Reuters
Brussels Airlines to cancel most Oct. 1 flights due to strike
Brussels Airlines said on Friday that it would cancel most of its flights on Oct. 1 due to a Belgian national strike of security workers. Brussels Airport, the largest airport in the country, had asked airlines to review their schedules because the strike would lead to a reduction in security screenings. The airport said a large number of security staff would be expected to participate in the strike and predicted a major impact on airport operations that day.
Associated Press
Iran’s top leader pardons prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes
Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. IRNA reported that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agreed to pardon and commute the sentences of 2,887 prisoners following a proposal from judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeh.
Reuters
Philippines eyes future missile launchers purchase, to retain US Typhon system
The Philippines hopes to procure mid-range capability missiles in future and wants to utilise a U.S.-deployed Typhon system for its military training, with no immediate plan for it to be returned, a top security official said on Friday. Confirming an earlier report by Reuters, Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano said there was no set timeline for the withdrawal of the United States' mid-range missile system from the country, which China has demanded to be pulled out citing risks of a geopolitical confrontation. Reuters reported on Thursday the United States was testing the feasibility of the missile system's use in a regional conflict and has no immediate plans to take it back.
The Independent
Titan sub hearing live: OceanGate mission specialist breaks down and declares nothing will ‘bring our friends back’
Coast Guard announces ‘newly added witness’ to Titan Submersible Marine Board of Investigation’s hearing as OceanGate mission specialist gets set to testify
BBC
What's the point of buying the latest smartphone?
It is the time of year when new handsets are unveiled, but they may offer only small improvements.
The Canadian Press
Global stocks are mixed as Wall Street's rate cut-fueled rally fades
HONG KONG (AP) — European markets traded lower on Friday after Asian stocks surged, as a rally driven by the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates faded.
The Guardian
Scrivens wants new dawn for underdogs Sunrisers in Heyhoe Flint Trophy final
Sunrisers captain Grace Scrivens says she is undaunted by her team’s underdog status going into Saturday’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final at Leicester
BBC
Dodgers star Ohtani makes MLB 50-50 history
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani makes baseball history by becoming the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.
Reuters
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon urge de-escalation after heavy airstrikes
U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon urged immediate de-escalation as hostilities rumbled on at the Lebanese-Israeli border on Friday, following Israel's most intense airstrikes in nearly a year of conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah. Israel's military said on Thursday it had struck hundreds of Hezbollah rocket launchers that had been set to fire towards Israel, in what security sources in Lebanon said was the heaviest such attack since hostilities began last October.
The Canadian Press
Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals.
PA Media: UK News
Bank policymaker says higher interest rates needed to ‘purge’ inflation risks
Catherine Mann, a member of the Bank’s rate-setting committee, raised concerns over inflation staying at its 2% target level.
Digital Spy
Emmerdale star on Belle's response to shock Tom discovery
Emmerdale star Eden Taylor-Draper has revealed more about her character Belle King's disturbing new discovery.
The Canadian Press
Highway crash injures 8 Southern California firefighters
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Eight firefighters were injured Thursday in a severe highway crash involving a fire truck in Southern California, authorities said.
The Independent
How Cheika’s Leicester revolution and innovation can deliver Premiership thrills again
A new season arrives after the departure of several top stars and amid renewed discussions over what the future holds for the English club game - but a compelling on-field product should again provide plenty of thrills and spills
The Independent
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs latest: Rapper ‘put on suicide watch’ as he awaits trial behind bars
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has faced a series of civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual abuse over the last year
Reuters
'No work, no pay,' Samsung warns striking Indian workers as row escalates
Samsung Electronics has warned its striking workers in southern India they will not receive wages if they continue protesting and also face the risk of termination, a company email showed, escalating a dispute between the company and its employees. Hundreds of Samsung workers have since Sept. 9 disrupted work and protested in a nearby makeshift tent close to its home appliances factory near the city of Chennai. Samsung last week sued the protesting union in a district court, seeking a temporary injunction to restrain sloganeering and making speeches in and around the factory.
The Independent
Common antidepressant ‘unexpectedly effective’ against aggressive brain tumours
The drug, named vortioxetine, costs around £40 and is usually prescribed for adults who have major depressive episodes
Evening Standard
Labour loses central London by-election to Tories amid row over Sadiq Khan's Oxford Street plans
The council result came just days after the controversial move was unveiled
The Guardian
Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in new production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Rebecca Frecknall will direct Normal People actor in Tennessee Williams classic at Almeida theatre in London, opening in December
The Independent
F1 Singapore GP LIVE: Practice schedule, start time and updates in Marina Bay
F1 live updates from the Marina Bay Street Circuit as all 20 drivers take to the track for the first time

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