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Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T01:28:20+00:00

Intelligence services allegedly attempted to pay people to surveil and kill people perceived to be aligned with UkraineRussia’s intelligence services are plotting to carry out targeted killings in the United States and in European nations supporting Ukraine, federal authorities said Tuesday as they announced charges against five people who remain at large.An indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court said a network of the intelligence services had paid and attempted to pay individuals in the United States and in other countries to surveil targets to be killed with plans to then kill them.

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Australian politics live: Labor to announce delayed migration policy tomorrow; one in five Melbourne units sold in June quarter made a loss

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T01:24:31+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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Russia plotting to kill targets in US and Europe, federal officials say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T01:18:50+00:00

Intelligence services allegedly attempted to pay people to surveil and kill people perceived to be aligned with UkraineRussia’s intelligence services are plotting to carry out targeted killings in the United States and in European nations supporting Ukraine, federal authorities said Tuesday as they announced charges against five people who remain at large.An indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court said a network of the intelligence services had paid and attempted to pay individuals in the United States and in other countries to surveil targets to be killed with plans to then kill them.

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Saudi-led coalition intercepts drone headed for Mecca

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-16T01:09:54+00:00

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a drone before it entered Islam's holiest city, calling pilgrims' security a 'red line'

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Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drone headed for Mecca

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-16T01:09:54+00:00

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a drone before it entered Islam's holiest city, calling pilgrims' security a 'red line'

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Australian politics live: Burke to announce Labor’s delayed migration policy tomorrow; NDIA says job cuts necessary

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T01:08:47+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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Australian politics live: NSW One Nation leader clarifies anti-abortion comments; NDIA says job cuts necessary

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T00:35:54+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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Washington se prépare à livrer des dizaines de milliers de bombes à Israël, selon plusieurs médias américains

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T00:29:06+00:00

D’après le « Washington Post » et le « New York Times », l’administration américaine s’apprête à approuver la vente d’au moins 40 000 bombes à Israël, pour un total de 2,8 milliards de dollars. La livraison doit notamment inclure 20 000 MK-84, des ogives d’une tonne parmi les plus puissantes de l’arsenal américain.

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Les Etats-Unis se préparent à livrer des dizaines de milliers de bombes à Israël, selon plusieurs médias américains

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T00:29:06+00:00

D’après le « Washington Post » et le « New York Times », l’administration Trump s’apprête à approuver la vente d’au moins 40 000 munitions à l’Etat hébreu, pour un total de 2,8 milliards de dollars. La livraison doit inclure 20 000 MK-84, des ogives d’une tonne parmi les plus puissantes de l’arsenal américain.

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L’administration Trump se prépare à approuver la vente d’au moins 40 000 bombes à Israël, selon des médias américains

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-16T00:29:06+00:00

D’après le « Washington Post » et le « New York Times », Washington s’apprête à approuver la vente d’au moins 40 000 munitions à l’Etat hébreu, pour un total de 2,8 milliards de dollars. La livraison doit inclure 20 000 MK-84, des ogives d’une tonne parmi les plus puissantes de l’arsenal américain.

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Anthropic CEO renews call for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T00:21:18+00:00

At San Francisco conference, OpenAI chief Sam Altman calls for more rigorous security measuresAnthropic’s CEO took the stage at a conference in San Francisco on Tuesday to reiterate his call for a slowdown of AI development, while Nvidia’s CEO argued against such deceleration.Dario Amodei used an automotive analogy to make his point: when a competing car company has a safety incident like brake failures, it is a moment for all car companies to stop and review their own practices, he said at Salesforce’s Dreamforce convention on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Yvonne Whear’s car found in river as mystery surrounding NSW woman’s disappearance continues

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T00:11:16+00:00

Police say personal items thought to belong to Whear recovered from waterlogged vehicleA car belonging to missing woman Yvonne Whear has been found in northern New South Wales, about seven months since the 73-year-old was last seen.Following a tip off, police divers found the car in the Rous River in Dulguigan on Saturday, 12 September – a short distance from Whear’s home. Continue reading...

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Trump administration plans to resume deliveries of 2,000-lb bombs to Israel

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T00:05:06+00:00

Delivery of the weapons had been halted two years ago over mass casualty concerns amid Israel’s bombing of GazaThe Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-lb bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their delivery two years ago.The $2.8bn package includes 40,000 bombs, made up of 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s, according to two US officials and a person familiar with the plan who spoke on Tuesday on condition of anonymity to discuss the packag

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US set to deliver 2,000lb bombs to Israel as part of vast arms deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-16T00:05:06+00:00

Powerful bombs prompted such concern about mass deaths in Gaza that Biden officials paused delivery two years agoThe Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000lb bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their delivery two years ago.The $2.8bn package includes 40,000 bombs, made up of 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s, according to two US officials and a person familiar with the plan who spoke on Tuesday on condition of anonymity to discuss the packa

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Australian politics live: NSW One Nation leader clarifies anti-abortion comments; Joyce compares Hanson’s Indigenous comments with melon-gate

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T23:50:06+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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Queenslanders’ rights to oppose mining projects ‘gutted’ by new laws, activists say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T23:39:48+00:00

As minister says process needs to be ‘streamlined’, Greens and Lock the Gate say the legislation is ‘corrupt’ and tears up environmental protectionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueenslanders’ right to object to mining projects – including coal – would be “gutted” by new legislation that would ban opponents from being heard in court without the minister’s approval and then only if they owned a property within a 125km radius of the project.The Greens have called the move “corrupt” and community action group Lock the Gate Alliance said the state’s LNP government was

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky affirme que la Russie a tenté à deux reprises de viser son avion avec des drones

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-15T23:38:20+00:00

Le premier ministre norvégien, Jonas Gahr Store, avait fait savoir que l’avion du président ukrainien avait été « presque touché » par un drone dans l’espace aérien moldave le 9 septembre, alors que Volodymyr Zelensky se rendait à Oslo pour les funérailles du roi Harald V de Norvège.

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Sleeping teen and camper wounded as Colorado bear attacks reach record high

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T23:31:50+00:00

Bears came through bedroom window and swiped tent at campground, causing scratch marks and puncture woundA black bear burst through a Colorado teenage girl’s window and scratched her, days after a bear also bit a camper in the state, according to wildlife officials.On Friday, a woman at a campground in south-west Colorado heard a growl and felt something hit her outdoors tent, according to a news release. Continue reading...

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ООН хоче заховати свої гуманітарні вантажі в Україні під землею, - Reuters

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-15T23:29:00+00:00

Один із основних складів Всесвітньої організації охорони здоров’я, на якому зберігалися медичні матеріали, зазнав пошкоджень на початку цього місяця.

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Australian politics live: NSW One Nation leader clarifies anti-abortion comments; Butler defends $5m sports club upgrade

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T23:19:37+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 – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T23:04:56+00:00

Four illegal votes were apparently counted in error out of 11,388,670 votes placed in 2024 general election in TexasSign 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

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About 1,500 Britons a day quitting their jobs to become unpaid carers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T23:01:03+00:00

More than a million people have left work to look after loved ones in the past two years, Carers UK saysAbout 1,500 Britons a day are quitting their jobs to become unpaid carers, as they try to balance their vulnerable relatives’ growing care needs with declining access to state-funded social care services.Research estimates that more than a million people have left the workplace to look after ageing, ill and disabled loved ones in the past two years, highlighting the social challenges caused by UK’s rapidly changing demographic profile. Continue reading...

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