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Disney’s Kimmel suspension shows Trump’s increasing grip over media

ABC’s abrupt suspension of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, opens new tab under pressure from the Federal Communications Commission is the latest demonstration of the power President Donald Trump wields to bend media, entertainment and digital platforms to his will, as he uses political pressure to mute criticism and punish institutions he sees as biased against him.

September 21, 2025 12:20 pm
 

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Israel presses on with Gaza City assault, at least 60 Palestinians killed

Israel’s military kept up its assault on Gaza City and the wider Gaza Strip on Saturday, dismantling underground shafts and booby-trapped structures in attacks that killed at least 60 Palestinians, according to Gazan health authorities.

September 21, 2025 11:40 am
 

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Death toll from tanker truck explosion in Mexico City rises to 25

The death toll from an explosion involving a tanker truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Mexico’s capital has climbed to 25, the city’s Health Ministry said on Friday.

September 20, 2025 4:54 pm
 

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Trump, Xi agree to further TikTok talks at Korea summit

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping made progress on a TikTok agreement and would meet face-to-face in six weeks in South Korea to discuss trade, illicit drugs and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

September 20, 2025 12:25 pm
 

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Trump says TV networks 'against' him should 'maybe' lose licence, after Kimmel suspension

US President Donald Trump has suggested some TV networks should have their licences “taken away”, as he backed America’s broadcast watchdog in a row over the suspension of ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.

September 19, 2025 5:48 pm
 

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Search for pilot after plane crashes in wilderness area

A search is continuing for the pilot of a light plane which crashed in a national park.

September 19, 2025 3:51 pm
 

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UN sanctions on Iran to be reimposed, France's Macron says

European powers will likely reimpose international sanctions on Iran by the end of the month after their latest round of talks with Tehran aimed at preventing them were deemed not serious, France’s President Emmanuel Macron said.

September 19, 2025 2:28 pm
 

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Over 30 people have died from Ebola in Congo, says World Health Organization

The World Health Organization on Thursday said 48 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 31 people have died.

September 19, 2025 12:28 pm
 

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French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron

Hundreds of thousands took part in anti-austerity protests across France, urging President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to acknowledge their anger and scrap looming budget cuts.

September 19, 2025 10:34 am
 

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Gaza hit by telecoms blackout as Israeli tanks and infantry advance

Israeli tanks advanced along two gateways to the centre of Gaza City while internet and phone lines were cut off for several hours, signaling a potential escalation in ground operations in the Palestinian enclave.

September 19, 2025 9:35 am
 

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Macrons to offer 'scientific evidence' to US court

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte plan to present photographic and scientific evidence in a US court to prove Mrs Macron is a woman.

September 19, 2025 6:47 am
 

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Israel opens new route out of Gaza City, death toll passes 65,000

The Israeli military said it was opening an additional route for 48 hours that Palestinians could use to leave Gaza City as it stepped up efforts on Thursday to empty the city of civilians and confront thousands of Hamas combatants.

September 18, 2025 3:07 pm

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