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EU Losing Economic Fight With US, China
EU Losing Economic Fight With US, China

Mario Draghi has warned that the European Union needs a roughly 800 billion euros ($883 billion) annual spending boost combined with rapid decisions and coordinated industrial policies if it wants to keep pace economically with rivals the United States and China.

Vietnam Bridge Collapse Kills Many
Vietnam Bridge Collapse Kills Many

Many in Vietnam were grieving Tuesday after a busy bridge in the north collapsed as it was being hit by Super Typhoon Yagi, which has killed more than 60 people since making landfall on Saturday.

Record Rain Kills Over 20 In Morocco, Algeria
Record Rain Kills Over 20 In Morocco, Algeria

Rescue workers searched for people beneath rubble, but hope was fastly evaporating in areas of Morocco and Algeria where floods from record torrential rains killed more than 20 people, officials said.

Germany With Tough Border Controls After Hungary Bussing Threats
Germany With Tough Border Controls After Hungary Bussing Threats

Germany’s government announced it would reintroduce tighter passport controls at all of its land borders shortly after Hungary threatened to send buses with “illegal migrants” to Brussels.

UN Nuclear Watchdog Seeks Urgent Talks With Iran Over Program
UN Nuclear Watchdog Seeks Urgent Talks With Iran Over Program

The chief of the United Nations atomic watchdog said Monday he hopes to hold talks with new Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian by November amid mounting concerns about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

Turkey’s Erdogan Called on Muslim Leaders to Unite to Deal with Israel’s Expansionism
Turkey’s Erdogan Called on Muslim Leaders to Unite to Deal with Israel’s Expansionism

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene an emergency summit to discuss the Gaza war and Israel’s actions in Jerusalem. He also called for Islamic nations to unite against what he described as Israel’s “expansionism.”

International Research Team Develops Nanorobots to Treat Brain Aneurysms
International Research Team Develops Nanorobots to Treat Brain Aneurysms

An international team of researchers from Scotland and China have created nanoscale robots that may be used to treat bleeds in the brain caused by aneurysms. An aneurysm is a blood-filled bulge on a brain artery which, if it ruptures, can cause a stroke, disability, or death.

Thousands Protest X Ban In Brazil
Thousands Protest X Ban In Brazil

A tense calm returned to the streets of Brazil’s most populous city on Sunday after thousands protested against a ban on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Super Typhoon Yagi Devastating Asia
Super Typhoon Yagi Devastating Asia

Asia’s most powerful storm this year hit northern Vietnam on Saturday after tearing through China’s southern island of Hainan, where it killed two people, injured dozens, and forced hundreds of thousands to flee, officials said.

Britain, EU, US Sign First Global AI Treaty
Britain, EU, US Sign First Global AI Treaty

Europe’s leading human rights watchdog says Britain, the European Union, the United States, and others an artificial intelligence (AI) treaty amid concerns the technology threatens fundamental freedoms and human rights.

Britain’s Government Partly Blamed For London Tower Tragedy
Britain’s Government Partly Blamed For London Tower Tragedy

Britain’s recently elected prime minister, Keir Starmer, faced political turmoil Thursday as a public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster in part on failings by the government.

Russian Scientist Gets 15 Years Jail In Crackdown
Russian Scientist Gets 15 Years Jail In Crackdown

A prominent Russian physicist began serving a lengthy prison sentence as part of a more extensive crackdown on scientists allegedly aiding Ukraine and threatening Russia’s security.

Turkey Applies For BRICS Membership, Frustrating West (Worthy News Focus)
Turkey Applies For BRICS Membership, Frustrating West (Worthy News Focus)

NATO military alliance member Turkey has requested to join the BRICS bloc of major emerging market nations despite concerns it will move away from the West amid significant global security challenges.

US Seizes Pro-Kremlin Media Outlets
US Seizes Pro-Kremlin Media Outlets

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has seized what it says are “Kremlin-run websites” and charged two Russian state media workers as part of what critics view as a crackdown on media with non-Western views.

Iran: UN Experts Concerned Innocents May Have Died in Surge of Executions
Iran: UN Experts Concerned Innocents May Have Died in Surge of Executions

A group of United Nations human rights experts has reported “extreme concern” that innocent people may have been killed during an “alarming” surge in executions carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran last month, the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) stated in a press release on Monday (September 2).