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Bond markets across the world came under renewed pressure on Friday as investors demanded higher returns to lend to governments, with rising oil prices fuelling fears that inflation will remain stubborn and interest rates will stay elevated. The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note reached 4.9708% in Asian trading, its highest level in three years and close to the psychologically important 5% threshold. Higher yields push up borrowing costs for households, companies and governments, while also weighing on share prices. The sell-off spread across the Pacific. Australian government bond yields rose to 15-year highs, New Zealand swap rates…

One year after Charlie Kirk was shot dead at a university event in Utah, supporters gathered at the campus where the conservative activist was killed to remember his life and political legacy. Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent podcaster, was speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem on September 10, 2025, when he was fatally shot. He was taken to hospital but later died from his injuries. Turning Point USA held a memorial at the university on Thursday, September 10, 2026, with speeches, prayers and tributes from figures associated with the conservative movement. A bronze statue…

The Jonas Brothers delivered a brisk, five-song half-time performance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, providing the entertainment for the NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia. Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas appeared in matching letterman jackets as the San Francisco 49ers faced the Los Angeles Rams at the MCG. The landmark fixture formed part of the NFL’s international programme and was broadcast live on Netflix in Australia. ([nfl.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/jonas-brothers-to-headline-halftime-show-at-melbourne-game-between-49ers-rams-in-week-1?utm_source=openai)) The set began shortly after noon and was over within seven minutes, with the trio moving rapidly through a medley of their best-known songs. They performed Burnin’ Up, Sucker, Listen When…

Spice Girls fans who had hoped for news of a reunion tour have instead been presented with a high-priced collector’s release marking 30 years since the group’s debut album. The band unveiled The Singles Collection after a cryptic social media teaser prompted speculation that Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Geri Halliwell, Melanie C and Emma Bunton might be preparing to perform together again. The announcement came after the group’s official Instagram account posted footage of a newspaper placed on the same steps featured in the video for their 1996 debut hit, Wannabe. An advert in the paper called for people able…

Arizona homeowners left with unfinished swimming pools after dealing with Scottsdale-based Sun State Pools are calling for changes to the state’s contractor protection system, saying the compensation available to them is not enough to cover their losses. The company’s licence was revoked by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) on June 25 after 85 complaints were lodged by homeowners and subcontractors between September 2025 and June 2026. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has also opened a criminal investigation. Customers say they paid thousands of dollars for pool construction or renovations that were abandoned, leaving some with incomplete work, damaged gardens…

An Australian Taxation Office employee on the Gold Coast has been charged with allegedly passing sensitive information to organised crime associates and possessing child abuse material. Australian Federal Police investigators arrested the 32-year-old man after raiding a home in Surfers Paradise on Thursday, September 10. Several mobile phones and electronic storage devices were seized during the search. Police allege the man used information obtained through his role as a Commonwealth public official and disclosed it to people linked to organised crime. Investigators said child abuse material was found on some of the devices, which will now undergo further forensic examination.…

Baroness Berger has warned that sanctions on the West Bank could backfire, potentially playing straight into the hands of right-wing voices opposing the policy. The crossbench peer, speaking amid renewed debate in Westminster, argued that punitive steps toward the occupied territory risk becoming a political football rather than a measured tool. Her comments come as ministers in Whitehall weigh options for the UK’s stance on the Palestinian territories and responses to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There was no formal statement from the government on the matter at the time of reporting. Analysts emphasise the sensitivity of the issue and the risk…

A former Catholic school classmate of Illinois mother Corie Walsh has spoken of her disbelief at the allegations surrounding the death of Walsh’s two-year-old son, Barrett “Bear”. Walsh, 40, is accused of killing the toddler at the family’s home in Frankfort, south-west of Chicago, on September 1. Prosecutors allege that Barrett was found hanging from a basement rafter, while Walsh was later discovered upstairs in a bath surrounded by bloody water after apparently injuring herself with a knife. The former classmate, who has not been in contact with Walsh since their school days, described her as “beautiful, kind, intelligent, talented…

Ted Cruz has signalled that he intends to remain a force in the Republican Party’s 2028 presidential contest, rejecting the idea that Vice-President JD Vance has already secured the party’s nomination. The Texas senator said the GOP would face a “full discussion” about its identity and future after Donald Trump’s presidency, while leaving open whether he would seek the White House for a second time. “Oh, no,” Cruz said when asked whether Republicans had already united behind Vance as Trump’s successor. He added that the party would have to decide “who we are and what we believe”. Ted Cruz challenges…

Barclays expects the European Central Bank to raise interest rates by a further quarter point in December, after warning that persistent inflation and rising energy costs will keep pressure on policymakers. The forecast follows the ECB’s decision on Thursday, 10 September, to increase its three key interest rates by 25 basis points. The deposit facility rate will rise to 2.5 per cent, while the main refinancing rate will reach 2.65 per cent. Barclays sees little prospect of an additional move in October, with policymakers likely to wait until December for updated economic projections before deciding whether to tighten policy again.…