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Ex-CIA director John Brennan subpoenaed in Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:52:17+00:00

Subpoena is among a flurry issued in recent weeks as part of DoJ inquiry into alleged conspiracy against TrumpThe former CIA director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify next month before a Florida grand jury as part of a Department of Justice investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against Donald Trump, one of his lawyers said Monday.Ken Wainstein, an attorney for Brennan, disclosed in a court filing that prosecutors last Thursday presented him with a subpoena for Brennan to appear before a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, on 15 Octobe

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Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett under fire for honoring Chris Brown at concert

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:52:16+00:00

Congresswoman awarded the convicted abuser and musician a congressional record recognition in ArlingtonDemocratic US representative Jasmine Crockett is under fire for honoring musician Chris Brown, a convicted abuser, with an official recognition at a Texas concert over the weekend.Crockett, a Texas congresswoman, awarded Brown and R&B musician Usher a congressional record recognition at a performance in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday. Appearing alongside Texas state representative Venton Jones, Crockett said she was there to “honor” Brown and Usher. Continue reading...

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Unions intervene on political funding as TUC chief warns ‘super-rich’ threaten democracy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:50:46+00:00

UK union leaders meet on Monday to discuss possible support for a domestic cap on political donationsUK politics live – latest updatesTrade unions are set to launch an intervention on Tuesday on political donations after the head of Britain’s trade union movement, Paul Nowak, said the government must act to “stop the super-rich corrupting our politics.”Union leaders met on Monday to discuss possible support for a domestic cap on donations. Discussions are expected to continue but sources said that general secretaries are likely to back a donations cap for individuals. Continue reading...

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Unions to intervene on political funding as TUC chief warns ‘super-rich’ threaten democracy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:50:46+00:00

UK general secretaries had been split on issue but sources say they are likely to back strong words calling for actionTrade unions are set to launch an intervention on Tuesday on political donations after the head of Britain’s trade union movement, Paul Nowak, said the government must act to “stop the super-rich corrupting our politics.”Union leaders met on Monday to discuss possible support for a domestic cap on donations. Discussions are expected to continue but sources said general secretaries were likely to back strong words calling for further action on political donations from wealthy in

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US borrowing costs hit 5% for first time since 2023 amid bond sell-off

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:48:34+00:00

Soaring oil prices of above $108 a barrel after Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure stoke inflation fears US government borrowing costs have risen to 5% for the first time since 2023 as soaring oil prices fuelled by the war in the Middle East trigger an intensifying sell-off in the global bond market.The yield – in effect the interest rate – on 10-year US Treasury bonds hit the psychologically important threshold on Monday, on a day of renewed selling pressure on Wall Street as the global oil price reached $108 a barrel. Continue reading...

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Sweden’s political parties launch coalition talks as both blocs try to secure power

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:47:25+00:00

Centre-left bloc led by Social Democrats has narrow lead with 95% of vote counted, but faces internal policy battleSweden’s political parties have launched coalition negotiations as the Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson started the long and difficult process of trying to form a new government.Full results from Sunday’s election are not expected until after overseas votes are counted on Wednesday, but with 95% of the votes counted, the Social Democrats and the centre-left bloc had a narrow but growing lead of 176 seats to the right-leaning parties’ 173. Continue reading...

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British man accused of drugging and raping wife over two decades admits all offences

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:32:23+00:00

Man, who cannot be named to protect anonymity of his victim, admits 60 criminal offencesA man has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting his wife over a period of 20 years as he admitted 60 criminal offences.The man, who cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victim, is in his 60s and before his arrest lived in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Continue reading...

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British man accused of drugging and raping wife over two decades admits 60 offences

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:32:23+00:00

Man, who cannot be named to protect anonymity of his victim, admits scores of criminal offencesA man has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting his wife over a period of 20 years as he admitted 60 criminal offences.The man, who cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victim, is in his 60s and before his arrest lived in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Continue reading...

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India bars bank charges on UPI payments up to ₹2,000

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-14T16:31:58+00:00

A government gazette ​notification ‌specifies that no bank or system provider shall impose any direct or indirect ‌charge on ​a person making or receiving payments ⁠through RuPay-powered debit cards and UPI transactions of ‌up to ​₹2,000

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Vserv Infosystems eyes ₹1,000 crore in revenue by 2030: COO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-14T16:27:44+00:00

Vserv Infosystems Chief Operating Officer Raman Shukla said that the company has clocked revenue of around ₹150 crore in the last fiscal

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A.I. Queries From Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:24:19+00:00

Today’s chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need stronger safeguards.

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Government moves to nationalise Speciality Steel UK to protect 1,300 jobs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:17:17+00:00

Firm, once part of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire, fell into administration last year but has failed to find buyerBusiness news – live updatesOne of Britain’s steelworks is to come into public ownership after the government said it would take over Yorkshire-based Speciality Steel UK (SSUK).Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, said officials will “work towards” acquiring the company to protect the jobs of its 1,300 workers in Rotherham, Stocksbridge, Brinsworth and Wednesbury. Continue reading...

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UK armed forces member killed in crash in Ukraine

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T16:08:53+00:00

Ministry of Defence says person died in road incident understood not to be result of hostile actionA member of the UK armed forces has been killed in a crash in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.The MoD said the person died in a road traffic incident on Saturday. Continue reading...

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У Великій піраміді знайшли прихований "код": що він може означати

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-14T16:06:00+00:00

Дослідник стверджує, що розміри Великої піраміди можуть містити приховану систему чисел, пов’язану з Місяцем, планетами та давньоєгипетським календарем.

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Trump attacks Anthropic CEO over call to slow AI development

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-14T16:03:38+00:00

In a social media post, Trump blamed a “SICK conspiracy” for voter backlash on AI data centers and increased concern about frontier models, adding that “the only one that is happy about it is China”

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« Il n’avait aucun problème de santé » : dans les prisons tunisiennes, de nombreuses morts suspectes après un été caniculaire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-14T16:00:17+00:00

Les mois de juillet et d’août ont été marqués dans toute la Tunisie par de fortes chaleurs, des coupures d’eau et d’électricité, et des pénuries d’eau minérale. Une situation particulièrement éprouvante dans les prisons, sans qu’aucun bilan officiel du nombre de décès ait été communiqué.

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Продукція української Enamine потрапляє до російських фармгігантів під час війни, - аналітик

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

Попри повномасштабне вторгнення та публічні заяви про розрив зв’язків із країною-агресором, продукція найбільшого українського виробника тонкої хімії Enamine продовжує живити фармацевтичний та оборонний...

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8 років розслідування і закриття справи: адвокат родини загиблої у ДТП за участю детектива НАБУ звернувся до Зеленського

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-14T15:59:00+00:00

Адвокат Олександр Щербина, який представляє інтереси родини загиблої Марини Арустамової, звернувся до президента України Володимира Зеленського через закриття кримінального провадження у справі про смертельну...

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Goyal meets Chinese commerce minister; discusses trade ties

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-14T15:58:12+00:00

The bilateral trade between the two countries rose 7.9% in 2025-26 to $127.7 billion from $118.39 billion in 2024-25

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Trump says he will consider releasing more 9/11 records after families’ request

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T15:45:18+00:00

Families have asked Trump to declassify records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the 2001 attacksDonald Trump said Sunday that he will look into requests from families of 9/11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago.Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the kingdom’s government and aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the attacks. Continue readi

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