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Aleema Khan

Rights lawyer submits ‘urgent complaint’ to UN Special Procedures over detention of Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan

air accident

India’s Vancouver consulate condoles death of 2 Indian students in Canada air accident

attack

Zelenskyy claims Russian strikes hit 10 Ukrainian regions; 8 injured, 1 killed

Duma elections

Russia State Duma polls: Putin-backed United Russia leads parliamentary polls with 57.5% amid Ukrainian strikes

artificial intelligence

Xi Jinping to pay state visit to US from September 23 to 25: Chinese Foreign Ministry

airstrikes

Houthi spokesperson claims Saudi forces carried out 28 air raids in Yemen 

Afghanistan

Pakistan’s aggression against Afghanistan continues as Islamabad conducts airstrikes in several areas, killing three

attacks

Iran rules out reopening Strait of Hormuz, returning to talks until US meets Tehran’s conditions

burqas

Italian PM Meloni announces ban on burqas, niqabs in schools; plans cap on foreign students per class

employers

Trump admin flags H-1B abuse, employers on notice for US worker layoffs; $100,000 visa fee renewed

AI

AI-generated false intelligence nearly triggered US-China military confrontation: Reports

artificial intelligence

‘We’re doing very well with China’: Trump eyes multiple deals ahead of Xi Jinping’s first White House visit in a decade

CNN

WHCA condemns Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico, calls it threat to press freedom

atomic energy.

IAEA condemns attacks on nuclear facilities after drone hits Kursk Nuclear Plant cooling tower

China

Trump’s expected Greenland deal to grant US permanent military access, allow new bases even if island gains independence

conflict

‘No troop dispatch’: South Korea’s President Lee stresses need to protect national interests in Hormuz

Iranian

‘Not on our watch’: US warns Iranian officials against luxury shopping during UNGA 

Canada

‘With better manners’: Carney takes veiled swipe at US, says Canada-EU alliance not a ‘rival’

brother

Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer claims King Charles sounded ‘giddily elated’ after her death

Department of State

US approves $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia