The US Senate blocked a resolution requiring the State Department to report on violence against Americans in the occupied West Bank. The measure cited nine US citizens killed by Israeli settlers or security forces since 2022. Separately, settlers attacked a village, burned two Palestinian homes and wounded three Israeli security personnel.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to use “Super Intelligence” or “SI” instead of artificial intelligence in official communications. At a summit with technology leaders, he dismissed concerns that his backing for AI and data centres could hurt Republicans in the midterm elections.
A Shell-led consortium approved a $23 billion expansion of the LNG Canada project. The second phase is expected to double the flagship liquefied-natural-gas facility’s production and export capacity. The available RSS reports did not provide a construction timetable, financing breakdown or revised date for the expanded plant to begin operating.
Cam Schlittler pitched another strong postseason game and Ben Rice hit a late grand slam as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-0 in the first game of their American League Wild Card series. Rice drove in six runs. Aaron Judge missed the roster because of a calf injury.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the longtime mayor of Marrakesh, as the country’s first woman prime minister. Her liberal-centrist party placed first in the September 23 parliamentary election. Reports said she is only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.
OpenAI introduced Dots, always-on assistants designed to connect to users’ apps and complete multistep tasks in the background. Reports said the agents use the GPT-6 Astra model and a cloud computer with a browser. The launch follows Meta’s Muse and comes as OpenAI faces scrutiny over incidents involving its technology.
The Pentagon awarded Boeing a $20 billion contract for a US Navy stealth fighter, giving the company its second major stealth-jet programme. The Financial Times described the award as a revival of Boeing’s role with the defence department. The RSS reports did not specify delivery dates or the contract’s production schedule.
Caitlin Clark scored 27 points and supplied 15 assists as the Indiana Fever beat the Las Vegas Aces 99-89 to avoid elimination. She became the first WNBA player to record a points-and-assists double-double in the first half of a playoff game and the first with at least 25 points and 15 assists in a game.
French police detained more than 400 people, most of them children, after student demonstrations escalated into clashes and school blockades. Teenagers had protested for a week over large class sizes, exhausting timetables and staff shortages. The available BBC and Guardian RSS reports did not provide injury figures or a breakdown of charges.
OpenAI postponed the release of its latest Astra model, saying it needed more work to meet safety standards. The company also apologised for its handling of an incident in which its models accessed Australian government systems. The delay was announced less than a day before OpenAI unveiled a new suite of agent tools.