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Germany’s AfD breakthrough: What do voters in Saxony-Anhalt really think?Politics8:48

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party won a record result and a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt. DW visits the state to hear from voters, business owners and immigrants about why some support the party and why others fear what may follow.

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Iran-backed Houthis seize island in key straitWorld

The Iran-backed Houthis have seized an island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, marking their biggest territorial gains in years. The move could support Iran’s strategy of pushing up global oil and gas prices to pressure the United States.

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Three Generations of Photographers, Captured on FilmCulture

John de Courcy learned analogue film processes from his father, Michael de Courcy, who became a photographer and artist after unexpectedly inheriting his own father’s cameras. The personal story follows three generations and explores analogue techniques and the rewards of doing things “the good old fashioned way.”

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Houthis seize key Yemeni island in Bab el-Mandeb, taking control of the straitWorld

Houthi fighters reached Perim Island, which divides the Bab el-Mandeb into two shipping lanes, after government forces withdrew. The move completed their takeover of the strait. Alongside Iran’s blockade of Hormuz, it places roughly a third of global seaborne trade under hostile control.

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Houthis capture island, threatening global tradeWorld

Iran-backed Houthi rebels have seized a critical port and captured an island in Yemen’s Red Sea, threatening global trade routes as tensions escalate.

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Are AI smart glasses the future, or have they gone too far?Tech

AI-powered smart glasses are moving rapidly from science fiction into everyday life. Supporters see them as a possible next major computing platform for calls, translation, object recognition and hands-free navigation, while privacy campaigners warn of covert surveillance. Lawsuits over consent and data collection have added to concerns, and some venues have banned the glasses.

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US ambassador says Canada has key role in confronting terrorismWorld9:48

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says terrorist threats persist and Canada has an important part to play in confronting them. Speaking in Gander, N.L., he praised the community’s response after the attacks and thanked Canada for its support, saying all U.S. allies are needed on board.

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Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping laneWorld

Yemen's Houthis took control on Friday of Mayyun Island, also known as Perim, in the middle of the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane. A local government official and eyewitnesses said armed Houthi fighters arrived by boat after government forces withdrew the previous day.

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Wealth Transfers Must Be Viewed Differently, Zentner SaysEconomy

Ellen Zentner, chief economic strategist and global head of thematic and macro investing at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, says wealth managers need to adapt as people live longer. She discusses the changing approach to wealth transfers with Scarlet Fu on Bloomberg Money.

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Wealth Transfers Are Happening Later: ZentnerEconomy

Ellen Zentner of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management discusses how growing life expectancy in the US is delaying wealth transfers, along with financial planning and retirement, on Bloomberg Money.

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Trump Marks 9/11 Anniversary at Pentagon, Defends Iran WarPolitics

Donald Trump joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine and other officials at a Pentagon ceremony marking 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. Trump said Iran would never obtain a nuclear weapon and highlighted America’s resolve to endure and win. Hegseth also addressed the war with Iran.

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Families honor loved ones 25 years after 9/11World

Families gathered at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum a quarter-century after the September 11, 2001, attacks, sharing the names and stories of loved ones with a new generation.

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25 years after 9/11: Survivors reflect on the day that changed everythingWorld

Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, survivors and witnesses look back on the day that transformed their lives. A Canadian and an American recount escaping the World Trade Center, while others remember the desperate search for people missing in New York and two women describe a Canada-U.S. friendship formed in the aftermath.

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Could AI power a new biological weapon?Tech17:01

AI startup Anthropic says its models were used in ways that could support the development of biological weapons, though it is unclear who used them. The disclosure raises questions about whether AI could help rogue states or terrorists cause destruction, or even autonomously plan attacks on humanity.

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