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🇮🇱 Ahead of Israel's vote, polls depict Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party tied for first place with Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud. Over 550,000 newly eligible youth could be altering the landscape, with 23% from pro-Likud households shifting toward "change bloc" candidates.

🇺🇸⚡ Texas Governor Greg Abbott blocked permits for new data centers pending an electricity grid audit. Halting connections expands last month's freeze and marks a rollback on his push to make the state an AI epicenter amid rising infrastructure backlash.

🇺🇳 The UN General Assembly kicked off with Secretary-General António Guterres warning of emerging "centres of technological influence." He cautioned that power is shifting to private corporations and transferring from humans to machines via autonomous weapons.

Donald Trump takes the stage later to defend his foreign policy, from the Iran conflict to tech competition with China. His schedule includes meetings with 11 foreign heads of state, pressing President Zelensky on energy strikes and conferring with Gulf allies.

⛽ US diesel costs crossed $6.50/gallon for the first time, driven by conflict with Iran and Russian export limits following Ukrainian refinery strikes. As transport and power rely heavily on fuel, sustained high rates threaten to drive up broader consumer inflation.

🏦 The Bank of Japan raised its main interest rate to a 31-year high, continuing its shift away from decades of rock-bottom borrowing costs. The move follows the US Fed's rate hike and broader central bank efforts to curb rising global inflation.

🇸🇦🇾🇪 Saudi Arabia launched air strikes on Yemen following missile and drone attacks on Saudi cities by Iran-backed Houthis. With the Houthis also seizing a Red Sea port and striking energy facilities, regional oil exports face worsening disruptions.

🇪🇸⚽ FC Barcelona host Racing Santander later today in LaLiga action! Barça look to maintain their explosive form behind star figures like Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, while Racing count on key playmaker Iñigo Vicente to power their attack.

🌐 Donald Trump dismissed Dario Amodei’s call to pace frontier AI, framing safety slowdowns as a threat to US edge. Meanwhile, China enforces strict internal state control over models while externally advocating for UN-led global AI governance.