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Citi CEO Sees ‘Tsunami’ of Patching to Secure AI DefenseTech

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser said companies are racing to strengthen defenses around artificial-intelligence models. Discussing the AI revolution, she called the arrival of Mythos “not a good day.”

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LIVE: UNHRC discusses human rights violations in Iran, UkraineWorld

The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council is debating a report on human rights violations in Iran. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine is expected to follow with an update to the council.

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USTR Greer Discusses China Trade, Diesel Exports and CanadaEconomy

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer discusses trade negotiations with China, the possibility of banning diesel exports, relations with Canada and renegotiation of the USMCA.

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US and Iran trade threats as fears of return to all-out war mountWorld

The US and Iran are exchanging threats as fears grow that an all-out war could return. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was ready for a “long-term war” using strategic weapons that have not yet been deployed, while Trump told Fox News he was weighing “if and when” to destroy the entire nation.

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Trump and Xi to Meet Amid Friction Over Wars, Technology and TradePolitics

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are preparing to meet in Washington, with technological supremacy and unresolved economic friction high on the agenda. As a trade-truce deadline approaches, talks are expected to focus on artificial intelligence competition, semiconductor export policy and possible Chinese EV manufacturing in the US, amid tariff disputes and tensions involving Taiwan and Iran.

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Israeli attacks kill three Palestinians, including a child, across GazaWorld

A series of Israeli military attacks across Gaza killed three Palestinians, including a child, in separate incidents. The child was shot in the chest in the south, a 31-year-old woman was shot in the head in Deir el-Balah, and a Palestinian man was killed in Jabalia. Al Jazeera says such incidents have become a “daily routine” for families near Israeli military positions.

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‘Foot on their NECK’: Waltz touts new PRESSURE on IranWorld

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz says the Trump administration is renewing pressure on Iran, stressing the importance of enforcing economic sanctions and outlining President Donald Trump’s upcoming diplomatic meetings with Gulf partners. He also discusses Ukraine’s large drone offensive against Russian oil and logistics networks.

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Preview: The Dosa King’s deadly obsessionSociety

The Dosa King built an empire. After a woman rejects him, her husband is found dead, launching a pursuit of justice. The preview asks whether his wealth and power can protect him, ahead of Season 2 of True Crime Reports.

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Typhoon hits Japan: Nearly two million urged to evacuateWorld

Powerful Typhoon Dujuan is battering Tokyo and is expected to bring record rainfall. Almost two million people across five prefectures are under evacuation orders, while 50,000 homes have lost power. A landslide destroyed a house in Kanagawa, where a woman may be buried alive, and a man trapped clearing debris in Chiba was hospitalised. About 300 flights were cancelled and some trains suspended.

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West Bank: Israeli settler, Palestinian killed in latest violenceWorld

Violence erupted again in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday. Israeli forces arrested a suspected Palestinian gunman accused of killing an Israeli man, while soldiers separately shot dead a Palestinian driver whom the military said had tried to run them over.

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REPLAY: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks after regional election defeatPolitics

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and CDU representatives held a press conference on Monday, September 21, after the party suffered its worst regional election defeat in postwar Germany. The CDU fell below the 5% threshold for entering the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state parliament, while Merz called the result a “disaster”.

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Midterm elections: Trump looms large over 2026 vote as Democrats eye gainsPolitics

With the US midterm elections six weeks away, polls suggest Democrats could retake the House in what some describe as a “blue wave”, while the Senate remains less certain. Trump has intensified campaigning, spending heavily on advertising and proposing $5,000 payments for voters who support Republicans.

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More than 86,000 displaced by latest fighting in Yemen’s TaizWorld

Fresh clashes with Houthi forces in the western countryside of Yemen’s Taiz province have driven more than 86,000 people from their homes. Taiz city, under blockade since 2015 and linked to southern governorates by only one route, is taking in most of the displaced despite limited resources. Many families have been uprooted repeatedly, prompting calls for urgent international humanitarian intervention.

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Sorbonne professor Hans Stark: ‘Merz is in a very, very fragile situation’Politics

The far-right AfD says it has become Germany’s new “people’s party” after securing its second regional election victory in two weeks, increasing pressure on the poorly performing CDU and Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The far-left party also made gains with a third regional win, its latest in Berlin. Sorbonne professor Hans Stark said Merz is now in a very fragile situation.

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Trump's favorite 2026 campaign target is BidenPolitics

A Reuters review finds that US President Donald Trump has mentioned Joe Biden nearly 900 times this year. Biden remains central to political debate as Republicans seek to retain control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.

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