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The FBI says Daejon Love and his alleged accomplice, Taylor Chan, defrauded women they met on dating apps out of $1.3mAt least 35 additional women have come forward with fraud allegations against Daejon Love, the man accused last month of masquerading as a San Francisco 49ers player and wealthy investor, the FBI announced on Friday. Federal authorities had previously said Love conned more than two dozen women, many of whom he met on dating apps, out of $1.3m.Love, 35, and alleged accomplice Taylor Chan, 18, who posed as his financial adviser, were arrested in August and have been charged with wire fraud. Continue reading...

The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determinationDonald Trump announced on Friday that the US had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, after threatening for much of his second term to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory by force.The full scope of the deal Trump described as very important, historic, and special" was not immediately clear. But soon after his announcement in a post on Truth Social, the leaders of Denmark and Greenland issued statements indicating the deal would be signed by the three governments on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly in New York City next week. Continue reading...

Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI modelsIn a first for Google, the company confirmed that its AI model, Gemini, breached the security of three other companies in May. The hacks occurred during a cybersecurity evaluation by AI-security firm Irregular.Irregular, an Israel-based startup that scrutinizes the security of advanced AI systems, was also at the center of some of the recent OpenAI and Anthropic hacks of third-party entities, including OpenAI's breach of AI software company, Hugging Face. Continue reading...

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California judge finds company vicariously liable' for driver's negligence in death of Emily Normandin-ParkerUber was ordered to pay $40m to the parents of a 23-year-old woman who was killed after a driver kicked her and a friend out of his car by the side of a California freeway, according to newly public arbitration documents.An arbitrator, retired Calfornia judge Richard A Stone, found that the ride-share company was vicariously liable" for the driver's negligence. Continue reading...

Angela Lipps, 50, alleges in suit that Fargo police wrongly relied on AI facial recognition to arrest and charge herA Tennessee woman who was falsely charged with bank theft in North Dakota and jailed for six months has sued for $10m in damages, alleging in a federal lawsuit that Fargo police improperly relied on an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition system to wrongly accuse her.Angela Lipps, 50, was arrested at gunpoint by US marshals at her home in Tennessee while babysitting her neighbor's four children in July 2025. The mother of three and grandmother of five was booked into a county jail and remained there for almost four months without bail while awaiting extradition to North Dakota, where she was held for about two more months. Continue reading...

Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violenceTwo men that the Trump administration expelled to Equatorial Guinea were bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and pushed down a flight of stairs, all in plain view of other US deportees, according to witnesses and human rights lawyers.The men - one from Egypt and one from Eritrea - were then taken to a prison. About 30 detainees from the US remain trapped at a hotel in the outskirts of the coastal city of Malabo after being deported from the US. Detainees have said they believe the men were beaten for telling the press and human rights advocates about the poor conditions and violence inside the hotel, and that they are haunted by flashbacks and terrified they will be retaliated against next. Continue reading...

Edgars Rinkvis says drone warfare in Ukraine is moving at lightning speed' and efforts to prepare for an aerial war could be obsolete by next yearLatvia's president has warned that Europe is not keeping up with developments of drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine and that most countries in Nato could not repulse an attack by Russian missiles if the conflict expands.The remarks came during a Guardian interview in Washington DC in which Edgars Rinkvis said that the technological developments in drone warfare in Ukraine are moving at lightning speed" and that current efforts to prepare for an aerial war could be obsolete by the middle of next year. Continue reading...

Navy veteran David Voight, his wife, Amy, and their child were found dead as relatives report Voight was suffering from PTSDAuthorities are investigating what led to the tragic case of a family who was found fatally shot in their San Diego area home on Wednesday morning.The San Diego police department identified the family as Amy Voight, 54, and David Voight, 56, and the couple's 13-year-old daughter. The family died of gunshot wounds, police said, and investigators found a weapon in the residence. Continue reading...

The musician is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offensesAttorneys representing rapper Sean Diddy" Combs say they are no longer acting for the disgraced star in a dispute over months of unpaid legal bills.The musician, who is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offenses, has become increasingly belligerent in recent months, causing a total breakdown in cooperation and communication" with New York law firm Sher Tremonte, one of its partners, Michael Tremonte, said in a court filing.This article was amended on 18 September 2026. An earlier version wrongly stated that Combs sued record producer Jonathan Hay for defamation. Hay is the plaintiff. Continue reading...

Buckingham Palace has rebutted claim by Charles Spencer, Diana's brother, that then prince told him we'll forget her soon enough'Earl Spencer has doubled down on his bombshell claim that King Charles said of Diana, Princess of Wales, rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough" days after her death, saying he is telling the truth.The alleged comments, revealed in Charles Spencer's memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail, prompted Buckingham Palace to issue an extraordinary statement suggesting Diana's brother had misremembered events, saying the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise". Continue reading...

Police fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were childrenSurvivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a paramilitary group this week have recounted their panic and struggle for breath, as police on Friday fired teargas at people protesting against the deaths and imposed an overnight curfew in the city of Minna.The victims - many of whom were children - were found dead on Thursday in the cells of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), which had raided suspected illegal gold mines and locked up dozens of miners in the city, the state capital of the mineral-rich state of Niger. Continue reading...

Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil's electionsBrazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country's main cash-transfer programme for poor families, as well as free weight-loss jabs, prompting criticism from opponents who say the moves are electorally motivated just two weeks before the presidential election.On 4 October, the leftwing incumbent will face the far-right senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been gaining ground in recent weeks. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackersVast troves of highly sensitive police data are lying on Microsoft cloud platforms which an ocial UK security assessment deemed to be vulnerable to compromise" by foreign actors and the US government, a Guardian investigation can reveal.The files include criminal records, victim statements, internal emails and sensitive information held by more than 40 police forces across the UK. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Leader understood to have wanted to concentrate on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against planZack Polanski requested that the Greens' ruling executive committee postpone the party's imminent annual conference so they could focus on the Holborn and St Pancras byelection but was refused.While party officials say the formal request came from staffers worried about diluting resources by staging a conference a week before Polanski tries to win Keir Starmer's former Commons seat, the Guardian understands the party leader wanted this to happen. Continue reading...

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Debut runway show with affordable pieces reflects resurgent style confidence at retailer after hit releasesJoan Collins declared the coats very chic", and has her eye on a graceful ivory evening dress with caped shoulders. Kemi Badenoch plans to snap up the classic black tuxedo jacket. If the British public are as enthusiastic as the celebrity front row, Marks & Spencer's first ever London fashion week catwalk looks like a hit.The show, held at the Design Museum for 310 guests including Ian Wright and Jamie Carragher, was a gamble on both sides. Would snobby fashionistas be traumatised by elasticated waistbands and practical rainwear? Would M&S customers be alienated by a world of 2,000 handbags and shoes you can't walk in? Continue reading...

The musician, who went from 90s altpop hits to Tony-winning Broadway success, died of organ failureDuncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter behind the 90s alt-pop touchstone Barely Breathing and the composer of the Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, died on Thursday at a Manhattan hospital. He was 56.His death, from organ failure, was confirmed to the New York Times by his mother Suzanne Sheik. Continue reading...

Judge said Nina Power and her friend's social media posts had the whiff of threat and antisemitism'Reform UK's new mega-donor Ben Delo gave a 350,000 loan to a conservative writer fighting a legal case in which a judge later found she had engaged in online bullying and regrettable conduct with a whiff of threat and antisemitism".Nina Power and her friend, the writer Daniel DC Miller, brought the legal action for defamation against the performance artist Luke Turner, who they had accused of falsely calling them antisemitic. At the same time, Turner brought a counter-claim against the pair accusing them of harassment. Continue reading...

French president Emmanuel Macron earlier said he put measures in place to protect the country's critical infrastructureMicheal Martin, the taoiseach (Irish PM), thanked Andy Burnham for his stance on Israel as the two men met at No 10 North today.Support for the Palestinian cause is particularly strong in Ireland because of its historical experience of colonialism, and, in a reference to the sanctions on West Bank settlements imposed by Burnham's government, Martin said:I think for the United Kingdom under your leadership to take the stance that it's taken, I think, is important for ... standing up for humanitarian values and justice and fulfilling the rights of all in the Middle East to security, to peace and to some decent future for their children and generations to come.Formed in 1999, the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) sees more than 300 children aged 11 to 18 democratically elected by their peers to represent young people in their area, who then debate and campaign on a variety of issues.Once a year, they hold a debate in the House of Commons chamber. Continue reading...

There are insufficient funds' to pay unpaid wages, tax owed to HMRC and overdue bills, accountants sayAccountants picking over the remains of BrewDog, the punk" beer company that collapsed earlier this year, have said that creditors who are owed about 190m will not be paid back.In an update on their progress, administrators at AlixPartners warned there were insufficient funds" to pay debts in full related to unpaid wages, tax owed to HM Revenue and Customs and overdue bills from other businesses. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Reserves at public service arm drop 66% as broadcaster undertakes large cuts in effort to save 500mThe BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserves in a single year, increasing concerns at the corporation over the perilous state of its finances.Cash reserves at the BBC's public service arm slumped by 66% in the last financial year, from 369m in 2025 to just 125m, according to analysis by the Guardian. This is the lowest figure in the last decade of accounts. Continue reading...

Rout raises questions about coordination and morale as some politicians claim billions of dollars were offered to persuade forces to abandon positionA bitter inquest is under way among Yemen's anti-Houthi forces as to how what was being billed as a decisive assault on Sana'a, the Houthi-controlled capital, suddenly collapsed into a military rout.More than 15 brigades were defeated as the country's entire west coast fell into Houthi hands. Efforts are now being made to reorganise the anti-Houthi forces representing the UN-recognised Yemeni government in order to capture the Kahbob mountains, a strategic point from which to restrict Houthi forces moving closer to the crucial Bab al-Mandab strait. Continue reading...

Soil and water around military bases show elevated levels of Pfas pollution due to chemicals used in firefighting foamMany US military veterans have much higher levels of Pfas forever chemicals" in their blood than non-veterans, new peer-reviewed research finds, raising more questions about health risks the nation's service members face after serving at polluted bases.Ground water, surface water and soil around military bases show among the highest levels of Pfas pollution in the US because the chemicals are used in firefighting foam deployed during training and emergencies. While the problem has been clear for over a decade, the new Brown University-led study is the first to compare levels in veterans' blood with those in civilians. Continue reading...

Latest data to defy economic gloom shows 0.5% rise boosted by purchases of sports items, aircon units and fans during heatwaves

Aid to lower-income countries fell by almost 7%, while higher-income countries saw their share of Britain's aid budget increaseThe world's poorest countries were worst hit by British aid cuts under Keir Starmer's government, while higher-income countries saw their share of aid increase, new figures reveal.The latest figures released by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office show a 6.7% decrease in funding to the least-developed countries and low-income countries, amounting to cuts of 118m. Continue reading...

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Four of Nurat Osman's alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last weekA British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors were killed.Nusrat Osman was abducted outside her home in the southern city of Blantyre on 11 September at about 12.30pm. Police had offered a reward of 30m Malawi kwacha (12,950) for information leading to her rescue and the arrest of the perpetrators. Continue reading...

Participants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests - and funding cuts that target DEI' have the potential to delay vital diagnosesRoderick Blair was surprised when scientific researchers appeared on his doorstep in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Here, on a recent summer day, police cars, an ambulance and a TV reporter crowded into a driveway on the edge of the neighborhood. A helicopter swung overhead. Saplings peeked over rooflines from gutters, windows were broken, screens tattered, doors boarded up and rippling sidewalks crumbled. Bedraggled chain link fences held back the season's tall grass. Continue reading...

When Mohammad Abdul Zinati, 15, rushed to help a man wounded in a bomb attack, he had no time to react before he too was hit. Plus, meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western biasGood morning.Mohammad Abdul Zinati was walking home from school through the rubble of Salah Khalaf Street in northern Gaza City when he stopped at a supermarket where a group of classmates and friends had gathered.What has Israel said about the incident? The Israeli military said the incident was under review. The IDF has repeatedly rejected allegations that it deliberately targets civilians, saying it assesses and takes into account the risk of civilian harm when carrying out strikes.What has Trump said about South Korea? Trump has criticised Seoul for what he called insufficient support for the Iran war and scaled back major joint military drills by the two countries' armed forces this summer, a move that unsettled the US ally. Continue reading...

Digital, culture, media and sport committee expected to hear evidence from BBC bosses and music industry expertsJoe and Jake. Daz Sampson. Electro Velvet. Who could forget them?Most people, probably. They are some of the many acts who represented the UK at the Eurovision song contest in the last 20 years that have failed to find a place in the country's cultural pantheon. Continue reading...

Simon Peter Carman appeared in a Pattaya court on Friday charged with killing Tunchanok DonhomlaAn Australian man accused of murdering a Thai teenager and putting her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty on Friday in a hearing in the seaside resort city of Pattaya, a court official said.Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested in June after 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was reported missing in Pattaya City, about 150km south-east of Bangkok. A suitcase containing her body was found shortly after. Continue reading...

Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation ratesThe Trump administration has started sending a majority of undocumented children who came to the US alone and have new immigration court cases to Texas, where government facilities for them are unlicensed, their chances of getting a lawyer are low and advocates fear that a deportation churn-out factory" awaits them, the Guardian has learned.Almost 80% of children in federal custody who arrived unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian and who were placed in immigration court proceedings in July - and over 90% in August - have been funneled into shelter networks somewhere in Texas, a dramatic upswing from the months prior, according to analysis shared exclusively with the Guardian from researchers at the immigration data insights platform bklg.org. Continue reading...

The African serval, illegally enclosed in the back yard, was subdued and transferred to an animal welfare facilityLouisiana firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in the back yard, and an animal welfare agency is now seeking to place the creature in an appropriate environment, according to officials.Firefighters investigating a report of a minor fire at a home in the suburban New Orleans community of Marrero on Tuesday spotted the cat in question - an African serval - behind the residence in a chain-linked enclosure resembling a cramped baseball batting cage, a spokesperson for the local animal protection services said. Continue reading...

Marzban, who won a best actress award for her portrayal of a woman held hostage by her father in Falling House, has received condemnations from authorities after dedicating her prize to the women of Iran'An Iranian actress who won the best newcomer award at the Venice film festival has come under severe attack from the country's authorities and state media after highlighting the plight of women in Iran in her acceptance speech.Laleh Marzban last Saturday won the best actress award in the Orizzonti sidebar competition for emerging talent, for her role in Mohsen Gharaei's Falling House, a film revolving around three generations of women who are incarcerated in their own home by the family's father. Continue reading...

At least one person dead as stormy weather causes severe flooding in Barcelona and ValenciaIntense and slow-moving thunderstorms broke out on Wednesday afternoon across parts of eastern Spain, bringing some severe flooding and killing at least one person.Storms first struck over the Castilla-La Mancha region during the afternoon before passing over Spain's east coast, becoming very slow-moving and continuing overnight. Torrential rainfall, strong winds and large hail were reported in Valencia and Barcelona, causing widespread flooding in both cities. Weather stations west of Barcelona recorded some of the highest totals with more than 100mm (4in) of rain falling in the space of a few hours, and locally 70mm in just 30 minutes in the early hours of Thursday morning. Cars and roads were submerged, and flights were cancelled across the region. Continue reading...

Sharangan Maheswaran denies message he received about NSW minister was related to work for fugitive property developer

More than 180 writers sign letter renewing calls for information on 12 authors detained incommunicado since 2001 crackdown on free speech by Isaias AfwerkiMore than 180 writers have signed a letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki calling for proof of life for 12 writers arrested in 2001.Nobel laureates Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee join prominent writers including Colm Toibin, Elif Shafak, Isabel Allende, Ben Okri, Yann Martel, Kamila Shamsie and Tsitsi Dangarembga in signing the letter dated 18 September, marking 25 years since a government crackdown on the independent press. Within days, Eritrea's free press and the nation's independent voices were systematically crushed," opens the letter. Continue reading...

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Shabana Mahmood says she wants to distinguish between far-right extremism and legitimate local concerns over asylum sitesShabana Mahmood has described the anti-asylum activist Daniel Thomas as a far-right and outright racist" who will feel the full force of the law" if his organisation commits crimes near contested asylum sites such as Piddington.In an interview with the Guardian, the home secretary also wanted to reassure" concerned villagers that asylum seekers due to move in to a neighbouring former defence site would not put pressure" on local resources because they would be given self-contained facilities". Continue reading...

Incorrect media reporting is leading to inconsistent treatment of children across states and territories, the report found

Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to backdoor' on their deviceOver the past 18 months, tens of millions of Russians have been forced to install a new app on their phones - a violet-blue button designed for messaging and payments, called Max.Authorities have touted it as a patriotic alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp; Russian glitterati have promoted it in rap videos and comic routines. This summer, it became the country's most-used messaging app. Continue reading...

Seoul resolves recent speculation over sending military to strait of Hormuz, saying there won't be deployment that would involve or enter war'South Korea's president, Lee Jae Myung, has said he will not deploy the military to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into conflict, resisting calls from Donald Trump to support his war in Iran.There won't be deployment that would involve or enter war. I can tell you that very clearly," Lee said at a news conference on Friday. We won't deploy military assets in any form to that end." Continue reading...

Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the companyAndy Burnham is under further pressure to take control of ailing Thames Water from a cross-party group of MPs who are calling for ministers to break off talks with the US hedge funds who are effectively running the company.Adding their voices to demands that the prime minister takes public control of the company, which has debts of 20bn and is being controlled by a group of 100 hedge funds and distressed-debt investors, the MPs said in a report that ministers should consider emergency legislation to take control of its financial affairs to stabilise the company. Continue reading...

Switch to business attire' is a sign of the times, but formal neckwear still has its place, say some of Savile Row's finest-dressedThe House of Lords has long been derided as a stuffy relic of the past. But now its benches, usually filled with haughtily dressed men, could soon resemble something more akin to dress-down Friday".One of the nation's most storied chambers of power has enacted a rule change: men are no longer required to wear a tie in the House of Lords. Instead, they should opt for business attire". Continue reading...

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