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Europe

Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive

Exclusive: Culture secretary says UK will crack down further and be ‘pioneer of tech as a force for good’

Europe

Healthy Babies programme to be expanded across England

Scheme will follow principles of Sure Start, helping families with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with babies

Middle East

Negotiator of 2015 Iran nuclear deal discusses Trump rejecting Iran's latest proposal

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Malley, a negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, about where talks stand after President Trump rejected Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. withdraws final troops from Iraq

In what Iraq calls its 'day of sovereignty', U.S. and Iraqi commanders mark the withdrawal of U.S. military forces two decades after their invasion.

Retired general who led troops in Iraq warns U.S. exit may give Iran, ISIS an opening

Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq, says the withdrawal could strengthen Iran and leave Iraq more vulnerable to ISIS.

The U.S. is pulling its last troops out of Iraq. How will it affect the Middle East

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retired Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, former U.S. National Security Advisor, about the impact the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq will have on the Middle East.

Oceania

Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas

Jim Chalmers says ‘higher global oil prices flowing through to oil prices in Australia’ are to blame for inflation rising from 3.5%

Asia

Restaurant named after Xi Jinping attacked by Chinese nationals

The owner said he chose the name because he wanted to run the "best Chinese restaurant" in South Korea.

UAE vice president visits Saudi Arabia in first visit since rift

Sept 29 - UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and met with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the kingdom's defence minister, the first visit by a senior UAE official to the kingdom since a deep rift emerged between the two Gulf powers last year.

Beau Lamarre-Condon trial: crime scene photos paint harrowing picture of alleged murder victims’ final moments

Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024

Americas

Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has built a global profile by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump

Europe

Tern turnaround: colonies in England show signs of recovery after decline

National Trust says latest figures encouraging – with numbers of birds on the rise – but work still to be done

Europe

Missile alerts cost Ukraine $45m for every hour they halt businesses

Figure cited by economy minister highlights trade-offs Kyiv faces as it tries to keep normal life moving amid Russian strikes

Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi

Exeter museum to host DJ’s ‘collaboration’ with woodland fungi and artist’s map of her own body’s mycobiome

Right Livelihood Award honors women taking on autocrats, discrimination and unchecked AI

The Right Livelihood Award has been given to two women and two women-led organizations to recognize work against authoritarianism, violence and AI-related harms

Europe

Russian bomb attack kills two in Ukraine's Sumy, officials say

Sept 29 - Russian glide bombs struck homes and a school in the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday, killing two people and injuring six, officials said.

Europe

Slovak coalition frays with minister's removal, early election mooted

Sept 29 - A junior party in Slovakia's leftist-nationalist coalition voted with the parliamentary opposition to dismiss a minister on Tuesday, raising the possibility that pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico's government could collapse and an early election be held.

Americas

Argentina's Kirchner challenges fraud conviction at UN, seeking political return

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 29 - Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who is under house arrest, has asked the United Nations Human Rights Committee to review her corruption conviction and suspend the lifetime ban on holding public office that currently prevents her from running for election in 2027, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

Florida officials have cleared the way for a $100 million-plus surf park where developers plan a 35-acre attraction with a six-acre artificial wave lagoon and half-mile beach miles from the ocean

A major new attraction is moving forward in Wesley Chapel, Florida, bringing the possibility of ocean-style surfing to a community located miles from the

Concern over Sydney airport as near misses and runway incursions at 20% above national average

Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigating staffing gaps as key factor in four incidents in July and August

Belgium to transfer three F-16s to Ukraine this year, Zelenskiy says

KYIV, Sept 29 - Belgium will transfer three F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by the end of the year to help in its war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday.

ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’

The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildren

Asia

Nepal government building falls into a river amid heavy flooding

The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river.

Americas

US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations

The US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations, allowing faster removals amid legal and humanitarian concerns.