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September 28: Myanmar Airstrike and U.S. Fuel Economy Rollback
In U.S. news
The Trump administration has rolled back fuel economy standards, saying the change will cut the price of a new car by $1,300. Analysts doubt buyers will see that saving. The average new vehicle now costs about $50,000.
President Trump says he has not discussed selling U.S. arms to China, contradicting his ambassador to Beijing, David Perdue, who said Trump had raised the possibility.
Homeland Security Investigations obtained six months of Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort’s phone records without a judge-approved warrant. A press freedom group warns that such subpoenas could expose journalists’ sources.
In Italy
An Italian court has sentenced three Egyptian agents in absentia to 10 years each for the 2016 abduction of Cambridge scholar Giulio Regeni, who died.
In business
Trump announced plans for a $15 billion steel plant in Iowa, calling it the largest in U.S. history. The White House says the project, backed by an Indian-owned company, will begin in 2030.
Nvidia announced a $150 billion stock buyback, described as the largest in U.S. corporate history. It also unveiled a security platform it says is designed to control AI agents.
In Sweden
Social Democrat leader Andersson says she cannot currently form a government after her party’s election win. Outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is expected to be asked to try instead.
In Myanmar
A military airstrike killed dozens of people in Rakhine state, where fighting between the military and rebel groups has displaced nearly half a million people.
At NATO’s eastern border
Denmark’s defence intelligence service says the risk of a limited Russian incursion into NATO territory remains low but is growing. Estonian officials report provocations near the border and have reinforced the crossing at Narva, though Estonia says it has seen no Russian troop buildup there.
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