September 7: Trump’s Bombardier Threat and Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon

U.S. trade pressure on Bombardier President Trump has threatened to block U.S. sales of aircraft from Canadian manufacturer Bombardier unless the company builds planes in the United States. He tied the demand to what he described as unfair Canadian trade practices and tariffs. The threat puts a major cross-border aerospace business in the middle of a tariff dispute. In the Middle East Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon killed 12 people, including two children, according to the report. The attack comes amid renewed escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, despite a truce reached more than two months ago. In Syria, authorities detained former Assad-era Major-General Mohammed Ali Durgham, accused of links to the 1982 Hama massacre and the violent suppression of protests in 2011. In China China has injected $54 billion into eight state-owned banks and insurers as it seeks to bolster an economy facing slower growth. China’s top court has also issued guidance for disputes involving AI, including unauthorized deepfakes and voice cloning. Separately, the official newspaper of the People’s Liberation Army has called for humanoid robots to be tested in military training, moving the machines from promotional backflips to practical battlefield questions. Energy technology moves from the lab Researchers at LG Energy Solution and Seoul National University say an adjusted voltage range improved the stability of lithium manganese-rich battery cells, limiting gas buildup and retaining 92.2 percent of initial energy after 883 cycles. The work could support lower-cobalt or cobalt-free electric-vehicle batteries. Oregon State University has opened PacWave South, a grid-connected offshore test site near Newport for experimental wave-energy devices. Developers can send power ashore while researchers evaluate performance and environmental effects, testing whether the abundant theoretical energy in U.S. waves can become dependable electricity.