North America
China-US anti-narcotics efforts may wobble
US drug authorities are closing down two China offices
ChinaThe battle over a US TikTok ban will be prolonged
TikTok is challenging a US law that mandates it to separate from its Chinese parent company or risk a nationwide ban
United StatesBoeing will work to end manufacturing strike quickly
A major strike at Boeing began on September 13, with union members taking a stronger position than their leadership
United StatesOpenAI’s new model underscores existential risks of AI
OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) model with human-like reasoning has sparked concerns about its safety
InternationalUS Project 2025 aims for centralised policy control
Recent attacks by Democrats on the conservative agenda put forward by Project 2025 have missed some of its significance
United StatesRussia will threaten use of nuclear weapons
Vladimir Putin warned that allowing Ukraine to use NATO-supplied weapons to strike Russia would be an act of war
RussiaUS-UN’s Africa offer may prove an empty gesture
Washington says it wants Africa to have two permanent seats on the UN Security Council
AfricaUS data show more renting households are struggling
Mortgage rates are falling but the proportion of renting households spending more than 30% of income on rent is growing
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