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US investigating if missile hit Iran wedding, Vance says

4 September, 2026

“I will say that the Iranian state media has not been a very good scribe about what’s happened in the conflict thus far. So I’m extremely sceptical of this,” Vance told a White House briefing. “I know that we’re investigating.” Iran has launched fresh attacks on US bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates

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Pig kidney works in human body for 271 days – is this the future of organ transplants?

4 September, 2026

A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors.Tim Andrews said the transplant gave him “hope” and spared him months of needing to go to hospital to have his blood filtered by a dialysis machine.The team at Mass General Brigham hospital say

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ICE agent charged with lying about shooting Venezuelan man during crackdown

4 September, 2026

In Minnesota, Castro faces separate charges of assault and false reporting of a crime related to the shooting. Castro was one of thousands of federal immigration officers deployed to the Midwestern state during Operation Metro Surge, which sparked fierce protests and resulted in the deaths of two US citizens at the hands of agents during

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Australia is becoming a data centre capital – but at what cost?

4 September, 2026

On a rainy Monday night during a town hall event led by Greenpeace Australia Pacific at the Lane Cove library, locals say they were never consulted on their area becoming a data centre hub. One of the proposed centres from the cluster is 16m from the nearest home and 160m from a local primary school.In

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Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century

3 September, 2026

Donald Trump’s portrait has made its way on to a US coin – the latest move by the president to put his personal stamp on American institutions.On Wednesday, the US Mint launched the $1 (£0.74) coin with a portrait of Trump alongside the words “Liberty” and “In God We Trust”, to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.The

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Anthony Joshua’s driver attempted overtake before fatal crash, trial hears

3 September, 2026

The court heard police had yet to take a statement from Joshua following the crash.During cross-examination, Kayode’s lawyer questioned Ajayi over the lack of statement, to which he replied that “efforts are ongoing” and that he had not contacted Joshua because he “didn’t have his number”.The trial was adjourned until 10 September.Joshua, who was born

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South Africa’s Sharpeville massacre survivors start legal fight for justice and compensation

3 September, 2026

The 1961 Indemnity Act was passed by the apartheid government in the wake of the massacre and protected the police and government from having criminal charges or even civil claims brought against them in relation to what happened at Sharpeville.Despite more than 30 years of democratic rule, that law remains on the statute books.But now

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Embattled Spanish PM Sánchez insists no prior warnings before Ceuta crisis

3 September, 2026

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said no-one foresaw the influx of 72,000 migrants in the exclave of Ceuta, as pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis.”It’s absurd to think that the government knew and did nothing,” Sánchez told Spain’s parliament on Thursday, hours after tens of thousands of people joined protests across the

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NBA: Los Angeles clippers fined $30m over Kawhi Leonard scandal

3 September, 2026

The LA Clippers have been fined $30m (£22.2m) by the NBA for violating salary rules in order to funnel millions of dollars to star player Kawhi Leonard.The fine – the largest in the league’s history – comes after the NBA report said Leonard pressured the Clippers into “obtaining off-court income opportunities [and] successfully obtaining those

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EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after ‘new escalation’ in Leipzig

3 September, 2026

Von der Leyen was clear in her statement that the Leipzig attack had involved “military-grade material carried out by Russian operatives on European Union soil”.”We will not tolerate it,” she said. “We have to step up and that means being ready to respond to Russia’s recklessness faster and better.”While she was meeting Rutte in Brussels,

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Uber shuts operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect

3 September, 2026

Over the last year, Uber has also pulled out of Ivory Coast and Tanzania. The latest announcement means Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa are the only African countries in which the firm now operates.”This decision is limited strictly to these two markets and does not impact our operations across the rest of the continent,”

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Protests in Spain over government’s handling of Ceuta migrant crisis

3 September, 2026

Thousands of people have protested in cities across Spain over the government’s handling of the influx of migrants to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the north African coast.Spanish opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of abandoning the residents of Ceuta, while the government says right-wing parties are exploiting the crisis.On Wednesday a police

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South African airline behind daring stadium stunt cancels next flyby

3 September, 2026

The South African airline behind a stunt which saw two planes flying in close formation low over a packed stadium, has cancelled a similar operation this weekend.Airlink confirmed it had withdrawn its application for the display set to take place before South Africa’s rugby match with New Zealand in Johannesburg on Saturday, citing a poor

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Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two sailors, Saudi Arabia says

3 September, 2026

Saudi Arabia has condemned what it said was an Iranian attack on a Saudi-owned supertanker on Monday night that killed two Filipino sailors.The Saudi national shipping company, Bahri, confirmed on Wednesday that its vessel Sidr was “involved in a security incident while transiting the Strait of Hormuz”.Sidr was hit by projectiles north of Oman’s Musandam

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Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trial

2 September, 2026

A woman, who was arrested for taking photos of jury members outside the courthouse in the Lindsay Clancy trial, has been charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror. Dawn Light, 56, is accused of sitting in a restricted area outside the Plymouth courthouse and photographing jurors as they exited the building on Tuesday. Her lawyer

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Tiger Woods gets five-year driving ban after reckless driving plea

2 September, 2026

No one was injured in the crash, though Woods had to crawl out through the passenger door to free himself.Police released body camera footage in April that captured the aftermath of the incident, showing the golfing legend after his vehicle clipped a truck and rolled over.In the video, Woods appears calm, kneeling on one knee

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Nepal-Tibet flood response turns to relief and recovery

2 September, 2026

The full impact of the flood in Tibet is unclear. China has released information through state media outlets showing the devastation around the border, but has given few details about the victims or the impact on local villagers.In Nepal, nearly 3,500 people have been left homeless and displaced in 27 sites – mostly schools, which

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Guinea-Bissau referendum approves new constitution that expands president’s powers

2 September, 2026

Provisional results announced by the country’s electoral commission showed that 70% of voters backed the changes in Sunday’s referendum, while 30% voted against them. Turnout was reported at nearly 60%.The new constitution strengthens the presidency at the expense of the prime minister, altering the balance of power under Guinea-Bissau’s semi-presidential system.Previously, Guinea-Bissau’s legislature appointed a

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Bus crash kills 16 on Egypt’s Red Sea coast

2 September, 2026

At least 16 people have been killed in a bus crash in eastern Egypt, the country’s health ministry has said.Another 28 people were injured on the road between Red Sea towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in the South Sinai governorate on Wednesday morning.As many as 20 ambulances were sent to the scene of the accident

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Israel says Hamas security chief captured as strikes kill four during Gaza raid

2 September, 2026

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli special forces captured the head of Hamas’s internal security service in a ground operation in Gaza.Netanyahu said the man, whom he did not name, was “engaged in attempts to restore Hamas’s governance in Gaza and in deception concerning the demilitarisation of the Strip”.Israel’s military and Shin Bet security

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Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack

2 September, 2026

Germany has said Russia was responsible for last month’s drone attack at Leipzig’s airport. A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, close to Ukrainian cargo planes, on 4 August.It failed to explode as the detonator was apparently faulty, and investigators suspect a second drone collided with a cargo

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Ariana Grande completes tour and steps back from public life

2 September, 2026

Even before that announcement, Grande had described the Eternal Sunshine tour – which started in the US in June – as “one last hurrah”, saying she wanted to take more acting roles after her Oscar-nominated performance in Wicked.That meant her 10 show residency at London’s O2 Arena represented many fans’ last chance to see her

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US launches strikes on Iran following ‘attempted attacks in Strait’

2 September, 2026

American forces resumed strikes against Iran on Tuesday, US Central Command has said in a statement.The Iranian Red Crescent said four people including a young child were killed, and more than 50 injured, when shrapnel from a US missile attack hit a home where a wedding celebration was taking place in Sirik in southern Iran.Centcom

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As Michigan Senate race heats up, Vance calls Abdul El-Sayed ‘evil’

2 September, 2026

US Vice-President JD Vance has waded into Michigan’s bitter senate race, calling Democratic newcomer Abdul El-Sayed “evil” as he backs Trump ally Mike Rogers in the closely-fought contest.At an event to support Rogers, Vance also warned El-Sayed to “keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth”, after the candidate appeared to suggest that

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