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• Brics push for Gulf peace as war worries mount

  12-09-2026 16:34 via ft.com
  India-China rapprochement faces obstacles over economic and geopolitical rivalry
  
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• Time for a pause on cutting-edge AI

  14-09-2026 19:16 via ft.com
  The most advanced models are starting to escape human control
  
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• Monetary Policy Radar preview: BoJ’s September meeting

  14-09-2026 14:39 via ft.com
  The FT’s guide on what to look out for on September 18
  
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• China criticises idea it is in 'malicious competition' over AI

  14-09-2026 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It follows the Anthropic CEO's calls for a slowdown in AI development - but in a way that prevents China from pulling ahead in the race.
  
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• Hyrox apologises for allowing race to continue after athlete soils herself

  14-09-2026 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some raised concerns around hygiene while others praised the competitor's resolve to finish the race and push through adversity.
  
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• Indonesia’s Prabowo fires finance minister after just a year

  14-09-2026 12:06 via ft.com
  Turmoil in south-east Asia’s largest economy follows central bank governor’s resignation in July
  
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• Malaysian boy acquitted for murder of schoolgirl on grounds of insanity

  14-09-2026 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The killing of the 16-year-old nearly a year ago had shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about social media.
  
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• Beijing launches drone buyback in crackdown after Citic Tower crash

  14-09-2026 10:52 via ft.com
  Amnesty for banned aerial devices comes months after light aircraft struck Chinese capital’s tallest office tower
  
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• Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home

  14-09-2026 09:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police were called after the man's wife became concerned and asked neighbours to check on her family.
  
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• Pressure over Japan nuclear restart led to data manipulation, report finds

  14-09-2026 08:05 via ft.com
  Committee’s probe of Chubu Electric throws into doubt country’s pivot back to atomic power 15 years after Fukushima disaster
  
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• Japanese utility halts nuclear reactor restart after data manipulation scandal

  14-09-2026 08:05 via ft.com
  Chubu Electric’s decision marks setback in country’s pivot back to atomic power 15 years after Fukushima disaster
  
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• Hostile forces using AI for ‘cognitive warfare’ against China, spy agency warns

  14-09-2026 07:15 via ft.com
  Beijing signals growing concern over how rapid advances in technology could be used against the country
  
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• China’s spy agency warns of AI risk to national security

  14-09-2026 07:15 via ft.com
  Beijing signals growing concern over how rapid advances in technology could be used against the country
  
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• Japan’s central bank set for pivotal moment on rates

  14-09-2026 06:15 via ft.com
  Governor Kazuo Ueda is facing competing pressures from Tokyo and Washington
  
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• Police say it could take months to identify Philippine ferry fire victims

  14-09-2026 06:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 76 people died in the fire, with authorities saying that the shortest it could take to identify victims would be "weeks".
  
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• ‘Offensively cheap’: solar power is looking up

  14-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Chinese-made panels on rooftops across the world are changing the facts of life for big utilities
  
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• Why a fresh wave of North Korean soldiers may fight in Russia's war in Ukraine

  14-09-2026 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North Korea will continue to send its soldiers to fight in Russia's war, but only for as long as it is profitable to do so, writes the BBC's Quentin Sommerville.
  
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• The Himalayas are melting faster - and India's economy is 'at risk'

  14-09-2026 00:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new report warns Himalayan glaciers are melting faster, threatening India’s water, economy and communities.
  
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• Trump rejects calls from tech bosses for AI slowdown

  13-09-2026 23:34 via ft.com
  President denounces demands for regulation as existential fears over technology move to the centre of US politics
  
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• Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China

  13-09-2026 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".
  
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• Donald Trump rejects calls from tech bosses for an AI slowdown

  13-09-2026 17:42 via ft.com
  President denounces demands for regulation as existential fears over technology move to the centre of US politics
  
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• Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea

  13-09-2026 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ships and helicopters are searching for those missing from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.
  
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• Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions

  13-09-2026 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brics members agree they need a new global order but it's harder to answer what should replace it and how to get there.
  
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• Benchmarking and bonuses: why Singapore pays its politicians like bankers

  13-09-2026 05:39 via ft.com
  The city-state has some of the best-paid ministers in the world
  
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• Private equity plans to put the swing back into Japan’s golf tour

  13-09-2026 04:50 via ft.com
  NSSK founder Jun Tsusaka wants to emulate the success of US PGA
  
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• India’s central bank tells Tata Sons to take conglomerate public

  12-09-2026 18:20 via ft.com
  RBI rejects group’s appeal against forced listing, setting the stage for what could become India’s biggest IPO
  
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• Death toll from Philippines ferry fire rises to 76, with more still missing

  12-09-2026 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.
  
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• The offbeat remaking of Singapore’s Jalan Besar

  12-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  In the north-east of the city, the neighbourhood has emerged as a vibrant design hub thriving on an exuberant lack of planning
  
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• South Korea arms itself to protect chip secrets from foreign spies

  12-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Seoul broadens its espionage legislation for the first time in more than seven decades
  
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• When an avalanche killed climber Nirmal Purja, his friends faced the hardest mission of all

  12-09-2026 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mountaineer Mingma G tells the BBC about the climb to bring home the bodies of his closest friends.
  
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