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Trump says AI safety fears a ‘hoax’ as he rejects calls for greater safeguards

15 September, 2026

US President Donald Trump has said fears about the safety of AI are a “hoax”, as he criticised calls to have more guardrails for the fast-moving technology.It comes after Jack Clark, a co-founder of AI giant Anthropic, told the BBC that a “kill switch” for dangerous AI that can be checked by a third party

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Emmy Awards: Welsh actor Matthew Rhys makes history with double win

15 September, 2026

Elsewhere, Jean Smart won best comedy actress for her role in the fifth and final series Hacks.It is the fifth Emmy she has won for the Hollywood satire. “What a ride this has been,” Smart reflected, and joked that the audience only gave her a standing ovation “because I’m old”.It was Smart’s eighth Emmy win

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Wild dogs defy the odds with record 2,500-mile trek across Africa

15 September, 2026

Three sisters almost completed an equally epic journey, but stopped when one became trapped in a snare.African wild dogs are among Africa’s rarest predators, with only about 6,000 remaining in the wild.They live in highly social packs, hunt together and are known for their vast roaming in search of new territory and breeding opportunities with

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Bob Mackie: Legendary costume designer dies aged 87

15 September, 2026

Bob Mackie, who designed dazzling costumes for stars including Cher, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton and Elton John has died, aged 87.The US fashion designer, known as the “Sultan of Sequins” for his sparkling creations, won a Tony Award, nine Emmys and received three Oscar nominations during his career.”It is with a heavy heart that we

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Dangote refinery: Nigerians buying into Africa’s biggest share sale

15 September, 2026

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has launched Africa’s largest ever share sale, offering a stake in his oil refinery to the general public in a deal that could raise as much as $2.1bn (£1.6bn).The initial public offering (IPO) is for roughly 3% of the Dangote refinery, with the billionaire saying he wanted to give ordinary Nigerians

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Immigrants held in small outdoor cages at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida, investigators find

14 September, 2026

In its response included in the investigation report, DHS officials said Florida – not the federal government – had authority over day-to-day operations at the facility. The facility was established by the state of Florida through an executive order signed by DeSantis, but the federal government paid for operational costs. In January, the OIG conducted

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Kempton Park: Fear in South Africa after Elizabeth Moselakgomo’s body found

14 September, 2026

Just hours earlier on Monday, another woman’s half-naked body was found about 25km (15 miles) away.The latest discovery was made by a passer-by, who spotted the body on his way to work, police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene.One arrest has been made in connection with the discovery of the first body.

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Anthrax outbreak: Zambians warned not to eat dead wildlife

14 September, 2026

Authorities in Zambia have warned people not to eat meat from wildlife after dozens of wild animals, including hippos, elephants, buffalo and a crocodile died following an anthrax outbreak.A disaster management agency official said over the weekend that 12 people had been infected with the disease after consuming dead wildlife in the Munyamadzi River area.The

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Bandar Utama stabbing: Malaysian boy acquitted for murder of schoolgirl on grounds of insanity

14 September, 2026

A Malaysian teenage boy charged with the high-profile murder of a female schoolmate has been acquitted, with the judge finding the boy was mentally unsound during the incident.He had fatally stabbed Yap Shing Xuen in a toilet at their secondary school on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur. The killing of the 16-year-old girl

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Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home

14 September, 2026

Police in Bali are investigating after the bodies of an Australian man and his two children were found dead in their bungalow in a popular tourist area.Damien John Shaw, 56, and his two children, a boy aged six and a girl aged four, were found dead in their home in Kuta on Sunday. Police said

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Hyrox athlete sparks debate for pushing through race after soiling herself

14 September, 2026

An athlete’s Hyrox performance has sparked debate after completing a race in Beijing despite soiling herself midway through the event.Footage of the woman competing in the indoor fitness competition despite her soiled legs has gone viral, with some people raising concerns around hygiene and others saluting her resolve to push through. Some also criticised race

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US congressman swims to safety after his plane is forced to land on a lake

14 September, 2026

Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany has said he sustained minor injuries after a plane he was on landed on a lake, forcing him and the pilot to swim to safety.Tiffany, the state’s Republican nominee for governor, was travelling in a small plane on Saturday night when the aircraft encountered a mechanical issue, forcing the pilot to

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Questions mount over what an AI ‘slowdown’ would look like

14 September, 2026

In the UK, we have heard about plans to roll out the tech more widely within the NHS to improve patient care, and how AI gave the UK economy a much-needed boost over the summer. We are all being encouraged to use it more and more at work, in education and in our personal lives.The

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Swedish party blocs tied after Sunday vote, projections say

14 September, 2026

But partial results suggest the party was losing support for the first time since 2010 when it entered parliament. Sweden has two major political blocs featuring four parties on the right and four on the left – meaning coalition and minority governments are relatively common.On Sunday night, Andersson urged supporters to wait for the final

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Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station

14 September, 2026

A Russian drone has hit a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and top European security officials had passed through.No casualties were reported after the strike at Yahodyn, which hit the train’s engine. All the passengers had been evacuated, Ukrainian authorities said. Johnson and other European national security

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Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down

13 September, 2026

US President Donald Trump has downplayed risks posed by artificial intelligence following days of dire warnings by experts.”You have a lot of very negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn’t be bringing it up and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen,” Trump said during a visit to Ireland.One of the warnings came

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Trump: US president doubles down on united Ireland comments on day two of visit

13 September, 2026

Seoirse Comerford owns the Comerford bar in Doonbeg. He described the tournament as “unbelievable”.”If you look at the red double decker buses going up and down the street full of people, we never thought we would have seen the like of that.”He said the golf course is a big employer and is keeping Doonbeg “alive”.

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Brics summit 2026 Delhi: Iran war reshapes ties but exposes divides

13 September, 2026

The summit succeeded in delivering a joint declaration when divisions among members have rarely been so glaring.Twice earlier this year, meetings between Brics ministers had failed to produce a joint statement. This time a consensus was reached, but by side-stepping issues that members sharply disagree on, with few solutions.The “New Delhi Declaration” was adopted on

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Russians seek answers over hundreds missing after Ukraine’s 2024 incursion

13 September, 2026

The head of one local village council, Yuri Tkachev, was among volunteers who went to retrieve the bodies of civilians, from the streets or from nearby fields.”It’s hard for people to know – or rather not to know – what has happened to their loved ones, whether they’re being held captive or have died, and

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Six dead, 97 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea

13 September, 2026

Six people has died and 97 have been rescued from a stricken Indonesian passenger ferry in the Java Sea, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency has said.A search and rescue operation was launched after contact was lost with the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which was carrying 243 people, as it encountered bad weather, Indonesia’s search and

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Meena and Minal: Best friends for decades – until a DNA test revealed they were sisters

13 September, 2026

Theirs is a story straight out of a Bollywood film.Two Indian-born women in their 40s, adopted as babies by different families and raised near each other in the Netherlands, have now discovered they are biological sisters.Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen, born in the early 1980s, were adopted from two different orphanages in the western Indian

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They lost their jobs after posting about Charlie Kirk, but some have no regrets

13 September, 2026

In the year since Kirk’s killing, dozens of lawsuits have been filed across the country by people fired for their comments about the activist, arguing their terminations violated their rights to free speech. The suits have led to substantial pay outs in some cases.Brown agreed to a $485,000 (£355,000) financial settlement – about 12 times

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Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents

13 September, 2026

At least 16 elderly residents have died in a fire at a nursing home in Chile, according to authorities.Ten others were evacuated after a blaze broke out at El Edén home in /idt2/d9cfcc9a-2842-463f-a4d8-4dd007ef9547, around 640km (400 miles) south of the capital Santiago, on Friday evening. Jorge Granada, a prosecutor leading the case, said it was

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Trump: US president’s comments on a united Ireland may have targeted an audience across the Atlantic

13 September, 2026

Giving an answer to a question that is asked at a free-flowing press conference is one thing, but Donald Trump repeated his sentiments a short time later when he was delivering a speech to an invited audience at the US Ambassador’s residence. In fact it was almost the first thing he mentioned, hinting that maybe

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