SocietyA new Singapore study found that seven in 10 women surveyed believe taking a career break makes it harder to find suitable work later. Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau said a pause should not close doors, and workplaces need to recognise that careers are not always linear, especially for women who leave work to care for children or ageing parents.
OtherGood Morning America presents the news to start your day.
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PoliticsSingapore Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing says government agencies need to improve how they bring people together to address increasingly complex challenges. He urged public officers to work with people rather than simply do things for them, balance competing interests and trade-offs, and strengthen international links amid growing global uncertainty.
SocietyA holdout juror in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy case has spoken publicly about the tense deliberations by the jury.
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TechUS ride-hailing operator Waymo is preparing to enter Singapore with a fully autonomous, all-electric service planned for 2028. The city-state could have several hundred self-driving vehicles carrying passengers within two years.
PoliticsFrench President Emmanuel Macron has brought party leaders together at the Élysée as soaring energy prices shift attention to the economic fallout from the wars in Iran and Ukraine. Economist Renaud Foucart says the rare meeting reflects a deeper clash between economic constraints, political accountability and the approaching presidential election, while serving Macron’s legacy-building and pro-European aims.
CultureDirector Sean Menard says he found 90 reels of previously unseen footage of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope while making Run Terry Run, which premieres at TIFF on Saturday. Fox’s brother Darrell says he understands why Terry ran, but will never understand how he managed it.
PoliticsRussia is holding its first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with voters choosing 450 members of the State Duma. Critical opposition is effectively absent: opponents have been barred or fled, while the only registered anti-war party, Yabloko, was disqualified by the Supreme Court after briefly being allowed to participate.
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WorldA military F-16 fighter jet crashed into a field in Michigan on Thursday. The pilot ejected successfully just seconds before the impact.
CultureNicki Minaj, actor Dean Cain and SBA administrator Kelly Loeffler, appointed by President Donald Trump, are taking part in a Freedom 250 event at Washington’s Ronald Reagan Building. The program is called the “Supplier Matchmaking Expo, featuring the Million-Dollar Pitch Competition.”
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ScienceAn Island man paralyzed by a spinal cord injury says he is experiencing sensations absent for a long time and has regained some independence after participating in research on a new technology.
EconomyBerkshire Hathaway said 96-year-old Warren Buffett will immediately become chairman emeritus. His son, Howard Buffett, will succeed him as chairman under a long-planned succession arrangement.
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WorldIran says 313,000 people have been mobilised in Tehran to prepare for a potential crisis. Authorities say the volunteers come from different generations and backgrounds and can be trained and assigned to battalions. Participants say they do not want war but are ready to defend the country if necessary.
PoliticsA judge says the Kennedy Center board appointed by President Trump must provide 30 days’ notice before any potential demolition. The legal fight over the venue’s future continues.
CultureEarl Charles Spencer makes stunning allegations in a new memoir about then-Prince Charles, now King Charles III, and his reaction to Princess Diana’s death.
WorldDrone footage recorded on 17 September shows the Araguaia River drying up as severe drought affects Brazil’s northern basin. With the Tocantins-Araguaia basin already facing severe drought, Brazil is preparing for possible El Niño impacts in late 2026-27.
OtherA federal judge ordered Donald Trump to provide at least 30 days’ notice before undertaking renovations at the Kennedy Center. Warren Buffett plans to leave his Berkshire Hathaway chairmanship at year’s end, while an F-16 crash in Michigan prompted evacuations.
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PoliticsThe Trump administration is managing the continuing fallout from the U.S.-Iran war while escalating its trade dispute with Canada. After Prime Minister Mark Carney met European officials to strengthen Canada’s ties with the EU, Trump called the proposed EU-Canada alliance “laughable,” as the trade war moves beyond tariffs.
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TechRiki Parikh, policy director at The Alliance for Secure AI, discusses the latest reported hack involving Anthropic's technology and OpenAI, amid calls for greater regulation.
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PoliticsSouth Korea has decided against deploying troops to the Middle East amid pressure from the United States. The programme also covers a collision between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, the Bank of Japan raising rates to a 31-year high, and Singapore-China plans for Tianjin Eco-City as it nears its 20th anniversary.
SocietyDel Moral Jewelers in Brossard, Que., has been targeted four times over the past three years. Montreal police data shows jewelry store break-ins have tripled this year compared with all of 2022, prompting concern among businesses about the involvement of young suspects.
EconomyWarren Buffett is immediately leaving his role as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, with his son Howard set to replace him. Buffett will become chairman emeritus of the company.
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EconomyNestle said it was considering every option to protect its rights after the Kremlin decided to take control of the Swiss food maker’s Russian business. The move is the latest action against a Western company since the war in Ukraine began.
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WorldRussians have begun voting in a three-day parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has presented as a measure of support for the war in Ukraine. It is the first parliamentary election since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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