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• US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN finds The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Pakistan strikes militant hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 28; Kabul disputes toll The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• India-New Zealand FTA ratified, will enter into force on October 20 The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• RIL selloff wipes off Rs 4 lakh crore from market value as shares drop 21% in 2026 so far. Should you buy now? Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• Ukraine war briefing: Russia to ‘intensify’ attacks on Kyiv after Moscow hit with mass drone strikes The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• North Korea fires unidentified projectile into East Sea: Seoul The Hindu · 2026-09-20
• Special swaps rake in $143.5 billion in forex inflows: FCNR(B) scheme leads with $133 billion Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• U.S. halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut at construction site The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• Paramount reaches deal with states to settle their case challenging Warner buyout, AP source say The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• ‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• U.S. Treasury chief says Iran airlines to be ‘shut down’ on September 23 The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• Irish privacy regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• 18 suspects in 2021 Haiti president’s killing sent to US for trial South China Morning Post · 2026-09-20
• No reopening of Strait of Hormuz until Iran’s conditions are met, says Ghalibaf The Hindu · 2026-09-20
• Healthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• US stocks: US market ends sharply higher as AI optimism reignites and Treasury yields retreat Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• Incentive scheme on the cards for critical mineral recycling: G Kishan Reddy Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• ED files chargesheet against EaseMyTrip promoter Nishant Pitti in Mahadev betting app case The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• Charges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protest The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Cameroon: Thousands flee the Far North after Boko Haram attack [Africanews Today] Africanews · 2026-09-21
• FCNR(B) $133bn windfall: Banks gain funding boost, face future refinancing test The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• UPI heads towards a code-less era, a decade after its debut The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• RBI issues norms on capital requirements for market risk under Basel III for banks Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• Amnesty accuses M23 rebels of killings and abuses at Congo mines Africanews · 2026-09-21
• In a China first, low-altitude sector hits turbulence as subsidies face reality check South China Morning Post · 2026-09-21
• Fears over interest rate rise and jobs send UK consumer confidence to three-year low The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Air traffic control failure disrupts flights in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England – business live The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Iran says large numbers of army ground forces remain deployed along borders Africanews · 2026-09-21
• China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty and corruption Moneycontrol · 2026-09-21
• Gov't plans 1.19 mil. public sale, rental homes amid housing price pressures The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• KB Kookmin Bank, SAP Korea expand push for next-generation corporate finance The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• Chinese steel cuts raise hopes for Korean steelmakers The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• Japan: Typhoon Dujuan sparks flood, landslide warnings Deutsche Welle · 2026-09-21
• ‘RAMageddon’: tech crunch hikes the price of your next iPhone by £100 The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Bunker mentality: the Nordics’ cold war shelters being given a new lease of life The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• LG Energy Solution eyes US ESS market with local production bases The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Geopolitical risks see institutional investors rush to stockpile cash, survey finds South China Morning Post · 2026-09-21
• ‘It’s unrecognisable’: How being a tax haven has changed Jersey The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Whiplashed middle powers seek new alliances as Trump rages on world stage The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• More Australians will die than be born by 2060s as major government report lays bare lower growth future The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• RBI eases compliance for certification of KYC copies for foreign portfolio investors Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• South Korea steps up to plug Europe’s jet fuel deficit South China Morning Post · 2026-09-21
• Jane Street bets big on leveraged ETF swaps Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• Exports up 78% in first 20 days of Sept. The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say South China Morning Post · 2026-09-20
• Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing campaign The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Baltic spy chiefs warn Moscow is preparing for more decisive action in Europe The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Israeli settler killed in West Bank, suspect arrested The Hindu · 2026-09-20
• Germany faces energy tax losses as EV sales rise Deutsche Welle · 2026-09-20
• David Sacks: meet Trump’s AI whisperer pushing for limited regulation The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• RNLI warns supporters their personal information may have been hacked The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Anthropic, Accenture to invest $2 billion in AI model evaluation as safety concerns rise The Hindu · 2026-09-20
• AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat | Heather Stewart The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Uganda suspends military cooperation with Turkey amid political tensions Africanews · 2026-09-20
• Swire Coca-Cola gets robots for heavy lifting in satisfying Chinese consumers’ thirst South China Morning Post · 2026-09-21
• Canada’s British Columbia sues OpenAI in US court over school shooting South China Morning Post · 2026-09-21
• Trump’s approval rating falls to career low of 32% as high living costs bite, poll shows South China Morning Post · 2026-09-21
• Tunisia: At least 11 detained following protest for release of activists Africanews · 2026-09-21
• The Guardian view on Friedrich Merz: Germany’s chancellor must change course to halt the rise of the AfD | Editorial The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Mark Carney is making an eloquent case for an alliance sidelining the US | Ted Widmer The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• ‘Don’t spend $20 on an acai bowl’: gen Z are shunning private equity’s restaurant takeover The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Nuclear power is back on Southeast Asia's energy agenda Deutsche Welle · 2026-09-21
• Crypto outlook: Why RWA utilization may matter more than issuance, Binance Research explains Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• US refuses visas for Iran UN delegation members: state media Moneycontrol · 2026-09-21
• US proposes AI safety mechanism in talks with China Deutsche Welle · 2026-09-21
• Farm, fisheries groups launch task force to oppose CPTPP entry The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030 The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Australia news live: Hastie ‘open minded’ on return of baby bonus to counter ageing population concerns The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Australia news live: Telstra and other telcos ‘can no longer be trusted’ with triple zero service, Sarah Hanson-Young says The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• BOK launches pilot program for 24-hour offshore won settlement The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• Only 160 apprenticeship starts in eight months on Labour’s flagship scheme The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Korea's trade reliance up in 2024: BOK data The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• Volatile yen draws intervention watch, other currencies subdued Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• UPI MDR: 18% GST to add cost for exempt businesses, hit thin-margin sectors Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• Macron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensions The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Stronger won to test chip, display firms' Q3 profitability The Korea Times · 2026-09-20
• India Inc, individuals could soon get to settle fund diversion cases Economic Times · 2026-09-20
• SpaceX stock transfers raise compliance questions for Indian HNIs Economic Times · 2026-09-20
• New party emerges as a frontrunner as Israel goes to polls amid Netanyahu’s waning appeal The Hindu · 2026-09-20
• Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Old era of jingoism, equating Nepali nationalism with anti-Indianism, is over: Nepal Finance Minister The Hindu · 2026-09-20
• Trump’s ‘biggest miscalculation’? How one adviser steered the great AI freakout The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Gaza children return to school after years of war and displacement Africanews · 2026-09-20
• ‘Do you have to be dead?’: US coalminers plead for benefits as black-lung disease cases surge The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Housing prices surge near new Huanggang Port as buyers eye ‘dual-city’ lifestyle South China Morning Post · 2026-09-20
• businessline’s 8th Changemaker Awards to be presented by Finance Minister The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• Europe is under attack from three sides – but the EU and Nato are unfit to defend us | Nathalie Tocci The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Discovery of new Australian stick insect species reveals case of mistaken identity The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• The AfD thrives in the absence of mainstream parties that speak to people’s daily lives | Letters The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Calcutta HC allows TMC Mamata camp to make daily expenses from bank accounts till January 29 Moneycontrol · 2026-09-21
• Gulshan Group, Ourika Estates to invest Rs 750 cr on 2 new housing projects Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• Quote of the day by Fred Schwed Jr: "The principle of “managed” investment trusts is absolutely sound, granted only one premise. The premise is that there are somewhere people of such experience and insight that they can predict with some sort of accuracy the future behavior of securities" Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• Germany news: Trial starts of ex-Transport Minister Scheuer Deutsche Welle · 2026-09-21
• Boy, 11, in serious condition after being shot in face and neck in Sydney home The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• HiteJinro brings snack trucks to support firefighters The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• RLWRLD, CJ Logistics expand partnership to build smarter warehouse robots The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• KT&G takes home top honor for excellence in investor relations The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• FTC unfazed by US pressure over Coupang: chairman The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• Audi becomes 3rd foreign automaker to hit 300,000 sales mark in Korea The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• New GDP series doubles corporate share of construction, shifts hotels towards household sector Moneycontrol · 2026-09-21
• Man critically injured, police officer wounded in gunfire near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur The Hindu · 2026-09-21
• ‘Oh shit’: Labor councillor who attended 2021 Liberal fundraiser was worried about potential Icac inquiry, Icac hears The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Sydney and parts of NSW swelter through temperatures in the 30s before plummeting 10C within hours The Guardian · 2026-09-21
• Budget ministry pledges support for Coast Guard's patrol cutter program The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• [TEST DRIVE] Peugeot 308 Hybrid strikes balance between efficiency, driving fun The Korea Times · 2026-09-21
• Nigeria: Families demand justice for 37 men who died in custody Africanews · 2026-09-21
• Stocks in news: RVNL, Lenskart, Mazagon Dock, Maruti Suzuki India and Nestle India Economic Times · 2026-09-21
• Authentic Korean convenience meals attract foreigners The Korea Times · 2026-09-20
• Can Trump and Xi cooperate to guide humanity through the AI revolution? Humanity might depend on it | Alan Finkel The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Former WTO head Pascal Lamy on the EU’s China choice: get a rebalance, or go protectionist South China Morning Post · 2026-09-20
• Betting on People-First Banking South China Morning Post · 2026-09-20
• Missing measure in India’s magnet mission The Hindu · 2026-09-20
• Greek police investigate death of 82-year-old man after beach brawl over sunlounger The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Peter Thiel: Power, Palantir, and the antichrist Deutsche Welle · 2026-09-20
• In insurance, the written word means everything The Hindu · 2026-09-20
• ETFs vs. index funds The Hindu · 2026-09-20
• 'Am I making a huge mistake?': Engineer earning Rs 65,000 a month plans to quit without another offer Moneycontrol · 2026-09-20
• ‘iPhone langar’: Meet Raja D King, the man who plans to give away 100 iPhones in Chandigarh on September 22 Moneycontrol · 2026-09-20
• The gunzels’ grand final: Melbourne Tramaroos’ campaign derails at European TramDriver Championship The Guardian · 2026-09-20
• Ed Sheeran speaks on Gaza in concert after Macklemore controversy Deutsche Welle · 2026-09-20

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