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Florida sues adult gaming platform Nutaku and payment processor Segpay over age verification
Florida is suing the massively popular anime and hentai games platform Nutaku, as well as the payment processor Segpay, in two complaints that allege the companies ignored the state’s age verification law.
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Deadly shooting at Dallas immigration center leaves multiple victims
At least one person has been killed in a shooting at an immigration facility in Dallas, Texas, with two more taken to the hospital.
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Nearly two million evacuated as deadly super typhoon strikes China, resulting in dozens of fatalities
The deadly super typhoon Ragasa tore through Taiwan and the Philippines and is now wreaking havoc in Hong Kong and China.
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Vladimir Antonov, former owner of Snoras and Krājbanka, at the center of a scandal: contacts with FSB officers discovered
Vladimir Antonov, the former owner of the Lithuanian bank Snoras and the Latvian Krājbanka, has once again found himself at the centre of a high-profile scandal.
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Starving and wounded, Gazans flee north as southern hospitals buckle under strain
The few remaining hospitals and clinics in central and southern Gaza are being overwhelmed by a "tsunami" of injured and sick patients fleeing a new Israeli offensive in the north of the devastated territory, medics say.
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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed after nearly 12 years in prison
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was released under a presidential pardon after spending nearly 12 years in and out of prison, following international and domestic pressure.
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Minors among 48 arrested as Manila protests turn violent
Tens of thousands rallied in Manila on Sunday against alleged corruption in billions of taxpayer funds lost to “ghost” flood-control projects now under investigation by the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Ethiopian government accused of shrinking space for press freedom
Ethiopian security forces have detained at least six journalists and media workers since early August, Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday, as press freedom groups warn of a shrinking space for independent reporting ahead of the country’s 2026 elections.
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Large sinkhole forms as road collapses in Bangkok
Part of a road in Bangkok has collapsed, creating a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure, and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.
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Super Typhoon Ragasa strikes Hong Kong after leaving a deadly path in Taiwan and the Philippines
One of the strongest typhoons in years has lifted waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and halted life on the southern Chinese coast after causing deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.
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Trump asserts that Kyiv has the potential to reclaim ’all of Ukraine’ as he urges NATO to down Russian jets that violate airspace.
President Trump has stated his belief that Ukraine can regain all its territory from Russia and has urged NATO to shoot down Kremlin jets that infringe on its airspace.
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Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel following outcry over Charlie Kirk remarks
Jimmy Kimmel will return to screens on Tuesday after being taken off the air following comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
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Man found guilty of attempted assassination of Donald Trump at Florida golf course
A man has been found guilty of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course.
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Trump opens UN speech by praising his first term, attacking successor: You’re all ‘going to hell’ — and I’m your only hope
Donald Trump was not yet two minutes into his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly of his second term when he credited himself for having single-handedly forged a world “that was prosperous and at peace.”
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Mike Bezos builds out Aurora Borealis family office to manage multibillion fortune
Jeff Bezos’ father, Mike Bezos, 79, is reportedly undertaking a “major expansion” of the family’s office, has hired a CEO, and is now on the hunt to hire a new chief investment officer to manage an estimated $40 billion.
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Cancer patient streamer lost $32,000 targeted by crypto-stealing malware on Steam
A cancer patient lost $32,000 in crypto after installing a Steam game on his computer that contained malware, which drained one of his crypto wallets.
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Azerbaijani Talibov family returns to real estate business on Georgia’s Black Sea coast
In 2023, Rza Talibov liquidated assets amid a crackdown on his father’s oppressive regime in Nakhchivan, an autonomous region of Azerbaijan. Now, he has regained control of a luxury hotel and another property on the Black Sea coast of Georgia.
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Mexico initiates emergency measures after flesh-eating worm detected near US border
Mexico has activated emergency controls following the detection of a new case of New World screwworm in cattle within the northern border state of Nuevo Leon.
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New Zealand mother convicted of killing her children in ‘suitcase murder’ trial
A mother in New Zealand has been convicted of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for five years, in a case that shocked the country.
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Macron declares at UN: France recognizes State of Palestine
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, September 22, acknowledged a Palestinian state, leading a UN summit that already prompted other Western governments to take the landmark step that has angered Israel.
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Drone sightings prompt partial closure at Copenhagen airport, two arrested in Oslo
Two people have been arrested in Oslo in connection with a drone alert.
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Trump uses Kirk memorial to attack political opponents despite widow’s call for grace
Donald Trump told a crowd of thousands that he "hates" his opponents at a public memorial to honour the rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk, even after Kirk’s widow said she forgives the man charged with fatally shooting her husband during an event at a Utah college.
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Fans react as HBO auditions female actors for Voldemort in upcoming Harry Potter series
Harry Potter fans have expressed their outrage after it was revealed that HBO is auditioning females to portray Lord Voldemort in the upcoming ’woke’ rebrand.
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Kenyan soldier captured in Ukraine pleads not to be sent back to Russia
Tears in his eyes, a young Kenyan athlete now held in Ukraine pleads not to be sent back to Russia.
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GOP feud escalates: Rep. Nancy Mace accuses Rep. Cory Mills of “stolen valor”
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has taken a personal approach with a colleague who opposed her.