Today’s Lead News Stories

Remembrance ceremonies held across the US to honor victims of 9/11

Memorials and remembrances mark the 25 years since the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 on September 11

The Guardian - US · Sep 11

JD Vance pitches himself as Trump’s political heir on day two of Republican midterm convention

Vice-president dog-whistled, exaggerated claims of success and echoed Trump talking points to excited audience

The Guardian - US · Sep 11

‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm convention

The president demonised Democrats in an attempt to wangle votes in midterms despite backlash over Iran war

The Guardian - US · Sep 11

Sheikh Hasina's daughter quits as WHO regional head after fraud allegations

A day after the WHO regional committee recommended termination of her appointment as regional director for the South-East Asia Region, Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned from the post on Sept 9. Wazed's resignation came amid probe by the UN health agency and Bangladesh authorities…

The Times of India · Sep 10

DNA main hope for identity, but backlog overwhelms Nepal forensic labs

Nepal's forensic laboratories are in a race against time 15 days after the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood, with thousands of DNA samples arriving at facilities accustomed to processing fewer than 900 tests in an entire year. As visual identification becomesdifficult because of decomposition and mutilation, DNA is now the main hope…

The Times of India · Sep 10

Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons

The 154-page report comes two days after former employee Jacob Coxon resigned due to Anthropic racing to improve its models that would cause human extinction by 2030

The Guardian - US · Sep 10

Texas man shares how Amarillo officer tracked him 76 times in five months: ‘I had to change where my kids sleep’

Flock is involved.

We Got This Covered · Sep 10

Japan Backed UN Map Resolution Then Protested Russian Colouring of Disputed Kuril Islands

Japan has protested the Equal Earth map's depiction of four disputed Kuril Islands, prompting a change to its Japanese-language version while the English version remains unchanged.

International Business Times UK · Sep 10

Dhaka declines Brics invite: 'It was for Bimstec chair, not PM'

DHAKA: Bangladesh Thursday turned down an invitation to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the Brics Summit's outreach session, saying there is no scope to send a govt representative to the summit as PM was not invited and the invitation was instead extended to Bimstec Chair.

The Times of India · Sep 10

California governor signs laws aimed at protecting kids from risks of social media, AI chatbots

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws aimed at protecting children from the potential harms of social media and AI chatbots

The Independent UK · Sep 10