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ECONOMY & TRADE

United States: inflation climbs to 3.7% on the Iran war, Wall Street and AI stocks tumble

Gasoline is pushing prices up three weeks before the midterm elections. Markets are betting on a Fed rate hike, and artificial intelligence stocks are sliding.

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INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE

Nobel Peace Prize for Navi Pillay: the South African jurist is honoured as Washington sanctions the ICC hours later

A former judge of international criminal courts and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, 85, is honoured for her work for international law. The same day, the United States sanctioned the International Criminal Court; Israel criticised the Oslo committee's choice.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry: France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai honoured for the mirror-molecule puzzle

Henri Kagan, 95, and Kenso Soai, 76, were honoured for showing how a chemical reaction can produce only one of a molecule's two mirror-image forms. Their work underpins drug manufacturing; in France, the press hails recognition long awaited since 2001.

CONFLICTS & SECURITY

North Korea fires a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan after Seoul demands an apology over DMZ mines

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday morning that flew more than 700 kilometres toward the Sea of Japan. The launch follows Pyongyang's refusal to apologise for a mine blast that wounded South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone.

ECONOMY & TRADE

Trump and Xi display their "friendship" at the White House, with a state dinner and pandas but no progress on trade or Taiwan

On the second day of Xi Jinping's state visit, Donald Trump hailed a "truly great friendship": under two hours of talks, a state dinner with the heads of Apple, Nvidia and AMD, and two pandas promised to Atlanta's zoo. No progress was announced on trade, Taiwan, rare earths or AI; the trade truce is only extended to January 10.

DIPLOMACY & GOVERNANCE

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.

DIPLOMACY & GOVERNANCE

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.

NATURAL DISASTERS

Anak Krakatau shuts eight Indonesian airports and grounds hundreds of flights in Jakarta

The eruption of Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait suspended operations at eight Indonesian airports and paralysed part of Jakarta's air traffic. The continuous eruptive episode lasted about twenty-five hours before activity returned to a Strombolian pattern. Five fallback airports were opened around the clock. The number of passengers affected ranges from 150,000 to 170,000 depending on the source.

DIPLOMACY & GOVERNANCE

Nepal: 987 bodies recovered in Rasuwa, nearly 900 missing at eleven hydropower sites

A week after the flood triggered by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border, Kathmandu announced on 1 September 2026 that 987 bodies had been recovered in Rasuwa district and more than 12,000 people rescued. Nearly 900 remain missing at eleven hydropower sites, including workers trapped in buried tunnels. Prime Minister Balendra Shah attributes the flood to climate change and is seeking help from the Loss and Damage Fund. Death tolls differ, including between Nepali sources.

NATURAL DISASTERS

Flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border: hundreds missing, including foreign tourists

An ice and rock avalanche triggered flash floods on the border between Nepal and Chinese Tibet. Reported death tolls differ sharply between countries, from several dozen to more than a hundred and sixty, and the missing range from a few hundred to nearly fifteen hundred. Among them are foreign tourists and Mount Kailash pilgrims. India has put Bihar on flood alert, Bangladesh has offered aid, Australia is searching for thirty-four nationals.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

A Chinese humanoid robot runs the 100 metres faster than Usain Bolt at the Beijing World Humanoid Robot Games

At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the robot Tiangong Ultra ran the 100 metres in 9.39 seconds, below Usain Bolt's world record of 9.58 s, while another machine cleared 2.88 m in the high jump. Western outlets treat it first as a spectacular feat; Beijing turns it into an industrial argument, highlighting an already commercialised sector. Several newsrooms report conflicting times and the absence of independent certification.

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