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Beijing is signaling a green light to American investors’ takeover of TikTok’s operations in the United States, a rare opening in the grinding US-China tech standoff. The breakthrough follows a September 19 call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the TikTok issue reportedly featured prominently. The control of TikTok’s algorithm is being addressed through a workaround. Media reports said that, under the arrangement, ByteDance will lease its algorithm to the US-based TikTok entity. At the same time, Oracle Corp will retrain it and secure a US-specific version “from the ground up.” US officials said…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 13 people as part of a corruption investigation into concerts organized by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality — the latest legal action targeting municipalities run by Turkey’s main opposition party.A statement from the Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office said the suspects, including former municipal employees and owners of private event companies, were taken into custody on charges of abuse of public office and rigging of public tenders.The investigation centers on 32 concerts held between 2021 and 2024, which allegedly resulted in 154.4 million Turkish lira ($3.7 million) of financial losses, according to reports…

 NEW YORK: Kuwait’s Amir Representative His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met on Monday with various American CEOs here in Kuwait’s Office at the UN, in New York. His Highness the Crown Prince met with CEO of Goldman Sachs David M. Solomon.His Highness Sheikh Sabah also received CEO Michael Rubens Bloomberg of Bloomberg Company. His Highness the Crown Prince received as well CEO Laurence Douglas Fink of Blackrock Company. During the meetings, His Highness the Crown Prince conveyed greetings and wishes on behalf of His Highness the Amir to boost global companies presence in the State…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden came under attack early on Tuesday, officials said, though no one was hurt. It was not clear who launched the attack.The captain of the vessel heard a splash and explosion in the vicinity of the vessel, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said in a statement. “Vessel and crew reported safe and proceeding to next port of call,” the center said in a statement. The attack happened about 225 kilometers (140 miles) off the coast of Aden, which…

Four European countries chose to unconditionally recognise Palestinian statehood in New York on Monday at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with three other European countries saying they would recognise it at a future date once certain criteria had been established. France, Malta, Luxembourg, and Monaco formally recognised Palestinian sovereignty during the “Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” conference co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia. Belgium, meanwhile, said it would conditionally recognise it after Hamas released Israeli captives and was removed from any governing position. Denmark and the Netherlands said they would…

ISE, Japan (AP) — Every two decades for the last 1,300 years, Ise Jingu, Japan’s most revered Shinto shrine, has been knocked down and rebuilt from scratch.The massive, $390 million demolition and construction job takes about nine years. It requires the country’s finest carpenters, woodcutters, builders and artisans to pour their hearts into the smallest details of structures that are doomed from the moment the work begins. The buildings at Ise will only stand for about a decade before the project starts all over again, but as the priests consecrate the construction, the workers shout: “A building for 1,000 years!…

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man representing himself in federal court against charges of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course is set to present his closing argument on Tuesday, but a judge has already warned him that his presentation could be cut short if he doesn’t follow the rules.Ryan Routh and prosecutors will each have one hour and 45 minutes to make their final cases to jurors before they begin their deliberations.Prosecutors have said Routh spent weeks plotting to kill Trump before aiming a rifle through shrubbery as Trump played golf on…

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs urged a New York federal judge Monday to sentence him early next month to no more than 14 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related charges, meaning he’d go free almost immediately if the judge agreed.The lawyers made their arguments in a written submission to Judge Arun Subramanian, who has already rejected a proposed $50 million bail package, signaling that he doesn’t believe the Grammy-winning artist is close to being released.Combs faces an Oct. 3 sentencing after his July conviction by a Manhattan jury on two Mann…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With global support for a Palestinian state growing, Israel’s devastating war in Gaza is expected to take center stage as the U.N.’s gathering of world leaders gets into full gear Tuesday. But humanity’s myriad conflicts, rising poverty and heating planet will also be in the spotlight.The General Assembly ’s big week of meetings began Monday with events including a conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Tuesday kicks off the “General Debate” in which presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and cabinet members give their annual take on the state of the world and their own nations. Brazilian President Luiz…

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO allies on Tuesday will hold formal consultations at Estonia’s request after the Baltic country said that three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace last week without authorization. Russia’s Defense Ministry denied the accusation.The intrusion on Friday lasted 12 minutes and was a fresh test of the military alliance’s ability to respond to Moscow’s airborne threats after around 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on Sept. 10.NATO’s 32 ambassadors meet most weeks in a format known as the North Atlantic Council at the military alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. Estonia has requested consultations under Article 4 of NATO’s…