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Anthropic's chief calls for slowing AI development, and Altman and Musk agree
In an essay published on Saturday, Dario Amodei asks AI companies to slow the growth of their models' capabilities so that safety can catch up, and proposes a three-part framework. Sam Altman and Elon Musk say they agree. From Washington to Caracas, thirteen countries read the call according to their place in the race: regulation, jobs, sovereignty, fear of an AI beyond control.
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Volodymyr Zelensky's plane nearly hit by a drone after taking off from Moldova, Oslo says; the Kremlin denies any threat
On 9 September, the aircraft carrying Volodymyr Zelensky to Oslo was nearly hit by a drone after taking off from Moldova, according to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre; Chisinau and Kyiv say the departure was delayed by a drone threat, and one drone came down about 160 km from the airport. The Kremlin, through Dmitry Peskov, says there was no threat to the plane. A drone also entered Romanian airspace.
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Donald Trump promises $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans keep Congress
On 9 September, Donald Trump promised a $5,000 "dividend" to every American adult if Republicans keep the House and Senate in November's midterm elections, which renew all 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats. With around 270 million adults, the cost would exceed a trillion dollars; media outlets recall two similar promises that went unfulfilled, and legal scholars question the lawfulness of a payment conditioned on an election result.
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Washington destroys three Iranian tankers, Tehran says it hit three American ships
US Central Command said on Saturday 5 September that it had struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to ballistic missiles which it says the Revolutionary Guard fired at an aircraft carrier and a destroyer. Tehran calls the strikes a war crime under the United Nations Charter, and says it hit three American ships of its own. The two accounts of that night cannot be reconciled.
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Falklands: Milei announces oil sanctions and a naval base, London reasserts sovereignty, Washington leaves doubt hanging
In a national televised address on September 4, Javier Milei announced a package of decrees, a bill and a national security council targeting the Sea Lion offshore oil project, 220 kilometers north of the Falklands, along with a naval base in Tierra del Fuego. He disputes the 3,600 islanders' right to self-determination. The announcement follows remarks by Donald Trump suggesting Washington is reassessing its position; London replied with an "unshakeable commitment".
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Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin sentenced to life in prison for fraud
On 20 August, the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court sentenced Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin to life in prison for financial fraud, alongside a record fine. The ruling closes the collapse of the group whose default reshaped China's property crisis and hit foreign creditors.
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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake in Colombia: National Disaster Declared Three Days After Espriella's Inauguration
At 7:34 a.m. on Monday, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, with its epicentre in Chocó. Felt as far as Quito, Panama and Caracas, it collapsed Pereira's airport and damaged hundreds of buildings. The president, in office for three days, declared a national disaster. Depending on the newsroom, the toll runs from 111 to 138 dead — and more than 2,000 people are registered as missing.
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Infantino Faces Favouritism Allegations from His UEFA Years as FIFA Denounces a 'Concerted Effort' to Weaken Him
The Telegraph reports that UEFA paid a six-figure settlement to a former employee with whom Gianni Infantino is said to have had a relationship while he was its general secretary. UEFA confirms the payment, Infantino denies the claims 'categorically', and FIFA denounces a 'concerted and ongoing effort'. Northern Europe wants him gone; Africa and South America back him.
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Spain imposes its own border checks on Italy, which refuses to back down
Madrid gave Rome until 9 August to lift the checks imposed on 1 August, then acted: controls on travellers from Italy until 7 September. Italy extended its own. Behind the quarrel lie at least 141 dead at Ceuta, 1,342 unaccompanied minors, and an investigation into Russia-linked accounts. Twenty-two countries order these three threads differently.
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Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia's president, in Cali not Bogotá
On 7 August 2026, millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in for 2026-2030 before Milei, Kast, Noboa, Felipe VI and Infantino — but not Gustavo Petro. The ceremony was moved to Cali, the first speech delivered in a barracks, 11,000 personnel deployed. Fifteen countries describe the same man under fifteen different names: Trump ally, far-right president, anti-establishment outsider.
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Gianni Infantino Abandoned by European Football, Backed by Africa, Facing UEFA Legal Threats
After pulling his plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors, Gianni Infantino's re-election has gone from settled to uncertain: Wales, England, Serbia and Jordan have withdrawn their backing, UEFA is threatening FIFA with legal action, and both Arsène Wenger and the secretary general have distanced themselves. Twenty-one countries read the same crisis — Europe a fall, Africa a position to hold.
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