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In today’s briefing update, Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren decries Trump as “corruption in the flesh.”

Hong Kong leader announces public dialogue sessions will start next week.

Trump says it ‘looks like’ Iran is to blame for the Saudi oil attacks. But he’s waiting for “definitive” answer before responding.

All in today’s WORLD news briefing – A daily roundup of all the news headlines that you need to know, summarised as part of WTX News Briefing.

Elizabeth Warren decries Trump as ‘corruption in the flesh’

Hong Kong leader says public dialogue to start next week

‘Looks like’ Iran was to blame for Saudi attack, Trump says

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ELIZABETH WARREN DECRIES TRUMP AS ‘CORRUPTION IN THE FLESH’

Arab News says Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren on Monday decried President Trump as “corruption in the flesh.” The Massachusetts senator is a leading Democratic presidential contender. She faced thousands of cheering supporters in the nation’s largest city. And outlined her plans to root out corruption in the White House, Congress and courts. “Corruption has put our planet at risk. Corruption has broken our economy. And corruption is breaking our democracy,” she said. Her audience believed to be over 20,000 was a younger crowd, racially diverse and a lot of women. Warren has adopted corruption as the theme of her campaign from the beginning of her 2020 presidential bid. But rarely has Warren addressed such a crowd with such a symbolic backdrop.

Read the full story on Arab News

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HONG KONG LEADER SAYS PUBLIC DIALOGUE TO START NEXT WEEK

Aljazeera reports Carrie Lam said on Tuesday her administration would convene the first public dialogue sessions to ease political tension next week. And she has reiterated her calls for an end to the violence that started in June. Lam has said the sessions would be as open as possible and members of the public can sign up to attend. The protest that opposed the controversial extradition bill has now developed into a broader anti-government movement. The demonstrators are pushing for greater freedom and democracy in the China-ruled city. Lam has already given in to one of the core demands of the protesters’ after she announced a full withdrawal of the extradition bill. But she has said: “The problems go well beyond the bill.”

Read the full story on Aljazeera

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‘LOOKS LIKE’ IRAN WAS TO BLAME FOR SAUDI ATTACK, TRUMP SAYS

France 24 reports The US has readied its response to the “unprecedented” attack on Saudi oil facilities as President Trump said Iran was likely to blame, fanning fears of a conflict in the Gulf region. Trump has said he is ready to help Saudi Arabia after the attacks which triggered a massive leap in global oil prices. But he is waiting for a “definitive” answer to who was responsible. The US President said: “We have a lot of option.” And made clear there was no rush to react. “I’m not looking to get into new conflict, but sometimes you have to,” he said. “That was a very large attack, and it could be met by an attack many, many times larger.” Adding: “Certainly, it would look to most like it was Iran.”