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The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates next week, most likely by 25 basis points, but Governor Kazuo Ueda is likely to offer little guidance on how far borrowing costs could ultimately rise. The increase would take the policy rate to 1.25 per cent, its highest level in 31 years. It would also come just three months after the central bank’s previous rate rise, signalling a potentially faster pace of monetary tightening. Four people familiar with the Bank of Japan’s thinking said officials saw conditions falling into place for another increase, with the economy heading towards a…

Pamela Anderson and Salma Hayek Pinault made a joint appearance at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner in New York, with both stars opting for black ensembles for the high-profile charity event. The fifth annual dinner was held at The Pool on Thursday, September 10, during New York Fashion Week. Anderson was among the evening’s host committee, alongside Hayek Pinault and her husband, Kering chairman François-Henri Pinault. ([keringfoundation.org](https://www.keringfoundation.org/en/news/fifth-caring-for-women-dinner-returns-to-new-york-city/?utm_source=openai)) The event raises funds for organisations working to end gender-based violence and support survivors. This year’s proceeds are due to benefit Activating Change, Fondo Semillas, JBWS and The New York Women’s…

A North Carolina State Highway Patrol sergeant has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge over the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s captain during a long-running dispute involving a woman both men had dated. Nekime Matu Oxendine, 44, is accused of killing Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Capt Adam Bean outside a home on Seattle Slew Lane in Hope Mills on 27 March. A Cumberland County grand jury returned the indictment on 8 September. A judge ordered Oxendine to remain in custody without bond following a hearing the next day. Search-warrant documents allege that Bean arrived at the property after asking…

A large fire has broken out in Sydney’s north-west, sending towering plumes of smoke into the sky and drawing attention across the surrounding area. The blaze was reported on Friday, with smoke visible from parts of the north-western suburbs. Details about the fire’s exact location, cause and whether any properties are threatened were not immediately available.

Donald Trump closed the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas by urging supporters to treat November’s election as a personal vote of confidence in him and pledge their allegiance to his political movement. The president, whose name will not appear on the ballot, told Republicans to vote as though he were running for office himself. He used the first-ever Republican midterm convention to place his leadership at the centre of the party’s campaign to retain control of Congress. “Please pretend that I’m running, and get out and vote on November 3 or sooner,” Mr Trump told the convention, according to a…

Apple Martin has been seen kissing her boyfriend, Moshe Levi, during a shopping trip in East Hampton, prompting fresh interest in the relationship of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter. The 22-year-old was photographed with Levi in the Long Island resort town while visiting luxury sleepwear shop Eberjey. The couple appeared close as they walked together, with Levi carrying a shopping bag. Levi, who is understood to be based in New York, met Martin at Vanderbilt University in Nashville more than a year ago. A source said they had been “pretty much in love ever since” and described them as…

As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, former San Francisco EMT and paramedic Ed Sawicki is using his own experience of responding to the disaster to support first responders dealing with trauma. Sawicki was among those who travelled to New York in the aftermath of the attacks. He later told KTVU that the experience had a lasting impact and helped shape his commitment to improving mental health support for emergency workers. His work now forms part of the Strengthen Your Mind Initiative, which provides programmes focused on stress management, resilience and wellbeing for first…

A missing bag, an expiring flight and a chance encounter at Melbourne Airport have inspired The Airport Chaplain, a new SBS drama starring Hugo Weaving and Shabana Azeez. The eight-part series, which premiered on SBS and SBS On Demand on 26 August 2026, follows Tobias Wallace, an airport chaplain who acts as an unofficial fixer for passengers and staff while clashing with his new boss, terminal manager Mira Ansari-Cole. Its origins can be traced to August 2023, when producer Jude Troy left an Uber after attending a screening of her series Mother and Son at Melbourne’s ACMI. The car drove…

Jacob Coxon has resigned from Anthropic, warning that the company and rival OpenAI are “gambling with our lives” in a race to develop increasingly powerful artificial intelligence. Coxon, who previously worked at OpenAI, said the two firms were moving towards “self-improving superintelligence” without sufficient safeguards. He told Jo Ling Kent that advanced AI could eventually pose a serious threat to humanity. “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade,” Coxon wrote in a public statement announcing his departure. He said his concerns were not a publicity exercise, adding: “This is…

JD Vance was interrupted by a protester carrying a Mexican flag as he addressed the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas on Thursday night. The vice-president was one of the final two speakers at the first-ever Republican midterm convention, taking the stage at the American Airlines Center before President Donald Trump delivered the closing address. The protester disrupted Vance’s speech as he spoke to Republican supporters. Vance responded by telling the person to leave for Mexico, prompting a sustained show of approval from the crowd. The incident came during a convention designed to rally Republican voters ahead of November’s midterm elections,…