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Adidas has launched a trademark infringement lawsuit against Australian retailer White Fox, claiming its four-stripe clothing designs are deceptively similar to the sportswear giant’s iconic logo.

Airlines suspended flights to Riyadh airport after Houthi claims of a missile strike damaged a plane. Saudi Arabia confirms three deaths from recent airport attacks.

President Trump awarded the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, and other tech leaders, highlighting close ties between the White House and Silicon Valley executives.

A Congressional Budget Office report estimates US aircraft losses in the Iran conflict reached $3.3bn by August, adding to the total war cost of $38bn.

The US government has suspended Microsoft and Adobe from a skilled worker visa program amid fraud claims. Vice President JD Vance cited layoffs of American workers.

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for her bold and inventive body of work that reimagines classical traditions.

South Korea has recalled its ambassador to Ukraine, escalating a diplomatic dispute over the public transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers.

OpenAI used AI to help draft an email warning the Australian government about a security breach, contradicting earlier statements made during a parliamentary inquiry.

European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic has arrived in Beijing for talks on the EU’s growing trade deficit with China and Beijing’s curbs on rare earth exports.

France has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests after a 15-year-old boy lost his hand in Lens. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez ordered the pause.