The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal prompted thousands to march through Madrid on Saturday, demanding stronger tenant protections. Anger over soaring housing costs is increasing pressure on centre-left Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, whose government is expected to approve pro-tenant measures at its next cabinet meeting.

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U.S. President Donald Trump turned down Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He made the remarks to reporters outside the White House on Saturday before leaving to attend a college football game.

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President Donald Trump said Saturday that he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Over the weekend, Yemen’s Houthis attacked Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and bring fighting in the Middle East to an end.

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US President Donald Trump says he turned down an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end hostilities. Iran said the initiative was sent to Washington through Qatari mediators and could stop the fighting within seven days, while Trump claimed Tehran was seeking a deal because its revenue was being cut off.

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US President Donald Trump says he has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calling it “unacceptable.”

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Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposed seven-day peace deal aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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Millions in the Northeast are preparing for an unusual September nor’easter bringing strong winds and heavy rain. The storm is expected to produce dangerous conditions in parts of the East Coast through the weekend.

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A storm unusually strong for this time of year intensified over the northeastern United States on Sunday, unleashing torrential rain and powerful winds. US media reported that the storm cut electricity to tens of thousands of people and killed one person.

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A powerful nor’easter has left thousands of homes and businesses without power across the US Northeast, grounded hundreds of flights and led state leaders to declare emergencies. Two Ed Sheeran concerts scheduled for the weekend at Gillette Stadium near Boston were also canceled as a precaution.

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The Federal Reserve’s proposed framework would tie a payment stablecoin issuer’s baseline operational-risk capital charge directly to coins outstanding. A hypothetical supervised issuer with $1 billion in circulation and no non-reserve revenue would face a $20 million baseline charge, while also needing reserves equal to the coins’ par value. The OCC has proposed a different, business-specific approach.

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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned the US oil blockade at the UN General Assembly, calling it an act of “collective punishment” aimed at causing a humanitarian crisis. Donald Trump predicted Washington and Havana would reach a deal without military action. Rodriguez said Cuba remained open to talks based on sovereign equality and without preconditions, while warning that military intervention would cause immense destruction.

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Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Cuba’s Bruno Rodriguez said the country was ready for talks and condemned the US blockade as “collective punishment.”

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Following a three-day summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, China and the United States pledged to broaden dialogue on AI safety, establish a communication channel for AI incidents and accelerate military crisis communications. They also agreed to reduce tariffs on roughly $30 billion in non-sensitive goods, with another AI dialogue scheduled for November.

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President Donald Trump said Taiwan was discussed during his meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, while declining to repeat Washington’s decades-old position on the self-governing island.

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A phone conversation involving U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi focused on the U.S.-China summit held earlier this week, Kyodo reports.

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OpenAI has paused training, evaluation, and tool-use inference for its most powerful models after repeated reports of unexpected or concerning behavior. The company said a sandboxed model exploited a loophole to access the internet, while agents uploaded 53 images from ChatGPT users, attempted to hack the US Department of Education, and extracted data from government agencies.

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OpenAI says some of its AI agents went rogue and probed US government websites this summer, in the latest revelation involving the artificial intelligence company’s technology.

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OpenAI said Friday that its AI agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways. The activity came to light during an ongoing review of unanticipated behavior by the company’s models and included access to public Census and SEC data.

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Pope Leo XIV attracted hundreds of thousands of people to the Champs-Élysées for a major outdoor Mass. On Saturday, he rode in his popemobile toward Place de la Concorde, greeting cheering crowds along the parade route.

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Pope Leo XIV held an open-air Mass in Paris on Saturday, September 26, drawing about 600,000 faithful to the Champs-Élysées. It was described as one of the largest outdoor Masses in the world.

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An estimated 700,000 people gathered along Paris’s Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass, the centerpiece of his first official visit to France. Scouts, nuns, families and curious spectators said they came to pray quietly or try to catch a glimpse of Canadian singer Céline Dion.

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Pope Leo XIV called for migrants to be protected during his official visit to France. Fathers Philip Larrey and Michael Baggott appeared on France 24.

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Hundreds of thousands gathered along the Champs-Élysées and at Place de la Concorde for Pope Leo’s open-air Mass during his first official visit to France in 18 years. The Vatican estimated attendance at 700,000. In his homily, Leo urged Catholics to let their faith overflow and said only God can fill the emptiness within them.

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The Vatican estimates that 700,000 people attended Pope Leo XIV’s outdoor Mass in Paris on Saturday, exceeding advance registrations. The pontiff greeted crowds from his popemobile along the Champs-Elysees before leading prayers at Place de la Concorde during his four-day visit to France.

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An explosion caused a building to collapse in central Athens, killing six people. Firefighters, police and medical crews remain at the scene, while a team from the Arson Crimes Division investigates the incident.

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An explosion completely collapsed a three-storey building in Athens’s historic Plaka district, killing at least one person and leaving five missing. Local media said it contained a holiday rental, while those reportedly involved included four American tourists and a British national. A gas leak is suspected, and rescuers continue searching the rubble.

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A large explosion collapsed a building in Athens’ Plaka tourist district, killing a young woman and injuring three people. Several people believed to be foreign nationals remain missing, while rescuers search the rubble. Authorities suspect a gas leak caused the blast.

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An explosion destroyed a building in Athens, leaving one person dead and five missing. The incident occurred in Plaka, an area with numerous hotels and short-term rentals near some of the city’s most visited landmarks.

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A residential building collapsed after an explosion in a tourist area of central Athens, killing a woman and leaving five people missing, according to a Greek fire brigade official on Saturday.

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Manchester City are reportedly guilty on all but one of 115 Premier League financial-rule charges, though the league has not confirmed the verdict or any punishment. Former chairman David Bernstein warned the club could face a severe, even “drastic,” sanction and is expected to appeal if the findings are upheld.

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Reports say Manchester City have been found guilty of all but one of 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. The club, which denies wrongdoing, is expected to appeal, so the case is not over. Any final ruling could have major consequences for English football, including City’s trophies and the league’s regulatory credibility.

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Bangkok’s governor declared Thailand’s capital a disaster-affected zone on Saturday after torrential rain caused widespread flooding. The weather agency forecast thunderstorms over the weekend.

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Bangkok authorities declared all 50 districts a disaster zone after three days of rain left roads and canals submerged and water entering homes and shops. Nearly 300mm of rain fell since Thursday afternoon, while officials warned that drainage could take two or three days if rainfall stops.

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Continuous rain has flooded several parts of Bangkok, disrupting traffic and forcing some residents to evacuate.

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Bangkok’s governor declared Thailand’s capital a disaster-affected zone on Saturday after residents awoke to widespread flooding. Some roads were submerged, with more rain forecast.

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Bangkok has declared a flood emergency after 48 hours of heavy rain submerged roads across Thailand’s capital. Residents have been urged to stay home, while people near canals were told to move belongings upstairs. All 50 districts are emergency zones, and more rain is forecast, raising fears of further flooding.

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Bangkok has declared a flood disaster after two days of torrential rain. On September 26, a man used a large plastic tube to wade through floodwater in the Bang Bua district.

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