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Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year?

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For the first time in more than 30 years, a hurricane has not formed in the Atlantic throughout September - normally the most active month for hurricane activity.

With just two months left of the defined hurricane season, there is an increasing possibility that no hurricanes will develop at all.

This would make the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season the only one in the satellite era without a hurricane.

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South Korea’s military says North Korea fired projectile toward its eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one projectile toward its eastern waters. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Saturday did not immediately say whether the weapon was a ballistic missile or another type of system. The test came amid heightened tensions between the countries following land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers last month. South Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command have said the blasts were caused by North Korean mines.

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French media respond to M. Le Pen’s ‘Kevlar suit’ comments against investigative outlet

The editorial committees of 39 French media outlets, including FRANCE 24 and RFI, on Friday released a joint statement condemning National Rally (RN) party leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s recent comments targeting investigative outlet Médiapart as “violent attempts at intimidation” against press freedom in France, qualifying them as “particularly worrying for the right to information" that citizens of a democracy "are entitled to expect”.

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