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French 2027 presidential elections: Why Gen Z has mobilised for Mélenchon
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
🇫🇷 French far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc #Mélenchon is both highly controversial and a #GenZ favourite. Mélenchon’s young supporters express admiration for his promises to stage a “citizen’s revolution”, redistrubute wealth, fight #climatechange and support #Palestine. The candidate’s critics have accused him of complancency towards #Russia and antisemitism. Despite being divisive, recent polls predict that Mélenchon…
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Farage hints that Reform’s £72m donations may not be legal under new elections bill – UK politics live
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
In an interview about the donations, he said they are compliant with the law ‘today’Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s, the Press Association reports.Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness which meant that he did not know his son had become…
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Should the brakes be put on AI?
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
US President Donald Trump says he is worried about America giving China an edge in the Artificial Intelligence market if too many rules and regulations are put on it. In recent days industry insiders, including top executives at Open AI and Anthropic, have once again sounded the alarm, saying that the way AI is being…
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The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
St Barts is one of many UK institutions whose benefactors were involved in the trafficking of enslaved AfricansInside the Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s North Wing, alongside stately portraits of the apostle from whom London’s oldest hospital takes its name and King Henry VIII, extravagant commemorative boards adorn the walls.The Great Hall was a grand,…
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TRT World – Russia aims to 'scare' Western countries after strike near a train at Ukraine-Poland border: EU
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said that a drone attack near a train carrying European officials in Ukraine was intended to intimidate Western countries and discourage them from supporting Kiev.”I think about that it is clearly meant to scare Western countries from supporting Ukraine, from going to Ukraine to show support,” Kallas told…
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Trump criticises 'negative forces' seeking to slow AI development
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
US President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed critics of artificial intelligence (AI) who warned firms to slow down development, branding them “negative” forces. The comments came soon after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced his company will not go public this year, citing safety concerns.
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Andy Burnham cancels engagements as his father’s death is announced
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
Prime minister had been due to speak at the TUC conference in BrightonUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has cancelled his engagements for Monday and Tuesday after his father, Roy, died.Among other plans, the prime minister had been due to speak to the TUC conference in Brighton on Tuesday. Continue reading…
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Saudi pipeline shutdown threatens oil exports to Europe and Asia as kingdom relies on stored supplies
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
The pipeline disruption comes as Gulf oil exports have already fallen sharply and shipping routes face further threats. With no restart date announced, the impact on deliveries to Europe and Asia depends on how long the shutdown lasts.
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Climate catastrophe leaves Nepal mourning while the search for the missing continues
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
The himalayan flash flood that devastated northern Nepal on August 26 was an unprecedented disaster. The death toll continues to rise, with nearly 1,400 people now confirmed dead and 5,130 still missing, including around 600 foreign nationals from 35 countries.
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Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO
ByNewsLinks September 14, 2026
Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirdsThe fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to nearly $60bn (£44bn) after his refinery in Nigeria listed publicly in the continent’s biggest-ever initial public offering.If Monday’s flotation of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on the Nigerian…
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