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Former Australian special forces personnel are alleged to have been recruited to train Russian nationals at private military camps in Serbia and Bulgaria, according to an intelligence memo that has prompted warnings in Canberra that such activity could amount to treason. The document is based on interviews with two former Australian special forces operatives who said they were approached about working as instructors at a Serbian training company. It does not establish that either man accepted the offer or that any Australian has definitely trained Russian troops. The camp advertises advanced sniper instruction, close-quarters combat and other specialist military courses.…

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, CBS News cameraman Mark LaGanga has revisited the 29 minutes of footage he recorded between the collapses of New York’s Twin Towers — including the moment the North Tower came down around him. LaGanga was sent towards lower Manhattan on the morning of 11 September 2001 after an assignment editor received reports that a small plane had struck a building. By the time he reached the World Trade Centre, the South Tower had already collapsed, although the scale of what had happened was not immediately clear to him. He began filming shortly after 10am,…

Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband are facing a worsening diplomatic crisis with Israel after Britain announced a ban on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel has responded by ordering the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem, barring a number of British MPs from entering the country and removing UK personnel from a US-led operation monitoring the Gaza ceasefire. The measures were announced after Mr Miliband accused violent settlers of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians, with the British Government arguing that settlement expansion posed a direct threat to the creation…

Incumbent politicians across the United States have suffered an unusually severe series of primary defeats, with Rhode Island governor Dan McKee’s removal from the ballot adding to a growing revolt against long-serving officeholders in both major parties. Helena Foulkes defeated Mr McKee in Wednesday’s Democratic primary, ending his attempt to win a second full term. He is the first sitting US governor to lose a party primary since 2018 and the first Rhode Island governor to suffer such a defeat in more than three decades. The result capped a primary season in which 13 members of Congress have lost bids…

UiPath founder and chief executive Daniel Dines has published a book about the future of work that he developed in collaboration with Claude and ChatGPT, arguing that artificial intelligence should make recommendations while people retain responsibility for important decisions. The Work That Remains sets out a model summed up by Dines as: “AI proposes. Humans decide. Automation executes.” The framework is intended for businesses seeking to introduce AI into complex and highly regulated operations without surrendering accountability or control. The book, which runs to 168 pages and about 40,000 words, was released as a digital download on August 18. UiPath…

Filming on Sam Mendes’s Beatles biopics continued in St John’s Wood on Tuesday, with the four actors portraying the Fab Four seen making rude hand gestures during a break from production. Barry Keoghan, dressed as drummer Ringo Starr, was among those photographed on set, while Paul Mescal kept a lower profile in his costume as Sir Paul McCartney. Harris Dickinson is playing John Lennon and Joseph Quinn is portraying George Harrison in the ambitious project, which is being made as four separate films about the band. The production has already been seen at locations associated with The Beatles, including Abbey…

The Trump Mobile T1 phone price has risen from $499 to $749, adding $250 to the cost of the handset since its launch. Trump Mobile made the change quietly on its website, without announcing the increase. The T1 itself appears unchanged. It is still listed with 512GB of storage and 12GB of RAM – specifications that made the original $499 price notably competitive. When two Trump Mobile executives discussed the phone earlier this year, they described the launch price as “introductory”. The company later amended its website to call it a “promotional price”, but that wording has now been removed.…

Arsenal are facing an anxious wait over Ben White after the defender was seen walking gingerly towards the tunnel following Wednesday night’s 1-0 Champions League victory over Napoli. White started at right-back at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and completed 82 minutes before being replaced by Martin Zubimendi. Arsenal have not indicated that he suffered a serious injury, but his movement after the final whistle prompted concern. The England international had played a prominent role in Mikel Arteta’s side’s controlled performance in Naples, helping Arsenal begin their European campaign with an important away victory. Ben White fitness concern emerges after…

Victoria’s proposed work-from-home legislation has been pushed into parliamentary limbo after the Legislative Council voted to send the bill to a select committee, creating the prospect that Labor’s promised two-day entitlement may never become law before the November election. The motion, moved by Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP Jeff Bourman, was carried on Thursday after support from the Coalition and other crossbench members. The committee has been instructed to report by October 20, with further debate deferred until its findings are presented. ([legislation.vic.gov.au](https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/equal-opportunity-amendment-work-home-bill-2026)) The bill, introduced by former premier Jacinta Allan and passed by the Legislative Assembly in July, would…

Police officers are using high-powered electric bikes to pursue suspected phone thieves through London’s streets, including along pavements and through areas inaccessible to cars and conventional motorcycles. Body-worn footage released by the Metropolitan Police shows officers chasing offenders on their own Sur-Ron e-bikes as part of a wider crackdown on criminals using powerful two-wheelers to snatch mobile phones and escape into traffic. ([news.met.police.uk](https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-expands-fleet-of-crime-fighting-e-bikes-to-catch-offenders-512166)) The Met has increased its specialist e-bike fleet from five machines to 25. The force said the lightweight bikes can weave through congested roads, negotiate narrow routes and climb stairs, allowing officers to intervene within moments of…