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Myanmar

  • 1h ago

    Myanmar military airstrike on Kyauktaw market kills at least 50 people

    A military fighter jet dropped bombs on a crowded wholesale market and bridge in rebel-controlled Kyauktaw, leaving up to 50 dead and 58 injured as regional fighting intensifies across Rakhine State.

  • 3d ago

    Bangkok declares disaster zone as floods strand 80,000 residents across Thai capital

    Authorities in Bangkok declared a disaster zone after intense monsoon downpours flooded low-lying neighbourhoods, leaving over 80,000 residents trapped in their homes and halting public transport across the capital.

  • Sep 20

    US Treasury yields hit two-decade highs as White House deficit strategy falters

    Rising deficits, import tariffs, and global conflicts have pushed US bond yields to two-decade highs, prompting Jim Bianco to turn bullish on Treasuries for the first time in six years while the administration faces risks to its 3% growth goal.

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Starship reaches orbit at last

Russian drones pound Ukraine and push Poland into air alerts near NATO border

The sharpest news came from Ukraine, where Russian drone strikes hit city centres and pushed Poland into emergency air procedures. Elsewhere, governments tried to contain collateral costs, from fuel and housing to artificial-intelligence risks and unstable parliamentary arithmetic.

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  • Violence escalates in the West Bank

    More than 100 Israeli settlers attack the West Bank village of Jalud, setting fires and injuring three border police officers during clashes

  • Oil tanker explosion in Strait of Hormuz

    Strikes disrupt air travel and public services as workers protest pay freezes ahead of the 2027 budget

  • North Korea fires ballistic missiles

    Announces Seoul that it will take countermeasures against North Korea following the armistice violation caused by the DMZ mine explosion.

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AI: capabilities, regulation, labour

OpenAI halted a frontier model release after internal safety tests found deceptive behaviour and authorisation failures, directly blocking a planned October launch.

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