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Sep 5, 2026 - World

Australian officials, citing "psychosocial risks," said they will evacuate the Macquarie Island research station this fall so people there don't witness bird flu ravaging the elephant seal population come springtime.

Sep 5, 2026 - World

Atlanta’s Bradley Carlisle first played Kris Kringle for kids with Down’s syndrome and has now completed elite Santa AcademyAfter recently gaining recognition as the first professional Santa Claus with Down’s syndrome in the US, Bradley Carlisle has already gotten a lot more than the traditional serving of milk and cookies that is usually left out for Father Christmas each year.That is because the 37-year-old community theater actor from suburban Atlanta landed an honorary induction into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame upon completing one of the largest Christmas performer schools in the US in late August – a distinction meant to recognize the important representation his emergence on the holiday scene has brought, according to his supporters. Continue reading...

Sep 5, 2026 - World

Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right partiesDefence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness, a conference on the future of European military coordination heard this week.The pessimism reflects concern that Russia may be winning a so-called hybrid war with Europe, weakening the options available to Nato war planners in the event of military conflict. Continue reading...

Sep 5, 2026 - World

Russia and the West were united in the fight against terrorism after 9/11. But 2003 changed things.

Sep 5, 2026 - World

The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles