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More than 270 priests in Massachusetts abused children over decades

More than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly ​1,000 children across three Massachusetts dioceses over decades, according to an investigative report the state’s attorney general ‌released.

October 1, 2026 10:31 am
 

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Russia attacks Ukrainian energy grid

Russia unleashed a widely anticipated air campaign against Ukraine’s energy grid, hitting power facilities and infrastructure around Kyiv and other regions in the heaviest combined attack on energy sites in months.

October 1, 2026 9:15 am
 

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China vows response if EU introduces moves targeting Chinese trade

China has vowed a “resolute ​response” to safeguard its industries if the European ‌Union goes ahead with restrictions against Chinese companies or products, according to its commerce ministry.

September 30, 2026 6:00 pm
 

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Ceuta mass migrant crossing handling 'responsibility of all EU

European countries should have shown more solidarity and offered more support to Spain after the mass arrival in Ceuta of tens of thousands of migrants, ​Spanish King Felipe VI said during a gala dinner to ‌mark a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron.

September 30, 2026 5:23 pm
 

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Costa Rica's Grynspan narrowly ahead in race to be next UN chief

An informal poll by the United Nations Security CouncilThe first and third polls, ​held in July and September, also showed Grynspan narrowly ahead while ⁠an August poll placed Guyana’s UN ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett in the top spot.

September 30, 2026 4:32 pm
 

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North Korea says South Korea to pay a price for shifting blame for mine blast

North Korea said on Wednesday that South Korea will pay a price for shifting the blame to Pyongyang for a mine blast that seriously wounded two South Koreans at the Demilitarized Zone border and warned it will retaliate if the South opens ​fire on its troops.

September 30, 2026 3:42 pm
 

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Antisemitism at UK universities is increasing

Antisemitism at British universities is on the rise, with incidents up nearly 80% ​from before the October 2023 attacks ‌by Hamas on Israel, a report by a charity which provides security advice to Britain’s Jewish community ​said.

September 30, 2026 2:00 pm
 

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Trapped in inferno after Russian strike

Ihor Malchevsky ​focused solely on his family as he peered over the edge of his third-floor office window, thick ‌black smoke billowing behind him after a Russian drone smashed into the historic building setting it ablaze.

September 30, 2026 1:37 pm
 

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UN renews Haiti force mandate for six months

The United ‌Nations Security Council extended by six months the mandate of an international security force in Haiti intended to fight powerful armed groups that have taken control of much of the country.

September 30, 2026 12:27 pm
 

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US sanctions 10 over allegedly procuring weapons for Iran

The United States has sanctioned 10 individuals and entities, including some based in China, Hong Kong and Pakistan, saying ​they helped Iran procure weapons and components, the US Treasury Department said Tuesday.

September 30, 2026 11:01 am
 

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Morocco's king appoints first woman prime minister

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on ​Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in ‌a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said.

September 30, 2026 10:40 am
 

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Argentina's Kirchner challenges fraud conviction at UN

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who is under house arrest, has asked the United Nations Human Rights Committee to ​review her corruption conviction and suspend the lifetime ban on holding ‌public office that currently prevents her from running for election in 2027, her lawyer said.

September 30, 2026 9:29 am

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