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What’s at stake in Quebec’s election?Politics

Le Devoir columnist Emilie Nicolas and La Presse columnist Michel C. Auger assess the state of Quebec’s provincial election as five party leaders make their pitches to voters in the campaign’s final debate.

CCBC News
Trump, Xi Spotlight AI RivalryTech

Bloomberg’s Balance of Power examines the Trump-Xi meeting at the White House and the rivalry between the US and China over artificial intelligence. Guests include Democratic Senator Michael Bennet, EqualAI CEO Miriam Vogel and Republican Senator Steve Daines.

BBloomberg Television
Why Ethiopia’s new rebel alliance could transform the Tigray conflictWorld

Ethiopia’s battle lines have shifted dramatically as armed groups that once fought on opposing sides form a new alliance. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front and six other opposition groups are now aligned against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government, while clashes between Tigrayan forces and the federal government intensify.

DDW News
Abbas says international community must not allow another NakbaWorld

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the international community must prevent another Nakba. Justin Thomas Russell, executive director of the Council on International Mediation and the Global Foreign Policy Center, joins TRT World from New York for special coverage of the UN General Assembly.

TTRT World
Netanyahu defends Israel’s war strategy in UN speech after mass walkoutWorld

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s military actions in a UN General Assembly speech, saying the country would continue fighting what he described as a seven-front war. He focused on Iran’s nuclear programme, October 7, 2023, Hamas and Hezbollah, praised Donald Trump and US-Israel military cooperation, and defended Israel’s actions in Gaza and the wider region.

AAl Jazeera English
Trump-Xi summit dismisses calls for global AI oversightTech

As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Washington, the world’s two biggest powers appear to agree that now is not the time for global regulation of artificial intelligence. Their White House dinner follows news that OpenAI had hacked the Australian government, raising questions about who will hold US tech companies accountable.

FFrance 24 English
Trump Speaks at Welcoming Ceremony for Xi Jinping’s State VisitPolitics

President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan at the White House on September 24. Trump said he and Xi had built a “truly great friendship” based on mutual respect and the shared interests of their peoples, and would discuss trade, security, technology and superintelligence during the visit.

VVOA Chinese
UK PM calls football-stand alcohol ban ‘discrimination’Sports

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called the ban on drinking alcohol in view of the pitch during men’s football matches “discrimination”. He said football fans should not be singled out and suggested a trial change. The restriction applies to clubs in England’s top five men’s football tiers, while other sports are not subject to it.

BBBC News
UN delegates walk out as Netanyahu prepares to address General AssemblyWorld

Dozens of delegates left the room in support of Palestine as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approached the podium at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday. Other delegates applauded and chanted “Am Yisrael Chai,” meaning “the people of Israel live,” in support of Netanyahu.

GGuardian News
Yemenis say they lack enough water in Taiz campWorld

Displaced families in a makeshift camp in Yemen’s Taiz province say they are struggling to obtain enough water after fleeing nearby areas affected by fighting involving Houthi forces.

RReuters
Delegates walk out as Benjamin Netanyahu begins his U.N. speechWorld

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday that attacking Iran was “one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make.” He denounced the many delegates who left the U.N. General Assembly when he began speaking as “moral cowards.”

TThe Associated Press
Thousands of pumpkins form David Attenborough mosaicCulture

A British farm has broken its own world record for the largest squash mosaic by arranging thousands of pumpkins into a portrait of naturalist David Attenborough.

RReuters
Bitcoin’s Next Supercycle: Why a Supply Shock Could Send Prices SoaringEconomy

Transform Ventures CEO and author Michael Terpin says he believes the bear market is over and that Bitcoin’s long climb back has begun. He projects a path to $120,000 by late next year and discusses a possible collision of presidential and stock-market cycles in 2028–29, million-dollar bitcoin and an altcoin supercycle.

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