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As China rises, Australia is increasingly enmeshed in the US war machine. Is the alliance still worth the risk?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-12T00:00:18+00:00

Australia is being exploited by an ally that could draw it, however unwillingly, into war with China, experts warnGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcast“Physical security matters,” said Kevin Rudd, at his axiomatic best before the National Press Club this week.“Our first responsibility is to secure our people’s future in this most contested region of the world.” Continue reading...

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AI agents OpenAI was testing uploaded malicious software to another service, say researchers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T23:56:19+00:00

Two months before hacking Hugging Face, malicious packages authored by internal OpenAI agents were uploaded to RubyGemsAI agents being ⁠tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to software service RubyGems ⁠in May, two ⁠months ​before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, a group of AI ⁠researchers said on Friday.“On May 11th, 2026, hundreds of malicious packages were uploaded ⁠to RubyGems by AI agents. We believe ​these were authored by ‌internal OpenAI agents,” ‌the researchers said. Continue reading...

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Nvidia in talks to invest in Anthropic’s mega IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T23:50:49+00:00

The proposed listing could test investor appetite for frontier AI companies as Anthropic expands computing capacity and strengthens ties with major technology firms.

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Saudi Arabia shuts major East-West oil pipeline after attack

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T23:35:35+00:00

Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted a major oil pipeline after an attack, citing precautionary concerns as regional threats to exports grow.

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Republican senator fires aide who used Nazi soldiers as Facebook profile picture

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T23:21:19+00:00

Washington Post report also reveals Jon Husted staffer Stephen Woytek created pro-Rhodesia playlist on Spotify The Republican senator for Ohio, Jon Husted, has fired an aide who was discovered to have used a photo of Nazi SS soldiers as his Facebook profile photo.Stephen Woytek was appointed as Husted’s political director last month in the senator’s knife-edge re-election contest against former Democrat senator Sherrod Brown. According to the Washington Post, Husted had decided to “part ways” with Woytek, 25, after learning that his Facebook profile showed he followed a military re-enactment g

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UN extends partial Sudan arms embargo for a month

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-11T23:08:05+00:00

Sudan’s UN ambassador said a total arms embargo goes against the UN Charter that guarantees a right to self-defence.

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Military aircraft reportedly blamed for UK air traffic control outage

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T23:04:27+00:00

Meltdown that grounded thousands of flights caused by ‘spurious’ flight data being entered into system, report saysThe air traffic control outage that caused thousands of flights to be grounded across the UK earlier in the week was caused by a military aircraft entering “spurious” flight data into the system, according to a report.Hundreds of thousands of passengers were affected after more than 2,000 flights were cancelled on Tuesday when the system used by the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) shut down for four hours. Continue reading...

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E al Cairo scoprì che la democrazia non si può esportare

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-11T23:00:00+00:00

Dopo le politiche del 2001 andò in Egitto in cerca di nuove battaglie. All’inizio era favorevole alla guerra in Iraq, ma poi ammise l’errore

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Legge elettorale, il nodo firme. Le opposizioni: “Nuova porcata”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-11T23:00:00+00:00

Approvata la norma del centrodestra che prevede per le liste non presenti in Parlamento seimila sottoscrizioni per collegio. Conte chiede l’intervento del Colle. L’aiuto per Onorato

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У Бельгії продожують противитись конфіскації заморожених активів РФ: ЗМІ розкрили деталі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-11T22:58:00+00:00

До цього міністр оборони країни заявив, що його країна категорично виступає проти використання заморожених активів Росії для фінансової підтримки України.

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Guerra Ucraina - Russia, le news. Zelensky propone di incontrare Putin al G20 di Miami a dicembre. Ma il Cremlino frena

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-11T22:53:18+00:00

Prudenza da Mosca su possibile incontro tra i due presidento: “Presenza di Putin al summit nemmeno discussa”. Notte di attacchi incrociati: due morti nei raid di Mosca. Droni ucraini colpiscono due città russe: centrato un impianto chimico strategico a Tolyatti, incendi a Taganrog. Raid anche su Odessa

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : un déploiement de troupes européennes sur le sol ukrainien équivaudrait à « une guerre contre la Russie », avertit Vladimir Poutine

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-11T22:36:34+00:00

Le président russe a déclaré, vendredi, qu’une menace de Moscou sur l’Europe « n’existe pas et n’a jamais existé ». Par ailleurs, Volodymyr Zelensky a invité Donald Trump à imposer « dès maintenant » des sanctions sévères à la Russie.

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Ex-CIA officer accused of stealing gold bars reaches tentative plea deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T22:30:55+00:00

David Rush accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth over $40m and hiding them in his basementFederal prosecutors have reached a tentative plea agreement with a former CIA officer accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40m from the US spy agency and hiding them in his basement, court records show.David Rush and federal justice department prosecutors have a “plea agreement in principle”, the parties said in a Friday court filing. The parties also asked a judge to extend the 17 September deadline for three weeks through 8 October to allow them time to “resolve the matte

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Navalnaya a Ventotene: “Non tutti i russi sono uguali. L’Europa aiuti chi fugge e colpisca Putin”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-11T22:28:04+00:00

La vedova del dissidente, a capo della Fondazione anti-corruzione, ha preso parte in Italia alla Conferenza per la libertà e la democrazia: “I giovani che inneggiano alla pace nel Paese sono un segno di speranza. Sono in tanti a non voler vivere sotto il regime. La Ue sanzioni la cerchia del presidente”

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CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T22:27:21+00:00

The presidential briefing documents were declassified on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacksSeveral dozen presidential briefing documents declassified on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, detail intelligence that government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida leading up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and upended American national security.The documents illustrate security analysts’ tracking of Bin Laden’s movements and support system, as well as concerns about possible threats to US targets. They also detail official

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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T22:17:25+00:00

The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which can grow in warm water and spread through mist produced by cooling towersOne person has died from legionnaires’ disease, and four more have been sickened in New York City amid a new cluster of cases only weeks after local health officials had declared a separate deadly Manhattan outbreak of the illness over.On Thursday, New York City officials announced that their municipal health department launched an investigation into a community cluster in parts of Melrose and Morrisania in the South Bronx, including ZIP codes 10451 a

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