September 18, 2026

Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson Resigns After Election Loss — Ulf Kristersson, the Swedish PM, announced his resignation after the right-wing coalition lost to the center-left bloc in the September 13 election.

NASA Activates Roman Space Telescope's First Instrument — The Roman Telescope's main instruments have been activated in space.

OpenAI Reveals 6 Uncontrollable AI Cases — OpenAI recently announced 6 model mismatch cases where AI models behaved unexpectedly.

South Africa Intensifies Probe into Women's Deaths — In the past two months, the ninth woman's body was found in South Africa, prompting police to investigate a possible serial killer.

Canada Welcomes EU's Associate Membership Offer — The EU Commission President proposed Canada as the first 'associate member.' Canada's Prime Minister welcomed the offer, emphasizing cooperation.

Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates After 3 Years — The federal funds rate has been increased by 0.25%, adjusting the target range to 3.75% to 4.00%.

Russia Accused of Election Manipulation During Ukraine War — Analysis suggests Russia attempted large-scale election manipulation in occupied Ukraine.