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20 Sep 2025 1211

Four children survive 40 days in Amazon jungle after plane crash

When a plane crashed in the Amazon jungle carrying four young children, there was little hope of finding them alive.

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19 Sep 2025 572

Trump’s $15bn defamation lawsuit against New York Times tossed by federal judge

A federal judge dismissed Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, book publisher Penguin, and two Times reporters, stating that the suit was filled with “vituperation and invective” and violated federal civil procedure by failing to be concise.

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19 Sep 2025 806

NATO intercepts Russian jets violating Estonian airspace

NATO intercepted three Russian jets that violated Estonia’s airspace on Friday, the country’s foreign ministry and an alliance spokesperson said.

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19 Sep 2025 627

NABU suspect Oleksandr Horbunenko faces up to 15 years in US prison for immigration fraud

In April 2025, Oleksandr Horbunenko, a businessman and co-owner of the company «Agro Gas Trading», was detained in the US state of Florida.

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19 Sep 2025 709

RSF drone attack hits mosque in El Fasher, leaving dozens dead

A drone strike by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher has killed 75 people worshipping in a mosque, first responders have said, as the group continued its push to capture the last foothold of Sudan’s army in the Darfur region.

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19 Sep 2025 790

France opens probe into ex-Lebanese PM Najib Mikati over alleged fraud

France’s financial crimes office is probing ex-Lebanese premier Najib Mikati and his brother for alleged fraud.

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19 Sep 2025 699

US Treasury sanctions Los Mayos cartel and armed leader El Ruso

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, including the leader of its armed wing, Juan Jose Ponce Felix, known as “El Ruso.”

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19 Sep 2025 693

DNA solves 50-year Oregon mystery: “Swamp Mountain Jane Doe” identified as Marion McWhorter

For decades, Valerie Nagle tirelessly sought answers about her older sister, Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter, who was last seen in Oregon in 1974.

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19 Sep 2025 566

Malaysian woman wins $1.4m lottery using numbers from missed spam call

A woman in Malaysia won over $1.4m in a lottery after betting on digits from a missed spam call.

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19 Sep 2025 591

Brett James, Grammy winner behind Carrie Underwood hit, killed in aircraft crash

A Grammy Award-winning singer has died in a plane crash. Brett James, 57, was among three people on board an aircraft that crashed into a field in North Carolina.

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19 Sep 2025 921

Russia airs AI-generated show with deepfake world leaders on state TV

A television channel run by Russia’s Ministry of Defence is airing a program it claims is AI-generated. According to advertisements for the show, a neural network is picking the topics it wants to discuss, then uses AI to generate that video.

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18 Sep 2025 794

Trump escalates fight with Federal Reserve, targets Governor Lisa Cook

The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court to allow it to fire the Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, as it continues its extraordinary attack on the central bank’s independence.

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18 Sep 2025 697

Brigitte Macron to present evidence in court to disprove viral gender conspiracy

French first lady Brigitte Macron is preparing to present "photographic and scientific evidence" in court to prove that she is a woman.

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18 Sep 2025 646

Beirut blast investigation accelerates after Bulgaria detains ship operator

The arrest in Bulgaria of Igor Grechushkin — whose ship carried chemicals to Lebanon that exploded in 2020 — is viewed as a sign that a long stalled investigation might finally get results.

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18 Sep 2025 686

Starbucks employees file lawsuit over company’s new dress code

Starbucks workers in three states took legal action against the coffee giant on Wednesday, alleging that it violated the law when it changed its dress code but refused to reimburse employees who had to buy new clothes.

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18 Sep 2025 907

How a US real estate trust helped push Prospect Medical Holdings into bankruptcy

U.S. hospital operator Prospect Medical Holdings collapsed this year due to prolonged neglect and overwhelming debt.

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18 Sep 2025 864

Georgian currency exchange owner arrested for laundering over $660 million

The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a local currency exchange owner accused of laundering more than $660 million, calling it the country’s largest money-laundering scheme to date.

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18 Sep 2025 2042

Romanian subsidiary of HS Timber Group investigated for alleged tax evasion

The Romanian subsidiary of Austria’s HS Timber Group faces allegations that it under-reported the amount of lumber it processed and avoided taxes on some sales.

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18 Sep 2025 745

Cocaine smuggling networks dismantled in Iberian Peninsula operations

Europol-supported operations in Spain and Portugal have seized more than 4 tonnes of cocaine and led to over 60 arrests between November 2024 and September 2025.

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18 Sep 2025 812

Washington eyes Bagram comeback as Trump cites proximity to China’s nuclear sites

The US is taking steps to reclaim the Bagram airbase from the Taliban after losing it during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Donald Trump announced.

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18 Sep 2025 834

Caracas responds to U.S. with three-day military drills in the Caribbean

Venezuela says it has launched three days of large-scale military exercises in the Caribbean after several U.S. attacks on alleged drug trafficking boats.

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18 Sep 2025 834

Kimmel’s Charlie Kirk comments spark ABC suspension

ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely beginning Wednesday after comments that he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing led a group of ABC-affiliated stations to say it would not air the show and provoked some ominous comments from a top federal regulator.

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18 Sep 2025 914

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have entered into a mutual defence agreement that considers an attack on either country as an attack on both — a crucial agreement following Israel’s strike on Qatar last week.

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18 Sep 2025 658

Six killed as Israel targets Hamas officials in Qatar missile strike

Israeli fighter jets over the Red Sea launched ballistic missiles to target Hamas leaders in Qatar last week, a U.S. defence official said, in a novel method likely designed to overcome the energy-rich country’s air defences and avoid entering any Mideast nation’s airspace.

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