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Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died
James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76. (Image credit: Evan Vucci)
Merz Govt May Use Radical 'Federal Coercion' If AfD Party Controls Germany's Saxony-Anhalt Region
The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the Saxony-Anhalt state election by a wide margin but fell short of an absolute majority. Nevertheless, the party may still come to power if it can garner enough support from BSW or peel off a few MPs from rival parties. This possibility has thrust an unused and radical clause of the German constitution, federal coercion or "Bundeszwang," to the center of a fight over how far Berlin can go if the right-wing party takes power. The AfD took 43.8 percent of the vote in the Sept.
Dutch Seek End to Gas Storage Targets After €1 Billion Bill
The Netherlands wants to scrap mandatory gas storage targets after spending nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) this year to fill its reserves, arguing that the current EU system forces governments to do a job that the market should be doing.
France to send military to protect Saudi Arabia on Red Sea oil route
France will send troops and defence systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, which is key for energy transport, French President Emmanuel Macron has said in a TV interview. He also denied a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had warned European governments of possible Russian drone attacks from the Mediterranean.
Education, Barcelona & Basque culture - why Spain are dominating football
World champions. European champions. Olympic champions. Undefeated in two and a half years. Spain are the dominant force in men's world football. Of the past 10 major international tournaments, they have won five. Going into Saturday's Nations League meeting with England at Wembley (19:45 BST), they are on an international record 38-match unbeaten run. They have not lost since a 1-0 defeat by Colombia in a 2024 friendly. And the success does not stop with the senior men's team.
A leaked memo has laid bare Republican panic that Democrats could snatch three Senate seats that the GOP had considered safely theirs. The Senate Republicans’ campaign arm is making a late plea for nearly $9 million to defend their nominees in Alaska, Iowa and Ohio—states Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024—according to a memo obtained by Axios, exposing the party’s jitters as the midterm map turns increasingly hostile.
Bengaluru to scale higher ground with indie music fest
The shutting down of Koramangala venue Fandom had a cascade effect for gig organisers several months down the line, with Higher Ground Music Festival founders Vishwas Karanth and Avishek Dasgupta needing to “recalibrate” their plans for the second edition of the three-day indie music event. It will now take place at Prism by Octavium, a new space off Bannerghatta Road, and in the same premises as Octavium Music Academy. “Both of us were quite bullish on not altering the festival format, and at the same time, not have a gap year,” Avishek says.
Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database
SYDNEY, Sept 25 : Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia's health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the need to tighten regulation. The incursion on one of the country's most used government agencies may prompt a tougher stance as Australia readies AI-specific laws starting in 2027, adding pressure to Australia-US relations already tested by Canberra's teen social media ban, tech policy experts said.
Separated by war, a Ukrainian family faces danger at the front and far away
BORYSPIL/DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Sept 25 - "When are you coming?" two-year-old Snizhana asked her father, a soldier serving with an artillery unit in eastern Ukraine. Smiling into his smartphone hundreds of miles away, Yevheniy Borysenko started to reply when three loud explosions nearby forced him to cut the conversation short. "Okay, bunny, I'll call you later!" Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian families have been separated by the war, adding to the stress of survival on the front lines and the growing dangers further away as Russia escalates missile and drone attacks across the country.
Pomp and toasts: Day 2 of Trump and Xi in DC US President Donald Trump held talks with President Xi Jinping at the White House on the second day of the Chinese leader's visit to Washington DC. There was pomp and ceremony, but little in the way of confirmed progress on key issues. The day ended with a state dinner, which was attended by major tech CEO's including Tesla's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman. - China-US relationsUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.