Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is due to hear a war crimes tribunal’s verdict on Wednesday over allegations concerning his role in the 1990s conflict to gain independence from Serbia.

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Bernstein analysts said progress on the CLARITY Act could exceed market expectations, arguing that any positive surprise is not yet priced in. They said crypto markets currently have a bearish bias ahead of Tuesday’s cloture vote and Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision.

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Polymarket traders raised the chance that the CLARITY Act becomes law in 2026 above 32% after Senate Republicans released a 635-page compromise draft. The bill includes ethics restrictions for officials with major crypto interests, a stablecoin circuit breaker and narrowed developer protections. Senators are due to hold a 60-vote cloture test on Tuesday.

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The shutdown of a Saudi oil pipeline threatens exports to Europe and Asia. Gulf oil shipments have already dropped sharply, while shipping routes face further risks; with no restart date, the effect on deliveries will depend on how long the disruption continues.

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Saudi Arabia temporarily shut the roughly 750-mile pipeline after attacks threatened the key route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. Satellite imagery shows the extent of the damage.

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Oil prices climbed above $107 a barrel after drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to close its East-West crude pipeline. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi forces also attacked Saudi infrastructure and captured Perim island in the Bab al-Mandab strait, intensifying concerns about disruption to energy and shipping routes.

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Brent crude rose above $107 a barrel on Monday morning after an attack on a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz killed one crew member. Saudi Arabia also shut its main pipeline bypassing the waterway, reviving fears that Middle East supply routes are closing.

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Oil prices rose by more than $3 after new strikes on Saudi Arabia and the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures climbed to $108.23 a barrel.

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Iran-aligned Houthi militants swept through Yemen’s battered Red Sea coastline, sending thousands of panicked people fleeing to makeshift camps and swelling the country’s already vast internally displaced population.

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Yemen’s conflict intensified Sunday as government forces attacked Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and the Houthis fired at neighboring Saudi Arabia. After taking Mokha port and an island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Houthis have added pressure on global oil supplies and prices, potentially giving Iran leverage in its war with the United States.

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Yemeni officials say Houthi rebels have captured additional strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, strengthening their control over a major maritime shipping route.

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About 2.4 million voters in the southern Philippines’ Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are voting in its first parliamentary election, with 80 seats contested. The historic poll was marred by violence: a shooting in Cotabato City killed three people and wounded 15, while ballot irregularities delayed voting in parts of Basilan.

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Israel’s culture minister has urged that Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Israeli Oscar-winning directors of ‘NAZA’, be stripped of their citizenship. Their documentary, which portrays Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, won Venice’s Special Jury Prize.

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Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar called the Gaza documentary NAZA “vile” after it won the Venice Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize. He said he would seek to revoke filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s citizenship, accusing them of treason. The film documents alleged use of AI systems in calculated mass killings in Gaza.

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An Israeli minister is seeking to strip the filmmakers of their citizenship after they won at Venice.

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Rep. Tom Tiffany and the pilot suffered minor injuries when their plane made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau, Wisconsin, on Saturday night. Tiffany was treated and released from a Wisconsin hospital.

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China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected a call by the head of Anthropic for the United States to limit China’s artificial intelligence capabilities.

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China says artificial intelligence CEOs are engaging in “fear mongering” by calling for a slowdown. Chinese state media, reporting on the daily press conference, also said all groups should work together to promote openness and inclusivity in AI.

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With 95% of votes counted, the left-leaning opposition bloc led by Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats is ahead of the centre-right coalition and its far-right Sweden Democrats partners by 176 seats to 173. The result is not yet formally settled. Parliament meets on 28 September to elect a speaker, and government formation could take weeks or months.

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Preliminary results from Sweden’s Sunday election put the centre-left opposition three seats ahead of the right-wing governing parties after most ballots were counted, making it the likeliest bloc to form the next government. Leaders have avoided declaring victory or conceding, with 353 districts still outstanding and overseas ballots expected Wednesday.

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More than 90% of Sweden’s votes have been counted, but the final tally may take several days to settle. All ballots will be automatically recounted by the country’s regions.

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The centre-left bloc holds a three-seat parliamentary majority in the preliminary allocation, with 176 seats compared with 173 for the opposing bloc, according to the Swedish Election Authority.

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Sweden’s center-left opposition bloc held a narrow lead in preliminary parliamentary election results, projected to win 176 of 349 seats versus 173 for the right-wing bloc led by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. The result leaves Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson facing difficult coalition talks, as the four opposition parties have yet to agree on how to govern.

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Sweden’s national election remained too close to call on Sunday, while a partial count by the election authority gave the opposition centre-left bloc a one-seat lead. Such a result could stop the Nordic country’s movement away from its liberal heritage.

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