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Gen Dan Caine has recalled how his 9/11 experience began with an order to scramble fighter jets from Andrews Air Force Base as the United States came under attack. Caine, now chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was serving as chief of Weapons and Tactics for the 121st Fighter Squadron in Maryland when a young staff member interrupted a scheduling meeting to report that a plane had struck the World Trade Centre’s North Tower. He and his colleagues watched live television as a second aircraft hit the South Tower at 9.03am. “I knew right away that our nation was…

Declassified US intelligence documents indicate that Osama bin Laden wanted to attack Britain years before the September 11 atrocities, with warnings issued as early as 1998 that the al Qaeda leader was considering strikes against the UK. The files, released by CIA director John Ratcliffe to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks, form part of the largest publication of President’s Daily Brief material relating to 9/11. The confidential briefings were prepared for the US president and summarised major threats, national security concerns and intelligence assessments. The 71 released documents have been redacted but chart the CIA’s developing understanding of…

Lady Gaga has reportedly given birth to her first child with her fiancé, Michael Polansky. The singer is said to have withdrawn from public view before the reported birth, although no further details about the child have been disclosed.

A Houston stabbing suspect barricaded himself inside a home in Independence Heights after a person was stabbed near North Shepherd Drive and Crosstimbers Street, police said. Houston Police Department officers were called to the area at about 4.20pm on Friday, September 11, following reports of a stabbing. Police said the victim had suffered a wound to the back. The suspect was later believed to have shut himself inside a property, prompting a police response in the surrounding neighbourhood. The incident took place near the Garden Oaks Village apartment complex in the 4400 block of North Shepherd Drive. Northbound lanes of…

Knights veteran Dane Gagai won a foot race against Matt Dufty to score a try. Gagai outpaced Dufty in the key moment, finishing the move for the Knights.

Survivors, emergency responders and families of victims are reflecting on the impact of the September 11 attacks as the 25th anniversary approaches. The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 killed nearly 3,000 people. Those who lived through the events, responded to them or lost relatives have spoken about their memories of the day and the effect it has had on their lives. Their reflections come a quarter of a century after the attacks, with Friday marking 25 years since September 11.

Ryan Cornelius has spent nearly two decades behind bars in Dubai’s Al Awir Central Prison, far removed from the Gulf state’s glittering image promoted by celebrities and influencers on social media. The prison, also known as Dubai’s Al Awir facility, stands in stark contrast to the metropolitan lifestyle showcased online, as Cornelius continues to remain incarcerated there.

Health Secretary RFK Jr.’s annual financial disclosure has not yet been filed, delaying the release of details about his earnings from a vaccine-related lawsuit against Merck. The disclosure, when published, could show how much he received from the case involving the pharmaceutical company he now regulates.

The siblings of late singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez are embroiled in a legal battle more than three decades after the Tejano superstar was murdered. The dispute involves members of the singer’s family, though no further details of the proceedings have been given.

9/11 survivor Stanley Praimnath has recounted how he escaped the World Trade Centre’s South Tower as he shared his story on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Praimnath was working on the 81st floor on September 11, 2001, when United Airlines Flight 175 struck the tower. He survived the impact by taking cover beneath his desk as fire and debris tore through the building. Trapped in the wreckage, he was eventually found by Brian Clark, a fellow worker who helped pull him through a hole in a collapsed wall. The two men then made their way down the stairs…