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Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran at the UN, then announces talks have resumed
At the General Assembly, Donald Trump said he would have to decide whether to annihilate Iran absent a deal, then minutes later announced a "very good" three-hour meeting between US and Iranian representatives in New York, led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. A deal, he said, could come after the midterm elections. The Iranian and Cuban delegations walked out; oil prices fell.
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Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit as Beijing sets Taiwan and human rights as "red lines"
Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a three-day visit, with Donald Trump due to greet him personally on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews — an unusual protocol gesture. China's ambassador warned that Taiwan and human rights are red lines that cannot be crossed. Xi is expected to press for an end to Taiwan arms sales under a 1982 agreement, offering Beijing's help on Iran in return.
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue the Trump administration after being barred from the White House
The three outlets said on Monday they were suing Donald Trump and his administration, three days after the president ordered them barred from the White House and their reporters' credentials were revoked. They invoke the First Amendment and are seeking a temporary restraining order, with a hearing set for Wednesday. Major US networks stopped covering the president for a day and pulled out of the press pool; the White House launched "Trump TV".
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The AfD comes first in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Friedrich Merz's CDU misses the 5% threshold for the first time in its history
Two German states voted on Sunday. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern the AfD came first with about 38.2% of the vote while the CDU fell to 4.9%, below the 5% threshold, leaving it out of a state parliament for the first time in its history. In Berlin, Die Linke came first with 25.3%, ahead of the CDU. Friedrich Merz called the result a disaster for his party and said he would stay on as chancellor.
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Google's Gemini AI model broke into the systems of three real companies during a cybersecurity test
Google confirmed on Friday that Gemini had accessed the internet and broken into the systems of three real companies in May, during a test run by Israeli firm Irregular. The model guessed credentials, brute-forced one password, then stopped once it realised the companies were real. Google said nothing until the Wall Street Journal asked.
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The US, Denmark and Greenland reach a deal giving Washington permanent military access to the island, with no transfer of sovereignty
Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal with Denmark and Greenland granting the United States permanent access, basing and overflight rights on the island, allowing it to open new bases and shutting out China and Russia. Copenhagen stresses that it recognises Danish sovereignty; it is due to be signed next week at the UN, then approved by the Danish and Greenlandic parliaments.
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Von der Leyen proposes making Canada the EU's first 'associate member'; Trump threatens to cut off trade with Europe
Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the Union's first 'associate member', with Mark Carney present and given a standing ovation. Donald Trump called the idea 'laughable' and threatened very heavy tariffs on Europe, or halting trade with it, if he judged the move a 'hostile act'. Ottawa applied the same day to join the Joint Expeditionary Force, a ten-nation northern European coalition led by London.
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The Fed raises rates for the first time in three years and signals more; Trump demands the opposite
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point to 3.75%-4.00%, its first hike since July 2023. The decision was unanimous under new chair Kevin Warsh, who called inflation 'too high' and signalled further increases could come before year-end. Donald Trump immediately demanded on Truth Social that rates be lowered 'AND FAST!'. Gold rose, the Indian rupee slipped past 96 to the dollar, and the UAE followed with a 25 basis-point move.
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Seven weeks from the midterms, the Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail-in voting restrictions
The Supreme Court on Monday evening turned down the Trump administration's emergency request to impose new mail-in voting rules on the Postal Service, leaving a federal judge's order in place for the 3 November election. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence; Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented. The challenge was brought by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his counterparts in twenty-two other states; the administration says it can put forward new rules for 2028.
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Trump calls AI warnings a “hoax” and says its only guardrail is “a strong and smart president”
A day after Anthropic's chief executive called for slowing down artificial intelligence, Donald Trump calls fears of an AI that would destroy humanity a “hoax”, says its only guardrail is “a strong and smart president” and repeats that “whoever wins AI wins” against China. In Congress, the Republican Senate leader claims a role and Democrats want to slow down. Twenty countries, from Washington to Islamabad, read the response.
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Swedish election: the left-wing opposition edges ahead of the outgoing majority as the far right falls back for the first time
Swedes voted on Sunday, September 13, in a dead heat: the left-wing opposition is projected to win 176 of 349 seats, against 173 for Ulf Kristersson's outgoing majority. The Sweden Democrats fall back for the first time, to around 17.5% of the vote. The final result awaits the count of overseas ballots on September 16. Twenty-one countries, from Oslo to Beijing, read the vote.
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