Today's News on Thursday, 25th September

  • Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work The Guardian ()
  • October 7 Is Still Very Much With Us During the Service Year The Times of Israel ()
  • Kansas U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls The New York Times ()
  • US presidency: Trump administration maintains ‘chilling effect’ with defence of executive orders targeting law firms International Bar Association | IBA ()
  • US Sen. Banks takes an unusually active role in attacking anti-redistricting lawmakers Indiana Capital Chronicle ()
  • Women aren’t equal citizens in Israel. But this week brought us closer than ever The Forward ()
  • US Treasury warns shippers not to pay Hormuz tolls, even in form of charity Reuters ()
  • US official says Iran war truce 'terminated' hostilities for war powers deadline Reuters ()
  • King Charles’ ‘Just give us a ring!’ quip leads viral moments from royal US tour with Queen Camilla Fox News ()
  • Trump expands U.S. sanctions on Cuban government Reuters ()
  • Zayn Malik Cancels All U.S. Tour Dates Variety ()
  • Iran defies US pressure over nuclear, missile plans dw.com ()
  • US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil AP News ()
  • U.S. Candidates for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva (.gov) ()
  • Iran Sends New Proposal for Peace Talks with U.S., State Media Says The New York Times ()
  • US lawmakers vote to cut science spending—but reject Trump’s sweeping reductions Scientific American ()
  • Georgia U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls The New York Times ()
  • May 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us Ms. Magazine ()
  • How US equipment ended up in the hands of Iran’s allies in Yemen as USAID was disbanded CNN ()
  • Thousands in US to join ‘no school, no work, no shopping’ May Day protest in economic blackout The Guardian ()