Manchester City owner’s £55m housing loan while Burnham was mayor investigated
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Manchester City owner’s £55m housing loan while Burnham was mayor investigated

Scrutiny committee looks into financing of Manchester Life project as PM promises ‘full transparency’A £55m loan to Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owner will be investigated as part of a review into a fund for housing projects while Andy Burnham was mayor.The prime minister has faced weeks of scrutiny over his links to Manchester City’s super-rich owners after the club was found guilty of boosting it...

Two killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine trade blows on power infrastructure
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Two killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine trade blows on power infrastructure

Ukraine used more than 1,000 drones to target Russian oil depots, logistics facilities and datacentresTwo people have been killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine continue to trade strikes on each other’s power infrastructure, after the breakdown of Donald Trump’s short-lived and unilaterally declared “energy ceasefire”.One person was killed and 15 wounded overnight after Ukraine used...

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10/18: Face The Nation

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," with two weeks and two days to go before Election Day, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins to discuss the latest polling out of Texas. Plus, a conversation with Florida's Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon.

Photos of the Week

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"Sunday Morning" looks at some of the most evocative images captured the week of Oct. 11-17, 2026.

Hong Kong to review Peak lighting installation after outcry over felled trees

Hong Kong to review Peak lighting installation after outcry over felled trees

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Hong Kong tourism authorities have pledged to review the roll-out of a lighting project along a trail on The Peak after mounting complaints that flowers and trees were chopped down to make way for the installations. But the Tourism Board defended the project, saying it had consulted local residents and sought advice from tree experts to minimise the impact on the surrounding environment. In a stat...

Air Force officer killed in rappelling accident before UTSA’s game against Navy

Air Force officer killed in rappelling accident before UTSA’s game against Navy

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Officer fell from rafters during pregame display Man treated on field before being taken to hospitalAn Air Force officer has died after he fell from the rafters of the Alamodome before the University of Texas at San Antonio’s home game against Navy on Saturday.The officer, who has not been named, was taking part in an event to celebrate UTSA’s Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans night. He fell on ...

China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest

China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest

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China has been urged to learn from a Pentagon project to assess future warfare but warned to avoid the potential conflicts of interest and other shortcomings of the US defence review. Project Meridian, launched late last month, is designed to identify future battlefield requirements and prioritise investment, with a focus on areas such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, directed energ...

The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers

The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers

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When artificial intelligence agents first arrived, they came with a tantalising promise: autonomous “digital workers” that would finally free humans from corporate drudgery. As businesses across Asia are discovering, however, the reality is quite the opposite – more work, new friction and a whole new layer of management. When Xiao Mengjie, an AI product marketing manager at a Big Tech firm in Shan...

'Like we had a war': France left reeling after nationwide violent protests

'Like we had a war': France left reeling after nationwide violent protests

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France on Sunday is dealing with the aftermath of nationwide protests that damaged around 1,500 businesses and caused losses estimated at hundreds of millions of euros. Police arrested an estimated 1,800 people across the country during Saturday's demonstrations over the cost of living and school conditions. 

Elderly Hong Kong couple die in suspected suicide pact over Parkinson’s diagnosis

Elderly Hong Kong couple die in suspected suicide pact over Parkinson’s diagnosis

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Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected suicide pact after an elderly couple were found dead in a public housing flat on Sunday, following the woman’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Police received a report at 2.39pm on Sunday that a man and a woman had been found unconscious inside a flat at King Wing House in Shan King Estate in Tuen Mun. A tray of burnt charcoal was found at the scene. T...

Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides

Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides

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Hurricane Trudy lashed parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds on Sunday as the US National Hurricane Centre warned of potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides. A hurricane warning remained in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. The latest NHC data showed the Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165kph) ...

Katie Zacharia and Mao Ning – a study in contrasts in US and China media strategies

Katie Zacharia and Mao Ning – a study in contrasts in US and China media strategies

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Katie Zacharia may have lasted just five days as the White House press secretary but still managed to set off a diplomatic incident with China. In an interview with a conservative commentator on Thursday, Zacharia referred to China as a place that “doesn’t even have proper toilets”. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning responded a day later with a smile and a brief, pointed invitation. “W...

Forget the seven-year itch: opposite-sex marriages more likely to end after two decades

Forget the seven-year itch: opposite-sex marriages more likely to end after two decades

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ONS data for England and Wales shows 26% of heterosexual divorces in 2025 followed 20 years or more of marriageMost couples are aware of the dreaded “seven-year itch”, when the honeymoon period wears off and real life starts to bite.Now official data has shown that couples in England and Wales are more likely to split after 20 years. According to Office for National Statistics figures, more than a...