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America's upper and lower chambers advanced separate pieces of legislation as federal agencies issued warnings that the government was increasingly likely to shut down.

The Senate will debate its stopgap funding bill, which Republicans in the House of Representatives have rejected.

The House, meanwhile, will vote on partisan spending bills that would not have ever to shut down by October 1st.

Germany's annual inflation rate slowed to 4.3% in September, down from 6.4% in August, and the lowest since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.

The figures bode well for the rest of the Eurozone, which releases inflation data on Friday, but Germany's economic prospects remain mired by slow growth and low confidence.

Three people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed in a rare shooting in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

The gunmen allegedly opened fire in a flat before murdering a teacher at a hospital affiliated with the Rasmus University.

He tried to set both buildings on fire. The suspect shooter, according to police, is a student at the university. He was arrested near the hospital.

Taiwan unveiled its first locally-made submarine, built at a cost of more than $1.6 billion.

The Narball is the first of eight such planned vessels and will enter service in 2025, joining Taiwan's current fleet of two aging, Dutch-made boats.

Taiwan struggles to buy modern submarines from abroad, but hopes the fleet could complicate a Chinese blockade or invasion.

America accused China of trying to, quote, reshape the global information environment to its advantage through propaganda, disinformation and censorship.

The report by the Department of State, which cites examples of how China's, quote, digital authoritarianism could impede freedom of speech around the world, is a sign of yet more hostility between the two countries.

Evergrande, a beleaguered Chinese property company, said that, shoe giant, its founder and chairman, is being investigated over suspected crimes.

The company suspended trading of its shares earlier on Thursday, following reports that Mr. Shoe had been placed under police surveillance.

The firm shares, last closed at $0.32 Hong Kong dollar or $0.04 US dollar on Wednesday.

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