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A newly released collection of 47 aerial photographs of Nikumaroro Island could provide fresh clues in the long-running mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. The black-and-white images were taken on December 1 1938, a year after the pioneering aviator vanished while attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world. The Air Force Museum of New Zealand has now made the complete set available, in the hope that researchers and members of the public may identify details previously overlooked. The photographs were discovered more than a decade ago by Matthew O’Sullivan, the Christchurch museum’s keeper of photographs. Although some…

The major-party candidates in Minnesota’s US Senate race clashed in an hour-long debate on Friday, with fraud, affordability and the impact of the Trump administration’s policies emerging as the main points of disagreement. The debate was held on MPR News and focused on the issues shaping the contest for Minnesota’s Senate seat.

Mikel Arteta has indicated that Viktor Gyökeres remains part of his plans at Arsenal, despite the striker’s lack of regular first-team football and growing speculation over his future. The Sweden international has played only 56 minutes in the Premier League this season, with Kai Havertz currently preferred as Arsenal’s attacking focal point. That has raised questions over whether Gyökeres could leave the club in January. Arteta backs Viktor Gyökeres’ Arsenal future Speaking ahead of Arsenal’s next Premier League fixture, Arteta praised the 28-year-old’s attitude and contribution away from the pitch. “Viktor transmits is an incredible will and determination and work…

Four men were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago’s Little Village neighbourhood late on Friday night, October 16, police said. Officers were called to the 4000 block of West 26th Street, near Pulaski Road, at about 11.13pm after reports of gunfire. The victims had been leaving a building when a white saloon car pulled alongside them. A gunman inside opened fire before the vehicle fled south on Pulaski Road, according to the Chicago Police Department. A 56-year-old man was shot in the leg, while a 26-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the foot. Both were taken to Mount…

Pope Leo XIV is expected to leave hospital on Saturday after doctors said he was recovering well from surgery for lung cancer, with the 71-year-old pontiff also holding a phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Blood tests and chest imaging found the Pope fit to return home four days after an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. The Vatican said Leo would make his first public appearance since the surgery on Sunday, leading weekly prayers with pilgrims in St Peter’s Square at midday. During…

Donald Trump has suspended a package of Russia sanctions, including penalties targeting countries that buy Moscow’s oil and gas, while European Union members continue to import substantial quantities of Russian fuel. The US president signed an executive order waiving the measures on Friday, saying the decision was in the national interest. The suspension will remain in place until his administration decides that further action is appropriate. The sanctions had been approved by Congress last month with bipartisan support. They included tariffs of up to 100 per cent on goods imported into the US from the five largest buyers of Russian…

Susan Dell is helping direct about $10 billion in philanthropy given by her and her husband, Michael Dell, with the couple’s latest commitments spanning children’s savings, medical research and health care. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, which Susan co-founded and chairs, manages more than 800 projects each year across the US, Africa, India, Israel and Texas, where the couple live. Its work focuses on education, jobs and livelihoods, and health. Susan’s interest in health care was shaped by her father, a surgical oncologist, while the foundation says she developed a passion for the issue from childhood. Janet Mountain, the…

Middlesbrough will face Cardiff City in a Sky Bet Championship fixture at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday 17 October 2026. The match is scheduled to kick off at 12.30pm.

Central Coast’s perfect start to the A-League Men season was undone by a late own goal as they drew with defending premiers Newcastle in the F3 derby. The result shared the points between the fierce rivals, with Central Coast unable to hold on after conceding the decisive own goal late in the match.

Jim Chalmers has been urged to show greater independence from Anthony Albanese and pursue the kind of ambitious economic reform associated with former treasurer and prime minister Paul Keating. The criticism centres on the argument that Australia’s treasurer has the education and personal background to understand economic disadvantage, but has not shown enough willingness to challenge the assumptions he brought into office. Chalmers grew up in Logan, Brisbane, and represents the area in federal Parliament. He holds degrees in commerce and arts, first-class honours in public policy and a doctorate examining Keating’s leadership. His lack of an economics degree should…