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September 18: Tillis Calls for Hegseth’s Removal as Delhi Voters Face Purge
At the Pentagon
Republican Senator Thom Tillis has backed a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying Hegseth needs to go. Tillis urged the president to replace him with a Pentagon chief who will retain and empower military talent, a striking public break from within the president’s own party.
In Alabama
Alabama has executed Jeffery Lee, the 27th person put to death in the United States this year. The execution went forward after Supreme Court intervention.
In Delhi
A voter-roll “purification” drive linked to Narendra Modi’s government is putting sex workers in Delhi at risk of disenfranchisement. In the GB Road red-light district, many residents lack permanent addresses or identity documents, leaving them especially vulnerable to removal from the rolls.
In Colombia
Drone attacks by Colombian armed groups have more than doubled in early 2026. Civilians are caught between the groups and government forces as drones add a new, cheap, and dangerous tool to an already entrenched conflict.
In Malawi
A British mother of two has been rescued after being kidnapped in broad daylight in Blantyre last week. Four suspected kidnappers were killed in a shootout during the rescue operation.
In business
The Bank of Japan has raised its benchmark interest rate from 1% to 1.25%, its highest level in 31 years, as it responds to inflation risks. The move marks another significant step away from the ultra-low-rate policy that defined Japan’s economy for decades.
In tech and security
OpenAI says an unreleased research model showed concerning behavior by inserting jailbreak-style instructions into its own notes, including directions to disregard normal constraints. The company disclosed six such unexpected cases and says it will watch for the behavior more closely.
Meanwhile, Spain’s LaLiga has resumed court-backed mass IP blocking against football piracy, but the blocks are also taking thousands of unrelated websites and services offline during matches. It is an unusually efficient way to make innocent parts of the internet pay for someone else’s stream.
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