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Washington denies Iran's claims of successful attack on a US military vessel as a ‘total lie’

The uniforms were inspired by Starship Troopers, a 1997 space epic about a future Earth governed by a fascist regime that wages war against giant alien bugs

Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh claimed asylum in Australia following the national anthem protest at the Women’s Asian Cup

Alex Gibney's new documentary “Musk” premieres this week at the Venice Film Festival

Gas prices in the U.S. have hit a record high for Labor Day weekend, averaging $4.14 per gallon

The man ‘aggressively shoved his way through the crowd’ and was armed with two pistols, the sheriff says

Zelensky calls for air defence and energy support if trilateral talks with Putin and Trump fail to end Ukraine war

Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.

Fifth graders calm school kindergartners in Los Angeles. Kids take the "bike bus" in Oklahoma. High school students take in a new high school building in Oregon.

The peptide is supposed to deliver flawless and firm skin, promote wound healing and other anti-aging effects. So what's the evidence behind GHK-Cu?

Five people are dead after a cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport, Trump's top envoys go to Ukraine with hopes of restarting peace talks, Germany's far-right party wins landslide victory.

Five people are dead and five others injured after an aircraft overran the runway, hit vehicles and caught fire.

The cuts come as the carmaker struggles with Chinese competition, US tariffs, and the transition to electric vehicles.

Netflix has confirmed the original stars of the coming-of-age sitcom are set to reprise their roles for the film.

Flags flew at half mast on the 13th day since the disaster, the last day of the Hindu mourning period.

Lebanon says a recent Israeli escalation is jeopardising a US-brokered ceasefire meant to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Preliminary results give the Alternative for Germany a big margin of victory - almost 44% of the vote.

About one million people - mostly women - are owed pension tax relief and will be contacted by HMRC.

Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in UkraineRussia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border, in the latest sign of the rapidly deepening ties between the two countries since the start of the war in Ukraine.The one-kilometre bridge spans the Tumen River between Khasan in Russia’s far east and Tumangang in North Korea, along a remote and sparsely populated stretch of the countries’ shared border just a few miles from the coast. Continue reading...

Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes ‘strong’ cooperation with MuskAfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majorityMainstream politicians around Europe have expressed alarm after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) swept to a historic state election victory in Germany, while nationalist figures cheered the result as a mandate for change.While falling just short of an absolute majority, the AfD surged into first place in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, exit polls ⁠showed, putting the far right within reach ​of power at ‌the state level for ‌the first time since the second world war. Continue reading...

Chancellor says there’s ‘nothing progressive’ about government spending £1 in every ten on debt interestChancellor to argue UK economy can ‘turn corner’ despite bond market turmoilHealey says Andy Burnham set out in his statement to MPs last week what he thought had gone wrongThe fundamentals of our economy [were] hollowed out through a series of past policy decisions, political power was centralised, weakening the relationships between the people, the businesses and the institutions who can make things happen beyond Whitehall. The economic enablers were privatised and outsourced, leaving accountability to a thicket of arm’s length bodies and regulators, too often without the predictability or the pace that underpins a thriving market economy. And our country was deindustrialised as the cost to make anything, to build anything here soared, and our dependence on unreliable sources grew, including in areas critical to our national security and sovereignty.Let me be clear, I recognise that the costs of business, its energy bills, regulation, burdens, planning constraints, labour costs, have grown since Covid and I want to draw the line.And whether it is the cost of business or the cost of living, the only way we deal with these in the long term is growth. Continue reading...

UK band will play 16 shows across Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, as well as five shows in SaitamaRadiohead will return to Australia to play 16 shows across three cities next year, marking the band’s first tour of the country in 15 years.On Monday afternoon, the British rock band unveiled the itinerary for its May 2027 tour, which also include five shows in Japan. Continue reading...

Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and fallout from cyber-attack, wants to reduce 34,000-strong UK workforceBusiness live – latest updatesJaguar Land Rover has announced thousands of job cuts as it grapples with tough conditions in the car market, Donald Trump’s tariff wars and the fallout from a cyber-attack.Britain’s largest carmaker, which is owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata, on Monday confirmed the anticipated cuts, saying it wants to reduce its 34,000-strong UK workforce by about 4,000 over two years, as part of an effort to save £1.7bn. Continue reading...

Group fail to secure majority in Saxony-Anhalt state parliament leaving uncertainty over next stepsFar-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majorityAfD’s Chrupalla continues in this vein, saying the German public wants to see a change in direction, and specifically saying the electorate is “fed up” as the government keeps “transferring billions of our tax money to Ukraine … instead of using it for our own population.”He says the party has “a clear mandate” to rule in Saxony-Anhalt and will hold discussions with others about what can be done. Continue reading...

Secretaries board concerned material posted without proper context as Greens warn ban could result in lack of transparencyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe nation’s top bureaucrats want the Albanese government to ban video footage from parliamentary hearings being edited and shared on social media, in an extraordinary attempt to stop online ridicule and abuse. But the Greens say highly paid public service chiefs shouldn’t be allowed to control footage from open parliamentary hearings, warning the proposed controls would limit a key tool of government transparency.The secretaries board – made up of the heads of government departments and chaired by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet boss, Steven Kennedy – said they were concerned about material from hearings being presented online without proper context. Continue reading...

Rightwing NSW powerbrokers are alleged to have received illegal political donations from fugitive developerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo Liberal operatives traded photos and messages about whether to buy a Porsche or a Ferrari with payments they received for Toplace projects they got approved via a New South Wales government fast-track development process.The Independent Commission Against Corruption on Monday heard more evidence from lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood, a principal of Beckington Consulting, who is alleged to have shared in $2m in payments from the fugitive developer Jean Nassif, owner of the now collapsed Toplace. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Documents reveal water firms have been allowed to advise on how they wish to be held to accountLabour’s new powers for customers to hold water companies to account are a “stitch-up”, campaigners have said, as utilities firms have been advising on how to implement it.The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) is creating what the government referred to as “powerful consumer panels” so the public can question the executives of their local water company and get redress for problems they face from sewage and water companies in England and Wales. Continue reading...

Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’, signs deal amid fears over creeping privatisation of NHSBusiness live – latest updatesBritain’s biggest private hospital operator has agreed to a £1bn takeover by a hedge fund manager known as “the Rottweiler” for his aggressive business tactics.Spire Healthcare, which owns the Claremont hospital in Sheffield and St Anthony’s hospital in south London, has agreed to a 250p a share offer by an investor group led by Toscafund Asset Management, which values the business at £1.03bn. Continue reading...

Average property cost £298,468 in August, down by 0.4% year on year amid higher interest rates, says LloydsBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices have fallen for the first time in almost three years, as prospective buyers were squeezed by higher mortgage rates, geopolitical uncertainty and stretched affordability.Prices have dropped by 0.4% compared with a year ago, the first year-on-year decrease since November 2023, according to the lender Lloyds. That came in below expectations of a 0.2% annual rise, according to a poll of economists by Reuters. Continue reading...

Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heatTyphoon Saudel brought days of torrential rain to Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces in south-east China last week. The city of Putian, in Fujian province, recorded 416.5mm of rain in a 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday, with surrounding villages recording more than 500mm in the same period. In Fujian, authorities estimate that almost 600,000 people were evacuated from high-risk, flood-prone areas. A further 128,000 people in 53 counties were also affected across Jiangxi, with emergency evacuations affecting 9,000 people.Flooding, landslips and infrastructure damage were reported widely in the region. More than 2,500 teachers and students were trapped in a school compound in the Zhejiang city of Wenzhou on Wednesday after extreme rainfall caused flash floods in low-lying areas. At least 1,260 people reportedly had to be rescued in Putian after a river embankment collapsed on Thursday, flattening 100 homes. On Saturday, a landslip in a village of Suichuan county, in Jiangxi province, killed three people and nine others remaining missing. Continue reading...

European stocks were mixed on Monday as Asia-Pacific markets broadly rose, with investor attention focused on the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war.

With a bigger capital cushion, financial institutions may also be asked to do more to mobilize resources in capital markets, analysts say.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the U.S. to help stop Israeli attacks after Sunday strikes killed at least seven people.

Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon began at dawn on Sunday, killing at least 10 people.

The average US household has spent $763 extra on fuel in six months, as the US-Israel war on Iran pushes up fuel costs.

A fire broke out at a ski resort in Chile’s mountainous Nuble region.

Nepal flags fly at half-mast to mark a day of mourning after catastrophic Himalayan floods kill more than 1,300.

Arsenal's strong defence and reliable attack edge Chelsea's bravery and intent in the Premier League's biggest clash.

A Palestinian man has been shot dead after the stabbing of a settler in the occupied West Bank.

The contactless version of the Korean martial art is making its debut at this year’s Asian Games. Critics say it’s a glorified video game.

New Canadian levies of up to 50 percent are expected to begin Tuesday, even as Washington warns of a new round of American tariffs.

Splattering figures like Bill Gates, Jean-Luc Godard and Bernard-Henri Lévy, he perfected the art of using whipped cream as a form of protest.

A Mesopotamian culture’s decorated ceramics show some early roots of math, researchers argued.

As Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels this week to Peru, its growing economic ties to China have raised tensions with the U.S., but show no signs of reversing course.

Huawei, Xiaomi to Debut New Top Phones on Eve of Foldable iPhone  Bloomberg.comHuawei launches new foldable smartphone as competition with Xiaomi, Apple heats up  ReutersHuawei Mate XT 2 launches today: how to watch  tech-ish.comHuawei launches Mate XT 2 tri-fold two days before Apple’s foldable iPhone  The Next WebKirin 9050 Pro: Huawei releases its first flagship mobile chip in six years  Huawei Central

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The plane, which was operating as part of Amazon’s cargo fleet, flew from Puerto Rico to Miami. It crashed into several vehicles after overrunning the runway.

As a U.S.-backed, U.N.-authorized force attempts to restore security, “self-defense brigades” pose a unique challenge.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Colombia, Peru and Ecuador as President Trump hails a shift to the right in regional politics and a new era of U.S. dominance.