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Nathan Cleary has claimed his first Dally M, with his father Ivan watching on in an emotional moment. Ivan Cleary appeared close to tears as Nathan secured the honour.

Pep Guardiola has issued his first response after his club were found guilty of Premier League charges. The development at the heart of the report concerns Guardiola’s initial reaction to the ruling, with the focus squarely on his response to the club’s outcome in the Premier League proceedings.

A transcript from the Cornell University rape case shows the alleged victim told campus police she was “100%” certain she had been raped, while the local district attorney says he had not seen the interview record before deciding not to bring charges. Prosecutors have now reopened their criminal investigation after the transcript came to light. Cornell’s own inquiry into the allegations resulted in expulsions, suspensions and other sanctions. Transcript records account given to Cornell police The interview with the woman, identified as Jane Doe, began on November 14, more than three weeks after the alleged attack, and continued the following…

Iraq has marked National Sovereignty Day with security force parades in Baghdad and Najaf, following the withdrawal of the remaining US troops from the country. The national holiday commemorates the departure of US forces and the end of the US-led coalition’s operation against ISIL. The final soldiers left Iraq on Wednesday, bringing the coalition operation to a close.

Iran said it has received an official response from the United States to its latest peace proposal. No further details of the response or the proposal were provided.

The United States has completed its military withdrawal from Iraq, formally ending Operation Inherent Resolve after 12 years of operations against Islamic State. US forces and equipment left Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, September 30, under a previously agreed transition between Washington and Baghdad. The departure brings the coalition’s Iraq-based mission to a close and transfers primary responsibility for the country’s security to Iraqi forces. US Central Command said the withdrawal marked a shift towards a bilateral defence relationship between the United States and Iraq. The Combined Joint Task Force responsible for the operation remains active, but…

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Nathan Cleary has won his first Dally M, with his father Ivan watching on emotionally as he claimed the honour. Ivan Cleary was visibly close to tears as Nathan collected the prestigious award, marking the moment with his son.

Ken Paxton privately acknowledged that Donald Trump’s midterm convention had damaged his poll numbers, according to a leaked audio recording that has emerged just five weeks before election day in Texas. The Republican Senate nominee made the comments at a small fundraiser near Capitol Hill last Thursday, attended by about a dozen conservative donors and lobbyists. The recording was passed to the New York Times by someone opposed to his campaign. An attendee asked Paxton whether an unnamed figure was weighing on his campaign, saying: “Do you feel like he’s a little bit of a drag?” The muffled audio does…

AI is expanding the role of chief financial officers, with finance leaders taking on greater responsibility for technology strategy, business growth and the safeguards surrounding artificial intelligence, an IBM Institute for Business Value study has found. The research, based on views from 1,500 CFOs across 33 countries and 26 industries during the first half of 2026, suggests the finance function is moving well beyond traditional control of budgets, risk and cash. Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed, or 62%, said their role had already grown to include enterprise technology or AI strategy. More than half also reported greater authority over portfolio…