Filed from the World desk — including multi-city pieces that also ran elsewhere.
World · 29 September 2026
Australia’s trade chief Don Farrell jets to the Milwaukee G20 with a scheme to profit from the fallout of the US‑Canada alcohol trade war, hoping to fill the gap left by crashing American booze sales.
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World · 29 September 2026
After a wave of city‑wide demonstrations triggered by the eviction of an 87‑year‑old Madrid pensioner, the property owners struck a deal letting her return to her flat, ending the protests.
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Sports · 29 September 2026
In a surprising move, Washington and Beijing have agreed to slash duties on a bizarre assortment of goods, from live emus and whales to surgical robots and soccer balls, worth about $60 billion, prompting traders to wo…
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Entertainment · 29 September 2026
The Tokyo International Film Festival has announced that Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof and Japanese-Korean filmmaker O Mipo will share the Kurosawa Akira Award. The honor recognizes their ongoing influence on cinema…
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World · 29 September 2026
SpaceX’s new Starship reached orbit for the first time, even as one of its engines threw a tantrum, leaving Musk to grin at the stars.
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AI Wire · 29 September 2026
Google’s new AI for Societal Impact collection brings together case studies, tools, and best‑practice guides that help local leaders and experts use AI to tackle community challenges, aiming for broader, inclusive benefits.
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AI Wire · 29 September 2026
LimeWire AI Studio, a new generative‑AI platform, lets creators build, share, and monetize content with a suite of text, image, and video tools. The service offers a free tier and paid plans starting at $19/month.
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Politics · 28 September 2026
At the Labour Party conference, Chancellor John Healey faces the double‑whammy of looming tax hikes and a shadowy RAF Fairford incident that has everyone, including a former US president, guessing about Iranian involve…
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AI Wire · 28 September 2026
Google’s new multilingual AI framework moves beyond simple translation, training models that grasp cultural nuance across dozens of living languages. It aims to give developers and users AI tools that feel native, not just English‑centric.
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