Lee Jae Myung said South Korea will invest 21.3 trillion won, nearly twice this year’s amount, in AI and projects including semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centres. A further 4.7 trillion won is planned for frontier AI development. The record budget proposal for next year requires parliamentary approval.

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President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that South Korea would make bold investments in artificial intelligence to strengthen its growth potential. He made the pledge in a parliamentary address seeking approval for next year’s budget.

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli made history as Formula 1’s youngest world champion. The 20-year-old finished third in the Mexico City Grand Prix, behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

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Kimi Antonelli once sneaked into the Formula 1 paddock concealed in a stack of tires. Since then, he has forged his own path and become F1’s youngest champion.

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Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli secured the Formula One drivers’ championship at 20 years and 68 days old by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix. His 119-point lead became insurmountable. Max Verstappen won the race, while Lewis Hamilton finished second.

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, 20, has become the youngest champion in Formula 1 history with four races remaining this season.

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Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen won the 19th round of the 2026 Formula 1 season in Mexico City. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton finished second and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli third, a result that secured Antonelli his first drivers’ championship title.

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Italy’s Antonelli finishes on the podium in Mexico City, breaking Vettel’s record to become the youngest Formula One world champion.

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As recently as Saturday night, it had seemed unlikely that Democrat Haley Stevens would endorse Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race.

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Rep. Haley Stevens has withdrawn her endorsement of her party’s nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, and says she is backing his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, in the Michigan Senate race.

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Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday, shaking up the final stretch of a major battleground race that could determine which party controls the Senate.

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Stevens endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race. She and Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed have recently feuded publicly over a campaign ad that Stevens said was anti-Semitic.

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Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens was heckled and called a “traitor” after endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in the US Senate race against her party’s candidate, Abdul El-Sayed. Stevens had lost to El-Sayed in the Democratic primary.

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Haley Stevens is endorsing Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan’s Senate seat over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated her for the Democratic nomination earlier this year.

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Exit polls announced on Bulgarian National TV project incumbent President Iliana Iotova to win Sunday's runoff. Alpha Research gives her 52.5% against Andrey Gurov's 43.4%, while Myara Sociology Agency estimates 51.1% and 44.6%, respectively. Official results are due by Wednesday.

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Exit polls show Yotova leading Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, with her main rival conceding.

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Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission released the first official count from the presidential runoff. With 17.39% of commission protocols processed as of 11 p.m. local time, incumbent President Iliana Iotova and running mate Kiril Valchev had 57.943%, while challengers Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev had 39.007%.

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Exit polls put acting President Iliana Iotova ahead in Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, with just over half the vote versus about 44 percent for Andrey Gyurov. If confirmed by the official count, she would become the country’s first elected female president.

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Bulgaria’s incumbent President Iliana Iotova is leading the presidential runoff with 51%, compared with about 44.7% for opposition-backed rival Andrey Gyurov, according to exit polls. Turnout was about 26.8%, and the interior ministry reported no serious voting violations.

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Exit polls project that the candidate of Bulgaria’s ruling centre-left party will win 52% in the runoff. Her pro-Western challenger, Andrey Gyurov, is trailing by a wide margin. Turnout was 29%.

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Xi Jinping told Omani Sultan Haitham during his state visit to China that Beijing is ready to deepen cooperation in energy, investment and advanced technology innovation. The leaders witnessed the signing of cooperation documents covering industrial and supply chains, green development and digital finance, and discussed regional peace and stability.

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