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Australian politics live: Lambie says AI companies ‘like dinosaurs in Jurassic Park testing fences’; Greens say Labor ‘scared of Hanson’ on migration

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T03:35:58+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastSports precinct funding report reveals a ‘pattern of behaviour’, Wilson saysTim Wilson says there are questions for Labor to answer over an ABC report which says health minister Mark Butler’s office asked an Adelaide council to put forward a $6m sports precinct upgrade for federal funding before any detailed costings or formal planning had been done.I think what we’re now seeing is a pattern of behaviour. The prime minister gave a grant to a golf course in his electorate just around the corner from his home, o

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En Israël, dans un bastion électoral de Benyamin Nétanyahou, les espoirs prudents de l’opposition

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T03:30:10+00:00

A l’approche des législatives du 27 octobre, les Israéliens se positionnent largement en fonction de leur appréciation de l’attaque terroriste du 7 octobre 2023, entre soutiens indéfectibles du premier ministre et électeurs critiques de la gestion de ce drame par le gouvernement.

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Elections législatives en Israël : dans un bastion électoral de Benyamin Nétanyahou, les espoirs prudents de l’opposition

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T03:30:07+00:00

A l’approche du scrutin du 27 octobre, les Israéliens se positionnent largement en fonction de leur appréciation de l’attaque terroriste du 7 octobre 2023, entre soutiens indéfectibles du premier ministre et électeurs critiques de la gestion de ce drame par le gouvernement.

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Jeremy Greenwood denies giving ‘ridiculous’ evidence to Icac about ‘mum’s perspective’ from premier’s sister-in-law

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T03:23:21+00:00

Counsel assisting inquiry suggests Anita Perrottet’s alleged advice on vaping and greyhound industry was already on public record from other sourcesA Liberal factional figure has rejected a suggestion he gave “ridiculous” evidence that Dominic Perrottet’s sister-in-law shared in $660,999 for giving a “mum’s perspective” on lobbying clients, the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog has heard.Jeremy Greenwood told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Wednesday it was not relevant that Anita Perrottet’s children were under five at the time she provided advice on vaping amon

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Russia sanctions bill advances in US House, set for final vote

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-16T03:17:28+00:00

The Bill could give President Donald Trump authority to impose 100% tariffs on India and other major buyers of Russian oil and gas if it becomes law.

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Le grand virage à l’extrême droite de l’Amérique latine

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T03:00:25+00:00

Du Honduras au Chili, l’Amérique latine traverse une recomposition politique à l’extrême droite. Explications en podcast avec Angeline Montoya, journaliste au service International du « Monde ».

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« En Iran, il y a énormément de jeunes qui avancent. Ils aiment la vie et ils se battent pour elle » : les souffles persans de la photographe iranienne Newsha Tavakolian

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T03:00:09+00:00

Peu après la mort de Mahsa Amini et le mouvement Femme, vie, liberté, en 2022, la photographe iranienne Newsha Tavakolian a exhumé de ses archives ses clichés « ratés », pris au cours des trente dernières années, pour raconter une jeunesse iranienne vouée à osciller entre espoirs et désillusions. Un travail qui a donné naissance à l’ouvrage « And They Laughed at Me ».

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Etats-Unis : face aux risques incontrôlés de l’IA, la figure de la gauche Bernie Sanders et l’imprécateur MAGA Steve Bannon affichent leur convergence

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T03:00:05+00:00

Le sénateur du Vermont et l’animateur national-populiste ont alerté, mardi, lors d’une conférence à Washington, sur la nécessité de ralentir et d’encadrer les progrès des intelligences artificielles, sans s’entendre sur les moyens pour y parvenir.

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Aux Etats-Unis, face aux risques de l’IA, la figure de la gauche Bernie Sanders et l’imprécateur MAGA Steve Bannon affichent leur convergence

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T03:00:05+00:00

Lors d’une conférence à Washington, le 15 septembre, le sénateur du Vermont et l’animateur national-populiste ont alerté sur la nécessité de ralentir et d’encadrer les progrès des intelligences artificielles, sans s’entendre sur les moyens pour y parvenir.

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Bernie Sanders, figure de la gauche américaine, et Steve Bannon, imprécateur du trumpisme, s’unissent pour dénoncer les « oligarques » de l’IA

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T03:00:05+00:00

Lors d’une conférence à Washington, le 15 septembre, le sénateur du Vermont et l’animateur national-populiste ont alerté sur la nécessité de ralentir et d’encadrer les progrès de l’intelligence artificielle, sans s’entendre sur les moyens pour y parvenir.

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Is US health care too broken to cure cancer?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-16T02:52:44+00:00

Ted Okon tells Al Jazeera that even with a cure, the US wouldn’t be able to treat everyone with cancer.

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Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-16T02:52:00+00:00

CBO says war would raise inflation 0.5% in first three months of 2027; Report says rapid munitions drawdown could take five years to replenish US stockpiles

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US acknowledges for first time that it has deployed weapons in space

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-16T02:35:54+00:00

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that the US has fielded “on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.”

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Alice Springs heavy metal music venue raises $1m in donations in fight to stay open

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T02:31:05+00:00

Supporters from around Australia back the Black Wreath, a volunteer-run centre far off the beaten touring trackAlice Springs has a population of 34,000 and exactly one dedicated live music space: a heavy metal venue called the Black Wreath. It has hosted hundreds of bands from around the country over the past decade – despite being 1,500km from the nearest city.For musicians in central Australia, the Black Wreath is a one-of-a-kind resource. So when its operators were informed last year of the owners’ plans to sell, they negotiated a stay of execution and began devising a fundraiser that could

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Australian politics live: Greens say AI companies’ ‘audacity is gobsmacking’; growing risk of selling Sydney or Melbourne units at a loss

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T02:20:59+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastSports precinct funding report reveals a ‘pattern of behaviour’, Wilson saysTim Wilson says there are questions for Labor to answer over an ABC report which says health minister Mark Butler’s office asked an Adelaide council to put forward a $6m sports precinct upgrade for federal funding before any detailed costings or formal planning had been done.I think what we’re now seeing is a pattern of behaviour. The prime minister gave a grant to a golf course in his electorate just around the corner from his home, o

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Six green card holders in Texas charged in federal crackdown on illegal voting – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T02:03:49+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for US Breaking News emailsKash Patel, the FBI director, is now testifying before lawmakers on the Senate judiciary committee. A reminder that the last time he appeared before Congress was in May, when he sparred with senators on the appropriations committee and denied – under oath – allegations of excessive drinking and unexplained absences on the job, dismissing them as “baseless” during a fiery congressional hearing.Today’s hearing is also expected to be full of heated exchanges. “Mr Patel is the least qualified and most partisan FBI director i

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The Palestinian school under siege – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T02:00:06+00:00

At least five pupils at a village school in the West Bank have been killed in the last year by settlers and soldiers. Emma Graham-Harrison reports on how the school found itself on the frontline, while a teacher explains what life is like for staff and students.Waheed Abu Naim is an English teacher at the Al Mughayyir boys’ school in a village in the West Bank. He loves his job, he says. “I am happy to be a teacher. Although we don’t get lots of money, because my students, especially in the morning, wait for me when I enter the school to shake hands, to smile at me while going inside their cla

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Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of Mecca

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T01:56:20+00:00

The Iran-aligned militant group rejected the suggestion it had targeted Mecca, while the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemned the attackSaudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed a ⁠Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, according to a ⁠spokesperson for the ⁠Saudi-led ​military coalition which is fighting the Iran-aligned group in Yemen.The security of Islam’s two holiest sites and of pilgrims was a “red line”, ⁠coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki said early on Wednesday, adding that the coalition would take necess

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Positive bias seen for Indian stocks at open, but analysts advise caution

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-16T01:56:06+00:00

GIFT Nifty trades near 23,217, against Nifty’s previous close of 23,118;  Rising US bond yields, Brent crude near $108 a barrel and escalating West Asia tensions could keep Indian equities under selling pressure on Wednesday.

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Human remains found in Arizona after deadly Grand Canyon flash floods

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T01:43:12+00:00

Hiker Timothy Smith, 53, missing after late-August floods but officials decline to identify remainsHuman remains have been discovered near Arizona’s Crystal Rapids, over two weeks after a flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon, leaving two people dead and one person missing.National Park Service personnel recovered the remains, before transferring them to the Coconino county medical examiner’s office, the agency confirmed over email. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Stocks to watch for Sept 16: Bharat Forge, Titagarh Rail, BHEL, Cochin Shipyard, Thermax, Mazagon Dock

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-16T01:40:28+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Key players in India’s manufacturing and defense sectors, like Bharat Forge and Titagarh Rail, are advancing through strategic partnerships, while Cochin Shipyard and Mazagon Dock undertake ambitious projects to boost national capabilities and job creation.

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Buzzing stocks for Sept 16: Bharat Forge, Titagarh Rail, BHEL, Cochin Shipyard, Thermax, Blue Star, Allen Blenders, Tata Communications, Mazagon Dock

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-16T01:38:18+00:00

Key players in India’s manufacturing and defense sectors, like Bharat Forge and Titagarh Rail, are advancing through strategic partnerships, while Cochin Shipyard and Mazagon Dock undertake ambitious projects to boost national capabilities and job creation.

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