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1 h agoPresident Trump said Wednesday he believes the conflict with Iran will end immediately after November's midterm elections. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews en route to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Trump said Iran cannot hold out any longer.1 h agoPresident Donald Trump boarded the aircraft Wednesday en route to Texas after an emergency slide deployed on one side. Trump said the slide was being checked.1 h agoA suspected Russian Shahed-type drone that violated Moldovan and Romanian airspace on September 8 nearly hit President Volodymyr Zelensky's plane as it departed from Moldova en route to Norway. Zelensky was traveling to attend the funeral of King Harald V and meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. The drone incursion triggered airspace closures, emergency alerts, and the scrambling of NATO fighter jets.2 h agoA coalition spanning Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Indonesia has endorsed the UK's move to prohibit West Bank settlement goods. In their joint statement, the eight foreign ministers expressed confidence that other countries would follow suit.3 h agoThe Justice Department issued a second request to Fox and Roku on Tuesday, asking for additional information and documentary material as it reviews the $22 billion acquisition. Fox said the request was received as expected in the regulatory process.4 h agoThe US Treasury announced an expanded buyback programme for longer-term government bonds, raising the initial operation from $4 billion to $6 billion — triple the normal level. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is using the enlarged purchase to steady the government debt market.5 h agoPutin and Trump held an "extremely frank" and constructive phone call Tuesday to discuss Ukraine, the Kremlin said, following weekend visits by US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv. Trump told Putin that US-Russia ties could be fully restored with a swift end to the war. The leaders discussed a possible three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an APEC summit in November.6 h agoArgentina's Lionel Messi has agreed in principle to acquire a controlling interest in CD Eldense, a club competing in Spain's second tier. This represents his second ownership venture in Spanish football, following his April acquisition of Cornella.7 h agoAn explosion struck a temporary storage site for weapons and war remnants Wednesday near Sarmada, a city in Idlib province, killing at least 14 people and wounding 11. The Defense Ministry said the site was being used to hold weapons and remnants before they were transported elsewhere, and that some ministry personnel were among the wounded.7 h agoThe Anthropic researcher said the more than 10% chance of AI killing all humans could occur by the end of the decade. A colleague at the company resigned over concerns that AI labs and their rivals are racing to build superintelligent systems they cannot control.1 h agoPresident Trump said Wednesday he believes the conflict with Iran will end immediately after November's midterm elections. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews en route to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Trump said Iran cannot hold out any longer.1 h agoPresident Donald Trump boarded the aircraft Wednesday en route to Texas after an emergency slide deployed on one side. Trump said the slide was being checked.1 h agoA suspected Russian Shahed-type drone that violated Moldovan and Romanian airspace on September 8 nearly hit President Volodymyr Zelensky's plane as it departed from Moldova en route to Norway. Zelensky was traveling to attend the funeral of King Harald V and meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. The drone incursion triggered airspace closures, emergency alerts, and the scrambling of NATO fighter jets.2 h agoA coalition spanning Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Indonesia has endorsed the UK's move to prohibit West Bank settlement goods. In their joint statement, the eight foreign ministers expressed confidence that other countries would follow suit.3 h agoThe Justice Department issued a second request to Fox and Roku on Tuesday, asking for additional information and documentary material as it reviews the $22 billion acquisition. Fox said the request was received as expected in the regulatory process.4 h agoThe US Treasury announced an expanded buyback programme for longer-term government bonds, raising the initial operation from $4 billion to $6 billion — triple the normal level. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is using the enlarged purchase to steady the government debt market.5 h agoPutin and Trump held an "extremely frank" and constructive phone call Tuesday to discuss Ukraine, the Kremlin said, following weekend visits by US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv. Trump told Putin that US-Russia ties could be fully restored with a swift end to the war. The leaders discussed a possible three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an APEC summit in November.6 h agoArgentina's Lionel Messi has agreed in principle to acquire a controlling interest in CD Eldense, a club competing in Spain's second tier. This represents his second ownership venture in Spanish football, following his April acquisition of Cornella.7 h agoAn explosion struck a temporary storage site for weapons and war remnants Wednesday near Sarmada, a city in Idlib province, killing at least 14 people and wounding 11. The Defense Ministry said the site was being used to hold weapons and remnants before they were transported elsewhere, and that some ministry personnel were among the wounded.7 h agoThe Anthropic researcher said the more than 10% chance of AI killing all humans could occur by the end of the decade. A colleague at the company resigned over concerns that AI labs and their rivals are racing to build superintelligent systems they cannot control.

Trump boards Air Force One after emergency slide deploys

President Donald Trump boarded the aircraft Wednesday en route to Texas after an emergency slide deployed on one side. Trump said the slide was being checked.

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