Headlines: 7-13 September 2026

Sunday, 13 September 2026

Trump downplays AI warnings, citing competition with China (LINK) — 13 September 2026

Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about 'catastrophic risk' (LINK) — 13 September 2026

Myanmar government revokes status of UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun and seeks action against him alleging "illegal activities" (ground news LINK) — 13 September 2026

— Authorities cited Tun's February 27, 2021, dismissal from the civil service for "failing to follow instructions," as he was originally appointed by the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. Military officials accused Tun of unauthorized use of state property and mission funds while working with the parallel civilian National Unity Government, or NUG. Myanmar's government is seeking legal action against Tun through INTERPOL, the United States National Central Bureau, and American agencies utilizing diplomatic channels. The UN Credentials Committee is expected to meet in New York later this month to discuss representation disputes, having previously deferred decisions on Myanmar to allow Tun to remain in his post.

Iranian commercial ship struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say (ground news LINK) — 13 September 2026

Carney seeks 'Associate Membership' for Canada in EU: WSJ (ground news LINK) — 13 September 2026

Indonesia continues search for at least 129 missing after ferry capsizes, 6 bodies recovered (LINK) — 13 September 2026

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Nearly 50,000 Yemeni civilians flee as Houthis advance along Red Sea coast (LINK) — 12 September 2026

— Guardian: Global struggle for control of Bab al-Mandab strait threatens to turn Yemen's on-off conflict into a forever war.

Hunter Biden's LAPTOP burns $3.5m after Eric Trump and Beeple mentions (LINK) — 12 September 2026

Celine Dion completes her first full concert in 6 years after overcoming rare illness (LINK) — 12 September 2026

— On Saturday night, 25 songs in 2 hours and 15 minutes at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, was the first night of the engagement meant to prove she can work again.

Friday, 11 September 2026

Houthis take full control of Red Sea coastline, threatening Saudi oil exports through one of the world's key commercial lanes (ground news LINK) — 11 September 2026

Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq (LINK) — 11 September 2026

AP: No relief from inflation as Middle East clashes lifts U.S. fuel prices to painful levels (LINK) — 11 September 2026

CBS: Diesel hits record $6 a gallon in U.S. as, reports say, Houthis take key Red Sea port city (LINK) — 11 September 2026

U.S.: CDC declares cyclospora outbreak related to lettuce imported from central Mexico now over: currently lists 12,883 cases, 570 hospitalizations and two deaths across 21 states (LINK) — 11 September 2026

Hawaii: Tourists should skip Kauai for now as it recovers from Hurricane Lowell, officials say (LINK) — 11 September 2026

— AP: Intense wind and surging waves from Hurricane Lowell damaged oceanfront resorts, ripped apart roads and knocked out power early this week.

U.S.: Four former Presidents reunite in downtown NYC to attend 9/11 memorial ceremony (LINK) — 11 September 2026

In 9/11 remarks at Pentagon, Trump links war with Iran: "the Islamic Republic of Iran will never, ever have a nuclear weapon": "today we salute every member of the United States military who served in the war on terror" (LINK) — 11 September 2026

US judge blocks Trump administration's 'loyalty' question for civil service applicants (LINK) — 11 September 2026

— The administration began asking applicants for nonpartisan federal jobs to write essays explaining how they would help advance Trump's policies and executive orders. U.S. District Judge George O'Toole said the question had been asked of applicants to positions ranging from an air traffic control specialist to a crane ?operator to a nuclear materials courier.

US government proposes removal of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders after losing job (LINK) — 11 September 2026

AI agents being tested by OpenAI involved in cyber-attack on another service two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, say researchers (LINK) — 11 September 2026

Thursday, 10 September 2026

U.S. Appeals court upbolds block on Trump executive order limiting mail voting as Supreme Court considers same case (LINK) — 10 September 2026

Hunter Biden's crypto LAPTOP follows other political meme coins as it craters 98% in a day (LINK) — 10 September 2026

— $LAPTOP briefly surged from $37 when trading began on Tuesday, to a peak of nearly $225. By midday, it had fallen to about $2, and on Thursday the crypto was trading at about $0.60, down 98% since its debut. Biden said on X: "Technical issues coupled with predatory 'snipers', who seek to beat liquidity providers to market, caused a spike in price, which has since stabilized to healthy levels."

Europe will go it alone on robotic Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument (LINK) — 10 September 2026

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73 people, officials say (ground news LINK) — 8 September 2026

Iran declares preemptive strike doctrine with new missile: threatened the United States with "economic warfare" and announced plans to establish a maritime "exclusion zone" across the Persian Gulf (ground news LINK) — 8 September 2026

— Iranian forces fired an advanced Qassem Basir missile at United States warships near the strait on Sunday, though the military reported its vessels successfully evaded the attack. The six-month conflict has drastically disrupted shipping, with transit through the Strait of Hormuz falling to an average of 10 vessels daily, compared to 130 before the war began February 28.

Oil prices surge to nearly a six-week high as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz: Brent oil futures, the global benchmark, rose to hover around $97 a barrel — up 9 percent over the last five days and 19 percent over the last month (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Canadian tariffs on U.S. milk, perfume, golf clubs and other goods take effect as trade war grinds on (LINK) — 8 September 2026

US Warns EB-1 green cards may run out for Indians before September ends (LINK) — 8 September 2026

Trump administration finds Duke School of Medicine racially discriminated against white and Asian applicants in admissions (LINK) — 8 September 2026

China's exports jump 25% in August in boost from AI build-out (ground news LINK) — 8 September 2026

Swiss banks test digital franc stablecoin CHFD for digital payments (LINK) — 8 September 2026

What you need to know about Hunter Biden's LAPTOP meme coin (LINK) — 8 September 2026

— One of the token's defining features is a prediction-based system that allocates 30% of the supply to 30 political, crypto, cultural, and project-related events. Depending on the outcome of those predictions, the associated tokens will either be burned or redirected to charitable causes. Another 30% of the supply is allocated to the founders.

Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP memecoin plans 20% airdrop to $TRUMP buyers who lost money buying Donald Trump's $TRUMP memecoin (LINK) — 8 September 2026

Monday, 7 September 2026

Tehran vows to extend 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on tankers: Centcom denies Iran's claims of successful attack on a US military vessel as a 'total lie' (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Oil prices surge to nearly a six-week high as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz: Brent oil futures, the global benchmark, rose to hover around $97 a barrel — up 9 percent over the last five days and 19 percent over the last month (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Trump posts map with U.S. flag emblazoned over Canada, Greenland, Mexico (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Cuba's foreign minister says no active negotiations with U.S. despite "genocidal" blockade (ground news LINK) — 7 September 2026

Reuters finds China accelerates military research on humanoid robots (ground news LINK) — 7 September 2026

xinhuanet.com: 63rd session of UNHRC kicks off in Geneva: photocaptions (LINK) — 7 September 2026

AI could pose 'existential' risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns (ground news LINK) — 7 September 2026

Argentina says it will file criminal charges against Israeli energy company for operating in Falklands (LINK) — 7 September 2026

— The move follows remarks on Friday by the Argentina president, Javier Milei, who vowed to sanction oil companies drilling in the British overseas territory as he stepped up the South American nation's sovereignty claims.

Indonesia suspends nearly 2,000 free meal kitchens for breaching sanitation rules (ground news LINK) — 7 September 2026

Far-right win leaves Germany's Merz shaken as AfD plots path to power (LINK) — 7 September 2026

Copper surges to all-time high as tariff turmoil rocks market: the metal's 17% advance over the past year has been underpinned by a long-term mismatch in supply and demand (LINK) — 7 September 2026