Thursday · September 3, 2026 Vol. I · No. 245
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Visa issuance to Russians increased by 20% in 2025, EC says Jalen Brunson issues strong warning to former Knicks teammate Air transport agency says no requests to suspend flights by foreign airlines to Russia Global central banks purchase 23 tonnes of gold in July — WGC Canadiens’ Smart Cap Management Could Lead to Bigger Deals in the Next Few Years US uses laser to shoot down cartel-linked drones on border with Mexico for first time International Equestrian Federation Lifts Restrictions on Russian Riders Recovery specialists crack $1B crypto wallet... but find just $10 Visa issuance to Russians increased by 20% in 2025, EC says Jalen Brunson issues strong warning to former Knicks teammate Air transport agency says no requests to suspend flights by foreign airlines to Russia Global central banks purchase 23 tonnes of gold in July — WGC Canadiens’ Smart Cap Management Could Lead to Bigger Deals in the Next Few Years US uses laser to shoot down cartel-linked drones on border with Mexico for first time International Equestrian Federation Lifts Restrictions on Russian Riders Recovery specialists crack $1B crypto wallet... but find just $10

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‘We need a touch of humanity’: Swedish opposition pledges to help Britons facing deportation

Centre party will change law to end plight of those hit by post-Brexit policy if it gains power in upcoming electionEurope live – latest updatesA leading Swedish opposition party …

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More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands

Rescuers found 44 survivors on board the vessel but bad weather meant they had to leave five bodies behind.

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Italian Grand Prix declared heat-hazard race

The Italian Grand Prix is declared a heat-hazard race as high temperatures continue in the country following the summer heatwave.

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‘I would rather die than return to France’: the brutal reality of the UK’s one in, one out scheme

Aso and Baran fled Iran, crossed the Channel together and were both returned to France. After risking their lives to reach Britain again, the friends found themselves facing very …

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Embattled Spanish PM Sánchez insists no prior warnings before Ceuta crisis

Spain's prime minister tells parliament it is absurd to think the government knew and did nothing, after thousands join protests in Spanish cities.

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Wife of British man at risk of deportation from Sweden calls on Burnham to intervene

Case is latest in string of post-Brexit deportations from country, which has been criticised for high refusal rate for British people to remainThe wife of a British man detained b…

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Hundreds of North Sea workers too heavy for new helicopter rules

Workers should weigh no more than 19.5st fully clothed so that they can be winched to safety in an emergency.

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Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply

Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found. 

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The people of France are in an extraordinary funk about their future – here’s why | Paul Taylor

The race to succeed Emmanuel Macron is looming, but rarely has the mood been so gloomy or the lure of extremist solutions so alarmingFrance, as the French travel writer Sylvain Te…

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Sabalenka earns 53-minute US Open win - but tension still shows

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka cruises into the US Open third round before a spiky exchange with a journalist.

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Is Ulrich Siegmund the most dangerous man in Germany? - podcast

Ulrich Siegmund, the charismatic young leader of the AfD party in Saxony-Anhalt, has been labelled Germany’s most dangerous man by Der Spiegel. John Kampfner explains whyThe Germa…

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Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’

Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more rapidly in a ‘crisis situation’The Dutch central bank says it has mov…

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Protests in Spain over government's handling of Ceuta migrant crisis

Spanish opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of abandoning the residents of Ceuta.

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Maltese tycoon acquitted of orchestrating murder of renowned journalist

Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption and money laundering schemes in Malta before she was killed by a car bomb in 2017.

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Bayeux tapestry loan symbolises ‘entente amicale’ between France and UK, says King Charles

Monarch tells Emmanuel Macron at the British Museum in London that the two nations will share a future ‘woven together’ by history and shared valuesThe loan of the Bayeux tapestry…

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Maltese tycoon found not guilty of involvement in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Yorgen Fenech cleared on both charges he faced over 2017 killing of journalist that prompted global outrageOne of Malta’s richest men has been found not guilty of involvement in t…

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Rupert Murdoch ‘very happy’ that Guy Pearce plays him in Fleet Street biopic Ink

Actor says the press baron’s daughter Elisabeth told him her father was pleased, ‘but he hadn’t seen the film at that point’Rupert Murdoch is “very happy” that he’s being portraye…

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What did I learn in the kitchen this week? The longer it takes to cook, the less you want to eat it | Adrian Chiles

After grilling, skinning, chopping and stirring, stirring, stirring, my feelings towards my favourite Balkan relish, ajvar, changed. Those Macedonian nans must be made of girdersI…

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Maggie Gyllenhaal says film industry has a ‘systemic problem’ with sexism

Speaking at the opening of the Venice film festival, the actor-director addressed why the jury of which she is chair will only be shown two films made by female film-makersMaggie …

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EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after 'new escalation' in Germany

Russia is accused of growing increasingly reckless after Berlin blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport.

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Swedish minister defends strict post-Brexit removals of Britons

Minister says Sweden has ‘fulfilled its commitments’ amid criticism of ‘unjust’ decisions such as case of Joyce ThomasThe Swedish government has doubled down on its position on re…

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Pub's 'beloved' manager stabbed to death in Germany

Rebecca Bullock, 31, was attacked at Rosenheim station on Sunday.

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Rosenberg: Putin's veiled threat to UK part of Russia's campaign against West

The Russian president wants to keep Britain guessing - and stressing - over Moscow's real intentions.

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‘He was always a bit of a groundbreaker’: David Bowie enters a new dimension in ‘extended reality’ documentary

Hundreds of unseen images of the star feature at the Venice film festival, alongside virtual worlds exploring wildfires, wolves and the birth of starsDavid Bowie shares the bill w…