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Google DeepMind staffer says AI may ‘kill us all’ in exit post

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:51:17+00:00

Bilal Chugtai is the latest AI researcher to voice grave concerns about the new technology’s misaligned capabilities that could eventually destroy humankind

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Australian politics live: Hanson offers qualified apologies to PM and Indigenous Australians over podcast comments; NDIA announces voluntary redundancies for first time

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T04:49:43+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, says there is optimism that steel making will continue in his state, after the closure of a major blast furnace at Whyalla was announced yesterday.Speaking to ABC News Breakfast from Whyalla and donned in some hi-vis, Malinauskas says there was disappointment, heartbreak, but also a sense of inevitability when the announcement was made.[Whyalla] has the capacity to be a viable operation but it hasn’t been recapitalised. The blast furnace is over 60 years old. It

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Crude oil prices rise after Saudi pipeline shutdown

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:40:06+00:00

At 10 am on Tuesday, November Brent oil futures were at $107.31, up by 1.54 per cent, and October crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $103.18, up by 1.77 per cent

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex drops opening gains, turns red, Nifty slips below 23,400; Nifty IT up 5%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:38:40+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Markets opened higher on Tuesday, September 15, with the Nifty 50 rising 114.20 points (0.49 per cent) to 23,512.30 and the Sensex gaining 429.10 points (0.57 per cent) to 75,210.86 as of 9.17 am, reversing two sessions of consecutive losses.

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IT stocks lift Nifty’s gap-up open: Crude, Fed in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:38:26+00:00

Brent crude remains a primary concern, trading near $107 a barrel following Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and clashes involving U.S. naval vessels and Iranian tankers in the region

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Intruder on the run after allegedly breaking into RAAF base in Darwin and assaulting defence force member

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T04:36:57+00:00

NT police say the person ‘unlawfully gained access’ to the base in the suburb of WinnellieFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn intruder remains on the run after allegedly forcing their way on to a Royal Australian Air Force base in Darwin, assaulting a member of the defence forces and fleeing in a stolen car.Defence confirmed in a statement that on Monday afternoon a person “unlawfully gained access” to the base in the suburb of Winnellie. Continue reading...

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Sensex, Nifty eye positive open despite crude, global headwinds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:34:08+00:00

Sensex, Nifty likely to start on a firm note after the long break, but rising inflation, crude oil prices and renewed West Asia tensions could keep markets volatile.

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Rupee falls 30 paise to 95.84 against US dollar in early trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:31:38+00:00

With Brent crude touching $106 per barrel, increased dollar demand from oil importers raised concerns over India's external balance and inflation, forex traders said

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Crude oil futures rise after Saudi pipeline shutdown

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:28:35+00:00

At 9.37 am on Tuesday, November Brent oil futures were at $107.05, up by 1.30 per cent, and October crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $102.92, up by 1.51 per cent

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RBI may deliver shallow rate hike in October, says Emkay

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:25:20+00:00

‘RBI’s broader policy focus likely to remain on managing domestic liquidity and foreign exchange conditions’

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex drops opening gains, up 120 pts, Nifty at 23,420 in early trade; Nifty IT soars over 5%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:22:54+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Markets opened higher on Tuesday, September 15, with the Nifty 50 rising 114.20 points (0.49 per cent) to 23,512.30 and the Sensex gaining 429.10 points (0.57 per cent) to 75,210.86 as of 9.17 am, reversing two sessions of consecutive losses.

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Houthis seize strategic Red Sea islands as analysts warn of impending oil crunch

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T04:22:16+00:00

The militant group in Yemen captured the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish, near the chokepoint of the Bab al-Mandab straitYemen’s Houthi rebels have seized two strategic islands in the Red Sea, reinforcing the Iran-backed group’s ability to control a key shipping route, as concerns mount that the world is facing a new oil supply crisis.The seizure of the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish is the latest in the militant group’s swift advance across Yemen’s Red Sea coast, after the capture of the port of Mokha and Perim island in the Bab al-Mandab strait. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex rises 200 pts, Nifty at 23,460 in early trade; Nifty IT soars over 5%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:09:56+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Markets opened higher on Tuesday, September 15, with the Nifty 50 rising 114.20 points (0.49 per cent) to 23,512.30 and the Sensex gaining 429.10 points (0.57 per cent) to 75,210.86 as of 9.17 am, reversing two sessions of consecutive losses.

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IT stocks power Nifty's gap-up as crude, Fed weigh on outlook

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:05:46+00:00

Brent crude remains a primary concern, trading near $107 a barrel following Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and clashes involving U.S. naval vessels and Iranian tankers in the region

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« Plutôt mourir que d’être renvoyé en Libye » : l’odyssée infernale des migrants en Méditerranée centrale

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-15T04:05:09+00:00

« Le Monde » a embarqué au mois de juillet à bord de l’« Ocean Viking », le navire de sauvetage affrété par SOS Méditerranée. Secourus en haute mer par l’ONG française, des rescapés témoignent d’un cycle de violences sans fin depuis leurs pays d’origine jusqu’à la Méditerranée.

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China's new tech, national security exit rules take effect

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T04:01:23+00:00

Foreign nationals may also be denied entry for one to five years for false statements made in visa applications

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‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T04:00:27+00:00

Drive to save thousands of Afrikaners from false claims of ‘white genocide’ appears to show signs of slowingWhen Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that the US would accept Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, many white South Africans who believed that they were victims of racism in their country thought that their prayers had been answered.However, in the past few months, dozens of applicants to the refugee programme have been rejected, with many left dismayed and confused as to why they would be left to face what Trump has falsely claimed is a “white genocide” in South Africa. Con

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Ebola outbreak in DRC has peaked, say authorities, as infection rates slow

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T04:00:26+00:00

Almost 3,500 people have died in outbreak and experts say more must be done to ensure Bundibugyo is under controlAuthorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have announced that the Ebola outbreak ravaging parts of the country has reached its peak.For the first time since the epidemic was declared in May, the numbers of people becoming infected is slowing down, according to officials. Continue reading...

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Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T04:00:26+00:00

Economists urge John Healey to press Bank to change policy that is costing the exchequer billions of poundsEconomists have urged the chancellor, John Healey, to press the Bank of England to slow down its bond-selling programme that has already cost the exchequer billions of pounds.The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) meets this week to not only decide the level of interest rates but also whether they should freeze or slow the sale of government bonds, known as gilts, bought as part of the rescue operation after the 2008 banking crash. Continue reading...

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Hormuz traffic dwindles after West Asia attacks intensify

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T03:59:25+00:00

Commodity vessel transits ​at Hormuz totalled four on ⁠Monday, down from 10 during the previous day, preliminary data from Kpler showed on Tuesday

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Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T03:57:14+00:00

James Vlassakis was 18 when he became involved in the Snowtown killings, later pleading guilty to four of the 11 murders The youngest person jailed over the notorious Snowtown killings will walk free after serving a 26-year sentence behind bars.A decision to release James Vlassakis by South Australia’s Parole Board was upheld by the state’s court of appeal on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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ENQUETE VIDEO Comment Israël arme les colons de Cisjordanie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-15T03:45:09+00:00

Les attaques de colons israéliens se sont intensifiées en 2026, blessant en moyenne trois Palestiniens par jour, d’après l’ONU. Les images et les documents obtenus par « Le Monde » éclairent comment l’armée isréalienne équipe et incite des groupes de civils, aux airs de miliciens.

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Quad members discuss SOPs for Indo-Pacific Logistics Network

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-15T03:42:44+00:00

The exercise built upon the results of the inaugural IPLN TTX in Hawaii in April last year and the Field Training Exercise (FTX) in Guam in December 2025, this TTX focused on natural disaster response scenarios

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Etats-Unis : le Pentagone reconnaît une « pénurie » de munitions consécutive à la guerre en Iran

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-15T03:40:49+00:00

Alors que Donald Trump assurait encore début septembre que les Etats-Unis disposaient de « quantités pratiquement illimitées de munitions », un rapport du ministère de la défense américain relève « une pénurie sur les inventaires stratégique » après le lancement de l’opération « Fureur épique » en Iran.

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