TIME is reporting that Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of U.S. Pacific Command, oversees roughly 400,000 military and civilian personnel, a Pacific Fleet of about 200 ships including five aircraft carrier strike groups, and more than 1,000 aircraft. It said his most important job is to stop a war before it starts by deterring China from invading Taiwan. TIME said Chinese President Xi Jinping has called bringing Taiwan under Beijing's control "a historical inevitability," and that U.S. officials say he has ordered his military to be ready to seize the island by 2027. In an interview at the command's headquarters in Hawaii, Paparo described his mission as convincing Beijing that an invasion would cost more than it could ever gain. He said that if he does his job right, history will never know his name.

TIME is reporting that Ottawa's City Council voted unanimously to remove President Donald Trump's name from a residential street in the Canadian capital amid an increasingly hostile trade war. It said the motion to rename "Trump Avenue" in the city's Central Park neighborhood was brought forward by River Ward councillor Riley Brockington on Sept. 9 and swiftly received support from other local officials. Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said at a news conference after the vote that he does not like the idea of anything named for Donald Trump, who he said has demonstrated hostility toward Canada. TIME said the move symbolizes strained relations between the two countries as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney goes head-to-head with the Trump Administration in a trade standoff. It said the streets in the neighborhood were named after New York City institutions in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when Trump was primarily known for his businesses and real estate ventures.

TIME is reporting that new polling suggests Americans feel warmer toward Beijing than they have in years, as Trump hosted Xi at the White House this week. It said a Pew Research Center survey published Wednesday found the share of Americans with a cold view of China has fallen to 54% from 68% in 2021, while those with a warm view grew from 11% to 19% and those with a neutral view grew from 20% to 27%. TIME said the findings are based on responses from 1,168 U.S. adults surveyed Sept. 14-20. It said a separate Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey found American sentiment toward China has warmed since a record low in 2024, with 41% considering China's territorial ambitions a critical threat compared to 52% in 2022, and 57% saying the U.S. should engage with China while 40% favor actively limiting its power.

TIME also reported that the Department of Homeland Security sent a list of 185 names to Nevada claiming they had been identified as noncitizens improperly allowed to register to vote, and that after checking the list the state found zero of the 185 were noncitizens, citing the New York Times.