Experts say a diesel export ban would offer only temporary relief before prices climb again as refiners reduce production.

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A White House official on Wednesday denied a report that the United States was preparing a 90-day diesel export ban to try to contain record fuel prices. Diesel is widely used by farms, trains and trucks.

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The Trump administration is preparing a 90-day ban on diesel exports, Politico reported, citing five people familiar with the discussions. The proposal faces divisions within the administration and with the oil industry and is intended to lower energy prices weighing on Republicans ahead of the midterms.

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Suspending foreign sales of the vital fuel may look beneficial in the short term, but the United States would soon suffer as a result.

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European diesel prices are climbing as markets weigh the possibility that Washington could suspend overseas sales. Analysts warn that such a move would be “catastrophic” for global supplies.

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TPLF fighters have taken control of an airport in Tigray as conflict with federal troops intensifies. The edition also highlights South Africa’s high crime rates after 11 people were killed at a party, and residents in Bukavu, eastern DR Congo, searching the ruins of their homes after another deadly fire.

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Judge Kelly said he would consider the arguments he heard from attorneys but issued no immediate ruling.

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A hearing is underway in DC District Court on a lawsuit brought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico after they were barred from the White House. Follow live updates from the proceedings.

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The Trump administration is defending its decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, arguing that the president has broad authority over press access and that the outlets’ reporting raised national security concerns. The three organisations are suing to have their access restored, with a federal hearing set for Wednesday in Washington, DC.

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Barack Obama said he was “not surprised” by President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, arguing that the issue should not be “partisan.”

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Donald Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House after objecting to their coverage, prompting the outlets to sue over alleged First Amendment violations. The move also led television networks to suspend presidential pool coverage. The rotating pool provides shared, non-editorial reporting, audio and video when space limits prevent the wider press corps from attending.

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CNN, Politico and MS NOW are suing the Trump administration after their press credentials were removed and they were barred from covering the White House. Steven Herman of the University of Mississippi’s Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation discusses the move’s legality and wider ramifications.

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The US-backed Board of Peace has unveiled a $2.4bn, 66-project plan to begin rebuilding Gaza, but its high representative says implementation depends on Hamas disarming. Israeli attacks killed seven Palestinians across the enclave as world leaders condemned ceasefire violations and urged Israel to comply with the agreement.

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Palestinians protest Israel’s bans on prison visits as settler pogroms continue across the occupied West Bank. Israeli strikes hit eastern Gaza City, while world leaders denounce the violence at the United Nations General Assembly.

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The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza, as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire proposal struggles to remain viable.

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Pop megastar Taylor Swift announced The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore on Wednesday. The extended edition of her 2025 album adds four tracks: “Patient Zero,” “Cleveland!,” “Pink Clouding” and “Babylon.”

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After Trump rejected what he called a “globalist scheme” to control AI, the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic pressed for cooperation on the technology at the United Nations. Altman and other tech executives have argued that AI companies should slow development to manage potential risks.

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AI leaders are expected to brief the UN Security Council at an emergency session later today, after weeks of warnings that artificial intelligence could pose potentially uncontrollable risks.

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Executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face are set to brief the UN Security Council amid warnings that artificial intelligence could move beyond human control.

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Harvey Weinstein was resentenced to 15 years in prison for forcibly sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006. He apologized for pain he may have caused while maintaining his innocence. Weinstein also awaits resentencing in a separate California rape case.

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Harvey Weinstein received a 15-year prison sentence, more than a year after a jury convicted the former Hollywood mogul in a high-stakes retrial of sexually assaulting former “Project Runway” production assistant Miriam Haley.

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Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has received a 15-year prison sentence after being convicted of a criminal sexual act against former assistant Miriam Haley. Haley said the assault had a devastating, potentially lasting effect on her life and sense of security. Weinstein denied the allegations and apologised. He is already serving 23 years in another case and has a separate Los Angeles sex-crime conviction.

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Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has received a 15-year prison sentence in New York for a felony sex crime following a retrial.

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Harvey Weinstein received a 15-year prison sentence Wednesday for violently sexually assaulting Mimi Haley, a former production assistant, at a Manhattan hotel in 2006.

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Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years for a 2006 sex crime in New York. His original conviction was overturned, but a retrial last year again ended with a jury finding him guilty of a serious sex crime.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine that Moscow would not suspend its special military operation to negotiate. He said Russia remained ready for talks aimed at a lasting and just peace, accused Europe of seeking a pause to replenish Ukraine’s arsenals, and argued that Ukraine could have retained its 1991 borders if Europeans had not engaged in fraud.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly that the greater freedom Russian President Vladimir Putin has to act, the more dangerous the world becomes for everyone else. He warned that Putin’s “ridiculous and never-ending war” could soon spread across Europe.

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Speaking to the U.N. General Assembly, Volodymyr Zelensky called for continued support for Ukraine and stressed the need for negotiations. He said Ukrainians chose not to die or surrender their country, families, independence and freedom, warned Russia would be made to suffer if it attacks Ukraine’s energy and heating systems, and said Russia is recruiting citizens from 47 countries.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world leaders at the United Nations to continue choking off Russia’s revenues and hindering its war efforts.

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An attorney for former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown says he plans to accept a plea deal on an attempted murder charge in Miami that would keep him out of prison.

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YouTube’s new custom feeds let users describe the videos they want in their own words, after which Gemini builds a personalized feed based on the request.

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The son of Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter was critically injured in a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday afternoon, regional authorities said. The attack came a day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak there.

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Russia’s financial intelligence agency has placed journalist Yury Dud on its registry of terrorists and extremists. An asterisk by his name says there is “information about [his] involvement in terrorism,” though no known terrorism case has been filed against him. Dud was previously labeled a “foreign agent,” convicted in absentia over alleged noncompliance, and later faced a legal review after his channel aired a lengthy interview with the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, which Russia calls a terrorist organization.

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Javier Milei denounced the UN in a caustic General Assembly speech, calling it ineffective and accusing it of ignoring Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina. He warned that Argentina would take matters into its own hands over oil exploration near the territory, which he described as unlawful exploitation under foreign occupation.

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Argentine President Javier Milei told the UN General Assembly that the principle of self-determination does not apply to the Falkland Islands, a self-governing UK overseas territory that Argentina calls Las Malvinas.

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Argentine President Javier Milei said on Wednesday before world leaders at the UN General Assembly that the United Nations had chosen to “look the other way” over Argentina’s dispute with Britain regarding the Falkland Islands.

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