Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington will “obviously not” follow the UK in sanctioning illegal Israeli settlements. France and Canada are also taking action, while the UK says Palestinians face ethnic cleansing by Israeli settlers in parts of the occupied West Bank.

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The United Kingdom has announced a ban on imports of all goods produced by illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera reports reactions from Ramallah.

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The UK has announced sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they aim to deter expansion and prevent development at E1. Israel has opened tenders for about 1,200 homes there. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the UK government hostile and said Israel would close the British consulate in Jerusalem.

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The UK has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements and said Palestinians in parts of the occupied West Bank face “ethnic cleansing”. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese described the move as a “seismic shift” after years of UK “complicity”, but said it was only the beginning.

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The U.K. government says it is banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing “settler terrorists” there of carrying out ethnic cleansing against Palestinians.

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The UK has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband promises a “comprehensive reset” in relations with Israel. The article says British rhetoric has toughened sharply under Andy Burnham, though progress could be threatened by a more diplomatic Israeli government.

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Four paintings were stolen from the Renoir Museum in southern France, and two were later recovered. The theft is the latest heist to strike the art world.

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Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France and stole four paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Two were abandoned in the garden and recovered, while two remain missing. The mayor said the suspects appeared well-equipped and well-informed, renewing scrutiny of museum security in Europe.

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Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer early Tuesday and took four paintings. Police pursued them, and two works were abandoned in the garden while two others remained missing. Nice-Matin estimated the stolen art’s value at about $10.5 million.

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Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer near Nice before 6am and took four paintings, abandoning one as they fled. The stolen works were estimated at €9m ($10.5m), and France’s organised-crime unit is leading the investigation.

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French police say valuable paintings by Renoir were stolen from a small museum on the French Riviera. Investigators are searching for the suspected thieves.

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Thieves took three paintings from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera early Tuesday, according to the local mayor.

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Hungary has ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave, accusing them of “unacceptable” activities incompatible with their diplomatic status. Budapest says the move protects Hungary’s security and sovereignty but does not break diplomatic ties. Moscow has promised a “harsh and painful” response, while the EU called the decision legitimate.

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Russian Ambassador to Hungary Yevgeny Stanislavov condemned Budapest’s decision to expel 10 Russian diplomats as an unfriendly, baseless move. He described it as an unprecedented escalation by Hungary and warned that Russia would respond.

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Hungary has ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave after authorities determined that personnel at Russia’s diplomatic mission had engaged in conduct incompatible with their status and violating the Vienna Convention, Foreign Minister Anita Orban said. She described the move as protecting Hungary’s security and sovereignty, while stressing that Budapest would maintain diplomatic relations and necessary dialogue with Moscow.

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Hungary has ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave Budapest over what it calls “unacceptable” activities. Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said the move protects Hungary’s security and sovereignty but does not mean diplomatic ties are being severed. Moscow warned of a “harsh and painful” response as relations shift away from the previous pro-Kremlin stance.

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Hungary expelled 10 Russian diplomats on Tuesday, the foreign minister said, accusing them of conduct incompatible with their status. The move was presented as a clear signal that the pro-Russian era associated with former Prime Minister Viktor Orban is over.

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Hungary is expelling 10 employees of Russia’s embassy in Budapest, saying their activities are incompatible with diplomatic status and that the move protects Hungary’s security and sovereignty. Budapest says it will not sever relations. Moscow has promised a response, which Maria Zakharova called “harsh and painful.”

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Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch is stepping down after a difficult year. President Donald Trump has been pushing to reshape how U.S. history is presented, affecting institutions including the Smithsonian.

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Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III said he will step down as head of the sprawling institution by the end of the year, amid disputes with Trump.

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The head of the Smithsonian Institution says he is retiring as the Trump administration pursues efforts to reshape the museum organization.

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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch is stepping down after seven years leading the institution, amid attacks from the White House.

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New York City has released previously unseen documents indicating officials were concerned about toxic air after the World Trade Center collapsed while reassuring the public that Ground Zero was safe. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the records show what the city knew, when it knew it and how it acted, with hundreds of thousands more pages due to be published.

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New York City Mayor Mamdani has released previously undisclosed records from the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. They show that officials misled the public about air quality at Ground Zero.

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Norway said it helped 69 Russian citizens return home from an Arctic island after authorities seized the small cruise ship on which they had arrived.

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Passengers and some crew members of the Professor Molchanov, detained by Norwegian authorities, have returned to Russia. After being transported from Barentsburg to the Norwegian-Russian border and completing formalities, they are heading to Murmansk.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Germany is ready to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot interceptors. Ukraine depends on the US-made Patriot PAC-3 system against Russian ballistic missiles, while Britain also announced a further £100 million package to support additional interceptors.

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European countries are finalizing a plan to use NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List program to buy US-made Patriot interceptors for delivery to Ukraine before next winter, Bloomberg reported. Greece, Germany and the Czech Republic are expected to contribute, while Britain has pledged £100 million to the package.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says EU member states have approved a derogation allowing Ukraine to use part of the bloc’s €90 billion loan to buy Patriot air-defense interceptors. Ukraine had formally asked to allocate more than €2 billion from the package for the purchases.

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The European Union has allowed Ukraine to use loan funds to purchase US Patriot air and missile defense systems.

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Germany is asking the International Court of Justice to dismiss Nicaragua’s Gaza genocide case, arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction. Nicaragua accuses Germany of breaching the Genocide Convention by supplying weapons to Israel.

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Germany is challenging the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction in a case brought by Nicaragua over allegations that Berlin was complicit in genocide in Gaza.

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Fourteen men are on trial in Paris over the 2021 sinking of an inflatable boat in the Channel, which left 27 people confirmed dead and four missing, including a seven-year-old girl. Prosecutors accuse them of manslaughter and facilitating illegal immigration through organised smuggling networks; the defendants deny responsibility.

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Fourteen men went on trial in Paris on smuggling charges tied to the drowning of more than 30 migrants in the English Channel five years ago. The tragedy was the worst recorded disaster involving migrants in the narrow waterway between France and Britain.

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France has opened the trial over the deadliest migrant crossing of the English Channel. Survivors are expected to testify, while a parallel investigation into the French naval response is raising urgent questions about how the waters are policed.

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Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a “constructive and candid” one-hour call covering Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trips to Moscow and Kyiv. He said Trump wants a breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine during his term, while Putin insisted Russia has “no aggressive plans toward Europe whatsoever.”

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The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin assured Donald Trump that Russia has no aggressive plans toward Europe. The two also discussed recent visits to Moscow and Kyiv by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump in a Tuesday phone call that Russia has absolutely no aggressive plans toward Europe, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said. Putin also argued that claims about an alleged Russian threat provide Europeans with a pretext to expand support for Ukraine and raise their own defense spending.

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During a phone call with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin gave an objective and thorough assessment of what is happening in Russia’s special military operation, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said. Putin also outlined Moscow’s view of battlefield prospects and the achievement of the operation’s stated goals and objectives.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation on September 8, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said.

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President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin on Sept. 8 after U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv to seek progress in talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine war. No breakthrough was reported, though Washington is pushing for a new round of trilateral negotiations.

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Nintendo announced during a 40th-anniversary Zelda livestream that its Ocarina of Time remake will arrive on Switch 2 on November 5th. The first Zelda game exclusive to the console will feature upgraded graphics, free camera movement, “threads of time,” humming-based music and button-activated jumping. Nintendo also confirmed the live-action film’s title and April 30th, 2027 release date.

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Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko resigned after investigators uncovered an alleged criminal organisation whose members allegedly took bribes from fraudulent call centres and laundered millions.

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Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, has resigned after anti-corruption officers searched his offices over an investigation into illegal call centres. He denied involvement and called the resignation a political decision. Russia then resumed attacks on Kyiv after a brief pause linked to peace talks, killing at least two people and injuring 10, with damage to homes and civilian infrastructure.

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EU leaders called the attendance of senior Serbian officials at Ratko Mladic’s funeral “shocking”, saying it showed a failure to confront Europe’s recent war crimes and contradicted the values guiding Serbia’s EU path. The incident has put Serbia’s EU candidacy under scrutiny.

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Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa described Ratko Mladić’s funeral in Belgrade as “shocking” after senior Serbian officials attended with military honours. Their presence is expected to cloud Serbia’s EU membership bid for the foreseeable future.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the large crowd shown at convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic’s funeral was “shocking” and could undermine Serbia’s plans to join the European Union.

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Alphabet’s Google rolled out changes to its European online search results on Tuesday to meet EU antitrust regulators’ demands. The company said the move would worsen the user experience and increase costs for European businesses.

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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has asked UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reopen sovereignty talks over the Chagos Islands instead of transferring them to Mauritius. Malé says its claim is supported by historical ties and geographic proximity, while the UK Foreign Office says sovereignty is a matter for Britain and Mauritius.

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Authorities identified five airline cleaning company employees who died Sunday after an Amazon-branded cargo plane overran a runway at a Miami airport, hitting the company’s van and a passenger SUV.

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Authorities say an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people. All of those who died were in a van used by plane-cleaning workers.

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Investigators say all five people killed when an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday were in vehicles struck as the aircraft skidded across a road. Newly released video shows someone crawling from the plane to safety.

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