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The United States has approved a potential air defence sale to Ukraine worth $2.7 billion. The proposed deal would provide Ukraine with air defence equipment, although the source material gives no further details on the systems involved or the timing of any delivery.

Comedian Carrot Top has been hospitalised in Las Vegas following what has been reported as a suicide attempt. His Friday night performance at the Luxor was cancelled as a result. The 61-year-old performer, whose real name is Scott Thompson, was reportedly taken to hospital on Friday night, according to TMZ. In a statement, his representative said: “Mr. Thompson is recovering in the hospital and is receiving the care and support he needs. His family and those closest to him are deeply grateful for the concern, prayers and respectfully ask for privacy.” Carrot Top has been a long-running performer at the…

Independent content creators are becoming a familiar presence on the sidelines of high-school sports in Arizona, prompting new efforts to regulate their work and ensure the safety of student athletes. The issue was highlighted at the Basha High School football fixture against Liberty High in Chandler on Friday 18 September, where photographers and videographers gathered to capture footage for highlight reels and social media posts. Some have been nicknamed the “pajama paparazzi”, the “backpack brigade” or “dude bros”. Many are teenagers or college students working independently, while others are hired by parents, teams, booster clubs and sports organisations. Brandon Jones,…

Canon is set to launch the R8 MII C, a full-frame camera aimed at travel photography. The new model is expected to give photographers a boost when capturing images on the move, although further details about the camera have not been provided.

North Korea has dismissed an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution criticising its nuclear weapons programme, insisting that its status as a nuclear power is “irreversible”. The country’s Foreign Ministry said its position was protected by its nuclear deterrent, in a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency on Saturday. A ministry spokesperson said the resolution, which North Korea described as having been prepared by the United States and its Western allies, would not affect its position as a nuclear weapons state. “Pitifully, the ‘resolution’ cooked up by the US and the West has no effect on the DPRK’s…

Comedian Carrot Top has been hospitalised in Las Vegas after an alleged suicide attempt, according to sources familiar with the situation. The performer, whose real name is Scott Thompson, was reportedly taken to a local hospital on Friday after the incident in the Las Vegas area. His show at the Luxor that night was cancelled. His representative, Jami Schlicher, said Mr Thompson was recovering in hospital and receiving care and support. “Mr. Thompson is recovering in the hospital and is receiving the care and support he needs. His family and those closest to him are deeply grateful for the concern,…

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited Austin to promote domestic arms manufacturing, touring defence technology company Saronic and praising its role in developing autonomous vessels for the US military. Hegseth made the visit on Friday, September 18, as part of his “Arsenal of Freedom Tour”, an initiative intended to strengthen the American defence industrial base and expand manufacturing capacity. Hundreds of Saronic employees gathered at the company’s Austin facility to hear the secretary speak. He said the United States’ manufacturing sector was undergoing a revival. “American manufacturing is back. American made is back and not a minute too soon,”…

The search for a 63-year-old swimmer who was fatally attacked by a shark off Sorrento Beach in Perth is continuing, with the man’s body still not found. Emergency services were called to the popular West Australian beach at about 10.30am on Friday after reports that a man had been bitten while swimming along the coast. WA Police confirmed on Saturday that the man died in the attack. An air and sea search on Friday, followed by a search along the shoreline on Saturday morning, failed to locate him. A Water Police vessel will remain in the area, while the Department…

Donald Trump Jr has repaid Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev after he reportedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on lavish celebrations for the businessman’s wedding in the Bahamas, his father said. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday: “I hear he paid him back. I understand that Don paid him back.” Mr Trump said he had discussed the matter with his son after reports emerged about the celebrations, which included the rental of a private island and a fireworks display. Kremlev, a Russian oligarch and international boxing figure with reported ties to Vladimir Putin, was said…

A Detroit family says their mother was cremated by mistake after they arrived at Hutchison Funeral Home on East Seven Mile Road for her viewing and found another woman in the casket. Police attended the funeral home on Friday as relatives gathered and officers blocked the doorway. The family said they were told that Kimberly Moore, aged 61, had already been cremated. Relatives told local television station FOX 2 Detroit that the woman presented for viewing was wearing clothing and a wig belonging to Moore. They said staff opened the casket after the family challenged the identification, confirming that the…