Uganda first said it would not join the Invictus Games, a sports event for wounded military members, but later changed its mind after talking with King Charles. The military chief of Uganda, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, was assured by the king that Uganda’s participation was welcome, so the country will now take part in the 2027 games.
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Uganda initially decided to withdraw from the Invictus Games, causing surprise.
The country’s military chief, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, made the withdrawal announcement.
Kainerugaba was concerned about disrespecting King Charles due to issues around Prince Harry and Meghan.
A phone call with King Charles’ private secretary cleared up that the king supports Uganda’s participation.
Uganda will now prepare to compete in the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham.
The Invictus Games focus on wounded, injured, or sick service members and veterans.
Gen Kainerugaba is the son of Uganda’s president and is seen as a future leader.
Prince Harry helped announce Uganda’s involvement in the Invictus Games earlier this year.
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Heavy flash flooding hit parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, causing water rescues and difficulties for people, including runners in a half-marathon. Some areas in Connecticut received up to seven inches of rain very quickly, leading to waist-deep floodwaters.
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Flash flooding occurred in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
The floods caused water rescues and stranded drivers.
Half-marathon runners had to run through waist-deep water.
Connecticut saw up to seven inches of rain in a short time.
Flooding submerged cars and disrupted events.
Emergency officials responded to help those affected.
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In Australia, cases of gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis increased by more than 50% over the past ten years, with a notable rise in syphilis among women. Experts highlight serious health risks, especially for pregnant women, and emphasize the need for better testing and treatment, particularly for Indigenous communities.
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From 2015 to 2025, gonorrhoea cases rose by 57% and infectious syphilis cases by 56% in Australia.
In 2025, there were 42,393 reported gonorrhoea cases and 5,986 syphilis cases.
Men made up most cases (73% of gonorrhoea, 78% of syphilis), with many infections transmitted between gay and bisexual men.
Syphilis cases among women increased by 167%, indicating more spread through heterosexual contact.
Syphilis during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death; 113 cases of congenital syphilis were reported in 10 years, with 40 infant deaths.
Around half of congenital syphilis cases involved Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants.
Indigenous Australians have much higher STI rates than non-Indigenous Australians: over four times for gonorrhoea and six times for syphilis.
Experts call for culturally safe sexual health services and community-led programs to improve testing, treatment, and prevention.
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Rainbow-colored clouds, called iridescent clouds, appeared over parts of Victoria, Australia. These clouds show colors when sunlight bends around ice crystals in high, cold clouds called cirrus clouds.
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Iridescent clouds were seen in Melbourne suburbs including Mount Waverley and Caroline Springs.
The phenomenon happens when sunlight bends (diffracts) around ice crystals in cirrus clouds.
Cirrus clouds are high-altitude clouds made of ice crystals and appear in the coldest part of the atmosphere.
Iridescent clouds show colors in irregular patterns due to diffraction, unlike rainbows which have neat color bands.
These clouds are short-lived and often go unnoticed because they disappear quickly.
Sun dogs are another sky phenomenon but appear as bright spots or pillars near the sun and are caused by water crystals at lower altitudes.
Iridescent clouds form from ice crystals of similar size in newly formed clouds.
The Bureau of Meteorology says iridescent clouds are not uncommon in Australia but rarely photographed.
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A new poll shows Marine Le Pen, a far-right politician in France, is likely to lead in the first round of the 2027 presidential election. The poll surveyed over 13,000 voters who appear to want significant change in the country.
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Marine Le Pen is a far-right veteran candidate in France.
A poll indicates she may lead the first round of the French presidential vote next year.
The poll included more than 13,000 French voters.
Voters seem increasingly unhappy and want real change.
This election will take place in 2027.
The article references other current global events but focuses mainly on the French elections.
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South African police found the body of Elizabeth Moselakgomo, a missing jogger, in Kempton Park near Johannesburg. Her death is one of five recent cases where women’s bodies were discovered half-naked and bruised, prompting police warnings and public concern about safety for women.
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Elizabeth Moselakgomo went missing during a regular run; her body was found east of Johannesburg.
Five women’s bodies, including Moselakgomo’s, were found in the Kempton Park area with similar injuries.
Police do not officially link the deaths to a serial killer but have issued a public safety warning.
One person has been arrested in connection with the first body found and is in custody.
Police advise women not to walk or run alone, especially in isolated areas.
South Africa has a high rate of gender-based violence, with women killed five times more often than the global average.
Community members and advocacy groups expressed fear and frustration about women’s safety and the effectiveness of police protection.
Moselakgomo’s family thanked the public for support and noted her young daughter raised the alarm when she disappeared.
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In 2025, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn proposed an independent inquiry into Britain’s role in the Gaza conflict, including UK cooperation with Israel. The government blocked the inquiry, arguing it was unnecessary. Corbyn then organized a public tribunal to gather testimonies and investigate the issue.
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Britain took six years to start an inquiry into its role in the 2003 Iraq war, which revealed mistakes and misleading information by the government.
Jeremy Corbyn proposed a bill in June 2025 for an independent inquiry into Britain’s involvement in the Gaza conflict since October 2023.
The bill was supported by over 50 MPs but was blocked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government.
The government stated there was no need for an inquiry and no confusion about UK military actions in Gaza.
Corbyn organized a public tribunal in September 2025, modeled after the 1966 Russell Tribunal on Vietnam.
The tribunal heard 29 testimonies from witnesses, experts, journalists, and survivors of the Gaza conflict.
At that time, nearly 65,000 people had died in Gaza, including about 20,000 children, with widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure.
The tribunal revealed serious allegations about Britain’s role and reported a culture of deception in the government to hide wrongdoing.
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Russia conducted a drone strike on a railway locomotive in Ukraine, close to the Polish border. Poland and its European allies are concerned about this attack near NATO territory, and the Kremlin says it will continue striking targets across Ukraine.
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Russia carried out a drone attack on a train near the Ukraine-Poland border.
The strike happened about 2 kilometers (1 mile) inside Ukraine, near NATO-member Poland.
This attack has caused concern in Poland and among European countries.
The Kremlin stated it will keep targeting locations throughout Ukraine.
The strike came shortly after Ukraine reported hitting a crossing at its border with Moldova.
Poland described the situation as a possible escalation of conflict near NATO borders.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have moved to the UK but have not officially confirmed their location or reasons for returning. Meghan posted videos on Instagram showing scenes from the English countryside, which led people online to try to find where they live, despite their efforts to keep their location private.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently relocated from the U.S. to the UK.
They have not publicly explained why they moved or revealed where they now live.
Meghan shared videos on Instagram showing their life outdoors in the English countryside.
Social media users tried to identify the couple’s location from these videos.
Their team asked the UK press regulator for privacy regarding their new home and their children’s school.
Buckingham Palace confirmed the couple are no longer working members of the royal family.
The couple’s silence and privacy requests aim to avoid inviting media attention and criticism.
Sharing images that can reveal location online raises security concerns as experts use public information to pinpoint places.
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Two experts have left Lucy Letby’s defence team because they disagreed with some of the scientific claims being made for her case. Letby, convicted of killing and trying to kill babies in a UK hospital, is challenging her convictions, but these experts say some arguments lack scientific support.
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Lucy Letby is a nurse convicted in 2023 of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others at a hospital in north-west England.
Two experts, Helen Shannon and Geoff Chase, helped produce a report questioning the poisoning convictions related to insulin in two babies.
These experts now say some defence arguments are not scientifically credible and conflict with established science and evidence.
They are concerned that continuing to use these disputed arguments could harm Letby’s case and affect the families involved.
The experts also warned that supporting such arguments could breach professional ethics and lead to professional penalties.
Letby’s current lawyer, Mark McDonald, says new evidence from various international experts challenges the original scientific case against her.
The UK’s Criminal Cases Review Commission is reviewing Letby’s convictions and has not commented publicly.
A public inquiry into the murders is about to release its findings, looking at possible missed warnings by hospital leaders during the incidents in 2015-2016.
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The chief coroner for England and Wales has asked the government to hold a public inquiry into the attack on a Manchester synagogue where two men died. This request comes because some secret information from MI5 cannot be discussed openly in court during the planned inquests.
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Two men, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, were killed in an attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester last October.
The attacker, Jihad Al-Shamie, a Syrian-born British citizen, drove into the synagogue gates and then attacked people with a knife while wearing a fake suicide belt.
Melvin Cravitz died from knife wounds; Adrian Daulby was shot dead by armed officers arriving at the scene.
The inquests into their deaths were planned but cannot hear some MI5 information because it is secret and related to national security.
Inquests are public and cannot exclude the press or public, so secret information cannot be shared there.
A public inquiry can hold private hearings, allowing secret information to be considered without being made public.
The chief coroner, Judge Alexia Durran, will ask Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to change the inquests into a public inquiry.
Government lawyers said releasing the MI5 material publicly would harm national security, but the families questioned why that material is needed, since the attacker was said to be unknown to security services.
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A health charity in France has found that many asylum seekers sent back from the UK under a "one in, one out" scheme arrived with physical injuries and mental health issues. The scheme exchanges one asylum seeker leaving the UK for another entering legally from France and is set to end on October 1, 2026.
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The “one in, one out” scheme started in August 2025 and forces UK asylum seekers back to France while bringing others legally from France to the UK.
Samusocial de Paris (SSP) supports asylum seekers returned to France, documenting injuries and health problems within their first eight days back.
Between January and June 2026, SSP recorded 90 young men, mainly in their 20s and 30s, who fled countries like Eritrea, Sudan, and Afghanistan.
Many returnees showed signs of physical violence, bruises, fractures, and mental health issues such as PTSD.
Some injuries worsened due to lack of medical treatment while detained in the UK.
The report suggests some abuse or mistreatment may be linked to the UK authorities' handling of these individuals.
The SSP report has been given to a French parliamentary inquiry looking into the effects of the France-UK border agreements.
Médecins Sans Frontières also provides health care to these returned asylum seekers and raises concerns about the scheme’s impact.
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Céline Dion returned to performing on stage after taking a break in 2022 due to a rare autoimmune and neurological disorder. She began her comeback tour this past weekend.
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Céline Dion stopped performing in 2022 because of a health problem.
The health issue is a rare condition that affects the immune system and nerves.
She has now recovered enough to go back on stage.
Dion started her comeback tour recently.
The return was highly anticipated by fans.
This information was reported by CBS News.
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The CEO of a major U.S. AI company called for slowing down AI development and restricting advanced AI chip sales to China, citing risks and security concerns. China responded by accusing the U.S. of using AI safety as an excuse to limit China’s technology growth, intensifying competition between the two countries in AI technology.
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned about rapid AI progress that could cause huge damage without safety measures.
He suggested limiting AI development speed and restricting advanced AI chip exports to China.
Amodei warned that if China leads in AI, it could be dangerous for the U.S. and the world.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is ahead in AI and wants to keep that lead.
China’s Foreign Ministry called for an open and cooperative approach to AI, opposing confrontational tactics.
Chinese media called the U.S. proposal a "Cold War playbook" meant to hold back China’s AI progress.
U.S. companies invested $285.9 billion in AI in 2025, while China invested $12.4 billion, but China is catching up.
Despite U.S. restrictions, Chinese AI firms have built competitive AI models and made significant progress.
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Countries are using more coal to avoid problems caused by shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. This shift to coal is happening because of the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran, which has affected global energy supplies.
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The conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran has disrupted shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz.
Many countries are turning back to coal to fill gaps caused by shortages of gas supplies.
Coal is a highly polluting source of energy.
The International Energy Agency predicts global coal demand will increase by 1.2% this year, reaching a new high of 8.94 billion tonnes.
The use of coal plants is a response to avoid energy shortages linked to the disruption of fuel shipments.
The Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway for global oil and gas shipments.
Relying more on coal may increase pollution and is linked to climate change concerns.
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A pack of African wild dogs traveled a record-breaking 2,485 miles across Africa while searching for a mate. This journey shows these animals can move across large distances despite human developments, but many face dangers like illegal traps.
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Three male African wild dogs made a 2,485-mile journey across Zambia in search of a mate.
This is the longest recorded trip of any African land mammal looking for a mate.
The dogs avoided major cities and industrial areas during their travel.
African wild dogs cannot breed within their birth pack and must leave to find new mates.
Some wild dogs wearing GPS collars died in illegal traps called snares.
African wild dogs are rare, with about 6,000 individuals left in the wild.
Researchers say wild dog populations across eastern and southern Africa may still be connected.
The study highlights the need for connected natural areas to help wildlife move safely between protected zones.
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Uganda’s military leaders confirmed they will take part in Prince Harry’s Invictus Games after a phone call with a senior official from King Charles III’s office. The call cleared up any concerns about the King’s approval, allowing Uganda to continue preparing for the event in Birmingham next year.
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Uganda was initially going to withdraw from the Invictus Games due to concerns about not having King Charles III’s approval.
The decision changed after a phone call between Uganda’s military chief and Sir Clive Alderton, the King’s principal private secretary.
Sir Clive told Uganda’s military chief that King Charles III had no problem with their participation.
Uganda’s military chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is the son of Uganda’s president.
The Invictus Games are a sports event for wounded military veterans.
Uganda was first announced as a participant in July 2023.
A statement from Buckingham Palace clarified that Prince Harry and Meghan are non-working royals, which caused some earlier confusion.
The Palace thanked Uganda for understanding and said the issue had been resolved positively.
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President Donald Trump asked Ukraine to stop attacking Russian diesel refineries, saying these attacks cause a diesel shortage that affects the world. Ukraine targets Russian energy sites because they fund Russia’s war, while rising diesel prices in the US are also influenced by conflicts involving Iran and the Middle East.
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President Trump told Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian diesel refineries.
Ukraine has been attacking Russian oil and gas facilities for months to weaken Russia’s war efforts.
Russian diesel exports dropped by 81% compared to the five-year average, partly due to Ukrainian strikes and Russian export limits.
Diesel prices in the US have increased nearly 65% since the US and Israel struck Iran in February.
Russia is one of the world’s largest oil producers but is experiencing fuel shortages domestically.
Ukrainian attacks have caused damage to refineries, killing at least two civilians in one recent attack.
Russia has retaliated by attacking petrol stations near the war front, impacting Russian civilians.
Conflicts in the Middle East, especially involving Iran, have also contributed to rising global fuel prices.
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An Air Force colonel who was shot down in Iran and spent two days avoiding capture described feeling grateful while watching his crewmate being rescued. He shared his experience in an interview on the show "60 Minutes."
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An Air Force F-15E pilot was shot down over Iran.
The pilot spent two days avoiding capture before being rescued.
He watched as his crewmate was rescued safely.
The colonel gave an interview with Norah O'Donnell on "60 Minutes."
A CBS News security analyst discussed the interview’s key points.
The incident involved a tense situation between the U.S. and Iran.
The story was covered by CBS News on TV and their app.
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Nigerian musician Keziah Jones will perform a symphonic concert on September 29 at la Scène Musicale as part of the Jazz & Musique du Monde season. He discussed his music and collaboration with arranger Pierre Bertrand in an interview ahead of the event.
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Keziah Jones is a Nigerian blues-funk artist.
He will premiere a symphonic show on September 29.
The concert is part of the Jazz & Musique du Monde season.
The performance takes place at la Scène Musicale.
Keziah Jones worked with arranger Pierre Bertrand for the event.
An interview about the concert aired on France 24’s arts24 program.
The article also mentions new music releases by Beck, Miley Cyrus, and Beabadobee.
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