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September 2026

Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery clears legal hurdle

The agreement includes safeguards for CNN’s editorial independence and requires the merged studio to release at least 30 films a year for its first two years

Like a 'rollercoaster': passengers describe harrowing flydubai flight

As flight FZ 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv approached the Jordanian border on Wednesday, passengers knew in an instant that something was wrong when the plane began plummeting from the sky in a rapid dive

UK PM Burnham reopens divisive debate on rejoining EU

Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and reopening the divisive Brexit debate

Meet 'America': Trump’s AI chatbot changes answers after challenging his claims

Donald Trump has launched “America”, an AI chatbot designed as a digital portal for US government information

'Hard to see Man City getting anything other than the book thrown at them', expert says

Manchester City enjoyed a meteoric rise from mid-table mediocrity to Premier League domination, but their golden era could be forever tarnished after they were found guilty of scores of financial rule breaches

Clashes between French teens, police as school blockades intensify

French teenagers on Tuesday set fire to rubbish bins and threw projectiles at police who responded with batons and tear gas, with hundreds detained across the country over the blockades and protests demanding better conditions at schools

UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal is scrapped

The pilot programme was intended to break the business model of "people smugglers" by exchanging undocumented migrants who had made the crossing for people who legally applied for asylum

New York Gov pushes for probe into Cornell's handling of gang rape allegation

It comes as prosecutors reopen an investigation into the alleged rape following claims the elite college failed to properly punish the men involved

Climate change reshaping the polar oceans, says report

The Copernicus Ocean State Report depicts profound changes across the world's seas, from record-breaking heatwaves in the Mediterranean and Black seas to shifts in marine ecosystems and increasingly acidic waters

Appeals court halts execution of Tennessee woman less than two hours before lethal injection

The court halted the execution to give it time to consider Pike's claims that her history of severe sexual abuse had not been taken into consideration during sentencing

Eiffel Tower chief to step down after female staff scandal

The incident sparked outrage in France and prompted a staff walkout that saw the Eiffel Tower forced to close for a day