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Japan’s parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family - AP News

Japan’s parliament has enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor. The new measures, passed Friday, have sparked fears...

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

Nominee for top intel post faces lawmakers eager to see him replace the current leader - NBC News

Jay Clayton’s confirmation hearing comes amid growing concern among Democrats that the Trump administration will try to use the intelligence agencies to interfere with the midterm elections.

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

Meta’s woes deepen in India as child abuse ads on Instagram draw government ire - CNBC

U.S. social media giant Meta is facing an onslaught of regulatory scrutiny in India, which has the largest user base for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

Netanyahu government defies Israel’s top court over TV regulation - Financial Times

Premier’s cabinet raises fears of a constitutional crisis by formally rejecting ruling by Supreme Court

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

U.S. government gives Anthropic green light for limited re-release of Mythos 5 - NBC News

The U.S. government is allowing Anthropic to deploy its Mythos 5 model to a select group of customers and partners, according to a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic that was s...

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

Lawmakers demand answers as turmoil over Reflecting Pool repair continues - AP News

Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president’s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation p...

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

Keir Starmer announces resignation as prime minister and Labour Party leader - BBC

Sir Keir delivered a statement to announce his planned departure from Downing Street.

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

Who is Andy Burnham, the man likely to replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after his resignation? - CBS News

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resigning, and the man widely expected to replace him is a fellow Labour Party lawmaker known as the "King of the North."

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

Signs grow that Starmer will resign as government mood shifts - BBC

The BBC's Henry Zeffman and Nick Eardley on the mood in government as speculation grows about the prime minister's departure.

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

Andy Burnham wins U.K. Parliament seat, key step in bid to oust prime minister - The Washington Post

Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is now positioned to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for leadership of the governing Labour Party and to seize the top job.

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak - TechCrunch

The Trump administration's decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn't immune fro...

Staff • Sep 06, 2026

Anthropic disables Fable and Mythos AI models after U.S. government bars it from giving foreigners access - Fortune

The directive would even bar Anthropic's own foreign employees from using Fable and Mythos. Anthropic called the government position "a misunderstanding".

Staff • Sep 06, 2026