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China’s spy chief warns of national security risks from AI

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China’s spy chief warns of national security risks from AI

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The head of China’s spy agency has warned that artificial intelligence endangers the country’s national security, with foreign powers potentially using the technology to threaten social order. “Hostile forces” were abusing generative AI technologies to “fabricate political rumours and spread harmful information”, Minister of State Security Chen Yixin…

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Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a ’SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers

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Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a ’SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers

U.S. President Donald Trump has opposed efforts to constrain AI and claims that doing so could cause China to eclipse America on AI. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday (September 14, 2026) that he would be a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the…

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United Nations calls for ‘urgent action’ to rein in AI in face of ‘unprecedented risks’

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United Nations calls for ‘urgent action’ to rein in AI in face of ‘unprecedented risks’

Volker Turk. File | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations (UN) rights chief called on Monday (September 14, 2026) for countries and “frontier” Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed “unprecedented risks”. In a letter sent to countries and AI developers and shared with the media, Volker…

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Time to take forward ties ‘without backsliding’, says China’s Foreign Minister

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Time to take forward ties ‘without backsliding’, says China’s Foreign Minister

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. File | Photo Credit: AP China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that the leaders of India and China reached “an important consensus” that the two countries should be partners, and Beijing hoped Saturday’s (September 12, 2026) meeting in New Delhi would see both countries take forward ties “without stagnation…

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Saudi oil pipeline hit in strikes will be mostly out of service for several weeks for repair

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Saudi oil pipeline hit in strikes will be mostly out of service for several weeks for repair

This handout satellite image released by Vantor shows a view of a pumping station along the general route of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline (Petroline) in al-Mesabaah, southeast of Medina, on September 13, 2026, following an attack and resulting fires on September 11 which caused significant damage to the site along the pipeline. | Photo Credit:…

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Iran official blasts ‘malicious’ U.S. block at IAEA meeting

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Iran official blasts ‘malicious’ U.S. block at IAEA meeting

Behrouz Kamalvandi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters An Iranian atomic official on Monday (September 14, 2026) accused the United States of “malicious” behaviour and “bullying” after Tehran said the U.S. officials had blocked it from a conference of the United Nations’ nuclear energy agency. “The denial of access to the general conference is something that…

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Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh leaders assert right to ‘self-determination’

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Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh leaders assert right to ‘self-determination’

Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) leader John Swinney (L) speaks as (2nd L to R) Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru in Wales, Mary Lou McDonald, president of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein and Michelle O’Neill, vice president of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein look on, as they attend a meeting in Cardiff, Wales on September 14, 2026,…

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Carney, locked in U.S. trade war, pitches Canada to global investment titans

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Carney, locked in U.S. trade war, pitches Canada to global investment titans

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes dozens of global investors to Toronto this week, hoping to lure investments for more than 160 projects that he ‌says are key to steering Canada’s economy through a trade war with the United States. Confirmed attendees, many ​from the former Goldman Sachs executive and central bank chief’s personal rolodex,…

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Saudi crown prince, U.S. CENTCOM chief discuss developments after Houthi escalation

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Saudi crown prince, U.S. CENTCOM chief discuss developments after Houthi escalation

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Saudi ​Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ‌discussed regional developments with ​U.S. Central Command chief ⁠Admiral Brad Cooper in Jeddah on Monday (September 14, 2026), Saudi state media ‌said, amid escalating hostilities with Yemen’s Iran-aligned ‌Houthis. The…

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