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United Russia claims record 355-seat Duma supermajority in wartime vote barring anti-war Yabloko; largest Ukrainian drone strike hits Moscow during final-day voting
Death toll in Philippines MV June Aster ferry fire off Coron, Palawan rises to 35 dead with 54 missing; cause under investigation
Trump hosted Xi at a White House state dinner extending the US-China trade truce only two months, with tech CEOs attending amid AI and Taiwan tensions
Rep. Thomas Massie files eight privileged impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the unauthorized Iran war; Speaker Johnson adjourns the House early to avoid a vote
Merz's CDU suffers historic double state-election defeat, falling below 5% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for the first time, as AfD surges and chancellor resists resignation calls
Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia prompt UK RAF refuelling deployment, G7/UN condemnation, and oil above $100 amid Hormuz closure
Trump announces his planned Arlington triumphal arch will double as a drone/sniper military complex, citing an unspecified military request
US Senate fails to advance Trump-backed crypto bill as four Republicans defect despite his ethics concessions
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigns as BC Conservative leader after caucus revolt; Lorne Doerkson named interim leader amid snap-election speculation
UNGA81 opens in New York as Trump meets Mamdani and Burnham; Abbas is visa-banned while an ATC glitch disrupts leader arrivals
Typhoon Dujuan killed four and injured 22 in Japan, dumping record 832mm rain on Oshima; nearly two million were advised to evacuate
Pennsylvania confirms four measles-associated deaths as CDC's public count shows zero 2026 deaths, amid RFK Jr.-directed reporting changes
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publishes essay urging AI labs to slow frontier development, with Altman endorsing third-party evaluators and Trump dismissing risks
Lindsay Clancy's defense asks Massachusetts judge to investigate holdout juror Desronvil for phone use and questionnaire lies after mistrial
Patrick Clancy's first post-mistrial 60 Minutes interview reveals forgiveness and a new pregnancy; a retrial-or-dismissal decision is due September 29
Fed raises rates 25bp to 3.75-4% on Sept 16, 2026—first hike since 2023—as Warsh cites sticky inflation; Trump demands cuts
















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