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India and China Set for Bilateral Talks at BRICS SummitPolitics

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India this weekend for the BRICS summit, his first trip there since 2019. Antara Ghosal Singh of the Observer Research Foundation says progress has been made on border issues, but economic ties between the two countries remain difficult.

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September 11 Remembered 25 Years Later: What You Need to KnowWorld

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the Ground Zero ceremony is changing with a seventh moment of silence for more than 9,000 people who have died from related illnesses. President Donald Trump will attend the Pentagon ceremony and reiterated a promise to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of Congress, drawing criticism from within his party.

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LIVE: Buckingham Palace marks 9/11 with Changing of the Guard ceremonyWorld

Buckingham Palace is holding a special Changing of the Guard ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The Coldstream Guards’ band will march to the palace and perform music, while the forecourt ceremony will feature the U.S. and UK national anthems. U.S. Ambassador Warren Stephens and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester are expected to attend.

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LIVE: UK lawmakers debate assisted dyingPolitics

British lawmakers are debating whether to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill people, with supporters hoping rising public backing will help push the change through after an earlier effort collapsed months ago.

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Why is Wall Street so worried about a 5% Treasury yield?Economy

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield is nearing 5%, a level many investors regard as a possible threat to stocks. Markets are awaiting a crucial CPI report that could influence whether the Federal Reserve raises rates next week, while Oracle’s results have eased concerns over the payoff from AI spending.

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Nepal: Rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of disasterWorld

Two weeks after devastating flash floods, the death and missing-person toll continues to rise. Hundreds of photos of missing people have been displayed at Kathmandu’s public hospital and outside a military base in Bidur, as rescue teams carry out repeated helicopter searches for survivors and work to identify victims.

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Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah tunnels as blasts triggered tremorWorld

Israel said Thursday that it had demolished key tunnels dug by Iran-backed Hezbollah beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. The explosions were powerful enough to cause a 4.1-magnitude tremor. Israel had claimed days earlier that it controlled the ridge and that Hezbollah had built numerous tunnels there to attack Israel.

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'Clashing narratives': How are young Americans today taught about 9/11?World

Around 100 million Americans—nearly one-third of the population—were either not born or too young to remember the September 11 attacks. As the United States marks the 25th anniversary, attention turns to how young people are taught about that day and its consequences.

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What are India’s ‘cockroaches’ planning to do next?Politics

Thirty-year-old Abhijeet Dipke founded and leads India’s Gen Z “cockroach” protests. Sparked by anger over repeated exam-paper leaks, the movement quickly became the country’s biggest student mobilisation in years. He tells the BBC what his unofficial party plans to do next.

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Did the War on Terror succeed — or did Washington fall into al-Qaida’s trap?World

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the international community is reflecting on the War on Terror, its legacy and its failures. In France, the far-right National Rally is trying to distance itself from overtly racist comments made by one of its security officials while working as a police officer. A fossilised feather may also offer clues to why birds survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.

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Keeping the memory of 9/11 alive for younger generationsWorld

Millions remember watching planes strike the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. Twenty-five years after the attacks, the question is how that memory is being passed to younger people who were not there to witness it.

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Body camera video offers rare look inside New York factory immigration raidSociety

A large snack-food factory in upstate New York appeared closed when immigration officers arrived. Body cameras recorded federal agents making 57 arrests, discussing which files to seize and when to release U.S. citizens. The video is part of a lawsuit alleging authorities exceeded their search warrants.

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LIVE: 9/11 victims remembered 25 years after attacksWorld

Memorial services are taking place in the United States on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. On 11 September 2001, hijackers crashed three planes into New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Virginia, killing 2,977 people; a fourth plane came down in a Pennsylvania field after passengers resisted.

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US diesel prices climb as oil set to end week above $100 a barrelEconomy

JTD Energy Services director John Driscoll says higher diesel and Brent crude prices show that disruption in global energy markets is intensifying. He warns that tensions and threats to key shipping routes continue to put oil supplies at risk.

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Putin reaches New Delhi ahead of BRICS summitPolitics

Putin reached New Delhi on Friday morning before the BRICS gathering. India, the host, aims to reconcile its links with China and Russia with increasingly close partnerships involving the United States and other Western states.

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LIVE: UK lawmakers debate assisted dyingPolitics

British lawmakers are debating whether to legalize assisted dying for people with terminal illnesses. Supporters hope growing public backing will help push the law through, months after an earlier attempt collapsed.

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