News Headlines - 26 September 2019

▽Saudi Arabia's MBS Says Killing Of Khashoggi 'Happened Under My Watch' : NPR

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has acknowledged for the first time that he is accountable for the killing of prominent critic and Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The revelation is made in an upcoming PBS documentary set to air next week, a day before the one-year anniversary of Khashoggi's death.
"It happened under my watch," the crown prince, commonly referred to by his initials MBS, said to PBS Frontline journalist Martin Smith. "I get all the responsibility because it happened under my watch."... The crown prince did not take responsibility for planning Khashoggi's killing, nor did he admit that he had prior knowledge of it.

▽IAEA: Iran Expands Enrichment In New Breach Of Nuclear Deal

Iran has started using advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium, the UN's nuclear watchdog says, in a further breach of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Advanced centrifuges "were accumulating, or had been prepared to accumulate, enriched uranium," the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in the report to member states cited by Western news agencies on September 26.
In addition, IAEA inspectors have verified that Iran has pushed ahead with preparations to install more advanced centrifuges that can refine uranium more efficiently.

▽Hong Kong leader arrives for town hall meeting

The territory's embattled leader arrived for a town hall meeting on Thursday evening, part of a bid to reach out to residents after more than three months of huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests.
The public "dialogue session" is the pro-Beijing government's first attempt to sit down with her critics following 16 consecutive weeks of unrest.
Millions have hit the streets, with hardcore activists clashing repeatedly with police, in the biggest challenge to China's rule since the city's handover from Britain in 1997.

▽Science on climate crisis is undeniable, Prince Harry says | The Guardian

Prince Harry has said the science on the climate crisis is undeniable as, led by Greta Thunberg, the “world’s children are striking” to force action.
The Duke of Sussex is in Botswana helping to create a new forest habitat after decades of deforestation because of locals gathering firewood and through elephant activity... “This week, led by Greta, the world’s children are striking. There’s an emergency. It’s a race against time and one which we are losing. Everyone know it. There’s no excuse for not knowing that,” he said.

▽UK consumer sentiment falls to six-year low - YouGov/Cebr - Reuters

British consumer sentiment has fallen to a six-year low due to increased worries about job security and the impact trade tensions and political uncertainty will have on individuals’ finances, a survey showed on Thursday.
Market research company YouGov said its monthly consumer sentiment indicator, compiled with economic consultancy Cebr, dropped to 103.4 in September from 104.0 in August, its lowest level since May 2013.