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• EXPLAINER - UN General Assembly: What did world leaders say about AI?

  23-09-2026 17:18 via article.wn.com
  Artificial intelligence emerges as major theme at UN General AssemblyLeaders offer different visions for governing rapidly advancing technology Trump rejects global controls, while Türkiye, Brazil, UK, France and Finland call for international rules, safeguards or cooperation Artificial intelligence emerged as a major theme at the opening of the UN General Assembly, with world leaders warning about everything from autonomous weapons and disinformation to concentrated technological power and
  
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• Zelenskyy says Ukraine sent 2 North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
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• Xi Jinping says China and US should be partners, not rivals in Trump talks

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Xi Jinping says China and US should be partners, not rivals in Trump talks ......
  
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• World News Live Updates: Xi Jinping says China and US should be partners, not rivals

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
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• Watch: Trump winces as B-1 bombers roar overhead, Xi beside him stays unfazed

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Watch: Trump winces as B-1 bombers roar overhead, Xi beside him stays unfazed ......
  
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• US targets birth tourism with new visa curbs

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Washington: The United States has announced visa restrictions targeting people who knowingly engage in or facilitate birth tourism, alongside a new public portal to report suspected visa fraud, including fabricated job offers and sham marriages. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the restrictions would cover participants and commercial networks that arrange travel to the United States for the purpose of securing American citizenship through childbirth. Certain family members could also be cover
  
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• US plans to stop diesel exports. Will Turkey look to India for a fuel lifeline?

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  US plans to stop diesel exports. Will Turkey look to India for a fuel lifeline? ......
  
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• Trump Welcomes Xi Jinping in US: Historic State Visit, Trade Ties & Key Bilateral Talks

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Trump Welcomes Xi Jinping in US: Historic State Visit, Trade Ties & Key Bilateral Talks ......
  
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• Trump Welcomes Xi Jinping in US Amid High-Stakes Summit on Trade and Global Tensions

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Trump Welcomes Xi Jinping in US Amid High-Stakes Summit on Trade and Global Tensions ......
  
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• Trump administration targets birth tourism with visa curbs: Who could face restrictions under new policy

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Secretary of State Marco...
  
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• Transport crisis: Up to 80% of Philippine provincial buses stop running as fuel prices soar

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Up to 80 per cent of provincial buses in the Philippines have stopped running while city bus operators in the capital, Metro Manila, slashed their active fleets by 20 per cent as fuel prices soar and fare adjustments remain prohibited. After three consecutive weeks of major oil price hikes caused by continuing violence in major global oil supply routes in the Middle East, approximately 5,600 provincial buses have become immobile in terminals and depots. The Provincial Bus Operators Association o
  
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• Mystery men emerge from New York City sewers near Netanyahu's hotel

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Security cameras near a New York City hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was planning to stay captured three men emerging from sewers before dawn on Wednesday, the New York Police Department said. This appearance by these mysterious scavengers does not appear to be connected to...
  
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• Mid-autumn festival gala reflects Cambodia-China cultural harmony

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  PHNOM PENH, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- A Mid-Autumn Festival gala came alive in Phnom Penh on Wednesday evening as Chinese and Cambodian artists delivered a captivating joint performance, beautifully reflecting the cultural harmony between the two nations. The vibrant, two-hour...
  
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• Japan's 10-year gov't bond yield hits highest level since Sept. 1996

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield temporarily spiked to 3.055 percent on Wednesday,...
  
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• Japan's 10-year bond yield hits 30-year high following sell-off in Treasurys

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Japanese 10-year government bond yield rose to a 30-year high on Thursday, following a surge in Treasury yields. ......
  
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• Interview: Pinglu Canal to deepen Malaysia-China logistics, industrial cooperation: Malaysian business leader

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The opening of China's Pinglu Canal will significantly shorten transport distances and reduce logistics costs between ASEAN and western China, while creating new opportunities for Malaysian enterprises to expand their presence in the Chinese market, a Malaysian business leader has said. Looi Hei Tyng, deputy president of The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce...
  
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• Fishing through conflict: How life has changed for fishermen along Strait of Hormuz

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  The Strait of Hormuz is usually discussed in terms of oil tankers, shipping routes and global trade. But for thousands of fishermen living along its shores, it is also their workplace. Months of conflict and heightened security around one of the world's most important waterways have changed what it means to make a living from the sea, with fishermen facing risks at sea, higher operating costs and restrictions on where they can fish. Yet there is an unexpected side to the story. Despite the disru
  
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• Fire in San Jose? Santa Clara residents complain of smoke too as Angel Island vegetation ...

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
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• Expert urges prioritizing protection of children from haze in Southeast Asia

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing haze in Southeast Asia has pushed air quality to hazardous levels, with children especially vulnerable to heightened physiological and developmental risks from airborne...
  
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• El Nino could cause 19,300 extra heat deaths in Indonesia

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  T his year's powerful El Nino weather pattern could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide through February as it...
  
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• Chinese President Xi Jinping Lands in US, Welcomed by Donald Trump at Airport

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Chinese President Xi Jinping Lands in US, Welcomed by Donald Trump at Airport ......
  
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• China’s Xi arrives in US, gets rare airport welcome from Trump

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on a three-day visit to a warm welcome from US President Donald Trump, who received him at the airport amid pomp and fanfare. The aircraft carrying Xi and Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan touched down at the Joint Base Andrews in Maryland near here at 5.39 pm local time on Wednesday (3.09 am IST, Thursday) for the second summit meeting with Trump in less than six months. Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump were waiting at the foot of the ladd
  
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• Britain returns 12 cultural relics, artworks to China

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Britain returned 12 cultural relics and artworks to China at a handover ceremony held at the Chinese Embassy in Britain on Wednesday evening. Rao...
  
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• Beau Lamarre-Condon sized up surfboard bag against friend before allegedly murdering Sydney couple, court told

  24-09-2026 05:03 via article.wn.com
  Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies before concealing bodies in bags purchased from sports store...
  
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• Words long used in Caribbean, Bermuda are now part of Oxford dictionary

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  SAN JUAN (PUERTO RICO): More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean got an official nod on Wednesday from the Oxford English Dictionary. First in line is “bimpert,” a Bermudian word of unknown origin that is used to describe a stupid or foolish person. People on the tiny island in the north Atlantic often use it in this traditional phrase: “A bimpert is justah wuffless bye,” which roughly...
  
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• Victorian Councils Say Data Centre Approvals Sideline Them, Call for Moratorium

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Local government bodies in Melbourne’s west and north have told a Senate inquiry they want a moratorium on new AI data...
  
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• U.S. says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON > President Donald...
  
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• Two dead in Kyiv as Russia launches fresh missile attack - mayor

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early this morning with ballistic missiles, killing two people and injuring six, as debris crashed down on several ⁠districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Mr Klitschko, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said one of the dead had been in the car park of a maternity hospital. Three of the six injured were medical...
  
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• RAF Hawk T2 crashes and explodes near airbase in Wales

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  A Royal Air Force Hawk T2 training aircraft crashed near RAF Valley on Anglesey in north Wales on Wednesday after both pilots ejected from the jet shortly after takeoff. The two pilots were later treated for minor injuries.According to The Guardian, the aircraft had just taken off from RAF Valley when it appeared to develop trouble and...
  
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• Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan after accusing Kabul of shelling border posts

  24-09-2026 04:42 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan after accusing Kabul of shelling border posts. ......
  
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