Indian billionaire’s payments firm plots biggest London flotation in years

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Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel Money targets $9bn IPO in boost for ailing UK stock market

Nils Pratley: Does this mark the end of London’s listing drought? Not yet

A payments business that operates across Africa and is ultimately controlled by an Indian billionaire has announced its intention to float on the struggling London Stock Exchange.

Airtel Money, the mobile money arm of Airtel Africa, is planning one of the biggest UK listings in years, in a boost for the shrinking London market that has faced a string of recent departures.

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Trump’s Iran threat at the U.N. and Ole Miss students found dead: Morning Rundown – NBC News

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  1. Trump’s Iran threat at the U.N. and Ole Miss students found dead: Morning Rundown  NBC News
  2. Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision  The New York Times
  3. Iran War Updates: U.S. and Iran hold first talks since June after Trump threatens regime with annihilation  CBS News
  4. Fact check: Trump’s false claims to the United Nations  CNN
  5. Trump Puts Legacy Ahead of Midterm Politics in Speech at U.N.  WSJ
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One of world’s most popular attraction closes for day after worker plunges to death – AL.com

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  1. One of world’s most popular attraction closes for day after worker plunges to death  AL.com
  2. Italy's Colosseum closes after worker dies in accident  Reuters
  3. Rome’s Colosseum in rare closure after worker falls to his death  CNN
  4. Roman Colosseum closed for day after worker falls to death  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Man, 22, Dies in Horror Colosseum Accident in Rome  The Daily Beast
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Iran denies dropping preconditions amid ‘very productive’ three-hour UN talks in New York

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Trump says further talks possible as barrel of Brent crude falls to below $100 for first time in two weeks

Iran has pushed back on claims that it dropped former preconditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz in surprise talks held in New York under the mediation of Qatar between Tehran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Trump said the three-hour talks held in a room at the UN headquarters had gone very well and been very productive. He suggested further talks were possible imminently, which led to the price of a barrel of Brent crude to fall to below $100 (£75) for the first time in two weeks. Witkoff said the talks had been “encouraging, constructive and successful”.

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An ancient wall discovered beneath a Paris hotel could confirm the city’s origins: “Major breakthrough” – CBS News

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  1. An ancient wall discovered beneath a Paris hotel could confirm the city's origins: "Major breakthrough"  CBS News
  2. Ancient wall found beneath Paris could confirm site of first settlement  The Guardian
  3. Digging into Paris’ past  The Past website
  4. Wall that may confirm Lutetia’s location found in Paris  UA.NEWS
  5. Paris Wall Discovery Offers Breakthrough on Ancient Settlement Location  SuaraGarut.ID
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Trump meets US-backed Venezuelan president for first time since Maduro seized – BBC

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  1. Trump meets US-backed Venezuelan president for first time since Maduro seized  BBC
  2. The love-in between Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez  The Economist
  3. Trump meets Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez  Fox News
  4. Trump meets Venezuela's Rodriguez for first time since Maduro's capture  Reuters
  5. Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez hails ‘historic meeting’ with Donald Trump in New York  The Guardian
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Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girl

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Arrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminality

One of South Africa’s most senior police officers has been charged with raping an 18-year-old woman and grooming a 16-year-old girl, as the country’s police face allegations of corruption and failing to tackle violence against women and girls.

Shadrack Sibiya, who was already suspended from his role as deputy national police commissioner over allegations he interfered with political killings investigations, was arrested on Monday. He is facing charges of rape, people trafficking, promoting the sexual grooming of a child and two counts of grooming a child.

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6-year-old Chinese girl sets women’s Rubik’s Cube speed record – AP News

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  1. 6-year-old Chinese girl sets women’s Rubik’s Cube speed record  AP News
  2. 6-Year-Old Girl in China Sets a Rubik’s Cube Record  The New York Times
  3. 6-year-old Chinese girl reportedly sets Rubik's Cube world record, completing puzzle in just over 4 seconds  cbsnews.com
  4. 6-year-old sets Rubik’s Cube world record  washingtonpost.com
  5. 6-Year-Old Girl Solves Rubik’s Cube in Under 4.5 Seconds to Break World Record  People.com
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Russian Regions Slowly Reimpose Fuel Purchase Limits Amid Ongoing Refinery Attacks – The Moscow Times

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  1. Russian Regions Slowly Reimpose Fuel Purchase Limits Amid Ongoing Refinery Attacks  The Moscow Times
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 20, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Ukrainian drones and missiles target Moscow, oil refinery in deadly attack: Officials  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Is it a missile? Is it a drone? What’s the Pelican used by Ukraine?  Al Jazeera
  5. Putin’s Crisis Spirals With Grim New Rationing Blow  The Daily Beast
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