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The Senate passed legislation to overhaul college sports by a 77-22 vote on Monday night. Trump celebrated the passage.

The Senate passed legislation to overhaul college sports by a 77-22 vote on Monday night. Trump celebrated the passage.

NBC Selected editors checked early Prime Day prices at Walmart, Target and Best Buy, including deals on AirPods, Apple Watches, iPads and other Apple products. AirPods are available for under $100.

Khalid Al-Qamali, coast guard chief for Yemen’s internationally recognized government, says Houthi control of Mokha and nearby areas has expanded maritime logistics routes linking Yemen’s western coast with the Horn of Africa. He says the threat now also involves smuggling networks and possible ties to armed groups in the region.
A US appeals court on Tuesday declined to immediately halt sanctions against lawyers for President Donald Trump. A judge had accused them of misusing the court system while settling a lawsuit the Republican president brought against the Internal Revenue Service.
Russian state-owned companies spent 118 million rubles on landline phones from January through August 2026, more than three times the amount a year earlier, Vedomosti reported using government procurement data. Purchases rose 12.5% to 3,595. A telecommunications organization said internet restrictions in parts of Russia had significantly increased demand. Rostelecom’s Mikhail Oseyevsky said requests for home landlines had also surged.
Ukrainian scientist Ihor Malchevsky was trapped in his office after a Russian drone hit a historic building and set it ablaze. As thick black smoke filled the space, he looked down from a third-floor window, focused on his family, and climbed to safety.

On Sept. 23, relentless Russian drone and missile attacks followed daily life across Kyiv, making all-day strikes feel routine. The reporter describes hearing explosions in a crowded coffee shop, sheltering underground and then covering a strike near Kyiv’s central railway station, where a historic market burned. Two people were killed and at least 45 injured that morning, with railway infrastructure damaged.

At least one person was killed and 56 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day, local officials said. An overnight missile and drone assault on Kyiv struck an educational institution and damaged apartment buildings. Authorities also reported casualties in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Odesa and Sumy oblasts.
US President Donald Trump vows never to “stifle” artificial intelligence, while top executives seek guardrails for new AI models.

At an event launching the America.gov website, President Trump said he plans to sign an executive order that would rename artificial intelligence as “super intelligence.”

A closed-door White House luncheon brings together artificial intelligence industry leaders for talks as warnings about the technology’s potential extinction risk grow more intense.
Donald Trump met with technology leaders and unveiled an AI tool. A new government website promotes streamlined services while testing how much Americans trust artificial intelligence.

America.gov is designed to make it easier to navigate government bureaucracy. But language models are imperfect and still prone to hallucinations, potentially creating new problems as they try to simplify the process.

The Trump administration has launched a revamped America.gov website, but AI answers drawing on government sources undercut many of the statements promoted through it.
A shared experience that appears to connect people is the feeling of isolation.
China has introduced measures aimed at supporting its economy and sluggish property sector as the government seeks to meet its year-end economic growth target.
Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info identified two Russian units whose personnel have operated in or near occupied Oleshky, saying their commanders may be linked to the city’s worsening humanitarian crisis. About 2,000 residents remain amid severe shortages of food, water and electricity, while Russian forces are accused of blocking humanitarian access.

Officials say used GLP-1 injector pens are injuring sanitation workers. New York City has raised the fine to $250 for people who fail to dispose of medical sharps properly.

A senior Russian government source said temporary takeovers of European companies’ Russian assets are intended as “asymmetric measures” to pressure the EU over sanctions. Russia has placed assets linked to Auchan, Nestlé, Lemana PRO, FM Logistic, and Metro under temporary management, while the source suggested UniCredit and Raiffeisen could also be targeted.
Dozens of mourners in Gaza bury the fragmented remains of relatives killed in an Israeli strike in October 2023, grieving the loss of their loved ones.

Russian Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov said about 45 new apparel brands are expected to emerge in Russia this year, with roughly half being domestic. He said many will target narrow niches such as high-tech clothing or designs incorporating ethnic and regional traditions, while brands increasingly use AI for production and promotion.
Patrick Branco Ruivo, head of the company operating the Eiffel Tower, will leave at the end of the year after an investigation found that female staff were unacceptably removed during a BAPS Hindu delegation’s visit. The episode prompted a strike, political condemnation and calls for gender-equality measures.

The Eiffel Tower’s director has announced a departure after female staff were excluded during a visit by an ultraconservative Hindu group a month ago. The decision sparked a strike and forced the monument to close for a day.

The head of the Eiffel Tower is set to leave after female workers were removed during a private visit to the Paris landmark by members of the Hindu sect BAPS. The move prompted a staff walkout earlier this month and caused outrage in France.
Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry forecasts a 2026 grain harvest of about 23 million tons, below the more than 27 million tons gathered in 2025 but above the long-term average. About 20 million tons, or 83% of the projected total, has already been harvested.
Saudi Arabia is being urged to reconcile with the United Arab Emirates over Yemen so the two can help build a military alliance against the Houthis. Relations deteriorated after Saudi forces defeated the UAE-aligned Southern Transitional Council. The Houthis have since advanced toward Bab al-Mandab and are pressing an assault on Taiz.

Yabloko says its leader Nikolai Rybakov was cited for petty hooliganism after voting against all parties at a polling station in St. Petersburg. He had spoiled his ballot by checking every candidate and writing messages calling for peace and a ceasefire. Yabloko was removed from the ballot and urged supporters to do the same in protest.
Shuttle services through the Strait of Hormuz have lifted Middle Eastern oil shipments to more than 80% of their prewar daily average, the highest level since the Iran war began.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree raising the armed forces’ stated total personnel to 2,441,630, including 1,550,500 active service members. The increase of about 15,500 from July is the fourth incremental expansion this year. Russia is also reported to be raising 2027 defense spending to 17.1 trillion rubles, while Kyiv projects possible forced mobilization of about 300,000 people in both 2026 and 2027.


Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to add 15,500 personnel, the fourth expansion this year and bringing the total increase since March to 47,860. Analysts describe the move as largely technical and unlikely to alter the war’s dynamics, while saying it may reflect longer-term efforts to generate manpower for a protracted conflict.
Estonia says an August arson attack on a Milrem Robotics building in Tallinn was sabotage ordered by Russian intelligence. Estonia summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires, while the Kremlin called the accusation baseless. The fire caused no injuries, and three Latvian citizens were detained.

Estonian authorities say Russian special services ordered an arson attack last month on Milrem Robotics in Tallinn, a defence company supplying Ukraine with unmanned military vehicles. Russia denies the accusation. Three suspects were arrested in Latvia and extradited to Estonia, while EU and Nato officials said support for Ukraine would continue.
Estonia has condemned what it calls Russian “sabotage” after an arson attack on defence company Milrem Robotics. European countries have already faced repeated Russian drone incursions and a covert disruption campaign that began after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Estonia said on Sept. 29 that Russian intelligence services were behind an Aug. 15 arson attack at a Milrem Robotics building in Tallinn. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said the government could state “with certainty” that it was sabotage ordered by Russian special services. Three suspects were arrested and transferred to Estonian authorities.
Six Flags says it will close the world-famous X2 roller coaster after a CNN investigation exposed a history of brain injuries and deaths linked to the ride.
Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged a Venezuelan delivery driver with assaulting an officer after immigration enforcement agents shot him in the back Sunday.
Iranian security forces have intensified deployments in Tehran and other cities, using motorcycle patrols, checkpoints and positions at major urban sites, according to sources cited by Fox News Digital. The buildup comes as university students resume protests against compulsory hijab rules, higher education costs and political repression. Sources also reported searches of pedestrians and phones.

Russia’s relentless airstrikes are widening Ukraine’s financial gap. With costs rising and the deficit swelling, Ukraine is urging European allies to tap immobilised Russian assets to help cover a $78 billion shortfall in 2027.
A senior EU energy leader warns that Europe faces a painful winter despite having no energy shortage. The bloc must shield consumers from another energy price shock while reducing fossil fuels’ role in the economy. Emergency steps may ease the immediate impact, but Brussels cautions governments against letting short-term subsidies or tax choices undermine the green transition.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that nuclear arsenals are being expanded and modernised, while technological advances are raising the risk of mistakes. The UN called on the United States and Russia to seek a new nuclear arms control agreement.

U.S. forces are expected to withdraw from their remaining bases in Iraq by Wednesday. Iran and its allies are celebrating the departure as a victory, while holding deep influence in a country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.
Gas withdrawals from European underground storage facilities fell to their lowest September level since 2015, according to TASS calculations based on Gas Infrastructure Europe data, while injections neared a month-end high. Facilities were 71.16% full on September 27, holding about 77.9 billion cubic meters of gas.
King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco’s first woman prime minister, the royal palace said, after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in the September 23 parliamentary election.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has appointed Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri as prime minister, making her the country’s first woman to hold the post.
Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has become Morocco’s first woman prime minister.
Pressure is building within the European People’s Party after senior Serbian officials attended Ratko Mladić’s funeral. The EU’s largest political family has linked the participation to its ongoing scrutiny of the Serbian Progressive Party, which could eventually be suspended or expelled from the EPP.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s “Operation Purge” has entered a new phase after two former ministers were detained. Holding Orbán-era officials accountable was a central campaign pledge, and Magyar says the effort will now accelerate. Fidesz has denounced it as political revenge.
The Premier League says an independent commission found Manchester City guilty of all serious financial-rule breaches covering the 2009-10 to 2017-18 seasons. It said the club used sham commercial arrangements to inflate revenue and cut costs by more than £900m. City denies wrongdoing, called the verdict disappointing and surprising, and will appeal.

Colombian oil and gas producer GeoPark plans to invest $7 billion in Venezuela’s large Bare oilfield, aiming to raise crude production from 11,000 barrels per day to about 90,000 bpd by 2038, CEO Felipe Bayon said Tuesday.
Canada’s economy is on track to grow 0.2% in August, pointing to weaker third-quarter growth after a strong rebound from April through June.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Brexit has caused more harm than benefit. He made the comment on stage at the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool.
Dennis Haskins, best known for playing Principal Richard Belding on the sitcom Saved by the Bell, has died at 75. His agent, Jay Schachter, confirmed the death to CBC News, while no cause was disclosed.
Dennis Haskins, the actor widely known for portraying the affable Principal Richard Belding on NBC’s hit sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has died at age 75.
Dennis Haskins, best known for playing Principal Richard Belding on “Saved by the Bell,” has died at 75. His agent confirmed the death early Tuesday.

Dennis Haskins, the actor known for playing Bayside High’s beloved principal Mr. Belding on “Saved by the Bell,” has died at 75.
Saudi Arabia has restarted oil loading operations at Yanbu after the East-West Pipeline resumed service.

A key delivery route has reopened several days after Houthi drones targeted the capital, putting Saudi Arabia’s oil pipeline network to the test.
Saudi Arabia has restarted oil loadings at its Red Sea port of Yanbu after operations resumed on the East-West Pipeline, trade sources and shipping data show, improving the outlook for Middle East oil exports.
Sateliot plans to launch five satellites with SpaceX on Thursday, bringing its constellation to 11 and expanding coverage for its 5G non-terrestrial network IoT connectivity service.
Spanish company Sateliot plans to launch five satellites with SpaceX on Thursday, expanding its constellation to 11. The Draconis mission is expected to double satellite passes and cut revisit time by half, strengthening Sateliot’s 5G non-terrestrial IoT service.
This review says the climate morality tale places director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and his audience in the same self-satisfied ritual: using high-minded entertainment to identify and joke about impending catastrophe, as though that alone were admirable or could change anything.
US special envoy for Belarus John Coale said potential arrangements for Belarusian potash fertilizer shipments to the United States may require consultations with Russia. European countries have not agreed to ease sanctions on Belarus or allow the fertilizer to transit their territory, so shipments would likely move east through Russia.
For more than four years, American Bill Delzell has sought to identify the photographer who documented San Francisco history in the 1960s. He now hopes a Saskatchewan company can develop 75 rolls of unprocessed film and help solve the mystery.
Lindsay Clancy and her legal team returned to court for the first hearing since her triple-murder trial ended in a mistrial. Her attorney argued that Massachusetts prosecutors failed to prove Clancy killed her children, while attention turns to the holdout juror and the case’s next steps.


Lindsay Clancy’s attorney argues that there is no evidence she killed her children. A judge declared a mistrial in the case three weeks ago.
Lindsay Clancy returned to court for the first time since her initial trial ended Sept. 4 with a deadlocked jury. Her defense has now made a striking shift by questioning whether she killed her three children, after the first trial focused more on her mental state.
A hearing in Lindsay Clancy’s case ended without a date being set for a potential retrial over the killings of her three children. Another hearing is scheduled for November.
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer has shifted from the position presented during her mistrial, now arguing that there is no evidence Clancy actually killed her three children.

Lindsay Clancy and her legal team are due back in a Massachusetts courtroom Tuesday, their first appearance there since her triple-murder trial ended in a mistrial earlier this month.

Lindsay Clancy is returning to court in Massachusetts for a pivotal hearing that could determine whether she will face a second trial over the murders of her three children. Her first trial ended in a mistrial.
Microsoft has officially announced Xbox Mythic Achievements, now available for Xbox Insiders to test. They unlock after players earn every original achievement in a game, and some previously completed titles, including Xbox 360 games, may already have Mythic status. Xbox profiles will also add tracking tools and a progress bar.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow highly values the course Aleksandar Vucic pursued as Serbia’s president, including efforts to deepen bilateral dialogue despite intense Western pressure on Belgrade. She called his resignation an important stage in Serbia’s democratic process and praised his personal contribution to Russian-Serbian ties.
Russia is prepared to maintain close, substantive cooperation with Serbia’s leadership, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said after Serbia’s snap parliamentary and presidential elections. She said longstanding fraternal traditions, a similar worldview and respect for genuine values underpin the relationship, while continuity could support peace and stability in the Balkans.
European mobile operators could be granted more time to remove equipment from suppliers classified as high risk under a proposal by EU governments seen by Reuters. The industry has said replacing the equipment could cost as much as 40 billion euros ($45 billion).
Fighting has resumed across northern Ethiopia, disrupting a fragile peace as rebel and federal forces battle for territory amid widespread communication blackouts. Witnesses reported civilian deaths from shelling, including claims that 11 people were killed and 15 wounded at a market in Alamata; DW could not independently verify the allegations.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first Labour Party conference speech as leader to call for a “fundamental rethink” and a sharp break with the past. He promised reforms spanning healthcare, pensions, housing and public utilities, while his government faces severe financial pressure ahead of its first budget.


Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool that his government wants to restore hope and end “politics as usual,” while having an honest discussion about difficult choices involving growth, living costs, pensions, care, infrastructure and defence. He faces tight public finances, pressure from debt markets and challenges from parties on both the right and left.
Figures from across the travel industry gathered with Euronews in Brussels on 29 September. Here are five of the most important points to know from the event.
Alaska Air Group is making its strongest push yet into premium travel, adding lie-flat seats, premium-economy cabins and new airport lounges. The airline aims to earn more from passengers willing to pay for comfort as high jet-fuel prices pressure profits.
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple CEO John Ternus wants the company to release products more often instead of concentrating launches in its customary fall and spring windows. He has indicated Apple should move faster and experiment more for the AI era, while also considering fewer management layers; the changes may not happen immediately.

Apple CEO John Ternus, only weeks into the job, is pursuing a company overhaul to speed product development, expand the device lineup and build a leaner organization with a stronger engineering focus.
US President Donald Trump rejected any joint US-China venture to develop artificial intelligence, saying it would amount to giving secrets to America’s main economic rival. At the launch of America.gov, he again opposed guardrails that he said could stifle AI growth, despite public concern over its risks.

Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said the uncontrolled flow of weapons and mercenaries into Ukraine is directly affecting global crime. He said criminal call centers allegedly operating with the connivance and direct involvement of Ukrainian authorities have expanded their reach to the EU, Asia and Africa, with victims targeted through phone fraud, phishing and cryptocurrency pyramid schemes.
School gates were shut by hundreds of secondary pupils in Rennes and Paris during a countrywide mobilization. They were seeking additional education staff and greater funding.

French high school students protesting overcrowded classes, staff shortages and exhausting timetables have clashed with police as school blockades spread nationwide. Authorities reported 164 arrests on Monday, while the education ministry said protests had reached 300 schools by Tuesday, with 40 more arrests. Teachers joined the demonstrations amid wider strikes over budget cuts.
French students clashed with police as blockades protesting conditions in schools intensified. Tens of thousands were expected to rally in Paris and other cities, while teachers and fire services staged nationwide strikes, though public transport was not badly affected.
French civil servants went on strike on Tuesday while high school students blocked school entrances to protest planned budget cuts, adding to pressure on Emmanuel Macron ahead of next year’s presidential election.

Student protests escalated in France as high schools were blocked and police deployed tear gas. In Lyon on September 29, one student tried to enter a school while others carried out a blocking protest.
Anthropic is preparing a record-setting IPO that could value the Claude developer above $2 trillion, with the listing expected after the US midterm elections. Revenue surged to $4.59 billion in 2025, but the company posted an $8.06 billion operating loss and committed roughly $518 billion to computing and infrastructure over the next decade. Its prospectus also warns that increasingly capable AI systems could resist shutdown attempts and conceal information.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham risked reigniting the bitter division over Britain’s departure from the European Union on Tuesday by promising to seek consensus on closer relations with the bloc.
UK Prime Minister Burnham says the government will set out its ‘options’ for relations with the EU later this year. The divisive 2016 vote to leave the bloc has returned to the spotlight amid growing calls from senior Labour figures for Britain to rejoin.
A Russian Tu-95 bomber crashed during a training flight in an uninhabited part of the Amur region, killing at least six crew members and hospitalising another, the Defence Ministry said. The aircraft was not carrying ammunition, and a commission was sent to investigate the crash.

A Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95 bomber crashed near Krasnoyarovo shortly after taking off from Ukrainka air base, killing all six crew members. Russia had used the base to shelter strategic bombers that survived Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb, which destroyed or damaged more than 40 aircraft at Russian airfields in June 2025.

A Russian military Tu-95 bomber crashed in the Far East, killing six people.

A Russian Tu-95 crashed during a training flight in Amur Oblast, killing six crew members and injuring one, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Moscow had not given a cause, while the Baza Telegram channel said a fuel explosion was preliminarily suspected.
A Tu-95 aircraft crashed in an uninhabited area of Russia’s Amur Region during a training flight on September 29, the Defense Ministry said. Preliminary data indicates that six crew members died and one was injured and hospitalized. The plane carried no munitions, and an Air Force commission was sent to investigate.
The likely return of a separatist party to power in Quebec would pose a new challenge for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is trying to keep the country together amid a trade war with the US.
Catch up on the most important stories from Europe and beyond on September 29, 2026, covering world affairs, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.
Catch up on the most important stories from Europe and beyond at midday on 29 September 2026, covering world news, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.
A morning roundup of the most important stories from Europe and beyond on September 29, 2026, covering breaking news, world affairs, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.
The Baku Security Forum brought together security and intelligence officials from several countries to discuss counterterrorism, emerging threats and ways to strengthen international cooperation.
Yankees captain Aaron Judge was omitted from New York’s roster for its American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox because of a calf injury.
The relaunched wallet conceals payments made on the Aztec Network, while deposits originating from Ethereum remain visible.


Aztec Labs has brought back zk.money, a self-custodial privacy wallet, on the Aztec Network after ending the original product in 2023.
World champions Spain host Croatia on matchday two of the UEFA Nations League, with pre-match build-up, team news and live text coverage.

Leaked renders shared by Android Headlines may offer an early look at Google’s Pixel 11A. The midrange phone appears nearly unchanged from the Pixel 9A and 10A, apart from a slightly rounder rear camera module, while its thick bezels may remain. Reports suggest it could receive a Tensor G6 upgrade and come in black, silver, green, and purple.
Trader Julia Spina explains an iron condor trade on Microsoft as the stock may remain rangebound.

Tuva’s head, Vladislav Khovalyg, signed a decree reappointing Lyudmila Narusova to Russia’s Federation Council, despite a June report that her term would not be renewed. Narusova has represented Tuva since 2002, with a two-year exception, and has criticized proposals including electronic draft summonses.
The IRS and Treasury are examining whether crypto-linked ETFs are using in-kind redemptions to keep gains outside the 90% income test for regulated investment companies. Officials are seeking information and weighing further action, while BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ethereum products had already distributed about $7.22 billion of assets in kind through June 2026.

The Czech Republic would be ready to honour its NATO commitments if Russia attacked a Baltic country, Prime Minister Andrej Babis told a Czech news website on Tuesday.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin launched a blistering attack on FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal. The plan would have let private investors buy up to 20 percent of a FIFA-controlled commercial entity holding rights to major competitions. Ceferin said labels such as “development”, “democratisation” and “consultation” could not disguise secrecy, exclusion and the sale of football’s future.

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