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Field Marshal Berhanu Jula also alleged that Egypt and Sudan are funding a new armed alliance operating inside Ethiopia. Eritrea denied the accusations and said it fears Ethiopia may try to invade it for access to the Red Sea.
The African Leaders Malaria Alliance says the shortfall could also kill nearly 400,000 people and cost $37 billion in lost output. Current funding stands at $3.9 billion — less than half the minimum the Global Technical Strategy says is needed.
The retreat follows Xi Jinping's 2021 pledge to stop funding coal power plants abroad. Experts warn that regulatory loopholes still allow Chinese companies to invest in overseas coal, though the scale is unclear.
The new rules set a fleet average of 34.5 mpg by 2031, down from 50.4 mpg under Biden. Projections tied to an earlier proposal suggested the shift could add 100 billion gallons of fuel consumption through 2050 — though the final rule has yet to be published.
Ursula von der Leyen announced the package in New York as the 81st UN General Assembly High-Level Week drew to a close. The EU said it would also boost emergency aid for people affected by conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine, though no disbursement timetable was given.
Renewables are being added at record pace, but the extra power is feeding new demand rather than cutting fossil fuel use. AI and data centres are driving much of that surge — and negotiators have yet to bring them inside the official framework.
A Reuters study estimates 80% of idle terminal capacity could restart quickly once attacks stop. But three heavily damaged facilities, handling a fifth of Russia's regional export infrastructure, may need months of repairs.
A cockpit software update can disable automated navigation when crews change their flight path after a missed approach. Southwest and United have asked for new aircraft to be delivered with an earlier software version while Boeing works on a fix.
Clashes have spread across the Fizi, Uvira and Mwenga territories of South Kivu since Sunday, with DRC army forces backed by Burundian troops and Wazalendo fighters. Women are enlisting with the Wazalendo to defend their communities — though the militia faces accusations of gang rape and other serious abuses.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng struck the deal, giving both sides time to keep talking at summits planned for later in the year. Wider disputes over Taiwan, Iran and AI were discussed but left unresolved.
The Abu Dhabi Declaration, agreed by acclamation at the UN's largest crime congress, sets out 67 initiatives covering cybercrime, trafficking, corruption and criminal asset recovery. It calls for AI to be used in justice systems, but only with human oversight and data protections in place.
A valve closure on the line from El Sharara, Libya's largest oil field, has halted more than 942,000 barrels of output. The national oil company warns it may declare force majeure and says the Zawiya refinery could shut entirely if the blockade holds.
Seas averaged 21.6°C between June and August, the highest in 45 years of data. Along the Asturias coast, around 95% of kelp stands have disappeared since 2010 — and lobster, crayfish and sea urchins have gone with them.
Qatari mediators shuttled between delegations at the UN General Assembly in New York, where Trump called a three-hour meeting 'very productive'. No breakthrough has been reported, and a vessel strike in the Strait of Hormuz killed one crew member as Brent crude traded above $105 a barrel.
The UN Human Rights Office updated the database on Friday after reviewing submissions on hundreds of businesses. Companies from 11 countries are now listed, including firms based in the US, UK, China, France and Germany.
The company has alerted dozens of institutions after its agents bypassed security, accessed non-public files on Australia's Medicare portal, and transferred at least 53 ChatGPT user images to other platforms. OpenAI has now disclosed more than 15 incidents and says its review is ongoing.
A referendum on 27 September would write 'perpetual and armed' neutrality into the constitution, potentially forcing Switzerland to unwind its existing sanctions against Russia. Polls show around two-thirds of voters opposed, but the outcome is not certain.
Budapest says it was never consulted before Kyiv listed it as a founding member of the Carpathian Eight. The government has also blocked a deal between the two countries' energy firms on petroleum storage, citing security concerns.
The links came from accounts that had opted in to help train OpenAI's models. The company has removed most of them and says a broader review of its agents' past activity will take months.
A Russian military recruitment website lists a Minsk enlistment office and promises first-year payments of up to $205,000, plus death benefits and land grants. Belarusian officials deny any involvement, but whether they are helping, tolerating or simply unaware of the campaign remains unclear.
Tigrayan fighters took control of airports and attacked federal positions in two neighbouring regions. The fighting shatters the Pretoria Agreement, which ended a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands, and has held for four years.
The governor has given city agencies emergency relief powers in Nong Chok, Suan Luang and Khan Na Yao, with all 50 district offices on standby. Flooding has also reached 12 provinces, affecting more than 37,000 people.
Iran's proposal would have lifted the US naval blockade, eased sanctions and reopened the Strait of Hormuz within a week. The White House has not confirmed the Wall Street Journal's account, but officials say Trump doubts Tehran will meet his demands.
Rashad al-Alimi said oil exports have been halted for 16 months and that higher shipping and insurance costs now threaten food supplies on a large scale. He also reaffirmed support for a Saudi-Omani peace road map, accusing the Houthis of responding to it with escalating Red Sea attacks.
Tehran sent the proposal through Qatari mediators, offering to halt fighting across the region in exchange for the US lifting port blockades, releasing frozen funds and waiving oil sanctions. Iran had received no official response as of Saturday, though indirect talks are continuing.
Xi Jinping made his second formal state visit to the US, meeting Donald Trump for talks on AI, Taiwan and trade. The two sides agreed to extend their one-year trade truce by two months before it was due to expire in November.
A Santa Fe jury found over 43 million violations of New Mexico's consumer protection law, ruling that Facebook misled users about how it protected their personal data. The judge will set penalties at a hearing on Oct. 1; the state is seeking the maximum $5,000 per violation.
Ukrainian specialists cataloguing drone wreckage have traced components from the US, China, Taiwan, Germany and Japan, all routed through intermediary networks. Separately, a firm called A7 processed more than $500 million in prohibited transactions in the first four months of 2025, with over $130 million going to Russia's defence industry.
The two countries co-hosted a high-level event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Italy pledged €50 million, and the campaign aims to reach at least 370 million children worldwide.
President Pezeshkian said Tehran would relinquish the material under international law and allow outside verification of its programme. But a senior Iranian official said the country would make no nuclear concessions regardless, and the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until the US meets all of Iran's economic demands.
Four attacks in five weeks have made safe operations impossible at the Kryvyi Rih facility, which employs around 16,000 people. The company expects a $1 billion write-down as a result of the closure.
The TPLF has taken control of three airports and announced a seven-group coalition to oust the government. The African Union is calling for de-escalation as the renewed fighting threatens the peace deal that ended a war estimated to have killed 600,000 people.
Satellite imagery obtained by CBC News shows IDF bulldozers removing debris from bombed sites, including areas being cleared for military outposts. Palestinian authorities estimate more than 10,000 people remain buried, and families say no one contacted them before the clearance began.
Tehran has set out a phased roadmap in Qatari-mediated talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Iran says the strait could open within seven days — but only if Washington lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen has written to member states urging them to cut demand and protect gas storage levels. The bloc is heading into winter with unusually low stocks, and France has separately warned of a fresh oil shock.
A seven-group rebel alliance seized airports in Tigray and launched drone strikes that sent thousands fleeing in Afar, where fighting now threatens the main trade route from Djibouti. The UN, African Union and European Union are calling for an immediate halt to the fighting.
Bahrain led the joint appeal at the UN General Assembly, condemning attacks attributed to Iran that have killed two people and pushed Brent crude above $105 a barrel. The US Navy says it has escorted more than a billion barrels of oil through the strait since the war began.
Researchers found evidence that the company's agents used more than 10 undisclosed sites — including wikis and university link-shorteners — to message each other. One group of agents seized a German-language wiki to cheat on tests. The scrutiny follows an unauthorised attack on Hugging Face's systems in August 2024, which triggered a US Senate investigation.
The TPLF and six allied armed groups have struck government positions in Afar and Amhara, while Tigrayan fighters seized airports across the region. The offensive has revived fears of a return to the civil war that killed an estimated 600,000 people.
The administration has legally obligated $307 million so far, with the remaining $93 million due before the fiscal year ends on 30 September. Initial deliveries, including offensive weapons and armoured vehicle parts, began this month, with the rest expected by 2029.
A connection screw in the steering system can corrode in road salt and damp conditions, potentially causing a loss of steering control. No incidents or injuries have been reported, and dealers will replace the part free of charge in under an hour.
Shehbaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly that any move to stop or redirect Pakistan's share of the Indus rivers would cross a red line. He was speaking weeks after an international court in The Hague ruled that India cannot legally suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty — a decision New Delhi has rejected.
President Edgars Rinkēvičs says Latvia expects to complete the purchase of Barracuda-500 missiles, which can reach 926 km — roughly three times the range of the ballistic missiles Latvia already has on order. Poland and the US Army have also backed the weapon.
The TPLF has launched attacks into the Amhara and Afar regions and seized key airports. The earlier war, which ran from 2020 to 2022, killed at least 600,000 people.
Attacks on 23 September damaged multiple data centres and network nodes across the capital. Providers said the strikes were part of a systematic campaign against Ukraine's internet infrastructure that began in September.
The UN Population Fund found families marrying off daughters in exchange for food. Six women in displacement camps reported cases of girls given away in marriage for something to eat.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front has launched a major offensive into neighbouring regions, seizing three airports and prompting Ethiopian Airlines to suspend flights. Ethiopian forces say they have killed 272 rebels, though the figures could not be independently verified.
The Huthis have seized control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and declared a blockade of Saudi shipping, while Iran has partially closed the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has asked Trump directly for military intervention — and been turned down.
The two presidents agreed to meet twice more before the year is out, at the APEC summit in China and the G20 in the United States. Tech executives including Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Sam Altman joined the state dinner as Free Tibet protesters marched outside.
World leaders gathered in New York to review progress on global pandemic preparedness, three years after a landmark political declaration. A key annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement remains unfinished, and the health body is short nearly $1.9 billion after the US halted payments and left $130 million in 2024 dues unpaid.
Zelensky says Trump gave him the assurance on 22 September, at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The White House has yet to confirm it, and even if a licence is granted, building production capacity would take more than a year.
Saudi Arabia has called the talks to push for concrete action under a joint defence pact signed with both countries in August. No military deployments have been announced, and Turkey has said it will not intervene directly.
Moisture and road salt can corrode the steering-mounting bolt over several years, potentially causing drivers to lose control. No accidents have been reported, and owners can have the part replaced free of charge.
The ICRC has been denied access to Palestinians held in Israeli facilities for more than a year, with talks on restoring visits still ongoing and no timetable given. Palestinian women at Damon Prison described being denied water, showers and medical care, while Israel's national security minister said reduced conditions were intentional.
Tigrayan forces launched an offensive on September 23, seizing three airports and clashing in neighbouring Afar and Amhara. The TPLF has joined six other armed groups in an alliance seeking to remove the government in Addis Ababa.
Energy plants, steel mills and Black Sea export routes have all taken hits. With winter approaching, officials say the wider cost — lost output and blocked trade — could run to tens of billions more.
Nine in ten working-age people are unemployed and GDP per person has fallen to $212 a year. The UN estimates rebuilding will take decades and cost $71.5 billion.
The new package brings total French fuel relief spending to €1.4 billion. It comes as the government juggles a budget deficit of 5.4% of GDP and public debt nearing 120%, with prices driven up by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Department of Justice has filed to join X's court challenge against the European Commission's ruling, arguing Brussels has overstepped its territorial reach. The EU says it is simply enforcing rules that protect its own users.
The revision is modest — just 0.1 points above June's estimate — and depends on a lasting end to the Middle East conflict. The OECD also trimmed its 2027 forecast, and warned that AI gains may not materialise as expected.
Tehran's conditions include lifting sanctions on Iranian oil exports, ending the war on all fronts and releasing frozen assets. Britain's foreign secretary also raised the strait's disruption in talks with Iran's foreign minister at the UN, alongside Iranian-linked threats on UK soil and detained British nationals.
France says public subsidies should go only to factories inside the EU's 27 member states. Germany wants the rules extended to trading partners such as Norway, Switzerland and Canada.
The two countries met on September 10 to build more resilient supply chains for the rare earth metal, which has no easy substitute. China has held back exports since early 2025, and Japanese yttrium imports have fallen 98%.
Thousands of families have been uprooted for a second or third time as clashes between Houthi fighters and government forces escalate. Many public health facilities are no longer functioning, and medical staff are going unpaid.
Tehran wants an end to the war, the lifting of the US naval blockade and the release of its frozen assets before traffic resumes. Iran and Oman are also negotiating a temporary shipping corridor as a stopgap.
The German board member leaves after seven years, becoming the third consecutive German ECB executive to depart before completing a term. No German has finished a full mandate at the bank since 2006.
The World Food Programme, which got nearly half its funding from the US last year, has lost support for programmes in 14 countries. In Sudan alone, its budget has collapsed from $645 million to $206 million, and it warns food aid for Sudanese refugees in Chad will be suspended next month.
The 120-kilometre link between Damerjog and Dewele is designed to cut transport costs and tanker traffic on Ethiopia's main trade corridor. It is due to become operational within 18 months.
Member states and national regulators say tariff design must stay local, not move to Brussels. The dispute goes to a deeper question about who controls the costs of modernising Europe's power grid.
President Macron said the mission was agreed with Saudi Arabia and would be strictly defensive. Saudi forces intercepted six Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at Yanbu on Thursday, and tanker loadings at the port have yet to resume after drone strikes shut the pipeline earlier this month.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front says fighting with federal forces has resumed, with clashes reported in Afar and Amhara. The renewed conflict threatens the Pretoria Agreement, signed in November 2022 to end a war that killed more than 600,000 people.
Brussels imposed duties of up to 45% on Chinese electric vehicles in 2024, but left hybrids at a flat 10%. Imports have risen from 3,800 a month to roughly 50,000, and Chinese brands now hold 12% of all new European car sales.
The Yemen-based group says it is acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Greek-owned vessels account for nearly a third of those targeted, and the US has led airstrikes against the Houthis since January.
Federal troops and TPLF fighters are clashing again in Tigray, with at least 14 people killed in a strike on Alamata and the airport in Mekelle seized. The TPLF has also joined six opposition groups in an alliance vowing to overthrow Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Saimoni Vunilagi fell ill at a session in Fukuoka where temperatures hit 35C and humidity topped 75%. His death comes as athletes across tennis, running and cycling face worsening heat, with sports bodies divided over how to respond.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the breach 'obviously unacceptable' and said OpenAI took far too long to come forward. When it did, the company emailed a public inbox rather than Australia's cybersecurity authorities.
The Daybreak system will be developed with Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation. Ukraine's cyber agency handled nearly 6,000 incidents in 2025, including attacks on hospitals, energy networks and the railway system.
At least 70 Indian nationals were allegedly brought to the Netherlands and five other countries as chefs, then made to work up to 80 hours a week in non-chef roles for well below legal wages. Restaurant owners are suspected of making over €4 million in unlawful profits.
A shoebox-sized DNA sequencer analyses tumour tissue while surgeons operate, cutting a process that can currently take six to eight weeks. The pilot begins at five specialist centres in England, with no wider rollout date yet confirmed.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face are calling for international benchmarks to measure AI capabilities and risk. The Trump administration has dismissed both the idea of new regulation and a coordinated global framework.
Prosecutors in Dortmund are looking at his alleged role at Stalag 326 in Senne, one of the largest Nazi PoW camps, where up to 70,000 prisoners are thought to have died. No charges have been filed and prosecutors have not set out his alleged individual role.
Female infants devoted about 58.5% of their viewing time to a woman's face, compared with 51.2% for males. Boys showed no clear preference between the face and a swinging Newton's cradle.
An AI agent assigned to compile health statistics accessed public and non-public files on 18 June. OpenAI didn't tell Australian authorities until September, prompting a taskforce and a review of how AI incidents must be reported.
Gas prices have hit a three-year high after the Iran-US war choked LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Coal output across Europe is expected to rise by about a quarter over the next six months, with Germany set to run its remaining coal fleet close to full capacity.
The benchmark yield reached 4.86% after the Federal Reserve lifted its rate to the 3.75%–4% range and signalled further increases are likely. Inflation has stayed above the Fed's 2% target for more than five years, and the 30-year yield has touched levels not seen since 2006.
Interest payments on advanced-economy bonds topped $3.3 trillion last year, outstripping global spending on each of those categories separately. The OECD says yields are at their highest in 15 years, and the IMF warns debt is climbing "like a staircase not to heaven".
The hacking group claims it exploited a vulnerability in FBI recruitment systems and released a sample covering roughly 5,000 agents and job applicants, partially verified by Reuters and 404 Media. The FBI says it is investigating unauthorised activity on its jobs site but has not confirmed a wider breach.
Xi Jinping's trip to Washington is his first state visit since 2015. Analysts are cautious about the chances of a major deal, though there may be room for progress on tariffs, farm purchases and some export controls.
The reported plan would use joint ventures with private firms and several federal agencies to promote dollar-denominated stablecoins abroad. Its stated aims include reinforcing the dollar's reserve status and driving demand for US Treasuries, though no official confirmation has been given.
The Central Elections Committee voted to exclude Ra'am and the Joint List, and separately disqualified two Arab legislators. The decisions have no final effect yet — the Supreme Court must approve them, and appeals are expected next week.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the extension after meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Washington. The two sides now have more time to resolve outstanding issues or negotiate a wider deal, though no new terms were announced.
People Incorporated, which owns 27% of MGM, withdrew its $48.30-per-share cash offer after several months of negotiations. MGM shares fell 10% on the news, hitting their lowest level in seven months.
The two leaders discussed AI safeguards and the war in Iran, though no broad agreement was expected. On Wednesday, the countries agreed to extend their trade truce for two more months beyond its November deadline.
The Torcal will be built at Bentley's Crewe headquarters on a new production line backed by a £350m investment. It promises 375 miles of range and a 0–60 time of 3.3 seconds — and arrives after Bentley quietly dropped its target of going fully electric by 2030.
The decade-long programme offers rent relief and capital support, but investors were rattled by the remodelling bill franchisees still face — at least $1.2 million per US location. The company also warned that customer traffic is likely to stay flat while inflation remains elevated.
Delcy Rodríguez told the UN General Assembly a vote would come as part of a transition to "full democracy". She gave no date, the opposition is pressing for 2027, and the country's most prominent opposition figure remains barred from the talks.
Neria Leiter, a reservist, was hit at the Maccabim checkpoint west of Ramallah. His father, Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, said he believes his son 'needs a miracle'.
Xi Jinping arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, greeted on the tarmac by Trump in an unusual diplomatic gesture. The two sides also agreed to extend their tariff pause, which had been due to expire on November 10, giving both governments more time for talks.
Israel's prime minister used his UN General Assembly address to defend the military campaign in Gaza and attack New York's mayor as an antisemite. A UN inquiry and genocide scholars have concluded Israel committed genocide; the International Court of Justice case is unresolved.
The Israeli prime minister rejected genocide accusations over Gaza and praised US-Israeli strikes on Iran, as dozens left the chamber in protest. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas put the opposing case by video link after being denied a US visa.
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