Chinese robotics firm UBTECH launched a 14,000-square-metre facility in Liuzhou capable of producing 10,000 humanoid robots annually, as China accounts for 97% of global humanoid shipments in the first half of 2026.
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Dow Falls 600 Points as Fed Hike and Hawkish Dot Plot Rattle Wall Street
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed more than 600 points after the Fed’s unanimous rate hike to 3.75%–4%, with the 10-year Treasury yield crossing 5% and Chair Warsh signalling further increases ahead.
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Federal Reserve Delivers First Rate Hike in Three Years in Unanimous Vote
The FOMC voted 12-0 to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4%, the first increase since 2023, as Chair Kevin Warsh warned inflation has been too high for too long.
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Russia’s Patrushev Warns Warsaw Would Cease to Exist if Poland Enters the War
Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev threatened that Warsaw would be destroyed within two to three days if Poland entered military action against Russia, escalating Europe’s sharpest rhetorical confrontation of 2026.
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Vučić Calls October 25 Snap Election as Two Years of Protest Force Early Vote
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić dissolved parliament and set an October 25 snap election, moving the vote up by over a year as student-led anti-corruption protests enter their second year.
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FTC Chair Warns AI Labs Seeking Antitrust Immunity Are Rigging the Market
FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson told Georgetown University on September 15 that AI companies seeking antitrust exemptions while lobbying for new regulations should trigger deep suspicion.
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Brent Crude Tops $108 as Iran Shoots Down US Drones and Tanker Burns off Oman
Brent crude climbed above $108 per barrel on September 15, the highest in over four months, after Iran claimed to have downed two US drones and an oil tanker caught fire near Oman.
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China’s Factory Output Beats August Forecasts but Consumer Spending Falters
China’s industrial output rose 5.2% in August, topping forecasts, but retail sales grew just 0.4%, missing estimates and deepening concerns about weak domestic demand.
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NATO Downs Drone Over Lithuania in First Baltic Airspace Intercept
An Italian jet shot down a drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus on September 15, the first such interception in Lithuanian airspace, as a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish helicopter the day before.
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Saudi Arabia Launches 54 Airstrikes as Houthis Seize More Red Sea Islands
Saudi Arabia struck 54 Yemeni targets in 24 hours on September 15 as Houthi forces seized two more Red Sea islands, tightening their grip on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.