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Crimes or self-defense? UN findings collide with U.S. denials

A UN rapporteur flagged at least 68 lethal anti-drug boat strikes, while a separate fact-finding mission found reasonable grounds that U.S. attacks in Iran—including on a girls’ school—were war crimes.

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Two UN inquiries have accused the United States of grave violations: a special rapporteur says at least 68 missile strikes on small boats in the Ca...

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Macron pairs Kyiv air defenses with truce bid, betting on U.S. buy-in

In a 30-minute UNGA-sideline meeting, the French leader discussed Ukraine air-defense interceptors, a moratorium on energy-infrastructure strikes, and maritime security amid Houthi gains and oil jitters.

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In New York, Emmanuel Macron cast a brief Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump as “very constructive,” pairing talk of interceptor deliveries for ...

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Summit promises stability as Taiwan, Iran and espionage test seams

A Washington summit will follow Vice Premier He Lifeng’s consultations, with new trade boards and initial tariff cuts framing talks on AI, Taiwan and regional crises.

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Beijing has confirmed Xi Jinping’s first U.S. state visit in over a decade, Sept. 23–25, culminating in a Washington summit, as Vice Premier He Lif...

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Rushing military AI meets the old realities of escalation control

CNN-based reports say an AI-influenced misidentification led U.S. forces to prepare an interdiction of a Chinese vessel near the Strait of Hormuz before a review halted it.

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Multiple outlets citing CNN report that an AIinfluenced intelligence assessment led U.S. forces to prepare to board a Chineseflagged vessel near th...

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Open strait or leveraged chokepoint? The gap between claims and flows

As Washington publicizes ship redirections and mine-clearing, Tehran conditions access on sanctions relief while Houthi attacks hobble Saudi alternatives.

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Washington is touting a “highly effective” enforcement regime that keeps the Strait of Hormuz open, even as Iran halts tankers, declares the passag...

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Saudi pipeline shutdown: brief supply hiccup or lasting choke-point squeeze?

Aramco halted Yanbu loadings on the East–West line and invoked force majeure, while some European buyers switch grades and Qatar extends LNG force majeure amid Hormuz disruptions.

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Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s EastWest pipeline shut the Yanbu bypass to the Red Sea, suspending loadings and prompting Saudi Aramco to cancel October ...

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Non-combat at Hormuz, leverage in Pyongyang: Seoul’s balancing act

The move clarifies policy before talks in Washington and comes amid regional pushes to secure shipping lanes from the Red Sea to Hormuz and rising anti-war sentiment in Seoul.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ruled out any troop deployment that would “engage or intervene in the war” around the Strait of Hormuz, while ...

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Pressure Russia—or partners? New law’s bite hinges on waivers

The statute targets Russian officials, banks and energy logistics, extends Iran sanctions to 2031, and permits tariffs up to 100% on top buyers of Russian oil and gas.

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President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, expanding sanctions on Russian officials, banks, and energy lo...

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An 'AI Force' without a map, as safety fears mount

He promises a new federal AI Force and a coming AI 'czar,' says he won't stifle development, and points to existing criminal and civil law—invoking a Space Force-style posture.

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President Donald Trump said he will create an “AI Force” and appoint an A.I. “czar,” vowing not to slow the technology and to police harms under ex...

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Macron fortifies at home as Hormuz remains a moving target

France’s plan targets critical infrastructure and defense sites and seeks G7 tools to steady energy markets as fuel costs bite.

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Emmanuel Macron ordered plans to harden France’s critical infrastructure against escalating Russian “hybrid” activity and pressed for a G7 energy m...

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Local economics or national reckoning—what these votes decide for Merz

Voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania head to the polls after the AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt surge, with the SPD and AfD neck and neck in the east and polls showing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s approval under strain.

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Germany votes on Sep 20 in Berlin and Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, where the SPD and AfD are neck and neck and the far right is buoyed by its Sax...

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A single war, conflicting tolls—and credibility on the line

The Washington Post, citing six U.S. officials, reports 22–23 deaths versus the Defense Casualty Analysis System’s 18.

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A Washington Post report, citing six U.S. officials, says U.S. military fatalities in the Iran war are at least 22—above the Pentagon’s public Defe...

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