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Wed 16 Sept 2026
Lithuanian soldiers with vehicle lights secure a foggy field at night after a drone was shot down.
Europe
Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
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Technology
Anthropic CEO renews call for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration
Pilgrims in white robes gather at night before the Kaaba at Mecca's Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of Mecca
Salwa Abu Elhaj, pictured in the tent where she lives, said it was heartbreaking to see her chance to study in Belgium becoming uncertain. Supplied by Salwa Abu Elhaj.
Gaza
Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails
Ukrainian drone engineer 'Nick' kneels in tall grass, assembling an interceptor drone
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
New anti-drone weapon scores hit amid race against Shahed jets
 

In focus

A young woman makes a heart gesture with her hands on a phone's screen during a video call with an older woman
‘My future is in the EU’
The Ukrainian children who don’t want to go home
Explained
Could AI really wipe out humanity – six experts spell out the risks
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Features

Christelle Randall holding and cuddling Elsie
The girl with a will to live
The love, hope and pain of raising Elsie – my one in 163 million daughter
Television
‘I’m fearless. I was in a boys’ rugby team’: Slow Horses’ Aimee-Ffion Edwards on playing a cocaine-snorting spy
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Opinion

A woman checks her phone walking past a Sobyanin and Tolstoy election billboard, Moscow skyscrapers behind
quote  To understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin’s fake one
Rafael Behr
quote  I know why many east Germans vote AfD. And no, it’s not an inherited longing for dictatorship
Carolin Würfel
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Sport

Dominik Szoboszlai salutes Anfield after his goal
Carabao Cup
Szoboszlai screamer seals Liverpool’s progress as De Zerbi’s Spurs woes grow
Carabao Cup
Dowman doubles up for Arsenal’s back-ups to swat aside Ipswich
Football
Sterling could face prison for reckless driving while using nitrous oxide
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Climate crisis

An orangutan wearing a nasal cannula lies on the ground
Wildlife
Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo
Oceans
The love of her life died at sea hunting shipwrecks. Now she’s taking the helm
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Podcast

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The Palestinian school under siege – podcast
Podcast | 31:59
 
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