PoliticsPresident Trump and China’s president delivered remarks at a state dinner.
PoliticsPresident Trump and China’s president delivered remarks at a state dinner.
WorldFighting has broken out again in northern Ethiopia, putting at risk the peace agreement that ended the devastating Tigray war in 2022. The Ethiopian government and Tigray’s leaders blame each other for the latest violence, prompting fears that the conflict could spread across the region.
WorldRussian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and northeastern Ukraine killed eight people, officials said. The attacks hit locations including a maternity hospital and a farm.
Politics6:40Israel’s Central Elections Committee voted to disqualify the United Arab List and Joint List from next month’s election and bar Sami Abu Shehadeh and Ofer Cassif. They were accused of supporting terrorism and denying Israel as a Jewish state. The Joint List said Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir were trying to deter 1.2 million Palestinian citizens of Israel from voting. The decisions still require final approval by Israel’s Supreme Court.
SocietyWhat is the difference between a best-before date and a use-by or expiry date, and what should people consider before eating food past its best-before date? Singapore discards about 800,000 tonnes of food waste annually, while the government is expected to announce more details next year on donating food past its best-before date.
SocietyThe article explains the difference between “best before” and “use by/expiry” dates, and what to check before eating food past its stated date. Singapore discards about 800,000 tonnes of food waste annually, while the government is expected to announce more details next year on donating food past its best-before date.
PoliticsThe military review featured Trump and the First Lady alongside the president of the People’s Republic of China and Madame Peng.
PoliticsPresident Trump and the First Lady took part in an arrival ceremony for China’s president and Madame Peng. President Trump and the Chinese president then delivered remarks.
PoliticsFederal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s access to the White House. The outlets had been barred by President Donald Trump, and Kelly ruled that revoking the reporters’ press badges lacked “constitutionally adequate due process.”
PoliticsA federal judge directed the White House to let CNN, MS NOW and Politico regain access without delay. NBC News reporters Nikki Battiste and Gary Grumbach cover the ruling.
CultureTheranos founder and convicted felon Elizabeth Holmes offers an intimate view of her family life in a trailer for an upcoming documentary, while maintaining that she did not do anything wrong.
WorldMexico closed several Pacific ports to navigation as powerful Category 4 Hurricane Polo moved offshore near the country’s southwestern coast.
WorldIsraeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon discusses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming address to the U.N. General Assembly and responds to a proposed Gaza recovery plan, while hinting that “surprises” are in store during the speech.
PoliticsA protest is taking place outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington as Chinese President Xi Jinping meets President Trump during his state visit to the United States.
World2:28:07Live coverage begins at 2 p.m. Paris time as crowds welcome Pope Leo XIV at Place de la Concorde and along the Champs-Élysées. A large open-air Mass is due to start at 3 p.m.
PoliticsNew polling shows deep American skepticism about the conflict in Iran, while an increasing number of Republican candidates distance themselves from President Trump. The FBI is investigating a potential hack, and Six Flags faces mounting lawsuits over alleged brain injuries suffered by roller-coaster riders.
TechMeta has introduced the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first smart glasses without cameras, in an effort to tackle privacy concerns associated with earlier models. Yet removing the cameras has not put those concerns to rest. Aditya Soni examines the glasses more closely.
World1:15:27Watch live as Pope Leo XIV travels through central Paris in the Popemobile on Friday, September 25, beginning at 4 p.m. Paris time. His route runs from Notre-Dame-des-Champs to Place Saint-Michel, where he will meet faithful gathered to welcome him.
SocietyPolice clashed with protesters in Madrid after María del Carmen Abascal, known as “Maricarmen,” was forcibly evicted from the flat where she had lived on Sainz de Baranda Street since 1956. The Madrid Tenants' Union and the UN had opposed the eviction.
HealthAn FDA advisory panel has backed a blood test designed to screen for dozens of cancers, bringing the test closer to possible FDA approval.
TechWarnings about AI’s rapid progress include a senior Anthropic safety researcher’s estimate that it could carry a 10% chance of causing human extinction within a decade. Calls for coordinated US action and slower development contrast with Donald Trump’s concern that restraint would surrender American leadership. China’s industry is accelerating too, sharpening disagreements over AI regulation and development.
PoliticsUS President Donald Trump opened Xi Jinping’s three-day Washington summit with a military flypast and a 100ft (30m) red carpet. In an unusual gesture, Trump met the Chinese president’s entourage at the airport before he and Melania Trump welcomed Xi and Peng Liyuan at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
PoliticsTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US and China had agreed to extend their trade truce by two months as Xi Jinping arrived in the US for his first state visit in 11 years. Meta introduced a palm-sized device dedicated to its Muse AI assistant, expanding its push into AI hardware.
OtherThe former mistress of Caleb Flynn testified that she believes he killed his wife, Ashley Flynn. Prosecutors accuse the former pastor and fourth-season “American Idol” contestant of fatally shooting her in their bedroom and staging the scene to suggest an intruder was responsible. Flynn, 40, is on trial in Miami County, Ohio.