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Pope Leo meets French abuse survivors, pledges action

Pope Leo reaffirmed his commitment to ending abuse of children by Catholic priests in a meeting with French ​abuse survivors on Sunday, the Vatican said, hours after the pontiff urged the Church to admit its own failings and heal its “deep wounds.”

September 28, 2026 12:20 pm
 

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Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico’s Baja California coast

Forecasters said Hurricane Polo, which has weakened to a Category 3 ​storm, is expected to make landfall on ‌the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur on Monday night, bringing sustained winds of 60 to 80 mph and ​heavy rain to the popular tourist destination.

September 28, 2026 11:02 am
 

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Iran army says forces ready for any renewed US attacks

Iran’s armed forces are prepared for any ​renewed U.S. attacks, state media quoted ‌army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia saying on Sunday, after US President Donald Trump said he rejected an ​Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait ​of Hormuz and end fighting.

September 28, 2026 10:15 am
 

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Russia claims strikes on Ukrainian logistics and vessels

The Russian defence ministry said on Sunday its ​forces had carried out overnight drone ‌strikes on logistics centres, port and transport infrastructure, as well as communications centres and vessels that ​Moscow said were linked to the ​Ukrainian military.

September 28, 2026 8:04 am
 

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US East Coast storm leaves thousands without power, disrupts flights

A strong nor’easter hitting the US East Coast from Washington, D.C. to Maine this ​weekend forced airlines to cancel over 400 flights and ‌knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses at one point on Saturday.

September 27, 2026 5:30 pm
 

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Pope Leo urges faith over materialism at Paris Mass

Crowds stretched the length of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris on Saturday, as Pope Leo urged Catholics to find happiness in faith, ‌not material things, at the biggest event of his visit to France, an outdoor Mass with an estimated 800,000 people.

September 27, 2026 3:40 pm
 

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Bangladesh targets 3.4m children in new measles vaccination campaign

Bangladesh launched a nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign on Saturday, targeting 3.4 million unvaccinated and missed children, amid its worst-ever measles outbreak, which ​has killed more than 1,000 people and infected tens of ‌thousands.

September 27, 2026 1:27 pm
 

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Hurricane Polo moves away from Mexico, heads over Pacific

Hurricane Polo regained Category 5 ​strength on Friday as it moved away from Mexico’s Pacific coast and into open ‌waters, while forecasters tracked a separate disturbance to the south that could develop into another tropical cyclone in the coming days.

September 27, 2026 11:20 am
 

Australia

Government's AI hack reveal all in the timing

There have been dozens of cases of artificial intelligence agents wrongfully accessing classified information beyond Australia’s Medicare hack, Anthony Albanese says.

September 27, 2026 9:40 am
 

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New York and New Jersey declare states of emergency

A strong nor’easter is expected to bring flooding, powerful wind gusts, heavy ​rain and rip currents to areas along the East Coast from Maine to ‌Washington, D.C., over the weekend.

September 26, 2026 5:30 pm
 

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Truckers, commuters protest in Portugal against soaring fuel prices

Hundreds of truckers took part in a “go-slow” convoy along a motorway in north-central Portugal on Friday, while commuters blared their horns on Lisbon’s ​main bridge to protest against soaring fuel costs.

September 26, 2026 3:26 pm
 

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Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system

The US Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump’s administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens but critics contend could disenfranchise eligible voters.

September 26, 2026 2:47 pm

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