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September 28: Iran Ceasefire Push and U.S.-Russia AI Weapons Rules
In Mexico
Hurricane Polo was moving toward Baja California, with landfall expected Monday. Forecasters said a second landfall on mainland Mexico was possible late Monday or early Tuesday.
In Nepal
Rescuers were searching near the base camp of Himlung Himal after an avalanche. At least 14 people were reported missing.
On the Iran conflict
Defense contractors are spending billions to expand missile production, but the new supplies are years away, The Wall Street Journal reports. The paper says U.S. and allied stocks of key missiles remain depleted amid fighting with Iran.
Mediators are also pressing Iran for a nuclear concession after President Trump rejected Tehran’s truce proposal. People involved in the talks described the effort to restart ceasefire negotiations as a long shot, according to the Journal.
On U.S.-China relations
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Trump proposed selling weapons to China during recent meetings with President Xi Jinping. Perdue said Trump noted that the United States sells arms to other countries.
In Venezuela
Venezuelans rallied for presidential elections and the return of opposition leader María Corina Machado, who is living in exile. Her plans to return have been disrupted multiple times.
In the United Kingdom
Police arrested protesters outside the Labour Party conference during a demonstration against the government’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. The reason for the arrests was not specified.
On AI weapons
The United States and Russia worked together to remove safeguards from proposed global rules for AI weapons, The Washington Post reports. The changes, made during UN talks in Geneva, included dropping a requirement for a person to review targets selected by AI before an attack.
In Israel
Israel’s security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, released a video threatening to kill Hassan Salameh, a senior Hamas figure in prison.
In France
The far-right National Rally and its allies won 14 seats in the 348-seat Senate, roughly quadrupling their presence and gaining enough seats to form a caucus.
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