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For decades, Buckingham Palace has weathered crises ranging from Princess Diana’s death to Prince Harry’s memoir and scandals involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Each time, the British monarchy has recovered, bruised but unbowed.
Britain will provide Saudi Arabia with defensive air-to-air refueling after recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthi group, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, according to the BBC. A Royal Air Force Voyager is expected to support Saudi jets for several weeks. Fighting has intensified in southwestern Yemen, while Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned Türkiye and Pakistan against joining Saudi Arabia.


Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain will provide Saudi Arabia with time-limited, defensive military support, including RAF air-to-air refueling for Saudi aircraft defending against Houthi drones and missiles. He says the mission will not support Saudi strikes on the Iran-backed Yemeni rebels.

The UK has agreed to provide limited, time-limited military support to Saudi Arabia by using one RAF Voyager to refuel Saudi aircraft on defensive missions against Houthi missile and drone attacks. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the arrangement would not support strikes on the Houthis and would be kept under review.
The United Kingdom will provide Saudi Arabia with “defensive” military support to help counter attacks by the Houthis.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that the U.K. has agreed to provide Saudi Arabia with limited military support to defend against attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Andy Burnham says the UK will assist Saudi Arabia in a limited military capacity, providing aerial refueling as it confronts attacks in Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he had accepted Saudi Arabia’s request for defensive air-to-air refuelling assistance for a limited period. He described the measure as helping to stabilise the wider region.

Andy Burnham says the UK has agreed to provide defensive air-to-air refuelling for Saudi jets over several weeks, helping protect energy infrastructure and keep Gulf oil routes open as the Houthis advance near the Bab al-Mandab strait. He also plans to urge Donald Trump to de-escalate the conflict in Iran.
AFP News AgencyUK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will meet Donald Trump for the first time at the United Nations in New York. When he was mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham had said Trump was not welcome in the city and that he would refuse to meet him.
G7 foreign ministers have urged Iran to end its arming and support of the Houthis, while strongly condemning attacks on Saudi Arabia. They said the escalation, including the capture of territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, threatens regional and global energy security. More than 120,000 Yemenis have been displaced.


Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces contest the strategically important Kahboub Mountains overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Officials say renewed hostilities have killed at least 674 people and displaced more than 158,000. US media report that Donald Trump called off planned strikes on the Houthis at the last minute on Sunday.

Saudi airstrikes on Yemen’s Red Sea port of Mokha have killed at least six people as Iran-backed Houthi forces continue their offensive. The escalation is increasing pressure on the US and its allies to protect Saudi Arabia and regional energy infrastructure, as Donald Trump prepares to address the UN in New York.
The 81st United Nations General Assembly’s high-level general debate opens in New York on September 22 and runs through September 28, with no session on Sunday. Nearly 130 heads of state and government are expected to speak. Brazil traditionally opens the debate, followed by host country the United States, with President Donald Trump expected to address it. The agenda also includes climate action, sea-level rise, pandemic preparedness, nuclear disarmament, and the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

The general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 81st session has opened in New York, bringing together almost 130 world leaders to address conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, artificial intelligence and the future of the United Nations. Russia’s delegation is led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is scheduled to speak on September 26.
The US is planning a $2.8bn arms deal to send Israel 40,000 bombs. Former US special envoy David Hale and Arms Control Association head Daryl Kimball discuss whether the deal is proportionate to the threat Israel says it faces or could cause more civilian casualties in Gaza.

Alibaba unveiled a new AI chip and plans to sharply expand its global data center capacity, sending the technology giant’s shares 3% higher in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Charles Spencer, the late Princess Diana’s brother, has long written books about British kings and is now at the center of a royal uproar.
A viral video showing a teenage girl being sexually assaulted and her male friend beaten by a group of men in Bihar has sparked widespread anger. Police have arrested three minors, formed a special investigation team to pursue other suspects and registered a case under India’s child sexual offences law. The incident has renewed debate over women’s safety and the authorities’ response.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised a “new-type weapon” days after a missile launch triggered anger. North Korea has legally established its status as a nuclear-armed state, while its leadership has repeatedly declared its atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible.
North Korea’s Missile Administration successfully tested a new-type weapon on September 20 under Kim Jong Un’s supervision, KCNA reported. Kim called it a demonstration of advanced defense technology and military modernization. The agency gave no details about the weapon’s type or characteristics and said the test did not harm neighboring countries’ security.
North Korea successfully tested a new weapon on Sunday under leader Kim Jong Un’s oversight, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
A new study found that junk food, alcohol and gambling advertising during live World Cup match coverage accounted for nearly a quarter of the tournament’s total live broadcast time, exposing fans to such ads roughly every seven seconds.
Xu Jiayu won the gold medal in the men’s 50m backstroke at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Wan Letian won the women’s 50m backstroke gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Xu Jiayu won the men’s 50m backstroke gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
China plans to better coordinate grain production, purchasing, storage, processing and sales over the next five years to build a more efficient circulation system. The grain industry’s annual industrial output is expected to exceed 4.5 trillion yuan during 2026-2030, while authorities will expand reserves, improve storage, reduce post-harvest losses and raise production capacity.

Europe could use waste heat to reduce its reliance on gas, as energy that has already been paid for is being thrown away.
AMD has become the latest company to reach a trillion-dollar valuation, with the AI investment boom driving its shares higher and data-centre demand fuelling record growth.
Semiconductor shares surged Monday as early indications that Meta Platforms’ new artificial intelligence agent is succeeding fueled enthusiasm about demand for the chips required to run such agents. AMD’s market value is poised to exceed $1 trillion.
Two independent exit polls across 27 countries placed New People first with about 45% of the vote, while United Russia was as low as 2.8%. That reversed the official result inside Russia, where Putin’s party received nearly 58%. Organisers said the gap “destroys the image of supposed support for the authorities.”
A morning roundup of the most important stories from Europe and beyond on September 22, 2026, covering world news, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.
As Iran’s academic year begins, families are under severe pressure from doubled tuition fees, surging stationery prices, fears of war and a plunging currency. Enrolment is falling across the country amid deep economic distress.
Lisbon has topped a new global ranking of 47 cities as the world’s happiest travel destination. The Portuguese capital’s position was attributed to five factors: sunlight, healthy food, sleep quality, physical exercise and access to nature.
Donald Trump said an agreement with Greenland and Denmark would give the United States “permanent control over security” in the Danish island territory, according to a report.

The United States plans to resume use of a Cold War-era base in southern Greenland and establish another in the east under an agreement with Denmark, Reuters reported. Denmark, Greenland and the US are expected to sign the deal at the UN General Assembly in New York on September 22.

Denmark, Greenland and the United States will sign an agreement in New York on Tuesday to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic. Its terms have not been disclosed. Donald Trump said it would give the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security, while Mette Frederiksen said it recognizes Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a Greenland security agreement on Tuesday. Denmark says the deal will place Arctic security under NATO’s watch instead of leaving responsibility solely to Washington and Copenhagen.

The United States, Denmark and Greenland are scheduled to sign a security agreement on Tuesday. The deal would expand US involvement in Greenland’s defense while reaffirming Danish sovereignty over the Arctic territory.

The United States, Denmark and Greenland are set to sign a security agreement concerning Greenland. Frederiksen called it “a good agreement from a Danish point of view,” saying it would strengthen Arctic security while benefiting NATO and Europe.
Prince Harry is discussing a documentary about his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, intended to honor her legacy around the 30th anniversary of her death. The project has not been finalized and could be acquired by Netflix. Harry has contacted friends and relatives, while Earl Spencer said he would write a book instead of appearing in one of several planned productions.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New York for the 81st UN General Assembly, where he is expected to speak and meet leaders and officials from participating countries, IRNA reports. The planned visit comes as tensions with the US intensify. Iranian officials warn that another invasion would change the war’s “geography,” while the IRGC claims its air defenses shot down a US MQ-1 Predator over the Strait of Hormuz.

Private investigator Shane de Kauwe told the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption that he was instructed to surveil former Liberal MP David Elliott and supplied covert recording devices to fugitive developer Jean Nassif and associates. The inquiry is examining allegations that Toplace-linked figures made illegal donations in exchange for political outcomes.

China’s high-tech industry sales revenue rose 15.7% year on year from January to August 2026, while high-tech manufacturing grew 18.9%, the State Taxation Administration said. AI-related integrated circuit manufacturing and intelligent vehicle equipment posted increases of 67.7% and 38.8%. Officials said tax policies would continue supporting businesses and new growth drivers.

Typhoon Dujuan has killed at least two people in Japan and caused landslides, travel disruption and widespread power cuts. Nearly 50,000 homes near Tokyo remained without electricity, while four people were missing after landslides and airlines cancelled hundreds of flights.


Typhoon Dujuan brought flooding, landslides and widespread travel disruption near Tokyo, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 1.6 million people. Two deaths were confirmed and thousands of homes lost power. Flights, rail services and events were cancelled as the storm moved northeast into the Pacific.

Almost two million people are under evacuation orders as Typhoon Dujuan batters several Japanese prefectures. NHK reported two deaths and four people missing. Winds cut power to more than 50,000 people, while hundreds of flights were cancelled and rail services suspended. Life-threatening warnings have been downgraded in most areas.
The French archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon depends heavily on Canada for supplies, transport and seafood trade, while remaining firmly French.
International guests at the 2026 Global Mayors Dialogue · Wuhan visited the Yangtze Cetacean Breeding and Research Center and met Yangtze finless porpoises, known as the river’s “smiling angels.” The animals charmed visiting mayors, prompting an ecological expert to ask what humans still need to improve.
US President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and technology competition between the two countries intensifies. Tensions over AI, trade and Iran are flaring, even as both sides continue to seek stability.

Dogecoin led a rebound across the cryptocurrency market with a 15% gain. A wave of forced buying that cost short sellers $844 million has ended, leaving bitcoin flat over the past hour and ZEC as the only major token in decline.

A Brazilian police investigator who led the man’s arrest said Monday that authorities believe he killed 16 people. The man lived in the woods to evade capture, and locals called him “mosquito” because of his frail build.
China has added over 2,500 kilometers to its trunk oil and gas pipeline network this year, taking the national total to 112,900 km across 30 provincial-level regions and Hong Kong. Projects such as the Lian-Huai section in Jiangsu are strengthening energy security, while another 20,000 km of long-distance pipelines is planned by 2030.
An executive told a Sydney court that Alan Jones allegedly groped his bottom at an event several years ago, but he did not react because he did not want to cause a scene. Jones has pleaded not guilty to 19 indecent assault charges and two counts of sexual touching without consent involving five men.

British Columbia has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in California, alleging the Tumbler Ridge school shooting might have been prevented if police had been told the shooter used ChatGPT to plan the attack. The province seeks damages for recovery costs and changes to how potentially violent conversations are handled. Nine people, mainly children, were killed.


British Columbia has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in a San Francisco federal court, alleging ChatGPT flagged the shooter’s conversations about gun violence but failed to alert police before the Tumbler Ridge attack, which killed eight people. The province seeks compensation for emergency and recovery costs and court-ordered safety reforms.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the U.S. deployment of the Typhon missile system in Japan creates a strategic security concern and could intensify military confrontation and an arms race. He called the system a strategic offensive weapon, described Japan’s move as another sign of accelerating remilitarization, and said China had lodged strong diplomatic protests.
Hong Kong stocks are gaining optimism from mainland China’s 41 trillion yuan (US$6.1 trillion) insurance industry. Insurers are widely speculated to have bought Hong Kong-listed ETFs a month after regulators approved such purchases, with observers pointing to a Monday surge in trading volumes as evidence.

Ningbo Port imported 107 million yuan ($15 million) worth of European beer in the first eight months of 2026, up 3.5% from a year earlier, Ningbo Customs said. Products from Germany, France and Belgium entered East China through the port, which has streamlined clearance and inspection procedures for imported food.
The official x402 toolkit now includes Cardano tools that let apps and AI agents pay with ADA and other network tokens. The facilitator, however, has only been tested in a pre-production environment so far.

China collected two golds, one silver and two bronzes at the 2026 World Climbing Series stop in Chongqing, which ended Sunday. Zhang Shaoqin won silver in women’s speed and Zhao Yicheng took bronze in men’s speed. China also won the mixed and women’s speed relays and earned bronze in the men’s relay.
Ukrainian forces struck the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara overnight on Sept. 22, with footage showing a large fireball, smoke and flames at the facility. The refinery supplies fuel to Russia’s military-industrial sector and armed forces. Attacks on Russian refineries have become a significant part of Kyiv’s long-range drone strategy, reducing output and contributing to fuel shortages.

A gas and power crisis has disrupted production at most Bangladeshi garment makers. But 4A Yarn Dyeing, which supplies Walmart, Gap and Next, is still operating without interruption for now, with workers stitching hoodies and adding brand logos.
A report from IDC and Inspur Information ranks Beijing, Hangzhou and Shenzhen as China’s top three cities for AI computing power in 2026, with Beijing retaining first place. China’s intelligent computing capacity is forecast to grow 87.9% this year to 2,576.5 EFLOPS, while expanding AI-agent use drives demand and a shift toward more efficient systems.
World leaders have arrived in New York for this year’s UN General Assembly. Its 81st High-Level Week brings together nearly 130 leaders under the theme of restoring trust and managing transformation. BBC correspondent Sarah Smith looks at who Donald Trump is expected to meet and the main issues likely to be discussed.

The Tashkent International Financial Centre is set to operate under a separate legal framework as officials pursue closer ties with British counterparts. The broader effort also covers international listings and initiatives to draw in more private capital.
Beijing placed fifth in the 2026 Global City Talent Retention Index, marking its seventh straight year in the global top 10. New York led the ranking and Shanghai was ninth. The index evaluated 130 cities in 47 countries across six dimensions, with Beijing ranking first for innovation momentum because of its research output, scientists and research institutions.
OpenAI is calling on the US to work with other countries to lead the creation of standards for cutting-edge artificial intelligence, as concerns grow over the technology’s potential harms.

Twenty countries and the European Union are calling for international cooperation to keep artificial intelligence under human direction and control. Their declaration urges common standards, sharing reports on serious safety incidents and exploring a global institution to set standards and verify compliance. The United States and China did not sign.
Australia’s government report projecting life to 2066 has been criticised for understating the economic and social damage expected from the worsening climate crisis. It identifies risks from rising seas, heat, disasters, drought and flooding, but experts say its modelling underestimates climate impacts and overlooks water security. The report also points to gains from renewable energy.

Donald Trump says the US is pursuing a “massive” deal to buy potash from Belarus at prices far below those paid to Canada. The move comes as Washington’s trade dispute with its main potash supplier intensifies and signals a willingness to engage Minsk despite its repression and support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called any deal with Alexander Lukashenko “very risky.”

President Donald Trump said the US is working with Belarus to obtain additional potash supplies as a trade dispute with Canada continues. Canada is a major supplier of the fertilizer ingredient.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington is working on an agreement to purchase potash from Belarus at a lower price than the U.S. currently pays Canada.
President Donald Trump said Washington is working on an agreement to buy potash from Belarus at a price below what the United States currently pays Canada.
Donald Trump says the U.S. is pursuing a large deal to buy Belarusian potash at prices below those paid to Canada. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says the country lacks spare volume because its output is already contracted. Canada supplies nearly 80% of U.S. potash imports, while sanctions still limit Belarus’s access to Western markets.

President Donald Trump said the United States is working on a major agreement to buy potash from Belarus, calling it more advantageous than purchasing the fertilizer from Canada. The announcement comes amid an apparent thaw in U.S.-Belarusian relations and worsening economic ties between Washington and Ottawa.
The US president says fertiliser from Lukashenko’s Russia-aligned regime will be much cheaper than Canadian supplies, marking the latest sign of warmer ties between Washington and Minsk.
Investors have shown strong demand for the $2.3 billion IPO of India’s National Stock Exchange, submitting bids worth more than $10 billion. It is India’s largest public share sale so far this year.

The long-delayed debut of India’s National Stock Exchange is approaching amid heightened scrutiny of options trading, casting uncertainty over the $46bn IPO of the world’s largest derivatives exchange.
DWS is considering emergency measures as investors withdraw money from an open-ended retail property fund.
Investment funds in Spain are increasing their bets on major property deals in 2026. A lack of transparency around property ownership makes it difficult to track the share held by large landlords and new market players or obtain a real-time view of the market.
New investment funds emerging in Spain rank among the biggest property deals of 2026. A lack of transparency over property ownership makes it difficult to track how much large landlords hold, who is entering the market and what the business looks like in real time.
A study commissioned by Prudential and conducted by Economist Impact found that many people across Asia view their healthcare experiences positively, but satisfaction varies sharply between markets. More than 80% of respondents said they had delayed seeking care. The report draws on a survey of 4,200 people conducted from April to May 2025.

As Japan’s central bank tightens monetary policy, investors who borrowed in yen to pursue higher yields may be forced to sell their positions.
US prediction markets platform Polymarket is lobbying across Europe in an effort to be regulated as a financial services firm rather than under a patchwork of gambling laws.
Across Europe, public authorities collect almost half of motorists’ petrol spending. The comparison identifies the 10 member states where gasoline faces the heaviest tax burden.
UN human rights expert Ben Saul says US forces struck 68 suspected drug-trafficking vessels in international waters over the past year, killing at least 223 people. His report says the attacks violate international law and may constitute crimes against humanity, while Washington describes them as self-defence against “narco-terrorists”.

A UN special rapporteur has issued a strongly worded report on the U.S. military’s missile campaign against boats allegedly carrying drugs, saying the strikes may amount to crimes against humanity and describing them as “serial extrajudicial killings.”

A UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur says there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that 68 US attacks on boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Pacific and Caribbean constituted crimes against humanity. The strikes since September 2025 have killed more than 230 people, including four in the latest Caribbean attack.

A UN report says at least 68 US strikes on vessels allegedly trafficking drugs in the Caribbean and Pacific since September killed 223 people and breached international law. Special Rapporteur Ben Saul said there were reasonable grounds to consider the attacks crimes against humanity, while the US military called those targeted “narco-terrorists” without providing definitive evidence of trafficking.
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart became the latest emerging quarterback sidelined by injury Monday. He joined the Bears’ Caleb Williams and the Commanders’ Jayden Daniels, both of whom left the field early during Week 2.

World leaders are meeting at the United Nations this week as wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, growing concerns about artificial intelligence, and mounting economic and climate pressures test international cooperation. The annual General Assembly will show whether the 193-member body can still unite countries against crises that increasingly cross borders.

Bank of America’s credit traders are feeling the consequences of the firm’s decision to pass on some of the hottest artificial-intelligence deals to reach the market.
In an unusual show of solidarity with CNN, the five leading US broadcasters said Monday they would suspend White House pool coverage, in which one broadcaster films for all television outlets, over the White House media ban.

CNN, MSNOW and Politico said they sued President Donald Trump and several White House officials after their reporters were denied entry and credentials were confiscated. The outlets said the move violated First Amendment rights and threatened press freedom, while Trump called their coverage “fake news” and argued they should not have access to the White House.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit seeking to let their journalists enter the White House grounds. The action came days after President Donald Trump revoked the outlets’ access, escalating their court fight over constitutional protections for the press.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have filed suit after President Trump revoked their White House access, saying the outlets’ coverage of his administration was one-sided. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell reports.
A court case over Donald Trump’s exclusion of CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House is prompting scrutiny of how much authority a president has to limit press access.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they will sue the Trump administration after their White House access was banned and reporters’ credentials were disabled. They argue the government cannot strip the press of constitutional rights without notice or due process simply because it dislikes their coverage. Other major television networks suspended White House pool coverage in response.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit after Trump ordered them barred from the presidential complex last week. Major US networks have since suspended coverage of Trump in protest of the White House ban.
US President Donald Trump called mainstream media a “cancer” and national security threat on Monday. His comments followed a White House ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico; the three outlets said they would sue the administration, calling the ban a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment.

Television news networks are refusing to provide pool coverage of President Trump’s White House activities after the administration banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports on the latest developments in the dispute between the president and the media.

CNN, Politico and MS NOW sued the Trump administration on Monday after President Donald Trump barred them from covering the White House. NBC News’ Gary Grumbach reports on the filing and Vice President Vance’s latest comments.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing Trump after being denied access to the White House. Trump is also set to meet New York City Mayor Mamdani in New York and says his planned arch would become a “military complex.”
Major US television companies say they will stop providing live coverage of White House press-pool events involving President Donald Trump, following the administration’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Politico reported that the move could disrupt the distribution of photos and video from Trump’s activities at the UN General Assembly.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico said Monday they would sue after President Donald Trump barred journalists from the three outlets from the White House last week. The ban is described as an escalation of the Trump administration’s years-long assault on press freedoms in the United States.
Circle has launched a service allowing eligible Circle Mint institutions to deposit native Bitcoin, mint wrapped cirBTC collateral and borrow USDC through a Morpho lending market on Arc and Ethereum. The interface streamlines access to dollar liquidity, but each market sets borrowing costs, collateral limits, liquidity and liquidation terms, so falling Bitcoin values can still make positions liquidatable.

AFP News AgencyTaiwan’s benchmark Taiex reached a record intraday high on Tuesday, lifted by gains in technology stocks after an artificial intelligence-driven rally on Wall Street.

Torrential rain from a powerful typhoon striking Japan’s Pacific coast triggered landslides that killed two people and left four missing, public broadcaster NHK said on Tuesday. Electricity was cut to nearly 50,000 homes.
Follow live build-up, team news, the score and text commentary from the Asian Games women’s cricket final in Nisshin, Japan, starting at 05:00 GMT.

A grand jury unanimously found no evidence supporting criminal charges in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who was found dead after a Fourth of July trip with friends off the coast of Mississippi.

A grand jury reviewing Nolan Wells’ death determined that, based on all the evidence it examined, criminal charges are not warranted at this point.
Alibaba unveiled a new artificial-intelligence chip that it says is the most powerful in China and is targeting 20 gigawatts of data-center capacity by 2032.
Alibaba plans to train a new AI model with 5 trillion to 10 trillion parameters, CEO Eddie Wu said on Tuesday. The Chinese technology giant also set out a broad push spanning AI models, chips and data centres.
Online court records show that Clavicular, a personality known for “looksmaxxing” content, has been charged with rape in Massachusetts.

Nike-owned Converse pulled an advertisement after it triggered public backlash last week. Critics said the ad evoked imagery of Black lynchings associated with the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group, ABC News reported on Monday.
More than 300 young people from Hong Kong and Macao visited an armed police base in Guangdong. Military demonstrations, hands-on activities and a three-day camp gave them a closer view of military life and national defense while promoting exchanges among young people in the Greater Bay Area.

When Minwoo Park became Hyundai Motor Group’s autonomous-driving chief earlier this year, he also became the automaker’s youngest divisional president. He inherited a unit divided by turf wars and trailing rivals such as Tesla in the race to perfect driverless cars.
Global AI stocks rallied after early signs that Meta Platforms Inc.’s new personal agent may be succeeding revived optimism about chip demand. The gains helped the sector recover from a recent rough patch fueled by calls for slower AI development.
The Tilbury LNG facility in Delta, B.C., has been approved for expansion after the provincial government issued FortisBC an environmental assessment certificate. The project will add a storage tank and equipment to produce 7,700 tonnes of liquefied natural gas per day.
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