President Donald Trump said energy prices, which have risen because of the Iran war, will not decline until after the midterm elections.

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Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time in six weeks. Intensifying fighting involving U.S. and Iranian forces has heightened concerns about regional supplies, while also raising fears of inflation and higher energy costs for consumers and businesses.

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Oil reaches $100 a barrel as concerns about global supplies intensify. The newsletter also reports that an Anthropic researcher resigned, warning that AI labs are “gambling” with humanity’s future, while Bessent cautioned traders against betting on the Treasury’s failure.

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Brent crude, a benchmark for global trading, rose on Wednesday and climbed above $100 a barrel as the US war in Iran continued.

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The yield on the U.S. two-year Treasury note rose 2 basis points early Wednesday while oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel.

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An inflatable slide was deployed on the Air Force One gifted by Qatar before Trump’s trip to Dallas. Trump told reporters they were “doing a check on the slide.”

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Apple’s first iPhone event led by CEO John Ternus introduced the foldable iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro models, and AirPods 5. The passport-shaped Duo folds flat, has 7.6-inch and 5.4-inch displays, starts at $1,999, and arrives October 23rd.

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Apple adapted iOS 27 for the foldable iPhone Duo by moving controls to the side and redesigning app layouts for its larger inner display and wider outer screen. The phone supports multiple folded positions and is the first iPhone compatible with Apple Pencil on both displays.

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Apple announced its first-ever foldable iPhone at a product event, a move that observers had widely expected.

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Apple has announced its long-awaited foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo. It is roughly passport-sized when closed, with a 5.4-inch display that opens into a 7.6-inch panel—the largest screen yet on an iPhone. The launch comes more than seven years after Samsung’s first Galaxy Fold.

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An explosion at a temporary storage site for wartime munitions near Sarmada, outside Idlib, killed 14 people and injured 11 others. Rescue teams were still looking for survivors. Humanitarian workers say unexploded ordnance now kills or injures someone in Syria every six hours.

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At least 14 people were killed and 11 wounded in an explosion at a temporary storage site for weapons and war remnants near Sarmada in Syria’s Idlib province. Volatile materials caused secondary blasts and fires, while authorities have not yet identified the cause.

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A deadly blast struck an arms depot in Idlib, northwestern Syria.

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At least 14 people died and 11 were wounded Wednesday when an explosion struck a temporary storage site for weapons and remnants of war near Sarmada in Syria’s Idlib province, state television reported.

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Saudi, Pakistani and Iranian sources say Pakistan delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to restrain its Yemeni Houthi allies after they intensified attacks on the kingdom. The coordinated effort aims to keep the crisis from spiralling.

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Police said a Tesla crashed into scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, killing the passenger and sending the driver to a hospital.

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Prominent Israelis have welcomed the UK’s new sanctions as a necessary response to settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank. They called the measures an “inevitable consequence” of Israeli government and security failures, rejecting the government’s claim that sanctions against Jewish terrorists are antisemitic.

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UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband says Israeli intelligence has assured Britain that information sharing will continue as before. He says the wider international community, including the US, is frustrated by Israel’s failure to restrain illegal West Bank settlers, while rejecting claims that Britain’s trade ban on illegal settlements will collapse intelligence cooperation.

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A diplomatic rift between the UK and Israel is widening after Britain led a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile, Palestinians continue to face deadly conditions in their daily lives on the ground.

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Twelve countries, including the UK, Canada and France, said Tuesday they would restrict trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Their foreign ministers said Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden also planned restrictions, following weeks of increased settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied territory.

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Israel announced four retaliatory measures after the UK banned imports from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and announced further sanctions. They include closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem, ending related support and barring some British MPs. Israeli officials called the measures interference in Israel’s elections and warned that actions against Israel would not go unanswered.

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The UK has announced a ban on goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, alongside measures targeting companies and individuals that support or profit from settlement activity. Yet official trade data cannot separate Palestinian-made goods from settler-produced goods, and services such as finance, logistics, legal work and tourism are not automatically covered. UK-Palestine trade was recorded at £40m in the year to March 2026, while the government did not provide a specific figure for settlement imports.

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Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 at its September 9 product event. It features an S11 chip, Siri-powered Audio Intelligence with sound recognition, continuous heart-rate sensing and a new Readiness feature. The watch starts at $399, launches September 18th, and is available for preorder now.

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U.S. tennis star Ben Shelton eventually overcame Carlos Alcaraz in the latest finish in US Open history, ending the Spaniard’s title defense and advancing to an all-American semifinal.

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Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in a marathon US Open match that ended at 3:33 a.m., the latest finish in tournament history. The win ended Alcaraz’s title reign and set up Shelton’s next match against Tiafoe.

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Ben Shelton battled Carlos Alcaraz through five exhausting sets before finally ending the U.S. Open champion’s title reign at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.

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Ben Shelton defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the latest finish ever recorded at the US Open, eliminating him from the tournament.

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Ben Shelton defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a four-hour, 28-minute US Open quarterfinal, winning 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-6). The eighth-seeded American held his nerve in the deciding-set tiebreak to win the latest-finished match in the tournament’s history.

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Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz’s title reign by winning the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, prevailing 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7). The match concluded at 3:33 a.m., and Shelton will face Tiafoe in the semifinals.

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Türkiye and seven other countries have praised the United Kingdom’s ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham is presenting a ban on imports from illegal settlements in occupied Palestine, along with sanctions on those who build or finance them, as evidence of British leadership against injustice. He believes the policy can attract voters, while Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch warns it could fuel antisemitism in the UK.

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The UK prime minister backs sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements and warns that the two-state solution is “dying before our eyes.”

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended in parliament his government’s decision to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying Britain had to “stand for something.”

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The new season of “Saturday Night Live” is set to begin later this month. Newly crowned NBA champion and New York Knicks player Jalen Brunson will host, alongside Inde Navarrette, while Katseye and Rosalía will provide the music.

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Uganda’s defence chief, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, says the country is withdrawing from the Invictus Games just two months after announcing it would participate. He cited a desire not to appear opposed to King Charles III. The games’ organisers say they have received no official notice and are seeking clarification.

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Apple’s latest product event marked its first new CEO in more than a decade. John Ternus, who succeeded Tim Cook, made his debut at the launch and offered an early glimpse of how he intends to lead the company. Cook will remain executive chair of Apple’s board.

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