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Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City neighbourhoods as military confirms over 150 strikes conducted whilst advancing tanks through al-Saftawi and Jala Street areas. Palestinian death toll surges past 65,000 with 83 killed on Wednesday alone, including 61 in Gaza City during expanded ground operations.

President Trump formally designates Antifa as "major terrorist organisation" following assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, threatening comprehensive investigations into funding sources. Administration drafts executive order addressing political violence as Vice President JD Vance attributes assassination to left-wing radicalisation.

Massive French strikes paralyse nation as up to 800,000 protesters demonstrate against government austerity measures. One-third of teachers walk out whilst nine in ten pharmacies close as unions deploy 80,000 police officers amid fears of violence.

Google patches sixth Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in wild attacks this year as CVE-2025-10585 enables attackers to escape browser sandbox protection. Threat Analysis Group confirms active exploitation by sophisticated threat actors targeting high-risk individuals.

Iran executes 27 prisoners between September 14-16 bringing total executions since March to over 800 as regime accelerates death penalty use following Israel conflict. Babak Shahbazi executed on espionage charges whilst four Baloch prisoners killed in drug-related cases.

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