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• Pakistan’s military struggles to solve its Imran Khan problem

  24-09-2026 04:05 via ft.com
  Even behind bars, the former prime minister’s popularity is the greatest threat to Field Marshal Asim Munir
  
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• Tencent launches payments app for ‘China-maxxing’ foreign tourists

  24-09-2026 11:34 via ft.com
  Rival to Alipay will help overseas visitors navigate country’s largely cashless economy
  
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• Why India's Election Commission is in the eye of a storm - again

  24-09-2026 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's polling monitor is facing yet another crisis of credibility with fresh allegations against its chief.
  
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• SoftBank raises $11bn in record junk bond offering to fund OpenAI bet

  24-09-2026 10:07 via ft.com
  Yields of up to 9.75% seen as indicator of investors’ willingness to keep funding AI boom
  
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• Teen rocker Nene Royal becomes first Thai to win America's Got Talent

  24-09-2026 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Her heavy metal performance trumped nine other finalists, including magicians and even a robot crew.
  
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• UK and Germany among economies most exposed to China, new modelling shows

  24-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Study finds Europe’s efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese investment, trade and other links have produced only ‘modest’ results
  
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• UK and Germany among economies most exposed to China

  24-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Study finds Europe’s efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese investment, trade and other links have produced only ‘modest’ results
  
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• China tries on the smart glasses craze — and its privacy risks

  24-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Processing more camera data directly on the device can reduce risks but it raises component costs
  
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• Trump offers warm welcome as China's Xi arrives for US visit

  24-09-2026 05:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US treasury secretary said that the US and China had reached an agreement to extend a trade truce as Xi began his visit.
  
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• Why Pakistan’s military cannot solve its Imran Khan problem

  24-09-2026 04:05 via ft.com
  Even behind bars, the former prime minister’s popularity is the greatest threat to Field Marshal Asim Munir
  
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• Pakistan’s military cannot solve its Imran Khan problem

  24-09-2026 04:05 via ft.com
  Even behind bars, the former prime minister’s popularity is the greatest threat to Field Marshal Asim Munir
  
  Read more

• OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked an Australian health service website

  24-09-2026 03:25 via ft.com
  AI lab took months to spot the problem, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called ‘obviously unacceptable’
  
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• Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying

  24-09-2026 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game.
  
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• Xi arrives for high-stakes summit with Trump as leaders extend trade truce

  24-09-2026 01:04 via ft.com
  Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says the countries have agreed to January 10 extension
  
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• Xi arrives for high-stakes summit with Trump

  24-09-2026 01:04 via ft.com
  Gathering in Washington comes less than two months before expiry of US-China trade truce
  
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• US and China extend trade truce as Trump welcomes Xi

  24-09-2026 01:04 via ft.com
  Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says the countries have agreed to extension until January 10
  
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• A red carpet and military flyover - How Trump welcomed Xi

  24-09-2026 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two B-1 bombers that flew overhead are a key part of the US's combat arsenal, and produce a notoriously loud roar when they pass by.
  
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• Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China battle to win the AI race

  24-09-2026 00:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.
  
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• Xi Jinping arrives for high-stakes summit with Donald Trump

  23-09-2026 22:51 via ft.com
  Gathering comes less than two months before expiry of US-China trade truce
  
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• Watch: How toxic smog from wildfires is making Indonesians sick

  23-09-2026 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Around 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered from respiratory illness since August.
  
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• Trump lays a new trap for Takaichi

  23-09-2026 17:39 via ft.com
  The threat of appearing as a vassal state is growing ever more real for middle powers
  
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• Iran’s president says Tehran ready for talks but hits back at Trump’s ‘bullying’

  23-09-2026 15:13 via ft.com
  US delegation walks out as Masoud Pezeshkian delivers speech
  
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• AI industry is at a ‘crossroads’, OpenAI’s Sam Altman tells the UN

  23-09-2026 15:13 via ft.com
  Head of one of America’s top artificial intelligence companies says governments must play bigger role in regulating technology
  
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• Geely unveils sub-5 minute EV charging as battery race revs up

  23-09-2026 14:00 via ft.com
  Volvo Cars and Lotus owner is among Chinese carmakers seeking to reduce dependence on market leader CATL
  
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• Chinese carmaker unveils sub-5 minute EV battery charging

  23-09-2026 14:00 via ft.com
  Volvo Cars and Lotus owner is among Chinese carmakers seeking to reduce dependence on market leader CATL
  
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• Watch: Trump and Xi are meeting on US soil - what's at stake?

  23-09-2026 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC’s China correspondent and US editor explain everything you need to know ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington DC.
  
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• South Korea bets on Texas gas plant to satisfy Trump

  23-09-2026 06:28 via ft.com
  Seoul to fund $22bn power plant as pressure mounts to deliver on $350bn investment deal
  
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• More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia

  23-09-2026 06:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 40,000 of the cases – which range from mild coughs to pneumonia – involve toddlers.
  
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• Has Trump caged his China hawks?

  23-09-2026 06:10 via ft.com
  Xi Jinping will arrive in Washington this week to find a US president wary of jeopardising their détente
  
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• China reviews use of Broadcom hardware in data centres

  23-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Survey comes amid drive to boost domestic players and reduce reliance on foreign AI infrastructure
  
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