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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

  • RWE will abandon US offshore wind projects for a $1.2bn government payout.
  • Much of the money will be redirected into a Louisiana LNG project.
  • The deal advances Trump’s push towards fossil fuels.

The US Department of the Interior has agreed to pay German energy company RWE $1.2bn (£892m) to abandon several offshore wind projects in American waters. The deal reflects the Trump administration’s wider effort to stop offshore wind development and redirect energy investment towards fossil fuels, particularly gas and…

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Good Charlotte join Hilary Duff on-stage at Madison Square Garden just hours after the Madden Brothers’ company carried out mass layoffs at US music journalism titles

  • Good Charlotte joined Hilary Duff onstage at Madison Square Garden.
  • The appearance followed reported mass redundancies at Veeps-owned music titles.
  • Nearly all staff at four established publications were reportedly affected.

Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden made a surprise appearance during Hilary Duff’s Madison Square Garden concert, joining her to perform the band’s 2002 song ‘The Anthem’. The appearance drew attention because it occurred only hours after their company, Veeps, reportedly made extensive redundancies at several long-running US…

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Manga Million Explained, Why Everyone’s Talking About One Piece Publisher’s Bold New Manga Project

  • Shueisha’s Manga Million offers free multilingual manga outside Japan until 2027.
  • It launches with 400 series and over one million pages.
  • Translation-process concerns persist despite Shueisha’s denial of AI use.

Shueisha has launched Manga Million, a global digital library offering more than one million manga pages in 100 languages to mark its centenary. Available free outside Japan until the end of 2027, it could broaden access to major and previously untranslated manga for readers worldwide, though questions have…

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Mexico and Argentina line up behind Infantino to deepen football’s civil war

  • Mexico and Argentina publicly back Gianni Infantino.
  • Their support deepens football’s governance split.
  • Concacaf still seeks reform without threatening boycott.

Mexico’s football federation has publicly backed Fifa president Gianni Infantino, breaking with Concacaf’s wider push for a review of Fifa governance after the World Cup sell-off controversy. Argentina’s federation then also endorsed Infantino, widening divisions between national and regional bodies over Fifa’s leadership ahead of next March’s presidential…

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Quake gets a free new chapter promising “ferocious combat, labyrinthine level design, and nightmarish realms” to celebrate its 30th birthday

  • Quake’s 30th anniversary expansion is free for the enhanced edition.
  • Dawn of the Machine adds 19 campaign maps and new weapons.
  • It is currently unavailable on GOG and Epic.

Quake has received a free expansion, Dawn of the Machine, to mark the classic first-person shooter’s 30th anniversary. Developed by id Software and MachineGames, it follows Ranger’s attempt to destroy the Nightmare Machine and escape an endless cycle of violent deaths, while adding new combat encounters and levels…

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Helena Gao And Shushu Link On ‘lao wai [老外]’

  • Helena Gao releases ‘lao wai [老外]’ featuring Shushu
  • New EP ‘Gao Dan Dan’ arrives on 10 September
  • The project explores identity and club culture

Chinese-Danish alt-pop artist Helena Gao has released ‘lao wai [老外]’, a new single featuring Chinese artist Shushu, ahead of her EP ‘Gao Dan Dan’. The track explores Gao’s sense of being an outsider—its title means “foreigner”—and blends hyper-pop, Chinese electronic music and Scandinavian alt-pop influences. The EP is…

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Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips

  • US imposes 15% tariff on polysilicon-related imports.
  • Policy targets solar and semiconductor supply chains.
  • China condemned the measure as protectionist.

Donald Trump has ordered a 15% tariff on imported products made with polysilicon, a highly purified silicon used in solar panels and semiconductors. The measure, due to take effect on 4 December, is intended to strengthen US supply chains and reduce reliance on China, which is the main…

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Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling

  • New Mexico ordered Meta to pay another $567 million.
  • Total penalties now stand at $942 million.
  • Meta says it will appeal the ruling.

A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay a further $567 million after finding its platforms significantly contributed to a teen mental-health crisis in the state. The ruling treats Meta’s services as a public nuisance and adds to pressure on social-media companies to account for alleged harms…

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Claes Bang Plays a Masseur of Nazi Leader Heinrich Himmler in ‘I Is Another’ – But John Paul in ‘Bad Sisters’ Is Still One of His ‘Worst Characters’ 

  • Bang plays Nazi leader Himmler’s therapist in a new historical drama.
  • The film explores Felix Kersten’s disputed wartime claims.
  • Bang says Kersten’s desire for validation drove his downfall.

Claes Bang stars in “I Is Another” as Felix Kersten, Heinrich Himmler’s personal physical therapist, in a film premiering at Locarno. The drama examines Kersten’s contested claim that his influence over the Nazi leader helped save many lives during the Second World War, making him a morally complex…

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Susanne Sundfør announces new album ‘Revelations Of Divine Love’ with ethereal single ‘I It Am’

  • Sundfør announces ‘Revelations Of Divine Love’, released on 2 October.
  • New single ‘I It Am’ introduces the album’s sparse sound.
  • The record adapts writings by Julian of Norwich.

Susanne Sundfør has announced her seventh studio album, ‘Revelations Of Divine Love’, and released its first single, the ethereal ‘I It Am’. Due on 2 October via Bella Union, the record marks a highly stripped-back project centred on love, motherhood and spiritual writing. The album was recorded live…

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