According to news from Washington, the major US labor union Teamsters recently announced that they will not support any candidate in the November presidential election, marking the first time in nearly 30 years. This is a major setback for US presidential candidate Harris, as the union has supported Democratic candidates in every election since 2000.

The union president O'Brien said that both Republican candidate Trump and Democratic candidate Harris have failed to make serious commitments to the union to ensure that the interests of working people always come before big corporations. He pointed out that the union sought promises from Trump and Harris not to interfere with important union movements or the core truck driver industry, and to respect members' right to strike, but neither candidate was able to fulfill their promises.

02Indonesia's parliament approves new fiscal budget

Jakarta News: On September 19th, the Indonesian parliament approved a government budget worth $237 billion, which is the last budget proposal under current President Joko Widodo and sets the stage for Prabowo, who was sworn in on October 20th. It is reported that the new budget outlines the main plans that Prabowo will implement, including a free children's meal policy, free health check ups, hospital construction, school renovation, and food safety plan, which are expected to cost IDR 71 trillion.

In addition, the Indonesian parliament has passed an amendment bill to abolish the maximum number of cabinet departments34 restrictions and giving the president the power to rearrange or split cabinet departments, deploy cabinet positions more flexibly, and allocate them to political allies. Previously, there were reports that Prabowo was preparing to establish an independent agency to handle water safety and tax affairs, and may also split the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, as well as the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

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01North Korea claims to have successfully test fired a new missile carrying a super large warhead

According to the Korean Central News Agency, on September 19th, North Korea announced that the North Korean Missile General Administration had successfully conducted test launches of the new tactical ballistic missile, the "Mars Gun-11C-4.5," and an improved strategic cruise missile. This is the second time North Korea has test fired this missile model since July 1st. The test launch of a new tactical ballistic missile aims to verify the accuracy and explosive power of a missile carrying a 4.5-ton conventional warhead to strike a medium range target of 320 kilometers.

North Korean leader Kim Jong un guided the test launch activities and expressed great satisfaction. In addition, Kim Jong un also visited the National Defense Science Institute's research and development facility7.62mm sniper rifle, 5.56mm automatic rifle and other weapons, and propose important topics such as production direction.

01The EU will require Apple to open up the iPhone operating system

Bloomberg News: Recently, informed sources revealed that the European Union will warn American technology company Apple,Require it to open up the iPhone operating system to competitors, otherwise it will face huge fines.

It is reported that according to the latest EU Digital Markets Law, Apple needs toEnsure that other developers have accessKey features of iPhone, such as its Siri voice commands and payment chipWait.If Apple does not comply with the provisions of the Digital Markets Act, the EUWe will officially launch anti-monopoly measuresInvestigation, thiswillCausing Apple to pay up to global annual revenueA huge fine of 10%.