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Sun Sep 20 2026
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Greenland
Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty
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Donald Trump
As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails
Plumes of smoke rise from fires at an oil refinery in Moscow
Russia
Ukraine targets Moscow with hundreds of drones and first ballistic missile Kyiv has used in the war
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US Senate
‘I don’t trust him any more’: Pennsylvanians come to grips with John Fetterman’s rightwing turn
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Music
Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza ‘unjustifiable’ in first show since tour plunged into turmoil
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Special report

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Are global stock markets heading for a crash?
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In focus

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US midterm elections 2026
‘People are pissed off’: anger at the elite and the establishment is fueling this year’s midterms
Russia
‘The rules have changed’: has Russia begun to order assassinations on US soil?
Analysis
Trump’s battle to rename the Kennedy Center has put its future at risk
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Features

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Caitlin Moran
Social media went from utopia to hellhole in a decade – if you want to feel hopeful again, get offline
Television
Ms Rachel, the controversial queen of toddler TV: ‘My goal isn’t to be the most liked. It’s to help kids and speak the truth’
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Opinion

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quote  Star Trek is turning 60 – and the vision it promised feels more distant than ever
Dave Schilling
quote  AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat
Heather Stewart
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Sports

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Soccer live
Bournemouth v Liverpool – Premier League updates
Music City Miscue
NC State’s unfathomable last-second blunder gifts Vanderbilt miracle win
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Culture

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Music
Suzi Quatro: ‘It is absolutely crazy I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But I’m in good company!’
Books
Jonathan Franzen: ‘It’s still mysterious to me that I was angry for so long’
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Lifestyle

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Adventure travel
10 of the best mountain huts in Europe: bunkrooms, bothies and bonhomie
Death and dying
‘I feel like I’m cancelling out her life’: the wrenching work of clearing out a parent’s home
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