World News

• Trump backs away from top aides who reportedly advised pro-Russia governmentSource: The Guardian
• French police suspend use of stun grenades at school protests as minister rejects accusations of brutalitySource: The Guardian
• Houthi forces appear to make slow advance in south-west YemenSource: The Guardian
• EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestSource: The Guardian
• Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaignersSource: The Guardian
• Israelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacksSource: BBC News
• The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightropeSource: BBC News
• Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in RussiaSource: BBC News
• Children killed while they slept as Russian missile kills 19 in block of flatsSource: BBC News

Asia-Pacific

• Can ‘neutral’ Malaysia stay above the fray in the US-China tech rivalry?Source: South China Morning Post
• EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric carsSource: The Guardian
• Singapore must be able to say ‘no’ to US, China to preserve trust: foreign ministerSource: South China Morning Post
• ‘Catastrophic wildfire loop’ created after colonisation left parts of Australia more at risk from bushfires, study findsSource: Guardian Australia
• Japanese city accused of inflating census as country's population shrinksSource: BBC News
• How do major parties’ migration policies compare - and are any actually achievable for Australia?Source: Guardian Australia
• ATO stands firm on credit card surchargesSource: Sydney Morning Herald
• Medical research investments translate into everyday livesSource: Sydney Morning Herald
• Deputy shire president gave, then withdrew reference for disgraced Broome priestSource: Sydney Morning Herald
• Constitutional expert labels Albanese government’s golf club grant ‘grey corruption’Source: Guardian Australia
• A beautiful Himalayan bird is changing its voice due to human activity, research showsSource: BBC News

Europe

• Minister denies police brutality as student protests continue across France – Europe live, as it happenedSource: The Guardian
• Ukraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for PutinSource: The Guardian
• Could the UK really rejoin the EU?Source: The Guardian
• French PM tries to defuse anger over schools, fuel and agriculture in sweeping speechSource: POLITICO Europe
• I see what’s happening here in Paris: reasonable student demands met with awful violence | Helen Massy-BeresfordSource: The Guardian
• Plague outbreak? Russian lab worker dies in Siberia - The LatestSource: The Guardian
• France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protestsSource: BBC News
• Mistral, le retour dans la course du champion de l’ElyséeSource: POLITICO Europe
• Die Brandmauer vor dem AusSource: POLITICO Europe
• US, Greece to jointly combat security threats, Rubio saysSource: POLITICO Europe
• Reform probe clears Farage aides caught in donations stingSource: POLITICO Europe

Middle East

• I was tortured because I’m a Somali woman who dared to speak out | Sadia Moalim AliSource: The Guardian
• The US has backed Libya’s Haftar clan. The UK should not make the same mistake | LettersSource: The Guardian
• The situation in Gaza three years onSource: BBC News

Business

• Results of the September 2026 survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives markets (SESFOD)Source: ECB
• Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026Source: Federal Reserve
• IMF chief urges governments to tighten belts as global debt levels soarSource: The Guardian
• Shell expects refineries to almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel madeSource: The Guardian
• Poland’s ‘solidarity’ push for EU energy resilience in face of Russian aggressionSource: The Guardian

Science

• Mars’s oddest cloud may be even odder than we thoughtSource: ESA
• World's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbersSource: BBC Science
• Moment Karl Deisseroth tells his family he won the Nobel prize in medicine – videoSource: The Guardian
• The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years laterSource: The Guardian
• Tropical Storm Isaias forecast to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026Source: BBC Science
• Chemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetrySource: BBC Science

Health

• New global guidelines warn against obesity drugs for children under 10Source: BBC Health
• LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 yearsSource: The Guardian
• Baby termination was 'our most loving choice'Source: BBC Health
• 'That nagging feeling of dread': Is 'hang-xiety' a real thing?Source: BBC Health

Sport

• Eckert’s Spygate ban may be lenient, but no sane manager will try the same trick againSource: The Guardian
• Rahm to leave LIV Golf over 'unacceptable' termsSource: BBC Sport
• Ex-Spurs player Vega set to run for Fifa presidentSource: BBC Sport
• Jon Rahm’s LIV exit set to trigger mass exodus of players from stricken tourSource: The Guardian
• Robertson rant and the wrong system? Pocognoli’s Scotland start raises questionsSource: The Guardian
• Southampton manager Tonda Eckert given six-week suspended ban for Spygate scandalSource: The Guardian
• Rice close to agreeing new Arsenal dealSource: BBC Sport
• England ready to level up and embrace ‘calculated risks’, claims TuchelSource: The Guardian
• Do England already have their Kane replacement - or is he yet to emerge?Source: BBC Sport

AI / Technology / Crypto

• OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'Source: BBC Business
• Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate actionSource: The Guardian
• OpenAI’s release of mathematical findings draws concerns from expertsSource: The Guardian
• Mumsnet denies using AI for content after prompt appears on message boardSource: The Guardian
• McDonald’s sued for allegedly using AI tool to determine pricing for franchisesSource: The Guardian