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- Taliban fighters wield US weapons five years after American withdrawal
- Man and woman found dead with stab wounds in Blackburn home
- Bernie Ecclestone arrested in Portugal for alleged illegal gun possession
- Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv following end of three-day pause
- Panama Canal may further reduce ship traffic as El Niño intensifies
- Canadian survivor of 9/11 attacks shares his experience
- US envoy Jared Kushner links lack of Gaza progress to Israeli elections
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Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Portugal for allegedly carrying a shotgun when landing his private jet, with no charges filed as yet.
Panama Canal authorities may further limit ship traffic as El Niño exacerbates drought conditions, forcing initial reductions from 36 to 34 ships per day, effective September 4, with a planned decrease to 32 on September 15. The administrator signalled that weather conditions will dictate future restrictions.
A floating island has appeared and vanished in Williston Lake, British Columbia, sparking curiosity and theories about its origins, including accumulated driftwood.
The DRC government delegation and M23 rebels recently engaged in peace talks in Qatar to address ongoing conflict in the eastern region, following a positive initial round of discussions in March.
The Republican People’s Party (CHP) re-elected Ozgur Ozel as chairman, garnering an overwhelming majority of votes amid ongoing protests against President Erdogan’s government following the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
Increasing reliance on AI-driven chatbots like ChatGPT for information retrieval offers quicker access to summaries and links but raises concerns about misinformation due to ‘hallucination’ and ‘confabulation’ errors.
Global stock markets plummeted overnight, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling nearly 8% and US stock market futures indicating further declines, as fears of a trade war escalate following President Trump’s new tariffs.
Jason Behrendorff has retired from domestic cricket after 16 seasons with Western Australia, citing a lack of desire to play 50-over formats and a focus on T20 franchise cricket.
Arturo Suarez, a Venezuelan singer awaiting asylum in the US, was deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, labelled as a gang member without evidence, as part of Trump’s anti-immigration policies.
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