Apple has announced a new Mac Mini generation with M6 and M5 Pro models. The compact design remains, while performance, storage speed, Ethernet, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6 are upgraded. The M6 version starts at $899 and the M5 Pro at $1,699, each $100 above the previous generation; preorders are open and shipping begins September 22nd.

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A tornado caused major damage in the southern French village of Pomas, injuring 41 people and affecting around 300 homes. The area was under a thunderstorm alert. Scientists say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense.

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A tornado struck Pomas in south-west France, injuring 39 people, including two critically, while 15 were taken to hospital. Winds reaching 117km/h damaged about 300 homes, deployed more than 120 emergency workers and left roughly 2,800 homes without electricity across 10 villages.

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A tornado swept through Aude in southern France late Monday, damaging more than 300 residences and injuring 15 people, according to the local administration.

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A rare tornado moved through southern France near Carcassonne, damaging about 100 homes and injuring at least 26 people. It formed beneath a supercell thunderstorm near the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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A tornado struck the village of Pomas in southwestern France, damaging about 300 homes and injuring around 40 people, officials said. Fifteen people were hospitalized. The storm uprooted trees, caused power cuts and major transport disruption, and led to the cancellation of a Vuelta a España stage.

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A tornado struck the village of Pomas in France’s southwestern Aude region on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging around 300 homes. The severe weather tore roofs from buildings, caused power cuts and transport disruption, and led authorities to cancel a Vuelta a Espana cycling stage.

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Apple is preparing to launch a new Mac mini desktop, its first updated version in almost two years. The unveiling could come within days, potentially ahead of a September event expected to introduce the next iPhones.

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Chinese artist Gao Zhen, known for provocative sculptures of Mao Zedong, has been sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly slandering China’s “heroes and martyrs”. He was detained in 2024 and has already spent two years in custody. His family and rights groups condemned the case, noting that the artworks were made more than a decade before the law took effect.

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German authorities discovered a third drone near Leipzig/Halle Airport after the August 4 incident, investigators told Süddeutsche Zeitung and broadcasters NDR and WDR. One drone apparently hit a DHL freighter, while another carried about 50 grams of RDX that failed to detonate. Authorities are examining control equipment and a possible Ukrainian link.

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German media report that investigators found a third drone and suspected explosives linked to the incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The drone was discovered west of the airport on August 14, along with about 50 grams of a substance suspected to be the military explosive hexogen. Security sources suspect Russian intelligence involvement, which Russia denies.

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German investigators found a third drone and suspected explosives allegedly linked to this month’s attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle airport, broadcasters NDR and WDR and the Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported Tuesday.

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The Supreme Court said Trump may begin carrying out parts of an executive order aimed at restricting mail voting. Further legal challenges, however, could prevent his plan from being implemented before the November midterm election.

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The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for Donald Trump to advance an executive order restricting mail voting, although the short timeline before November’s midterm elections may limit implementation. Three liberal justices dissented, and further lawsuits could delay the order. Trump has long claimed, without supporting evidence, that mail voting encourages fraud.

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The Supreme Court said President Donald Trump may start implementing parts of an executive order aimed at restricting mail voting. Further legal challenges, however, could prevent the plan from taking effect before the November midterm election.

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The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to proceed with an executive order restricting mail-in voting. It remains uncertain how much his administration can put into effect before the rapidly approaching midterm elections.

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The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to proceed with an executive order restricting mail-in voting. It remains uncertain how much his administration can put into effect before the approaching midterm elections.

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The US Supreme Court has temporarily sided with President Donald Trump over his plan to use the Postal Service to impose broad new restrictions on distributing mail ballots.

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Hundreds of Rohingya refugees gathered in Cox’s Bazar on Monday, demanding justice and the right to return home nine years after Myanmar’s crackdown forced more than 700,000 people across the border. Nearly 1.2 million now remain in Bangladesh’s camps, where declining international aid is worsening conditions; refugees also face deep aid cuts in Bangladesh and forced evictions in Malaysia and India.

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Beijing calls threatened US secondary sanctions on entities trading with Iran illegal and says it will take all necessary measures to defend its interests. Washington has announced an initial package targeting 60 people, entities and vessels, but excluded Chinese financial institutions, amid warnings that Beijing could retaliate through financial markets or restrictions on critical-mineral exports.

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The United States has sanctioned Chinese entities linked to Iran’s shadow networks but stopped short of targeting major banks or China broadly. Washington is warning Beijing over Iranian oil as both sides seek to preserve trade ties ahead of a Trump–Xi meeting scheduled for September 24.

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China says it will take all necessary measures to protect its rights after the US announced broader economic sanctions on Iran and its trading partners. Washington warned that countries, banks and businesses continuing financial ties with Tehran could face isolation. Iran said it was fully prepared to counter the measures.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said China firmly rejects unilateral sanctions lacking a basis in international law or authorization from the UN Security Council. He warned that economic war and maximum pressure would deepen conflicts and disrupt global financial order, urging a return to dialogue and negotiations.

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused Ukrainian authorities of spreading reports about a possible new Russian mobilization to “ideologically destabilize the situation” in Russia. Speculation has intensified as battlefield gains slow and voluntary recruitment struggles to offset losses. Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia could mobilize around 300,000 people after September’s State Duma elections, while Moscow has repeatedly denied such plans.

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused Ukrainian authorities of spreading claims about a possible new mobilization in Russia to “ideologically destabilize” the country. He called the reports deliberately planted fabrications. Speculation about a mobilization after State Duma elections has circulated for weeks; Volodymyr Zelensky alleges Russia may seek to mobilize up to 300,000 people in the fall, which Russian authorities deny.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called reports of a possible mobilization in Russia deliberate newspaper hoaxes circulated by the Ukrainian government to ideologically destabilize the country. Zelensky had repeatedly claimed Russian authorities would announce a new mobilization this fall, and Ukrainian media also carried the rumors.

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