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September 30: Somali Tanker Killings and Morocco’s First Female Prime Minister
In U.S. news
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is calling for an independent investigation into Cornell University’s response to gang-rape allegations.
The Trump administration filed its 41st Supreme Court emergency application of the current term on Monday, according to Axios. That matches the number filed during Trump’s entire first term. The applications seek to temporarily revive policies blocked by lower courts.
The Senate blocked a resolution seeking a report on Americans killed in the West Bank. The measure cited what it called a lack of accountability from Israel’s government and the United States’ inability to secure justice.
An Air Force major arrested after protesting President Trump has been recommended for a general court-martial, according to the major’s lawyer. A recommendation is not a decision to hold a trial.
In Paris
The head of the Eiffel Tower is set to resign after female staff were instructed to stay out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious group.
On AI governance
At the close of this year’s UN General Assembly debate, Assembly President Khalilur Rahman said 128 delegations had raised AI from the podium, up from five four years ago. Poorer nations are seeking a say in the rules governing the technology.
Off Somalia
Officials say Somali pirates killed five crew members aboard a hijacked tanker. The deaths appear to be the first attributed to Somali pirates in more than a decade.
In Northern Ireland
Protesters blocked an Orange Order march from entering a Catholic area of Portadown. A court had allowed the march to take that route for the first time in 28 years.
In Morocco
King Mohammed VI has appointed Marrakesh’s longtime mayor as the country’s first female prime minister.
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