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Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar: I was pleased to co-chair the event with the Greek External Affairs Minister entitled "Artificial Intelligence in the Context of International Peace and Security, with a Focus on Maritime Security." The event emphasized the need to fully leverage the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence, anticipate its impact, and mitigate its risks. We also highlighted how, in the maritime sector, artificial intelligence can enhance maritime situational awareness, search and rescue capabilities, disaster response capabilities, suspicious activity identification, and the resilience of ports and critical infrastructure.

The Blue House in South Korea: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung called for a comprehensive trade agreement between South Korea and Mexico. (Foreign media correction: not "free trade agreement")

According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. officials said President Trump has rejected Iran's proposed seven-day ceasefire and told aides he expects to resume bombings of Iran after the November midterm elections.

In its threat intelligence report, Google (GOOG.O) noted that "ShinyHunters" has restarted its large-scale attack campaign against Oracle (ORCL.N) PeopleSoft, expanding its reach in a recent attack by deploying web backdoors on dozens of systems worldwide.

For the third time, the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked Missouri from using a Republican-drawn map of its congressional districts in the November midterm elections.

The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued no tsunami warnings, tsunami alerts, tsunami surveillance, or tsunami threats following a magnitude 7 earthquake in the Loyalty Islands region of New Caledonia.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Tadine, New Caledonia, in the South Pacific.

U.S. official: (Regarding the 7-day plan) The United States is having positive and constructive discussions with Iran through intermediaries, and the two sides continue to communicate on the nuclear issue.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Blue Energy Partners, a North American company backed by the Trump administration, is accelerating its expansion of oil production in Venezuela and could challenge Chevron's (CVX.N) position as the country's largest private oil producer in the coming months.

Moody's affirmed the EU's AAA rating and maintained a stable outlook.

Oracle (ORCL.N) filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that Clayton M. Magouyrk, the company’s director and CEO, will receive $627.5 million in total compensation in 2026.

Oracle (ORCL.N) filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that its Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Lawrence J. Ellison, will receive total compensation of $131 million in 2026.

U.S. bank deposits fell to $19.568 trillion from $19.658 trillion the previous week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 478.61 points, or 0.93%, to close at 51,828.59 on Friday, September 25; the S&P 500 rose 39.38 points, or 0.51%, to close at 7,743.51; and the Nasdaq Composite rose 129.34 points, or 0.48%, to close at 27,068.72.

According to relevant court documents, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against Kalshi, stating that states can regulate its event contracts.

Argentina's state-owned oil company YPF announced that its fuel prices will increase by an average of 1%.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of the week ending September 22, the net long position in the Japanese yen was 71,982 contracts; the net short position in the euro was 52,334 contracts; the net short position in the British pound was 82,568 contracts; and the net short position in the Swiss franc was 26,752 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending September 22, speculative net long positions in COMEX gold decreased by 5,727 contracts to 131,334 contracts; speculative net long positions in COMEX copper increased by 17,108 contracts to 82,649 contracts; and speculative net long positions in COMEX silver increased by 385 contracts to 13,016 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending September 22, net short positions in 2-year U.S. Treasury futures increased by 51,712 contracts to 907,065 contracts; net short positions in ultra-long-term U.S. Treasury futures decreased by 8,478 contracts to 336,725 contracts; and net short positions in U.S. Treasury futures decreased by 47,352 contracts to 155,805 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending September 22, net short positions in 10-year U.S. Treasury futures decreased by 9,484 contracts to 811,752 contracts; net short positions in 5-year U.S. Treasury futures decreased by 116,513 contracts to 880,853 contracts.