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February

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‘Looked like dried blood’: worker tells Beau Lamarre-Condon trial about finding suspicious belongings in skip

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T01:28:59+00:00

Former Sydney police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering AFL umpire Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke DaviesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrand new AFL shorts, a Qantas card and other bloodied belongings were found in a dumpster two days after football umpire Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke Davies were allegedly murdered, a Sydney court has heard.Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting the couple with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February

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Vietnamese government accused of abducting Australian human rights activist

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T01:16:28+00:00

Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Vietnamese Australian anti-human trafficking campaigner, not heard from since 18 SeptemberVietnamese authorities have detained three activists, including an Australian, on what have been described as “fabricated” charges.The Vietnamese government said the three confessed to being members of Viet Tan – a pro-democracy organisation – which it describes as a terrorist organisation. Continue reading...

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Vietnamese government accused of abducting human rights activists

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T01:16:28+00:00

Detained anti-human trafficking campaigners include Tran Hiep, a Vietnamese Australian, not heard from since 18 September Vietnamese authorities have detained three activists, including aNorwegian and an Australian, on what have been described as “fabricated” charges.The Vietnamese government said the three confessed to being members of Viet Tan – a pro-democracy organisation – which it describes as a terrorist group. Continue reading...

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Are Trump's US government funded ads illegal?

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-09-29T01:12:52+00:00

President Trump has faced criticism after fronting adverts which were paid for by the US government.

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Australia news live: Greens to choose new leader next week; footage shows massive great white shark at Perth beach

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T00:53:14+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police say they are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men in the state’s north.Police said they found the first man – who has since been identified as a 79-year-old – dead at a property on Summerland Way at Gurranang, near Grafton, on 13 September.And that’s equally important in the Reserve Bank’s mandate, dual mandate, which talks about maintaining full employment at the same time as they go for price stability, which means inflation in the target band.Well, it’s still lower than what

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TRAI mandates telecom operators to act against AI-flagged spam callers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-29T00:25:01+00:00

The amended regulations introduce new procedures for identifying suspected spammers, checking linked connections and restricting telecom resources following violations

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Inside Al Jazeera’s UNGA coverage

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-29T00:10:21+00:00

Here’s a look at what it was like behind the scenes of the coverage you saw online and on TV.

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Vietnamese government accused of abducting Melbourne human rights activist

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-29T00:08:11+00:00

Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Vietnamese Australian anti-human trafficking campaigner, not heard from since 18 SeptemberVietnamese authorities have detained three activists, including an Australian, on what have been described as “fabricated” charges.The Vietnamese government said the three confessed to being members of Viet Tan – a pro-democracy organisation – which it describes as a terrorist organisation. Continue reading...

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