Mon 21 September 2026: AI agents reportedly used to create fake accounts, spread political content and coordinate online activity with limited human involvement Iran, China and groups in Israel have used artificial intelligence to conduct new types of social media influence operations, raising concerns among US officials and cybersecurity researchers about the increasing ability of […]
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Mon 21 September 2026: On Saturday, President Prabowo Subianto was in the middle of a speech when he stopped talking, wiped his eyes with a small towel, and apologized to the crowd. “I am sorry,” he said. “I just remembered our brothers and sisters in Palestine. They are being slaughtered, they are bombed, they are attacked again […]
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Mon 21 September 2026: Fewer births and deepening labour shortages are placing mounting pressure on Japan’s social care system. Japan is now home to more than 100,000 people aged 100 or older, marking a new longevity milestone for a country confronting an accelerating demographic crisis. The number of centenarians reached a record 107,677 this year, […]
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Sat 19 September 2026: US President Donald Trump said Friday that his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week will include “a lot of different deals,” adding that the two leaders will have a “very good meeting.” “President Xi and I have a good relationship,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We’re going […]
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Fri 18 September 2026: Explosives-laden vehicle strikes mosque inside Kohat police compound as gunmen exchange fire with officers At least 16 people have been killed and 57 others wounded after a suicide car bomb struck a mosque inside a police compound in Kohat, in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack occurred during Friday prayers, […]
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Fri 18 September 2026: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ruled out deploying combat troops in response to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, saying South Korea would not send military personnel in a manner that could draw it into an overseas conflict. “Let it be clear. There will be no dispatch of troops […]
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Thu 17 September 2026: Inflation, collapsing wages and the weakening rial are pushing thousands of Afghan migrants to return from Iran Thousands of Afghans are returning from Iran as the country’s economic crisis, soaring inflation and the sharp decline of the rial erode jobs, wages and savings, Reuters reported Thursday. Iran’s consumer prices have increased […]
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Thu 17 September 2026: Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has urged Iran to persuade Yemen’s Houthi group not to target Saudi Arabia’s energy facilities, Pakistani government sources told Anadolu on Thursday. In Islamabad’s latest attempt to bring a negotiated settlement to the raging Middle East conflict, Munir spoke to Iran’s top diplomat Abbas […]
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Thu 17 September 2026: Anwar Ibrahim says engagement with Min Aung Hlaing could help secure the return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar Malaysia has offered to invite Myanmar’s military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing, for an official visit as part of efforts to accelerate the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday. The […]
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Wed 16 September 2026: Malaysia’s prime minister on Wednesday called for restraint and dialogue following the interception of a drone near the Saudi city of Mecca, warning against further regional escalation. “I view with grave concern reports that a drone was intercepted near Makkah al-Mukarramah,” Anwar Ibrahim said in a statement posted on US social […]
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