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9/23: CBS Evening News

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Rep. John Moolenaar says U.S. has "responsibility to help Taiwan defend itself" before Xi visit

Rep. John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, responds to a Reuters report that Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to urge President Trump to halt all arms sales to Taiwan, saying the U.S. has a 'responsibility to help Taiwan defend itself.' The segment presents the Republican lawmaker's stance ahead of a planned Xi visit.

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China accused by senior Tory MP of 'enabling' Argentina to go after the Falkland Islands again as dispute over sovereignty reaches UN summit

A senior Conservative MP accuses China of financially enabling Argentina's renewed push on the Falkland Islands and backing Mauritius's Chagos claim. The dispute reached the UN summit, where Argentina's president demanded sovereignty talks and the UK vowed to defend the islanders' right to remain British.

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Trump greets Xi on tarmac in rare gesture

President Trump personally greeted Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews ahead of Xi's state visit to Washington, an unusual airport welcome for a foreign leader. The article places the gesture in historical context and cites a White House spokesperson framing it as reciprocating hospitality and advancing U.S. interests.

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PM sets up new 'Ministry of Truth,' sparking free speech row, as he blames Putin for exploiting Brexit to sow division in Britain

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a new 'National Centre for Information Defence' at the UN, prompting critics to dub it a 'Ministry of Truth.' The article highlights free-speech concerns from Nigel Farage and Big Brother Watch, who argue the unit could be used to silence dissent, while Burnham ties Brexit division to Russian disinformation.

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British father, 37, pleads guilty to 'causing death by dangerous act' after his two-year-old son plunged to his death from hotel window in Cyprus

A 37-year-old British father pleaded guilty in a Paphos court to causing death by a reckless or dangerous act after his two-year-old son fell from an open fourth-floor hotel window. The article details his initial remand, bail, and family trauma while noting the hotel has seen three British tourist deaths in four years and that the window remained open when reporters visited.

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No regular contact with pair held in Iran, family say

The family of a British couple detained in Iran say regular contact has not been restored despite assurances after the couple ended hunger strikes. They are calling for an urgent meeting with the foreign secretary and more consular action to secure their release. The Foreign Office says the couple's welfare is its top priority and cites visits and facilitated calls.

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Trump still thinks Iranians will ‘rise up’ against the regime. In Tehran I see a different story | Hossein Hamdieh

An Iranian social researcher argues that Trump's hope for an Iranian uprising against the regime is misguided, because the US-Israel war is uniting Iranians against a foreign attacker rather than against their own government. The piece describes growing anti-US and nationalist sentiment inside Iran that Washington is failing to understand.

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Trump to zero-in on Iran nuclear threat, Gaza plan and UN overhaul in world stage speech

President Trump is set to address the UN General Assembly, focusing on Iran’s nuclear program, the administration’s Gaza peace plan, and competition with China, while meeting Gulf leaders on Strait of Hormuz security. The preview, based on White House officials, frames Trump as confronting entrenched global conflicts that previous administrations let fester.

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U.S.-China "red telephone" could bring a Cold War guardrail to AI

The article reports that the U.S. and China are considering an emergency AI hotline, modeled on the Cold War nuclear hotline, as a possible outcome of the Trump-Xi summit. It outlines Trump's anti-regulation stance, China's competing fears about falling behind and losing control, and the difficulty of defining when such a channel would be used.

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