The U.S. State Department has designated U Min Zin, an American scholar who studied Myanmar, as wrongfully detained in China. He is the second U.S. academic to receive the designation in recent months.
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NYTimes – US U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.
BBC Sport Alexander Zverev of Germany defeated American Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 6-2 in the US Open men's singles final to claim his second career Grand Slam title. The victory denied Shelton a chance to become the first Black men's champion since Arthur Ashe in 1968 and the first American men's winner since Andy Roddick in 2003.
BBC News – World Bob Mackie, the celebrated costume designer known for flamboyant, sequined outfits for stars including Cher, Tina Turner and Elton John, has died at 87. Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars" and "Sultan of Sequins," Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and received three Oscar nominations.
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor's book "End Times Fascism" is reviewed and promoted in Guardian coverage published on 13-14 September 2026. The work analyses the threat posed by radical right-wing nationalism and the super-rich, and offers a progressive toolkit for resisting it. A companion video features the authors outlining the far-right's "ominous evolution" and how to respond.
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