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New Google Maps images show the scale of Israel’s destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.

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World football's governing body has accused its European counterpart of a "misinformation campaign", while refusing to hand over files relating to shelved plans to sell stakes in the World Cup.

Humanoid robots box during the 5th Global Digital Trade Expo on September 25, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China.

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BEIJING — China's securities regulator is raising the bar for public listings of humanoid robot startups, according to three sources familiar with the CSRC's thinking.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's newspapers...

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Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio rejected interest from Liverpool and Chelsea this summer - Marca (Spanish)

Manchester United will play a behind-closed-doors friendly against Sir Jim Ratcliffe's other club, Lausanne-Sport, during the international break - The Telegraph

Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), attends a news conference at the bank's head office in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Australia's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting in a widely expected decision, while reiterating that future moves will hinge on incoming economic data. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images

High-profile Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has confirmed she will run for the party’s leadership, promising to bring the fight to Labor and One Nation after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation.

The party’s longest-serving federal MP, Hanson-Young confirmed on social media she was discussing a tilt at the leadership with colleagues on Tuesday, ahead of a two-day party retreat in Sydney, when the new leader will be chosen.

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Published Sep 29, 2026, 12:30 AM EDT

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It’s very common for RPGs to introduce an off-stage villain who’s been secretly pulling the strings all along. Usually, this is some kind of malevolent supernatural being who doesn’t like humanity very much. After a lot of bloviating about the nature of free will, you and your companions must defeat him with the power of friendship, cool swords, and boob armor.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said unequivocally that a foreign actor was involved in the suspected UK bomb plot at RAF Fairford, hours after the five suspects arrested close to the airbase were released on bail.