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The Americas hub covers political, diplomatic and security developments across North, Central and South America, alongside events that affect the region’s links with the rest of the world. It also follows stories in sport, technology and everyday life.

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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Murder probe launched after teen boy, 17, dies following reported burglary – as four men are arrested

  • Murder inquiry follows 17-year-old’s death after reported burglary
  • Four men have been arrested
  • Police investigation is ongoing

Police have launched a murder investigation after a 17-year-old boy died following a reported burglary. Four men have been arrested in connection with the incident, with detectives seeking to establish the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death. The report does not provide further details about the location, timing, cause…

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News and buildup on first weekend of EFL season and football updates – matchday live

  • EFL season starts in full across all three divisions.
  • Atlético Madrid sign Cristian Romero from Tottenham for £34.1m.
  • Wolves draw with Blackburn after a late Jiménez penalty.

The English Football League season is beginning in full, with Championship, League One and League Two fixtures taking place and attention also turning to Sunday’s Community Shield. The live coverage also reports a significant transfer: Atlético Madrid have signed Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero, ending his five-year spell…

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TV tonight: a gripping new thriller about the fall of Kabul

  • Kabul explores the fall of Afghanistan’s capital.
  • Graceland receives a star-studded Proms tribute.
  • Documentaries, comedy and films complete the schedule.

Tonight’s television highlights include the thriller Kabul, which dramatises the human cost of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, alongside a Proms celebration of Paul Simon’s Graceland. - Kabul, 9pm, BBC Four: a thriller following a family confronting the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul. - Celebrating Graceland at the Proms,…

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Trump blasted by USS Lincoln sailor’s wife over ‘appalling’ conditions aboard ‘floating metal prison’… after President’s callous response sparked outrage

  • Sailor's wife slams Trump's dismissive response to USS Lincoln conditions
  • Ship deployed over 250 days; food shortages and mental health incidents reported
  • Trump denies crisis, says carrier is being replaced as planned

The wife of a sailor serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln has publicly criticised President Donald Trump after he dismissed concerns about "appalling" living conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed in the Middle East for more than 250 days. Speaking anonymously to CNN's Jake Tapper,…

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Disney’s ‘Hexed’ Adds Walton Goggins and Jodie Foster to Cast

  • Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins join Disney’s “Hexed”.
  • They will voice a witch queen and three-eyed cat.
  • The original animation opens in cinemas on 25 November.

Disney has added Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins to the voice cast of its forthcoming animated film “Hexed”, with the announcement made at the D23 fan event in Anaheim. Foster will play a devious witch queen and Goggins a three-eyed cat named Beef Roger Crummchuk, bringing high-profile talent…

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Rugby Drought Delay as Cyclist Dies and Roblox Faces Inquiry

  • RFU delayed England’s grass-roots rugby season because drought made pitches unsafe.
  • British rider Finlay Tarling, 19, died after a collision during the Volta a Portugal.
  • US senators opened a child-safety inquiry into Roblox and sought documents by 31 August.

England’s grass-roots rugby season was delayed after the Rugby Football Union concluded that drought-hardened pitches posed an increased injury risk. National-league fixtures below the Premiership and Championship had been due to begin on 5 September, but the RFU issued a blanket direction postponing the start until the week…

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Marvel unveils VisionQuest trailer as Vision faces Ultron again

  • VisionQuest trailer reveals Vision’s post-Westview story.
  • Ultron returns as Vision confronts his origins.
  • The series premieres on Disney Plus on 14 October.

Marvel Studios has unveiled the first trailer for VisionQuest at Disney’s D23 event, showing Vision’s life after escaping Westview and setting up a renewed confrontation with Ultron. The Disney Plus series concludes the television storyline that began with WandaVision and continued in Agatha All Along, focusing on Vision’s…

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Texas Governor threatens to PULL airport funding over Muslim foot washing stations – halting one major hub

  • Abbott threatens to pull funding over Muslim foot-washing stations at Texas airports
  • Dallas-Fort Worth scraps its ablution facility plan within hours
  • Abbott also refers airports to federal transport regulators for investigation

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to cut off state grants to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston over plans to install Islamic foot-washing (ablution) stations, arguing the facilities amount to unlawful religious favouritism at taxpayer-funded sites. Within hours of receiving Abbott's letter,…

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