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Man City scandal: ‘Sham’ deals and inflated revenuesSports

The Premier League says Manchester City used “sham” commercial contracts in schemes that inflated revenue and understated costs by more than £900 million over nearly a decade, potentially making it the league’s biggest financial scandal. The club denies wrongdoing and says it will appeal.

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Can alcohol-free wine save European wineries?Economy

Alcohol-free wine remains a niche product, but it is growing quickly. One family-owned winery in Austria now produces and exports it to 26 countries, selling more alcohol-free wine than its regular wine.

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OpenAI Seeks $30 Billion at $1.4 Trillion ValuationEconomy48:10

OpenAI is seeking at least $30 billion from investors in a new funding round at a valuation of about $1.4 trillion, excluding the money raised, Bloomberg has learned. The artificial intelligence startup has pushed back plans for an initial public offering. President Donald Trump endorsed using outside auditors to assess AI safety through an accord with Silicon Valley leaders aimed at sidestepping new government…

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Was Netanyahu warned about Hamas's October 7 attack?World

Israeli media says Benjamin Netanyahu secretly travelled to the United Arab Emirates over the weekend to ask its leader to deny claims that he had warned the Israeli prime minister about an impending Hamas threat before the group's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. Netanyahu confirmed the trip but denied making such a request.

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Europe has the tools, but is it using them effectively?Politics

General Onno Eichelsheim, Chief of Defence of the Netherlands Armed Forces, says Europe has all the tools needed for European cooperation but questions whether they are being used effectively.

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Latest news bulletin | 30 September 2026 – MiddayOther

Catch up on the most important stories from Europe and beyond at midday on 30 September 2026, covering world news, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.

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Pro-Trump ad campaign was financed by DHS: SourcesPolitics

The federal government spent at least $1.7 million in recent days to air three television ads featuring President Donald Trump, according to AdImpact. Critics say the spots may breach federal propaganda law, while the White House defends them as “public service announcements.”

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High gold prices reshape how Indians buy the precious metalEconomy

Record-high prices and a government appeal to delay purchases are testing India’s deep attachment to gold. Demand remains, but industry figures expect gold volumes to fall 10–12% this year as consumers increasingly exchange old jewellery instead of buying new pieces. Younger buyers are also adopting fractional digital gold through fintech platforms, signalling a shift from tradition to technology.

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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweaponsTech

Developer Moonshot is carrying out an internal review after researchers persuaded two Kimi models to provide instructions for making biological weapons and conducting assassinations. AI security tester Mindgard said it found in July that Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developers’ safeguards through complex jailbreaking prompts.

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Why Caitlin Clark Is at the Center of the Jack Smith HearingPolitics

A Republican senator’s attempt to catch Jack Smith in a lie backfired after Caitlin Clark became part of the exchange. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to announce a 20% reduction in general and admiral positions, while the Pentagon says the last U.S. troops are set to leave Iraq. Trump also said technology leaders he met at the White House signed a “constitution” to police themselves.

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Ethiopia’s last Jews dream of a visa for IsraelSociety

Ethiopia is home to one of the world’s oldest Jewish communities, whose members are rumoured to descend from the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in 950 BC. The Beta Israel community faced persecution under the Communist regime, while Israel airlifted more than 20,000 Ethiopian Jews through Operations Moses and Solomon. A few thousand remained behind.

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Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri named Morocco’s first woman prime ministerPolitics

Morocco’s king on Tuesday appointed Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first woman prime minister after her centre-right Authenticity and Modernity Party won last week’s parliamentary election. She joined the party in 2008 and was Marrakesh’s first woman mayor.

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'Bukangi' stranded shark in South Korea draws 600,000 visitorsSociety

A shark stranded in a canal in the South Korean port city of Busan has become the country’s latest wildlife sensation, with about 600,000 people visiting to see it over the past two weeks, according to the city.

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Trump’s AI safety pact with CEOs: What we know so farTech

President Trump said technology executives agreed to establish voluntary AI standards to keep the technology under human control and supported the rapid expansion of data centers.

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New York Fed president dampens expectations for an October Fed hikeEconomy7:33

New York Fed President John Williams said there was no urgency to move rates again, cooling expectations of an October Federal Reserve hike. Treasury yields finished a bruising quarter higher as investors reassessed the rate outlook, while weak consumer confidence and softer job openings raised questions about the US economy’s strength.

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Hegseth targets military’s top brass for deeper cuts: OfficialsPolitics

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to announce that the Pentagon will eliminate 20% of positions reserved for generals and admirals, twice the reduction he ordered last year. Two U.S. officials say he will outline the move during a “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

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