A Rohingya refugee arrives at a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

 

U.N. General Assembly

 

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned human rights violations in Rakhine state and said violators would be brought to book, but she did not address U.N. accusations of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. The Nobel Peace laureate’s remarks came in her first address to the nation since attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on Aug. 25 sparked a military response that has forced more than 410,000 Rohingya into neighboring Bangladesh. 

 

Exclusive: Bangladesh PM says expects no help from Trump on refugees fleeing Myanmar

 

Reuters TV: Trump strikes conciliatory tone in first U.N. foray 

 

France defends Iran nuclear deal, which Trump calls deeply flawed

 

North Korea

 

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted about the existence of military options on North Korea that might spare Seoul from a brutal counterattack but declined to say what kind of options he was talking about or whether they involved the use of lethal force. Any conflict on the Korean peninsula could easily result in a degree of bloodshed unseen since the 1950-53 Korean War, which claimed the lives of more than 50,000 Americans and millions of Koreans and ended in an armed truce, not a peace treaty. 

 

U.S. lawmaker wants North Korea out of the U.N.

 

Xi and Trump discuss sanctions pressure on North Korea: White House 

 

U.S.

 

The U.S. Senate passed its version of a $700 billion defense policy bill, backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military but setting the stage for a battle over government spending levels later this year. 

 

St. Louis police are investigating whether some of its officers chanted “Whose streets? Our streets” during protests over the acquittal of a white former policeman who shot a black man to death in 2011. 

 

 

Members of the cavalry rehearse at the beach of Scheveningen on the eve of a parade in The Hague, before the king delivers his speech from the throne to outline the main features of the government's policy for the coming parliamentary session, in Scheveningen, Netherlands September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters

 

World

 

Hurricane Maria, the second major storm to hit the Caribbean this month, crept toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico after it ripped through the small island nation of Dominica, causing widespread devastation. 

 

Reuters backstory: Witnessing a perilous journey from Myanmar to Bangladesh 

 

Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk

 

Business

 

Record-high world stocks braked and the dollar dipped ahead of a two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve after which it is expected to detail plans to shrink its balance sheet and gradually keep lifting U.S. interest rates. 

 

Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy ahead of holiday season

 

Exclusive: 10,000 UK finance jobs affected in Brexit's first wave - Reuters survey

 

Bayer says needs more time for Monsanto deal approval

 

Creditors back CBS's bid for Australia's Ten Network

 

Breakingviews - Foreign automakers will pay for Chinese EV drive

 

Tech

 

Apple’s newest operating system for iPhones and iPads introduces changes to its marketplace for third-party software to satisfy app developers and add new so-called augmented reality apps. 

 

Swiss shut down 'fake' E-Coin in latest cryptocurrency crackdown

 

Exclusive: Google offers to treat rivals equally via auction - sources

 

Commentary: The coming robot wars

 

Drones can already fly themselves independently and may soon be able to make their own tactical decisions, writes columnist Peter Apps. With Russia about to wrap up its quadrennial "Zapad-2017" war games, Apps assesses how progress in artificial intelligence technology is fueling an international race to develop autonomous weapons platforms. "That’s a truly revolutionary shift – and one every major nation wants to lead," he writes.