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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
SinoDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)

UK's MI5 warns academics to cut ties with Chinese institution

The UK's domestic intelligence service MI5 on Wednesday issued a rare alert warning academics against collaborating with a Chinese technology institute, saying it funds research to improve Beijing's espionage capabilitie...

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SinoDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
China extends probes into US trade barriers until December

China has extended two investigations into US trade barriers until December, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday, delayin...

SinoDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
China's Xi calls for progress towards unification with Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for advancing efforts towards "reunification" with Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claim...

SinoDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
China opens joint military facility in Laos

China and Laos have inaugurated a joint military facility at an airport north of the Laotian capital, both governments said, exten...

PolicyDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Hegseth says US cut number of generals, admirals by 20%

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the United States has slashed the number of its generals and admirals by 2...

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SinoDaily CHINA Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Ex-husband, in-laws accused of murdering Hong Kong model appear in court

The ex-husband and in-laws accused of murdering Hong Kong model and influencer Abby Choi appeared in court on Wednesday, in a gruesome case that has sent shockwaves through the cit...

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
China's former market regulator head to be tried for graft

The former head of China's financial markets regulator will be tried for corruption, according to state media Wednesday, the latest high-profile official to fall under Beijing's sw...

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
China factory activity returns to growth in September

Factory activity in China crept back to growth in September, official data showed Wednesday, providing a positive sign for the country's leaders after two months of contraction.

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
In Nepal's flood zone, teachers mourn students who never returned

Each morning at a school in flood-ravaged Nepal, teachers taking attendance are served a painful reminder of the disaster as they mark in red the names of students who never came b...

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
US regulator probes Anthropic and OpenAI over AI safety: report

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a broad investigation into artificial intelligence safety practices at Anthropic and OpenAI, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
US-led coalition ends mission in Iraq

A US-led coalition deployed in Iraq more than a decade ago to fight jihadists concluded its mission Wednesday, a move celebrated by the country's leaders and President Donald Trump...

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PolicyDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Gaza health officials say Israeli strike kills 5 in Gaza City

Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital said an Israeli airstrike targeting a minibus killed five people on...

PolicyDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese army says four wounded in explosion, not Israeli strike

The Lebanese military said on Wednesday that the explosion of an unknown object wounded a soldier and three ci...

PolicyDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Iran says received US response to its proposal to end war

Iranian authorities said on Wednesday they received the official US response to their proposal to end the Midd...

PolicyDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
US formally concludes mission in Iraq: Pentagon

The United States said Wednesday it had "formally concluded" its mission against jihadists in Iraq, following ...