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Investment could mark a turning point in US-Niger and US-Canada relations.Published On 17 Sep 202617 Sep 2026The United States government has signed off on as much as $414m in financing for a uranium project in Niger, according to the project’s developer, two years after Washington agreed to withdraw troops from the African country.The US Development Finance Corp approved the debt facility for Canadian miner Global Atomic’s Dasa project, which the company describes as the highest-grade uranium deposit in Africa, according to a company statement on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe investment could bolster US access to a…

AI BILLS BILLS BILLS: One of the architects of New York’s pioneering legislation to put guardrails around artificial intelligence says ominous warnings from industry leaders prove states need to act aggressively. “I’m very rarely one to say, ‘I told you so’ or ‘We told you so,’ But this is exactly … the things we had warned about,” said Democratic state Sen. Andrew Gounardes, who sponsored the RAISE Act. The law is slated to take effect in January, requires the largest AI companies to report safety incidents to the state and establishes penalties for violations. New York lawmakers passed that bill…

Lawyers criticised mass arrests under emergency powers that allowed authorities to detain people without charge.Published On 17 Sep 202617 Sep 2026The Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago has ended a state of emergency that granted the government extraordinary powers to combat crime, including the ability to imprison people without charge.The country’s prime minister told parliament on Wednesday that the government would not extend the state of emergency. One was issued in 2024 and another in 2025, with extensions lengthening both. Instead, the government would seek a “permanent legal framework”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The proposed legislation will establish…

More than 1,600 critically imperiled species protected under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) face losing further federal protections following a new reinterpretation of the 1973 law by the Donald Trump administration.A September 14 memo distributed to Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) field offices by FWS director Brian Nesvik calls for a reinterpretation of what it means to “take” an endangered species. Under the ESA, “take” is defined as “to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct”.The memo, obtained and shared by the Center for Biological Diversity,…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing calls to set a national waiting-time target for dementia care in England.An Alzheimer’s Society proposal to set an 18‑week referral‑to‑treatment target has been backed by Professor Sir Mike Richards, England’s former national cancer director, and Baroness Louise Casey, who’s leading a major review of adult social care.In a report, Alzheimer’s Society and the King’s Trust said a “cancer-style revolution” was needed to improve dementia care, which they described as being “stuck in the 20th century”.In a speech at Alzheimer’s Society conference on Thursday, Social Care Minister Alison McGovern expressed support for the report, external.She…

The US government has granted visas to Iranian officials so they can travel to the UN General Assembly in New York next week, as the war between the two countries grinds into its seventh month. The BBC understands the core delegation permitted to attend includes Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.A spokesman for the US State Department confirmed the decision on Thursday, saying that the delegation will be placed under travel restrictions and will be banned from purchasing certain American products. The move comes as the war shows no sign of ending. Since it began in February,…

Democratic consultants are privately encouraging their battleground candidates to avoid talking about artificial intelligence regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups will unleash a tidal wave of spending against them ahead of November.That guidance came from strategists in three separate top-tier House races, according to people involved in those races, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal conversations. And it follows a surge in AI panic on Capitol Hill as industry leaders warn about existential threats posed by their rapidly developing technology.Voters are increasingly worried about AI: About two-thirds of Americans say there’s a risk advanced AI could destroy…

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A man has been jailed for 14 years for raping two teenage girls after encouraging them to drink alcohol at his flat.Sultani Bakatash, 29, an Afghan, met one of the girls on Snapchat before inviting her and her friend to his home in Georgina Court, Bolton, Greater Manchester, on 6 December.Bolton Crown Court heard the 14-year-old girls drank vodka and Coke and became so intoxicated they were passing in and out of consciousness before Bakatash raped and sexually assaulted them.Following a four-week trial, he was convicted of two counts of rape, one of sexual assault and one of assault by…

Hodgkinson has endured two injury-plagued seasons since winning Olympic gold in Paris in 2024, waiting for more than a year to race again after suffering a hamstring injury the following February. Impressing on her return in August 2025 with back-to-back Diamond League wins, she went on to set a new indoor 800m world record in February 2026 before winning gold at the World Indoor Championships a month later.However, she has been unable to replicate that form outdoors, suffering three defeats by Werro, including losing her European crown to the 22-year-old.Hodgkinson has since said she suffered a freak injury while jogging…