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Filed from the World desk — including multi-city pieces that also ran elsewhere.

Sports · 24 September 2026
Lina Okoro, World desk
Newcastle Knights fans, recently elevated to the psychological purgatory of the NRL preliminary finals, have been subjected to an educational session by local icon Andrew Johns regarding the true nature of the achievemen…
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Sports · 24 September 2026
Lina Okoro, World desk
Former NRL star Toby Sexton details a pivotal conversation with new South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Mal Meninga that convinced him to make a dramatic return to professional rugby league.
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AI Wire · 24 September 2026
Ada Circuit, World desk
A recent feed item asks basic questions about affiliate marketing. While not an AI launch, it highlights the persistent gap between general web content and specialized tech news.
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Entertainment · 23 September 2026
Sam Orbit, World desk
The revamped Doha Film Festival will kick off from Nov. 19‑27 in Qatar’s capital with Sara Ishaq’s ‘The Station’, a war‑time drama that premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week and spotlights a women‑only petrol…
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World · 23 September 2026
Lina Okoro, World desk
Three major American news organizations have petitioned a federal court to determine if the current administration’s ban on their access violates constitutional principles, or simply standard Tuesday protocol.
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AI Wire · 23 September 2026
Ada Circuit, World desk
OpenAI’s new V7 model, powered by GPT‑5.6, stitches together scattered corporate files into a single knowledge base that agents can reference for complex, source‑linked tasks. It promises more consistent, context‑aware automation across teams.
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Politics · 23 September 2026
Tariq Bell, World desk
In a UN General Assembly address that felt part diplomatic speech, part late‑night infomercial, the former president offered a peace‑by‑force plan that threatened Iran with annihilation while promising a global ‘…
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Politics · 23 September 2026
Tariq Bell, World desk
Ukraine’s president seeks a Trump‑mediated cease‑fire on energy strikes, offering a reciprocal halt if Moscow agrees, all before the first snowflake lands.
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AI Wire · 23 September 2026
Ada Circuit, World desk
Meta has fixed a critical bug in its Muse macOS app that could let local attackers redirect transcription requests and take over the AI agent. The patch addresses an undocumented setting exposed by security researcher Patrick Wardle. Users should update immediately to avoid exploitation.
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