A car drove into rugby league supporters gathered in Newcastle’s Wallsend suburb to see off the Newcastle Knights, injuring at least 10 people, including several children. A 5-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man were critically hurt. Police arrested the 18-year-old driver, who was reportedly revving the car, and said initial inquiries indicated no terrorism link.

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A vehicle crashed into a crowd in Australia, injuring several people. The mayor said nine people, including children, were hurt, and the driver was arrested.

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Australian officials say a car drove into a large crowd gathered on a road north of Sydney to cheer for the Newcastle Knights rugby team, injuring multiple people.

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Nine people were injured Saturday morning when a car struck a crowd in Newcastle, north of Sydney. Police said emergency services responded at about 9:30 a.m. local time to reports that a vehicle had hit people, prompting a major emergency response.

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Several people were injured when a car struck a crowd in Newcastle as fans waited to farewell the Knights team bus before the NRL grand final. Police closed Newcastle Link Road and asked people to disperse, while the club diverted the team’s procession and said public safety was its priority.

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China’s Commerce Ministry said on Saturday that it had opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of the chemical intermediate p-nitrotoluene from the European Union.

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Experts say motion sickness results from conflicting sensory signals, with women and children more susceptible. Some passengers report feeling more nauseous in electric vehicles, but researchers stress that studies remain at an early stage and are not yet strong enough to establish a definite link.

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British authorities have charged Rahman Salehi and Salam Ahmadyan with allegedly preparing or assisting a terrorist act in Manchester on or before Yom Kippur. Police say they tried to obtain equipment for an improvised explosive device, conducted reconnaissance of possible targets and may have been in contact with someone in Iran. The alleged plot was disrupted.

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Hawaii’s famous Hōlei Sea Arch has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean. The roughly 90-foot-tall formation, created about 550 years ago, was still visible from the Volcanoes National Park coast on 23 September but had disappeared by 27 September. The park service said the surrounding cliffs had shown instability for years, worsened by damage from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and summit collapse.

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South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said a ballistic missile launched by North Korea flew more than 700 kilometers after being fired toward the Sea of Japan from near Wonsan. Seoul’s presidential National Security Office held an emergency meeting to review military readiness and security implications, condemning the launch as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions that destabilizes the situation.

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South Korea’s military says North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile from the eastern port city of Wonsan towards waters off its east coast. Seoul raised its alert for further launches, while Japan issued an emergency warning. The launch follows rising tensions over border mine blasts and North Korea’s fortification efforts.

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South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, as tensions rise over explosions involving mines along the border.

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South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast.

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South Korea’s military says North Korea fired at least one projectile toward waters to the east of the country.

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North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward waters off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military.

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An Israeli attack on an apartment building in Gaza City has killed five Palestinians, bringing the reported death toll to five.

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The United States suspended consular services in Brazil over security concerns two days before the presidential election, prompting Australia to close its embassy in Brasília. Brazilian police searched locations in São Paulo and the Federal District while investigating suspected threats to US diplomatic facilities, but said they found no evidence confirming the reported threat or suspects tied to criminal groups.

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Meta has open-sourced code and SDKs that let people connect its Muse AI agent to ESP32 boards, Raspberry Pi devices, displays, buttons, sensors, and other hardware. The company also made 5,000 Muse Home Link gadgets and opened a waitlist ahead of shipping this month.

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The decision temporarily halts the Trump administration’s planned border barrier and associated infrastructure work in Texas’s Big Bend area.

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A federal court in Texas has temporarily barred the Trump administration from constructing a border wall in the Big Bend region.

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G7 leaders agreed to release up to 100 million barrels of crude oil and diesel over four months under International Energy Agency coordination, with a substantial early diesel release in the first 20 days. They also pledged not to restrict energy exports to one another. Donald Trump later said a US diesel export ban had never really been on the table.

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The G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude after pressure from Donald Trump.

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G7 leaders said member states will coordinate with the International Energy Agency to release 100 million barrels of oil and petroleum products from strategic reserves over four months. “Substantial” diesel volumes are planned in the first 20 days, alongside coordinated refinery maintenance and no restrictions on energy trade. Fuel prices have risen amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the Russia-Ukraine war; Washington pressed France and Germany to use emergency diesel stocks.

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G7 leaders reaffirmed that member states will not restrict energy and energy-product exports among themselves, while urging producers to avoid bans that could worsen market tensions. Amid sharply higher prices and volatile oil markets, they also agreed to coordinate through the International Energy Agency to release 100 million barrels of diesel and other reserves within four months, with substantial diesel volumes due in the first 20 days.

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The G7 said it would immediately begin a coordinated release of 100 million barrels of diesel, crude oil and other reserves through the International Energy Agency, with a substantial diesel release planned during the first 20 days.

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The G7 will coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of diesel and other reserves through the International Energy Agency in an effort to stabilise global energy markets, according to a joint statement by its leaders.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James will take over the Cornell rape investigation as special prosecutor. The move follows Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statement that she had lost confidence in the local district attorney’s handling of the case.

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the accuser in an alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University was failed by campus police and the county prosecutor. She appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor after losing confidence in the local district attorney’s handling. The original investigation closed without charges in 2024.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate an alleged gang rape at Cornell University. Hochul said local authorities failed to properly investigate the 2024 allegations and that she wants the truth established.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul says Jane Doe, who alleges she was drugged and raped by several men at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024, was failed by officials and institutions at every turn. Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James to lead a reopened investigation after no charges were filed initially.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James said the Cornell case is now an active criminal investigation. Gov. Kathy Hochul supports changing state sexual assault law to address an intoxication “loophole” and vowed the case would not be swept “under the rug.”

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she believes a former Cornell student who alleges she was raped by fraternity members in 2024 was failed by the people and institutions responsible for protecting her. Hochul said she appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the investigation.

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Sources say the suspect in the Flydubai attack had previously been removed by another airline because of concerns about his extremist views.

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A source says the FlyDubai co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was grounded by Oman Air in 2024 after the airline found he had visited radical Islamic websites. The aircraft nearly crashed before reserve pilots regained control and diverted it to Saudi Arabia. The UAE is investigating, while FlyDubai has suspended Dubai–Tel Aviv flights.

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Indian Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar has described the cockpit attack for the first time. He said he opened the cockpit door despite serious stab wounds after his copilot allegedly tried to crash the plane, allowing passengers to restrain the copilot. The Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight, carrying about 180 people, diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. UAE and Israeli authorities are investigating, while Flydubai has suspended Tel Aviv flights until at least October 15.

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A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv plunged sharply after its co-pilot attacked the injured pilot with a sharp weapon and left the aircraft without anyone at the controls. Passengers subdued the co-pilot, while two off-duty pilots took over and landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The incident has raised questions about cockpit locks and pilot screening as the UAE investigates the details and motive.

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Israeli officials are expected to question the co-pilot of a flydubai commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, according to a source briefed on the investigation. The co-pilot allegedly tried to crash the passenger plane.

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Flydubai has temporarily halted flights to Tel Aviv at the authorities’ request after a security incident forced flight FZ 1073 to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said. All 172 passengers and crew are safe, while the injured captain has returned to the UAE. Authorities are conducting an official investigation.

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