Chile Wants Washington's Shield and Beijing's Copper Money. Can It Keep Both? Chile joined the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas on Sept. 22. Here is what it could mean for copper, lithium and its China trade. Latin Times · Sep 29
The Trump Administration Launched An AI-Powered America.gov. These Are The Models It's Using. U.S. Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia confirmed that Gemini and Grok power the new platform shortly before the launch. International Business Times · Sep 29
The 'Shadow Surge': Fear of ICE Raids Slows U.S. Construction and Drives Up Housing Costs Fear of ICE is keeping workers, some with legal status, away from U.S. building sites, adding delays and costs to a housing market already short about 1.2 million homes. Latin Times · Sep 29
Russian Bomb Hits Sumy School During Lessons, but Shelters Save Pupils as Two Die in Nearby Homes A Russian guided bomb hit a Sumy school during lessons on 29 September, Ukrainian officials said. Two people were killed in a residential area and six sought medical assistance, including three children. International Business Times UK · Sep 29
Trump Launches America.gov AI Search for 29,000 Federal Sites, but Passport Applications Are Not Live Yet President Donald Trump has launched America.gov, an AI-powered portal designed to help users find US federal services, with passport applications and Medicare enrolment planned for later integration. International Business Times UK · Sep 29
Wildfire bill to ease path for controlled burns passes Senate The Senate passed legislation that would amend the Clean Air Act to ensure states would not be penalized for conducting prescribed burns intended to prevent larger, uncontrolled wildfires by unanimous consent on Tuesday. Under current law, states are required to meet air quality standards for particulate matter pollution. Controlled burns can… Roll Call · Sep 29
Mystery over UK airbase scare as police find petrol but no explosives Britain's counter-terrorism police said on Tuesday that no improvised explosive devices had been found as part of an investigation into a suspected plot targeting a British airbase used by US forces to strike Iran, deepening uncertainty over the incident a day after five UK-based suspects were released on bail. France 24 · Sep 29
Cornell's Frat Assault Lawsuit Revives Questions Over Suspended Palestine Protesters as Mariska Hargitay Speaks Out Mariska Hargitay addresses allegations in Cornell's Chi Phi lawsuit as university records on protest suspensions fuel fresh scrutiny of campus discipline. International Business Times UK · Sep 29
Hegseth Doubles Target for Top Military Posts to 20%, but Says Cuts Are Not 'Slash-And-Burn' US War Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20% reduction in posts reserved for generals and admirals, with the changes due to take full effect by January 2027. International Business Times UK · Sep 29
Congress continues back-seat role as AI execs feted at White House Following a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump and technology moguls, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday pushed back on calls to impose regulations on artificial intelligence, even as news of worrisome AI models hacking into government databases become increasingly common and the public grows more skeptical… Roll Call · Sep 29
Tokyo Board of Education To Check 70,000 Staff for Sexual Offence Histories as False Answers Risk Discipline Tokyo will ask about 70,000 public school teachers and staff to declare any sexual offence history, with inaccurate responses potentially punished and confirmed offenders removed from child-contact duties. International Business Times UK · Sep 29
FBI Calls 24-Year-Old Suspect a Shinyhunters Leader as Dutch Police Find Alleged Murder Plot on His Laptop A 24-year-old Amsterdam man linked to ShinyHunters is also accused of attempting to arrange two murders, Dutch police say International Business Times UK · Sep 29
Amnesty Just Called for ICE Dissolution Citing Severe Abuse Allegations. Here's What Its 168-Page Report Found Amnesty International says ICE cannot be reformed. See what its 168-page report found in four cities and what it asks Congress to do. Latin Times · Sep 29
The Supreme Court's two decades of constitutional change "People tend to think the times they are living in are the most unprecedented and unpredictable, but that is rarely the case." Reason · Sep 29
Evening Standard · Sep 29 Burnham pressed to rejoin EU after promising to set out ‘options’ on bloc .
Latin Times · Sep 29 U.S. Vows Deportations as New 600-Migrant Caravan Sets Off From Mexico Border — Inside 'Faith & Hope' Caravan More than 600 migrants left Tapachula in the rain. Here is who they are, why they walk, the route north and what Washington says.
International Business Times UK · Sep 29 Cornell Gang Rape Accused Diego Sarabia Fired by Wells Fargo as Prosecutors Reopen Investigation Into Alleged Attack A Wells Fargo employee reportedly left his Charlotte job as prosecutors reconsider allegations that a former Cornell student was drugged and raped by fraternity members in 2024.
France 24 · Sep 29 Burnham sets out 'new path' for Britain, vows to seek consensus on ties with EU UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged Tuesday to give Britain "a new social contract for the 21st century", reform the country's electoral system and build consensus on a new relationship with the European Union as he set out a long-term vision to tackle the UK's woes in his first speech…
Latin Times · Sep 29 Diversity Visas: U.S. Sets Final Cutoff for South America and the Caribbean at 4,750 Ahead of September 30th DV-2026 selectees from South America and the Caribbean face a Sept. 30 deadline. Here is what the 4,750 cut-off means and what to do now.
Roll Call · Sep 29 A rural Texas district tests Democrats’ quest to expand House map SAN ANTONIO — Inside a crowded Denny’s along a busy commercial strip, Democratic activists listened intently as Katy Padilla Stout mapped out her plan to flip a sprawling Texas district that has shaded bright red in recent elections. Padilla Stout, a teacher turned child welfare lawyer, is making her first…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29 How will Burnham’s national care service work – and how will it be funded? PM has revealed more details about a proposed shake-up of adult social care – including a broad timetable
International Business Times UK · Sep 29 Serbia's Openly Gay Ex-PM Ana Brnabić Became Acting President on Her 51st Birthday, but Only for Now Ana Brnabić is temporarily performing Serbia's presidential duties after Aleksandar Vučić resigned. Here is what the succession process means and what happens next.
Latin Times · Sep 29 Trump Unveils $15B Iowa Steel Mill Project Ahead of Competitive Midterms Trump unveiled a $15 billion Iowa steel mill by Mesabi Metallics. See what's confirmed on jobs, financing and tariffs—and what's still unsettled.
AAP · Sep 29 RBA blushes spared: inflation rise vindicates rate hike A November rate rise is still on the cards for the Reserve Bank, even after a slightly softer-than-expected underlying inflation outcome in August.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29 Burnham’s emotional solo act had Labour in raptures – but his promises will take time to come good PM’s speech, written almost entirely alone, was full of radicalism but his biggest plans will have to wait until after the next election