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27 Sep, 2026
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Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountability
WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network. But what happens when the hackers aren’t human?
27 Sep, 2026
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‘We’re not giving up’ - Beset by climate change, island nations act as conscience of a warming world
UNITED NATIONS (AP): When Palau President Surangel Samuel Whipps Jr recently took his children to his nation’s Helen Island, two-thirds of it was gone. Rising seas caused by climate change had…
27 Sep, 2026
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Just over days to midterms, election officials say new US cyber plan comes too late
NEW YORK (AP) The nation’s cybersecurity agency last Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms, laying out potential threats to election systems…
27 Sep, 2026
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Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square
PARIS (AP) Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées avenue to attend an open-air Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church’s enduring appeal in the…
27 Sep, 2026
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Some BVI residents bathing in the sea amid prolonged water shortages
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, CMC – Persistent water shortages across parts of the British Virgin Islands are forcing some residents to find alternative ways to meet basic household needs, with…
27 Sep, 2026
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Police hunt gunmen after 2 mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 dead
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two separate mass shootings in South African townships within hours of each other have left at least 27 people dead, police said on Sunday. South Africa has struggled…
26 Sep, 2026
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Iran proposes a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
UNITED NATIONS (AP): Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear programme in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives…
26 Sep, 2026
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Zelenskyy urges Trump to seek China’s help on Ukraine
KYIV(AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday that he had urged US President Donald Trump to press Chinese leader Xi Jinping to use Beijing’s influence over Moscow and help bring an…
26 Sep, 2026
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Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
United States President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if the US meets certain conditions. Trump spoke to reporters Saturday outside…