A stable Afghanistan post 9/11 is in US interests says former US diplomat
Former US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad says Washington wants to prevent Afghanistan becoming a hub for anti-US groups.
Mexican authorities rescue eight from violent cartel’s secret site
Rescue operation in Jalisco uncovers cartel's hidden clinic, illegal drugs and weapons; six suspected guards arrested.
Court case brought by Zionist federation against journalist Mary Kostakidis ended ‘by consent’
Former SBS newsreader had been accused by Zionist Federation of Australia of breaching Racial Discrimination Act when sharing X posts
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Federal court proceedings brought by the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) against journalist Mary Kostakidis have been discontinued “by consent” with “no order as to costs”.
The former SBS newsreader had been accused by the federation of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) by sharing two X posts about a speech by the late Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah in January 2024.
Continue reading...Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing
Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.
Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippi
Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.
Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippi
Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles off eastern coast, Seoul says
South Korea said it was closely exchanging information on the launches with the US and Japan.
Putin and Pezeshkian call out US dominance ahead of BRICS
The presidents of Iran and Russia have criticised US dollar dominance ahead of the BRICS summit in India.
Satellite image shows critical Saudi pipeline damaged in drone attack
Saudi Arabia has shut its East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack. Riyadh says the attack originated in Iraq.
The evolution of BRICS and its challenges today – Reuters
- The evolution of BRICS and its challenges today Reuters
- BRICS Was Just An Acronym. India Was There When It Became Much More NDTV
- Brics on the rise Financial Times
- Internal splits threaten to slow Brics’ progress as bloc marks 20th anniversary South China Morning Post
- Explained: Why you can’t put all of BRICS in the anti-West box The Indian Express
Ukraine retook 240 square km north of Lyman and nobody reported it for three months – euromaidanpress.com
- Ukraine retook 240 square km north of Lyman and nobody reported it for three months euromaidanpress.com
- Ukraine’s biggest victory this year exposes lying Russian commanders The Telegraph
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 9, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukrainian army pushes back Russian troops near Lyman, bloggers say Euronews.com
- Ukraine’s ‘Sudden’ Victory in Lyman-Kharkiv: 5 Things to Know Kyiv Post
After tragedy, a Greek couple welcomes a daughter born from an embryo frozen for 22 years – AP News
- After tragedy, a Greek couple welcomes a daughter born from an embryo frozen for 22 years AP News
- Woman, 54, gives birth in Greece after using embryo frozen for 22 years The Independent
- Greek woman, 54, gives birth after using embryo frozen for 22 years Sky News
- One of the 'World's Oldest Babies' Has Just Been Born Newsweek
- Greece Frozen Embryo Bluefield Daily Telegraph
NSW police seize 36 illegal ebikes on northern beaches that are now destined for the crusher
Officers found one 14-year-old’s ebike was capable of hitting 90km/h. Owners have two weeks to appeal the seizure before the bikes will be crushed
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Dozens of high-powered and illegal ebikes have been seized by police on Sydney’s northern beaches just weeks after the force was granted new powers to destroy dangerous bikes.
The operation was part of a coordinated push with the New South Wales government to ensure people only ride legal ebikes that have not been modified to reach high speeds.
Continue reading...Half a million Russian troops killed since start of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British intel reports – The Kyiv Independent
- Half a million Russian troops killed since start of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British intel reports The Kyiv Independent
- Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,520 in past 24 hours ukrinform.net
- Half a million Russians killed in Ukraine war, British intelligence says Sky News
- We asked Ukrainian soldiers about Russian losses passing 1.5 million The Kyiv Independent
- Total russian combat losses in Ukraine as of September 11, 2026 Міністерство оборони України
AI agents being tested by OpenAI involved in cyber-attack on another service, say researchers
Two months before hacking Hugging Face, malicious packages authored by internal OpenAI agents were uploaded to RubyGems
Agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages in a cyberattack on software service RubyGems in May, two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, the company confirmed Friday.
It’s the latest revelation of cyberattacks linked to major artificial intelligence developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic. The hacks or attempts to access external systems have spooked the public and heightened concerns over the increasing abilities of AI models – and whether developers can contain them.
Continue reading...Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro faces corruption investigation weeks before elections – NBC News
- Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro faces corruption investigation weeks before elections NBC News
- Flavio Bolsonaro faces corruption probe weeks before Brazil election Al Jazeera
- Bolsonaro urges transparency as court probes ties to banker The Seattle Times
- Brazil election challenger Bolsonaro under investigation over alleged corruption in Banco Master case Reuters
- Flavio Bolsonaro faces graft probe weeks before Brazil vote DW.com
CIA drops dozens of declassified documents on bin Laden and al-Qaeda
A briefer told Clinton in 1998 that bin Laden’s 'preferred option is to strike the US on its own soil in Washington'.
MPs vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying – BBC
- MPs vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying BBC
- Opinion | Britain walks back from the assisted-suicide brink The Washington Post
- UK lawmakers vote down bill to allow assisted dying in England and Wales ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Why did the assisted dying bill fail in the Commons? | Rowena Mason The Guardian
- How Britain Escaped Assisted Suicide First Things
Firefighters say this antioxidant helped them – their union warns it could be risky
Glutathione, an antioxidant, has been offered as a treatment at some of the largest US wildfires in recent years.
Close race in Sweden as hard right eyes role in government – BBC
- Close race in Sweden as hard right eyes role in government BBC
- Russia, Trump and a battle over welfare loom over Sweden’s election CNBC
- Multicultural Malmo: Swedish city loathed by far right braces for election Al Jazeera
- Sweden’s NATO missions are at risk if the left wins election, warns PM Kristersson politico.eu
- Sweden’s election could bring far right a place at the heart of government CNN