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Prince William should consider reaching out to Prince Harry rather than shunning him when the Duke of Sussex returns to Britain, Rabbi Jonathan Romain has argued, as the brothers’ long-running rift comes under renewed scrutiny. The question has taken on fresh significance after Harry and Meghan announced plans to spend an extended period in the UK with their children, Archie and Lilibet. The couple are not expected to resume official royal duties, but their return will place them closer to the Prince and Princess of Wales. Rabbi Romain’s argument centres on the religious and moral value of forgiveness, while acknowledging…

US military forces operating near Ecuador have intercepted and destroyed several commercial vessels suspected of acting as floating refuelling stations for drug-smuggling boats bound for the United States. The operation was the fourth such interdiction in the eastern Pacific, according to a US official. No one involved was killed or injured, the official said. The mission was carried out by Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere in co-operation with the Ecuadorian government as part of a wider campaign by US Southern Command against narcotics trafficking in the Pacific and Atlantic. US Southern Command said the latest vessel was intercepted in international…

A Phoenix businessman has been arrested and charged over an alleged $8 million fraud and kickback scheme involving an Ohio community school serving vulnerable teenagers. Jonathan Larry Ballew, 62, was detained by federal agents on Thursday, September 3, alongside Leondo Ramone Davenport, the former superintendent and operator of Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati. Prosecutors allege that Ballew used companies he controlled to submit false invoices to the school for educational services, technology, staffing and building work between 2021 and 2024. Davenport is accused of authorising payments worth more than $8 million, with Ballew allegedly returning more than $4 million…

Former Adelaide captain Rory Sloane has criticised the reporting surrounding Matthew Nicks’ future, arguing the Crows coach was unfairly placed under scrutiny before the club’s elimination final against the Western Bulldogs. Speculation had suggested Nicks could lose his job if Adelaide failed to win the match, despite being contracted through to the end of 2027. The reports prompted public backing from Crows chairman John Olsen, who said the club expected Nicks to remain in charge next season. Sloane, who retired after 255 games for Adelaide, said he was unhappy with the way the story had been handled and rejected the…

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday after arriving in Moscow for renewed talks aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. The pair were escorted to the Kremlin for closed-door discussions with the Russian president, in the latest attempt by Donald Trump’s administration to revive stalled peace negotiations. The meeting lasted more than three hours. Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov later described the talks as constructive, frank and useful, but gave no indication that a breakthrough had been reached. Putin told the envoys that the situation in Ukraine was difficult and…

Severe storms in metro Atlanta left more than 50,000 customers without electricity on Saturday after powerful winds brought down trees and power lines across parts of north Georgia. The worst of the damage was reported across Fulton, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, with severe thunderstorm warnings issued for areas including Roswell, Dunwoody, Doraville, Duluth and Alpharetta. The storms brought torrential rain, hail measuring up to an inch across and wind gusts of as much as 60mph. The National Weather Service had warned that thunderstorms developing across north Georgia could produce damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall. Fulton County recorded the highest…

Erling Haaland’s first-half header gave Manchester City a 1-0 victory over Coventry City and sent them to the top of the Premier League table. City made it three wins from three on Saturday, September 5, with Haaland striking in the 26th minute at the Etihad Stadium. The Norway international met Antoine Semenyo’s cross with a powerful header that proved decisive. Coventry threatened early, with Taiwo Awoniyi narrowly missing after a defensive mistake, but City gradually took control. Haaland went close to adding a second before half-time, while Rayan Cherki saw a fierce effort rebound off the post. The visitors continued…

The US military has struck three Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf and Gulf of Oman after Iran launched ballistic missiles towards two American warships, escalating the latest confrontation between Washington and Tehran. US Central Command said two crude carriers had been permanently disabled, while a third, which was unladen, had been destroyed. The attacks took place near Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil-export terminal, near Jask and in the Gulf of Oman. The strikes followed what the US described as “multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks” on an American aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer. Both vessels evaded the missiles and no…

At least 22 people have died after a fire tore through a wedding celebration in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The blaze broke out overnight on Friday, 4 September, at a function hall in the Lingwala district, near the National Museum of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Several other guests were injured and taken to hospitals for treatment. Norbert Mushinga, the mayor of Lingwala, described the death toll as provisional and warned that it could rise. He said the fire occurred while the wedding ceremony was under way in a building within the grounds of the…

Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries can still avoid choosing between the United States and China in the artificial intelligence race, but only if they strengthen their own infrastructure, energy supplies and technical expertise, according to academics at the University of Hong Kong and Yonsei University. The warning comes as Washington and Beijing build rival international networks around AI, semiconductors and critical minerals. The US-backed Pax Silica initiative is intended to secure supply chains for advanced technology, while China’s newly established World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO) presents itself as a vehicle for wider access to AI and closer cooperation…