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Warnings over Gaza aid; explosion in South Korea, and more
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Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief diplomat, warned that “no help is entering into Gaza” as much of the aid arriving at the border is “not used”.
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Dozens more OpenAI hacks; Trump reportedly rejects Iran ceasefire offer, and more
14:51|OpenAI said that its artificial-intelligence agents may have hacked “dozens” of websites of international institutions, including governments, universities and public agencies; The Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump had rejected a seven-day ceasefire deal offered by Iran on Thursday.
20260926. Saudi Arabia’s allies rally; Trump’s win on voter database, and more
04:03||Ep. 20260926ArcelorMittal said it was stopping production at Ukraine’s biggest steel plant
Trump’s win on voter database; Saudi Arabia’s allies rally, and more
14:56|America’s Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue using a broad database that lets states verify the citizenship of registered voters; Military leaders from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan said they would hold an emergency meeting to discuss escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Trump described his meeting with Xi as 'great'; Netanyahu’s combative UN speech, and more
11:17|Donald Trump met Xi Jinping at the White House, describing the talks as “great”, although the agenda was less substantial than the pomp. Also, Israel’s prime minister called his critics “phoney human-rights protesters” and defended Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
20260925. Trump’s “great” meeting with Xi; Netanyahu’s combative UN speech, and more
03:52||Ep. 20260925Donald Trump described his meeting with Xi Jinping at the White House as “great”.
Trump’s “great” meeting with Xi; Netanyahu’s combative UN speech, and more
11:30|Donald Trump described his meeting with Xi Jinping at the White House as “great"; Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, delivered a combative speech at the UN General Assembly, casting his critics as “phoney human-rights protesters”
Xi arrives in Washington; Treasury yields jump, and more
11:49|Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews ahead of a long-planned summit. Also, American Treasury yields jumped as investors weighed rising prices, volatile oil markets and future interest-rate hikes.
20260924. American Treasuries jump; Iran’s president hits back at Trump, and more
04:02||Ep. 20260924Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly that he could either make a deal with Iran to end the war or he could “annihilate the Islamic republic”.
American Treasuries jump; Iran’s president hits back at Trump, and more
12:28|American Treasury yields jumped as investors weighed rising prices, volatile oil markets and future interest-rate hikes; Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran “cannot be made to surrender”; At the UN General Assembly, Iran’s president also accused America of breaking international law by striking civilian targets, including a girls’ school, and assassinating the country’s supreme leader.