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Sep 3, 2026 - World

A federal appeals court this week reinstated the conviction for desertion and misbehavior of former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who left his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban.

Sep 3, 2026 - World

Pedro Sánchez continues to defend Rabat after police report claiming border forces helped 70,000 cross borderEurope live – latest updatesSpain has seen no evidence “whatsoever” that Morocco planned or facilitated a mass border breach into its north African territory of Ceuta, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has told parliament.The address on Thursday followed the emergence of a police report, commissioned by a judge and widely quoted in the media, claiming Moroccan border forces had actively aided about 70,000 people to cross the border in late July. Continue reading...

Sep 3, 2026 - World

Helen Paterson’s work on advancing how police and courts understand memory is recognised in prestigious Eureka prizesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMemory is an imperfect thing: research shows that recollections of single events – a purse being snatched, say – differ from those about repeated or ongoing events, such as incidents of domestic and family violence.“What our research shows is that compared to a single-event witness, a repeated-event witness tends to report more gist-like details, the overall details of what typically would happen, and the things that remain constant between the episodes,” said Helen Paterson, an associate professor in forensic psychology at the University of Sydney. Continue reading...

Sep 3, 2026 - World

President Trump warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday that his anti-Trump stance might be popular at home politically, but could backfire economically.

Sep 3, 2026 - World

A Lebanese man who had been held prisoner in Israel was released Thursday, the first such handover since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war six months ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Lebanese officials said.