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- 300 hours: How one ChatGPT conversation spiralled out of control September 19, 2026AI chatbots can offer advice, companionship and support – but one man's experience shows what can happen when a chatbot repeatedly reinforces something that isn't true
- EU-Canada: Marriage of convenience or red rag to Trump? September 19, 2026Ursula von der Leyen's startling offer for Canada to become "the first associate member" of the EU took many by surprise - not least the member states whose approval would be required for such an outcome.
- Leaders concentrate on results amid tense global climate September 19, 2026Andy Burnham and Micheál Martin concentrated on devliverables during their meeting in 'Number 10 North' in Manchester - the new Prime Minister's big statement on shifting power out of Westminster.
- Election in Russia will be a vote with few surprises September 19, 2026Russian citizens are voting in their country's first federal parliamentary election since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The outcome of the vote is not in doubt.
- Bonds, rising yields and global sell offs explained September 19, 2026Recent headlines have been highlighting global bond sell offs. So, what is happening around the world?
- Death toll rises to 31 in Pakistan police HQ bomb attack September 19, 2026The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan has risen to at least 31, according to local officials.
- Trump signs sanctions bill targeting Russia September 19, 2026US President Donald Trump has signed a bill authorising new sanctions designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine, shortly after it received congressional approval this week.
- Google confirms first Gemini AI model hacking incidents September 19, 2026Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities.
- Two dead after Russian glide bomb hits apartment block September 18, 2026A Russian glide bomb hit an apartment building in the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy yesterday, killing two people and injuring seven, according to Ukrainian officials.



















