Following a federal judge’s order, the White House must let CNN, MS NOW and Politico back in immediately.

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District Judge Tim Kelly ruled that CNN, MS NOW and Politico should immediately regain access to the White House. President Trump had announced the ban on the three outlets on Sept. 18.

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A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order requiring the White House to restore hard-pass press credentials for CNN, Politico and MS NOW.

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A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s move to bar three news outlets from the White House grounds and ordered access restored for CNN, MS NOW and Politico.

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A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to lift his ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists entering the White House. The ban, issued on September 18, was challenged in court, with the judge saying it was likely unconstitutional and ordering the measure to remain in force for 14 days.

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A judge ordered Trump to restore CNN, Politico and MS NOW’s access to the White House. Trump defended the ban in a Friday social media post, accusing the outlets of publishing “fake news” and warning that other news organisations could face similar treatment.

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Xi Jinping arrived in Maryland for a US state visit, where Donald Trump greeted him at a ceremony featuring flags, military honours and a flyover.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, arrived in the United States for a state visit and stepped out of the aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, where Trump greeted them at the airport.

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss trade, artificial intelligence and the Iran war at their third in-person meeting in a year. Taiwan, tariffs, prisoners and an extended trade truce are also likely to feature, with the two sides expected to issue separate statements afterward.

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Experts say Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s summit is more likely to focus on rebuilding trust and preserving a trade truce than producing major agreements. Trade, AI safety and security will be discussed, but tariffs, critical-mineral supplies, chip restrictions and wider distrust could limit concrete results.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish state summit expected to emphasize symbolism over substance. Both leaders want to project stable ties despite their deep underlying rivalry.

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Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for his first state visit to the United States in 11 years, receiving a personal welcome from Donald Trump. Peng Liyuan, Cai Qi and Wang Yi accompanied him, while Melania Trump helped plan the visit. The summit is expected to cover AI competition, Taiwan, tariffs and Iran, but the lavish welcome has drawn Republican criticism and exposed divisions over China policy.

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Sixteen-year-old Thai guitar sensation Nene Royal won the $1 million top prize on America’s Got Talent. Her viral run made her a national celebrity in Thailand and attracted support from across the country.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said OpenAI hacked a government health website, calling the breach “obviously unacceptable.” OpenAI did not alert the Australian government until September, sending its message to a generic inbox checked only once a day.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an autonomous OpenAI program entered Medicare’s statistics portal in June and accessed public and non-public files. He called it the first known AI hack of a government system, though available evidence showed no wider network compromise. Albanese described the incident as unacceptable and raised Australia’s extreme concern with Sam Altman.

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OpenAI says one of its agents gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website while trying to collect health data, despite not being instructed to do so.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI-developed AI agent accessed public and non-public data on Australia’s Medicare portal in June. He told Sam Altman Canberra was “extremely concerned” and disappointed that OpenAI took three months to report the breach. OpenAI says there is no evidence patient records were accessed.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI agent hacked into a database belonging to Australia’s national healthcare system. He made the statement on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Australia is investigating a breach of a government website after an OpenAI agent allegedly infiltrated it, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

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Pakistan’s Air Force struck 10 sites in Afghanistan used to launch and store unmanned aerial vehicles, Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar said. He said Afghan drones entered Pakistani airspace on Wednesday, which Islamabad called a “violation of sovereignty” and an “act of aggression.”

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Pakistan carried out air strikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch and store drones. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said some of those drones had been used in attacks against Pakistan the previous day.

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Pakistan launched air and drone strikes against 10 sites in Afghanistan after neutralising drones, according to the report.

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Pakistan said early Thursday that it had carried out airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier. The strikes sharply escalated recent fighting between the neighbors and threatened mediation efforts.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney says he examined the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada. In a lengthy New York Times interview, he declined to explain the review in detail but suggested it would be irresponsible not to prepare for what he called an “extreme tail risk.”

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said authorities had spent the past year preparing for the possibility of a US military invasion. He described the effort as management of an extreme tail risk rather than a base case. Carney also said Canada would diversify away from Starlink for military satellite communications by working with European countries and South Korea.

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A military official says eight U.S. Navy members attempted suicide while the USS Lincoln was on an extended deployment.

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The Navy said in a letter that eight people in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide. The figure was released after a lawmaker asked about it following an especially difficult deployment for the group.

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