Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will talk to pilots involved in a cargo plane crash in Miami. The crash happened on Sunday and caused the deaths of five people on the ground.
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The crash involved an Amazon cargo plane.
It occurred on Sunday in Miami.
Five people on the ground were killed in the crash.
The NTSB is leading the investigation into the crash.
Pilots involved in the crash will be interviewed by investigators.
The crash raised safety concerns for transportation in the area.
CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry reported on the story.
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Iran is showing signs it may resist increased U.S. pressure in the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments. This situation has raised concerns about possible conflict and led to higher oil prices, even though more ships are passing through the area with U.S. Navy support.
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The Strait of Hormuz is an important waterway used to transport a large portion of the world’s oil.
The U.S. has increased its military presence to keep the passage open for shipping.
Iran has threatened to push back against the U.S. actions in the region.
Rising tensions have caused oil prices to go up.
Despite threats, more ships are successfully traveling through the Strait with U.S. help.
The situation raises the risk of renewed conflict between Iran and the U.S.
The Trump administration is leading efforts to maintain open shipping routes in the Strait.
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Spanish intelligence warned Moroccan and Ceuta authorities on July 29 about social media messages encouraging a large group of migrants to cross into Ceuta the next day. Despite this, the Spanish government said it did not expect the scale of the migrant influx, which saw around 72,000 people enter Ceuta on July 30 and 31.
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Spain’s National Intelligence Service (CNI) informed Moroccan and Ceuta officials about WhatsApp and Facebook groups promoting a migrant crossing on July 30.
Messages reached about 180,000 people and encouraged migrants to cross during Throne Day celebrations.
Approximately 72,000 migrants entered Ceuta in two days, with at least 100 deaths reported during the crossing.
Many migrants returned, but around 5,000 remain in camps or on the streets of Ceuta.
The Spanish government released over 40 security documents related to the event after public pressure.
Opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of misleading the public about the government’s prior knowledge.
Prime Minister Sánchez and government officials maintain they did not foresee the size of the event and acted with the information available.
There are allegations but no confirmed proof of Moroccan authorities facilitating the crossings.
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The UK imposed sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, leading Israel to take strong diplomatic retaliations against the UK. The US response was subdued, with President Trump and his administration avoiding direct criticism of the UK and showing some understanding of their concerns.
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The UK announced sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank to protect the possibility of a future Palestinian state.
Israel reacted by closing Britain’s diplomatic mission to the Palestinians and banning some UK politicians and military staff.
Eleven other European countries were expected to join the UK in banning trade with settlements.
The US Ambassador to Israel suggested possible American retaliation before the UK action but later the US response was muted.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US would not take the same action as the UK and emphasized the goal of stability.
President Trump said he would talk to Israel to understand their reasons for responding strongly.
Some US officials and politicians expressed frustration with Israeli leadership, which may explain the quieter US response.
The Trump administration’s main foreign policy focus is currently on tensions with Iran, which may affect its approach to the Israel-UK dispute.
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Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and current leader of Camden council, was chosen as the Labour Party candidate for a byelection in Holborn and St Pancras. The election follows Keir Starmer’s resignation from the seat, with key competition expected from the Green party’s Zack Polanski.
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Sagal Abdi-Wali came to the UK from Somalia as a child in the 1990s.
She became leader of Camden council in May 2024.
Abdi-Wali was selected to run for Labour in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection.
Keir Starmer resigned his seat, prompting the byelection.
Zack Polanski is expected to run for the Green party.
The byelection vote will be held on 8 October 2024.
Abdi-Wali has a background volunteering and serving as a school governor.
Reform UK criticized Abdi-Wali’s British identity, which Labour called racism.
The byelection is seen as a contest between Labour under Andy Burnham and the Green party.
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The price of oil rose above $100 per barrel after new attacks between the United States and Iran. The conflict between the two countries caused concerns that affected global oil markets.
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Brent crude oil, an international benchmark, went over $100 per barrel.
The price increase happened as the U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks.
Rising tensions between these two countries impact the supply and price of oil worldwide.
Higher oil prices can affect fuel costs and the global economy.
The situation remains uncertain, with potential for more conflict-related disruptions.
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A new government report shows Victoria’s koala population is much smaller than previously thought and that many koalas are in poor health. Scientists found that almost half of the koalas they tested were so sick they had to be euthanized, highlighting serious health problems in parts of the state.
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The report estimated about 217,000 koalas in Victoria in 2023 and 224,800 in 2024, about half of earlier estimates near 460,000.
The lower numbers are due to new survey methods, not necessarily a population decline.
Scientists checked the health of 68 koalas: 29 were euthanized due to poor health.
Health issues include dental disease and a severe urinary infection called “wet bottom,” often from chlamydia.
Poor health was more common in areas with high koala populations.
The report was completed in June 2025 but was only released after a 12-month delay.
Victoria’s environment minister announced $2.6 million for koala conservation, including habitat restoration and health research.
The report warns some areas have low koala numbers and poor health, risking unnoticed local declines.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported Iran to the United Nations Security Council for not following nuclear rules under the non-proliferation treaty. This is the first time in 20 years such a step has been taken, citing Iran's lack of transparency about its nuclear materials and limiting inspector access. Iran blames US and Israeli attacks on its nuclear sites for these problems.
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The IAEA's board passed a resolution to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for non-compliance.
Iran has not provided full information on its nuclear material, including highly enriched uranium stockpiles.
IAEA inspectors have been denied access to Iranian nuclear sites, especially after recent US and Israeli military strikes.
The resolution was introduced by the UK, France, Germany, and the US, and supported by 23 countries.
China, Russia, and Niger voted against the resolution; China and Russia have veto power on the Security Council.
Iran claims its nuclear program is peaceful and links inspection access to a broader peace agreement with the US and Israel.
The US and Israel suspect Iran aims to develop a nuclear weapon and cite Iran's uranium enrichment levels as a concern.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister accused the IAEA of using site disruptions caused by attacks as a reason to file the resolution.
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This podcast episode discusses the impact of the 9/11 attacks on the United States 25 years later. It features an interview with Peter Bergen, a national security expert who once interviewed Osama Bin Laden and provides insight into the lasting effects of 9/11 and ongoing issues related to the attacks.
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The episode marks 25 years since the 9/11 attacks in the United States.
Many Americans today have no direct memory of the attacks.
Families of 9/11 victims have petitioned New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend the 25th anniversary ceremony.
Over 100,000 people signed the petition due to objections about members of the mayor’s team.
Peter Bergen is a CNN national security analyst who interviewed Osama Bin Laden in 1997.
Bergen wrote a book called "All the Presidents' Wars," about the 25 years of conflict after 9/11.
He donated 150,000 documents about al-Qaeda to Georgetown University.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, suspected mastermind of 9/11, remains in detention at Guantanamo Bay without trial after more than 20 years.
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President Donald Trump said he had a good phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who wants to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. The call followed meetings by Trump's envoys with Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who aims for a fair peace to stop future attacks.
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President Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin by phone, calling it a "great conversation."
Trump believes Putin wants to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with both Putin in Moscow and Zelenskyy in Kyiv over the weekend.
No White House summary confirmed the call; the Russian side provided the only official details.
Putin said ending the conflict would restore full relations between Russia and the U.S.
Zelenskyy wants a just and fair peace that stops Russia from resuming attacks.
Fighting paused during Kushner and Witkoff’s talks but resumed shortly after, causing casualties in Kyiv.
President Trump pledged to end the war by his first day but admitted this goal has been harder than expected.
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A US judge denied bail for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who remain in custody while fighting extradition to the United Kingdom. The brothers face serious charges in the UK, including rape and sex trafficking, which they deny.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on July 18.
British prosecutors want to extradite them to the UK on new charges of rape and sex trafficking.
The Tate brothers are dual citizens of the UK and the US.
They have been held in a federal detention center in Miami since their arrest.
A US judge ruled they are a flight risk and a danger to the community, denying bail.
The brothers’ lawyer says the UK has not yet provided evidence for the charges.
The UK government must submit evidence supporting the extradition request by September 16.
The court order contains 30 pages explaining the judge’s decision to deny bail.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan formed a defense alliance called the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in August 2026, promising to protect each other from attacks. Soon after, Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched missile and drone strikes on Saudi cities. The alliance’s leaders condemned the attacks but have not yet taken military action together.
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The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on August 7, 2026, by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.
The agreement says an attack on one member is an attack on all, similar to NATO’s Article 5.
Less than a month after signing, Houthi rebels from Yemen attacked Saudi cities with ballistic missiles and drones.
The attacks targeted civilian areas and important Saudi facilities like Aramco and an air base.
Turkey and Pakistan issued strong statements supporting Saudi Arabia and condemning the attacks.
The alliance held a meeting in Istanbul to form a permanent secretariat and plan coordination.
No joint military response from Turkey or Pakistan had taken place shortly after the attacks.
NATO’s Article 5 allows members to choose their response, which may or may not include military action.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was nearly hit by a drone while flying from Moldova to Norway for King Harald V's funeral. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store reported the incident, while a Ukrainian source said it was a warning about a drone entering nearby airspace and downplayed the danger to Zelenskyy.
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Zelenskyy's plane almost got hit by a drone during takeoff from Moldova.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store shared this information on Norwegian TV.
A Ukrainian official called the threat exaggerated and said it involved a Russian drone entering Moldovan and Romanian airspace.
Zelenskyy traveled to Oslo to attend the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V, who died at age 89 on August 28, 2026.
Zelenskyy met with Norwegian leaders to discuss military and civilian aid, including air defense.
The funeral was attended by many international leaders, including Prince William and Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino.
After the funeral, Zelenskyy planned to visit Canada for talks with its leaders.
The drone incident reflects ongoing dangers related to the war in Ukraine.
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The UK government has imposed sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, aiming to support a two-state solution. British Jews, including Rabbis Leo Dee and Jonathan Wittenberg, have expressed differing views on the sanctions, with some seeing them as unfair and others as necessary to protect both Israelis and Palestinians.
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The UK announced sanctions targeting illegal Israeli settlements after Israel planned to build about 1,200 new homes there.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law.
Rabbi Leo Dee, living in an Israeli settlement, called the sanctions unfair and said they mainly hurt Palestinians working in the settlements.
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, visiting a Palestinian village, criticized intimidation of Palestinians by some settlers and supported the sanctions.
The sanctions aim to promote peace and keep the possibility of a two-state solution alive.
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis opposed the sanctions, saying they increase risks for British Jews.
Tensions and violence in the West Bank have risen since a Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
UK officials, including Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, argue that acting against settlements is needed to address injustice.
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A man named Joshua Cammidge was charged with helping a Russian military intelligence group and planning sabotage in the UK. He was arrested in Swindon and will appear in court on September 10.
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Joshua Cammidge, 31, was arrested on September 4 in Swindon by counter-terrorism police and Wiltshire police.
He faces charges of assisting a foreign intelligence service and planning acts of sabotage.
The suspect allegedly contacted the GRU Volunteer Corps, linked to Russia's military intelligence agency.
The GRU Volunteer Corps is accused of sabotage against the UK and its allies in the past.
Cammidge was charged under the National Security Act, created in 2023 to protect the UK from threats like spying and sabotage.
The Crown Prosecution Service decided to prosecute after reviewing evidence from the investigation.
Proceedings are ongoing and Cammidge has the right to a fair trial.
He is scheduled to appear at Westminster magistrates court on September 10.
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Lady Joan Branson, the wife of Sir Richard Branson, died after a cardiac arrest caused by a blood clot that was not prevented in hospital. An inquest found that a private hospital did not give her medication to stop blood clots despite her high risk, which likely contributed to her death.
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Lady Joan Branson died on 24 November after a cardiac arrest in the Lister Hospital in Chelsea, London.
She suffered from a pulmonary embolism, a dangerous blockage in a lung artery caused by a blood clot.
Lady Joan had a "very high risk" of blood clots due to immobility and a fracture from a fall weeks earlier.
The hospital did not provide prophylactic anticoagulants, medicine that prevents blood clots, during her stay.
The admitting doctor did not complete a bleeding risk assessment when she was admitted.
The coroner concluded the hospital failures contributed to her death but said it was not neglect.
Sir Richard Branson described his wife as the "shining star" of their family.
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A 31-year-old man from Swindon, England, named Joshua Cammidge, has been charged with helping Russia’s military intelligence. He was arrested by British counter-terrorism police and is set to appear in court.
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Joshua Cammidge is 31 years old and from Swindon.
He was arrested on suspicion of assisting Russia’s military intelligence agency.
The agency involved is linked to the GRU Volunteer Corps, controlled by Russia’s military intelligence (GRU).
He faces charges under the UK’s National Security Act for helping a foreign intelligence service and preparatory conduct.
Police from London and Wiltshire carried out his arrest and searched two locations in Swindon.
Cammidge was taken to a London police station and detained under the National Security Act the day after his arrest.
The Crown Prosecution Service believes there is enough evidence to take the case to court.
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court soon.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate will stay in a Florida jail as they fight being sent back to the UK. A judge said they might try to escape because they have money and travel often, and the UK has until September 16 to ask for their extradition on serious charges.
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The Tate brothers were arrested in Miami in July 2026.
They face 59 charges in the UK, including rape, sex trafficking, and indecent images of a child.
UK prosecutors added 38 charges in July to an original 21.
US authorities kept them in jail after the UK announced the charges.
The Tate brothers also faced sex trafficking charges in Romania and had a travel ban until 2025.
A federal judge denied their request for bail, calling them a flight risk.
The British Embassy wants them kept in custody to stop any witness interference.
The brothers deny all charges and say they have followed rules during earlier legal cases.
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President Donald Trump praised the far-right German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) for gaining significant support in Saxony-Anhalt’s state elections. The AfD is considered extremist by German intelligence and has links to controversial views on immigration and Germany’s Nazi past.
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President Trump celebrated the AfD’s strong election result and criticized Germany’s immigration policies on social media.
The AfD won 44% of votes in Saxony-Anhalt, nearing control of a state government for the first time since World War II.
Germany’s mainstream parties have worked to keep the AfD out of power due to its far-right extremist classification.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz postponed a call with President Trump after Trump’s comments supporting the AfD.
The AfD challenges Germany’s postwar culture of remembering the Holocaust and has been accused of antisemitic and anti-Muslim rhetoric.
Critics warn that praising the AfD risks minimizing the dark history linked to nationalistic nostalgia in Germany.
Some U.S. figures like Elon Musk and JD Vance have also shown support for or contact with the AfD.
Jewish groups in Germany are concerned about the AfD’s influence on education and potential increase in antisemitism.
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Researchers found evidence that ancient foragers in Indonesia used mind-altering betel nuts as early as 25,000 years ago. Analysis of their teeth showed grooves caused by sucking on the nuts, along with traces of the psychoactive substance arecoline.
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Two skeletons from Sulawesi, Indonesia, dated between 7,000 and 25,000 years old, had unusual tooth wear.
The tooth grooves were deep and rounded, indicating repeated holding or sucking of hard, abrasive objects.
Scientists linked the grooves to betel nuts, seeds commonly chewed for their psychoactive effects in many Asia-Pacific cultures.
Betel nuts contain arecoline, a substance that can produce a mild "high" when chewed or sucked.
Researchers confirmed arecoline traces in the dental tissues of the skeletons.
Betel nuts are often chewed wrapped in betel leaves and mixed with slaked lime to increase drug effects today.
The habit of chewing betel nuts may have started as a way to relieve toothache but caused dental damage over time.
This study provides the earliest known physical evidence of psychoactive plant use by humans.
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