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Rubio Takes on Expansive Foreign Policy RolePolitics

Bloomberg News reporter Eric Martin says Secretary of State Marco Rubio has assumed an unusually broad role in the Trump administration. Rubio is also serving as national security adviser and leading work on Venezuela, Cuba and other foreign-policy priorities, while operating largely behind the scenes on Iran and adapting his positions to his executive-branch responsibilities.

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Protesters outraged after Edmonton Oilers sign Alex FormentonSports

Protesters gathered outside Rogers Place on Saturday after the Edmonton Oilers signed Alex Formenton. Formenton was one of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team acquitted in July 2025 of sexual assault charges linked to an encounter after a Hockey Canada gala in 2018, casting controversy over the signing.

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Yemen’s Marib struggles to support more than two million displaced peopleSociety

More than two million displaced people are living in over 200 camps across Yemen’s Marib region as humanitarian needs grow. Camp authorities say resources are being overwhelmed, leaving many short of food and medicine, while children face major obstacles to education.

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BREAKING: Trump says he's in 'deciding mode' on IranPolitics

Chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports that President Donald Trump warned Iran it had “better behave” as tensions escalate, while saying he is in “deciding mode” over the situation.

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AfD threatens fresh blow to Merz as two German states hold key votePolitics

Voters are going to the polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD is expected to make further gains after its historic win in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks ago. The vote is a major test of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ability to stay in power, although the party has no realistic route to power in Berlin.

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Connie Chan discusses AI, data centers and her bid for CongressPolitics

Democrat Connie Chan is in a tight midterm race in California’s 11th Congressional District, seeking to win Nancy Pelosi’s seat. She discusses artificial intelligence, data centers and her congressional campaign.

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Could two state elections end Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship?Politics

Germany is voting in crucial state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. After the AfD’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt, Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his CDU face another major electoral test, with results and reactions being followed live.

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Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia in 'largest ever' attack on MoscowWorld

Russia is completing a three-day State Duma vote, the first since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The election was also held for the first time in Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia, while Ukrainian drone strikes hit several areas, mainly Moscow.

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Ukraine's biggest Moscow drone attack and Houthis say they strike RiyadhWorld

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted “sensitive” sites in Riyadh with missiles and drones. Ukraine launched its largest drone attack yet on Moscow as Russians voted in parliamentary elections. The White House denied access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists, while Ed Sheeran called Israel’s treatment of Gazans “unjustifiable.”

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Israeli settler and Palestinian driver killed in West Bank shootingsWorld

An Israeli settler was fatally shot in the occupied West Bank, while Israel’s military said it killed a man who tried to ram troops with his vehicle elsewhere in the territory. FRANCE 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky said Israeli military authorities responsible for the West Bank had warned the government that the situation was essentially out of control.

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Inside the Polish festival where 19-year-olds take over their cityCulture

Jastarnicka Sobótka in Poland blends folklore with a rite of passage, putting the town’s 19-year-olds at the centre. Dressed in costumes inspired by local maritime and pirate folklore, they take part in a distinctive fire-lighting ceremony amid fireworks and flare guns.

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Franklin CEO Says AI Payoff Remains UnclearEconomy

Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson says companies cannot afford to slow their AI adoption despite lingering questions over costs, governance and eventual profitability. She says Franklin has already gained productivity and sales improvements from AI, while the economics of increasingly capital-intensive AI companies remain uncertain.

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Russians vote on final day of parliamentary electionsPolitics

Russians are voting on the final day of parliamentary elections as Moscow faces what its governor calls the city’s “largest-scale attack” since the war in Ukraine began.

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Hasan Minhaj on bringing stories from ‘the margins to the mainstream’Culture

Actor and comedian Hasan Minhaj speaks with Kristen Welker in a Meet the Moment conversation about bringing stories from the margins into the mainstream and why he describes his new film, “Best of the Best,” as a “love letter” to his South Asian community.

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Trump set to meet with Chinese President Xi JinpingPolitics

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet on Sept. 24. Trade, shipments of fentanyl precursors and artificial intelligence are expected to be among the central topics on their agenda.

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Drone attacks damage major Moscow refinery during Russia’s parliamentary electionsWorld

A major Ukrainian attack on Moscow and other parts of Russia damaged an oil refinery during the country’s parliamentary elections. The assault involved hundreds of drones and the first acknowledged use of ballistic missiles. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said short-range Pelican missiles were among the weapons, while Moscow’s mayor reported more than 1,600 drones.

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