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A Huailai, la cité fantôme d’Evergrande raconte la crise de l’immobilier chinois

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-18T04:00:14+00:00

A 130 kilomètres de Pékin, l’ancienne cité modèle du promoteur déchu Evergrande devait accueillir des dizaines de milliers d’habitants. Malgré ses façades inachevées et ses équipements abandonnés, le site s’est transformé en refuge bon marché pour retraités et divorcés.

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En Israël, l’opposition à Benyamin Nétanyahou fragilisée par ses divisions : « Nous ne devons pas nous attaquer les uns les autres »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-18T04:00:12+00:00

Yaïr Golan, leader des Démocrates (gauche), domine, dans les sondages, la course au sein de l’opposition. Quarante jours avant le scrutin législatif du 27 octobre, le général à la retraite dénonce des manœuvres de deux de ses alliés contre sa candidature au poste de premier ministre.

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Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T04:00:08+00:00

Tech bosses have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence and the creation of formal guardrails from the US government. But why is President Trump unmoved by the doomsday predictions, dismissing them as a ‘hoax’? What lies behind his embrace of the AI industry? Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian US tech editor, Blake MontgomeryWatch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics Weekly YouTube channelSend your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyamerica@theguardian.comListen to the latest season of Black Box Continue reading...

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Avant les élections législatives en Israël, l’opposition à Benyamin Nétanyahou fragilisée par ses divisions

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-18T04:00:08+00:00

Yaïr Golan, général à la retraite et leader des Démocrates (gauche), dénonce, avant le scrutin législatif du 27 octobre, les dissensions au sein de l’opposition. La candidature au poste de premier ministre de Gadi Eisenkot, donné favori dans les sondages, fait l’objet de manœuvres de la part de ses alliés, Naftali Bennett et Avigdor Lieberman.

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Australia news live: Home affairs warns AI enables foreign interference and hackers; BoM updates website to look like ‘old radar view’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T03:47:21+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia needs to slow down its artificial intelligence use and create better security laws, the companies creating the technology have told the federal government.In a submission to an ongoing inquiry, OpenAI said national leaders had a responsibility to work with other countries to stop global security threats:Many of the most consequential risks will not stop at national borders, making international co-ordination increasingly important. Continue reading...

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TN bypolls: Nominations of 58 candidates accepted

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T03:46:10+00:00

The Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypolls will see a five-cornered contest with the Left parties announcing their candidates for the polls

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Markets set to inch higher as oil eases; IPO rush to cap upside

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T03:29:01+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Stock to buy today: Acutaas Chemicals’ stock reached a record high of ₹3,735 in early July. However, it lost momentum after that. Although it did not reverse the trend, the scrip started to consolidate. The chart shows formation of a strong base at ₹3,050. The ₹3,000-3,050 price band is support, and as long as this level holds, the uptrend will remain intact.

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"Пряник" для Путіна: Трамп може запропонувати РФ бізнес-угоди ще до завершення війни, - NYT

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-18T03:26:00+00:00

У Білому домі розглядають можливість укласти з Москвою ділові угоди ще до завершення війни, сподіваючись підштовхнути Путіна до припинення бойових дій.

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Aux Etats-Unis, un ancien chef de prison syrien du régime de Bachar Al-Assad condamné à soixante ans de prison pour torture

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-18T03:14:54+00:00

Arrivé aux Etats-Unis en 2020, Samir Othman Al-Sheikh y a été arrêté et inculpé en juillet 2024 après avoir demandé la nationalité américaine. Il a été reconnu coupable d’avoir « commis des atrocités en matière de droits humains » dans la prison d’Adra qu’il dirigeait.

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Smart working addio? Quando l'azienda è obbligata a dire sì

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-18T03:00:00+00:00

Dal caso di Beatrice Baratto, che si è dimessa dopo essersi vista negare lavoro agile e part-time, alla stretta crescente delle aziende. Ecco tutte le risposte su un tema che genera molta confusione, soprattutto dopo la fine delle misure emergenziali legate alla pandemia

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What commodity markets can expect from the Trump-Xi summit

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-18T02:58:25+00:00

President Trump and President Xi’s upcoming summit aims to address trade tensions, focusing on agricultural tariffs and energy exports

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Australia news live: Home affairs warns AI enables foreign interference and hackers; Qantas ground staff prepare to strike

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T02:47:02+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia needs to slow down its artificial intelligence use and create better security laws, the companies creating the technology have told the federal government.In a submission to an ongoing inquiry, OpenAI said national leaders had a responsibility to work with other countries to stop global security threats:Many of the most consequential risks will not stop at national borders, making international co-ordination increasingly important. Continue reading...

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Sydney woman sentenced for killing and dismembering abusive husband

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T02:06:52+00:00

‘Disposal of the body in this case was as thorough as it was brutal,’ justice Peter Hamill said when sentencing 55-year-old Nirmeen NouflA woman who lied to police multiple times to cover up killing and dismembering her abusive husband will spend a further 12 months in jail.Nirmeen Noufl was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty in August to killing her husband Mamdouh in excessive self-defence while she was being choked and assaulted in their Sydney home. Continue reading...

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Що станеться, якщо їсти гарбузове насіння щодня: дієтологиня розповіла деталі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-18T02:05:00+00:00

Щоденне вживання гарбузового насіння може по-різному впливати на організм, залежно від того, скільки його ви їсте та як виглядає решта вашого раціону.

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Russians go to polls against backdrop of Ukraine war and Putin’s tightening grip

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T02:00:05+00:00

President’s United Russia party faces no meaningful opposition after liberal anti-war party barred from ballotRussians are going to the polls to elect a new State Duma in a tightly controlled vote stripped of meaningful competition and with little doubt about the result.Vladimir Putin’s United Russia is expected to extend the grip on parliament it has held for 23 years, alongside a handful of nominal opposition parties that reliably vote with the Kremlin on the issues that matter. The three-day vote begins on Friday, with results expected after polls close on Sunday. Continue reading...

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US Institute of Peace files emergency motion to block carving of Trump’s name into facade of its headquarters – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T01:59:58+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the US Breaking News emailMaria Elvira Salazar, a Republican congresswoman from South Florida, made a rare public break with President Trump in a new ad, pushing back against Trump’s hardline immigration policy.“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” Salazar said, speaking directly into the camera. Continue reading...

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