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U.K. to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refuelling to counter Houthi attacks

Britain has condemned the Houthi attacks and said the U.K. will work with partners to support regional stability, protect civilians and support humanitarian access.

22 Sep 2026 12:53 pm
Flights scrapped, evacuations urged as Typhoon Dujuan wallops Japan

More than a million people were under evacuation advisories as the typhoon brought torrential rain, flooding and landslides near Tokyo, killing two people

22 Sep 2026 12:46 pm
Iran President vows to firmly defend country's positions at UN

Mr. Pezeshkian will be the highest-ranking Iranian official to set foot on American soil since the start of the West Asia war

22 Sep 2026 12:35 pm
Trump vs media: What is the White House press pool and why has it halted coverage of U.S. President?

The White House press pool halting coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump is being seen as a rare case of solidarity

22 Sep 2026 12:00 pm
Russia strikes Ukraine industrial sites, killing three, officials say

Russia deployed missiles, drones and artillery at four districts of the region, killing three people and injuring another six in Dnipro

22 Sep 2026 11:36 am
Torrential rains brought by Japan typhoon kill two, NHK says

Typhoon Dujuan is the latest extreme weather event in a year of unusually heavy rain, floods and tropical cyclones that have hit regions across the globe, from East Asia to North America and Europe

22 Sep 2026 11:16 am
Texas man shot by ICE agent detained with bullet still lodged in his body: lawyer

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, is in stable condition after suffering a gunshot wound to his torso, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

22 Sep 2026 11:04 am
Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access

AI will either be the greatest equalizer or the worst source of injustice wrote Bill Gates in a social media post

22 Sep 2026 9:41 am
Jaishankar urges reformed multilateralism amid rising geopolitical tensions

EAM Jaishankar reiterated that more participative deliberations and transparent decision-making are both overdue

22 Sep 2026 9:35 am
Houthis must immediately cease strikes against Saudi Arabia: G7 foreign ministers

The statement also called on Iran to end its arming of and support for the Houthis

22 Sep 2026 9:30 am
Trump inaugurates new WH helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight

Donald Trump has long crowed about how the new helipad would impress Chinese President Xi Jinping, who arrives on September 23 for a state visit

22 Sep 2026 8:24 am
Asian Games 2026 LIVE: India to face Sri Lanka in women's cricket final match

The third day of the Asian Games in Japan concluded on September 21 with Indias medal tally standing at six medals, four silver and two bronze, as the wait continued for a gold.

22 Sep 2026 5:11 am
Trump praises leftist Mamdani after meeting in New York

Hopefully, youre going to be a great [mayor]; Ill be able to say youre going to be a great one, and youre off to a start, Donald Trump told Zohran Mamdani

22 Sep 2026 4:25 am
Unsafe space: On the U.S. and on-orbit space control weapons

Deployment of weapons calls for multilateral governance in space

22 Sep 2026 2:08 am
U.S. halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut at construction site

Ground stops were issued for John F. Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia airports, as well as an airport in Teterboro, New Jersey, as 130 world leaders and dozens of ministers are arriving in New York for the annual high-level meeting of the UNGA

22 Sep 2026 1:08 am
Maldives unveils $20 billion UAE investment

Over its lifetime, the project could create more than 54,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities, says government statement

21 Sep 2026 11:18 pm
U.S. television networks halt Trump coverage in revolt over White House ban

The move means there will be no television coverage of Mr. Trump's trip on Monday, September 21, to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he was due to meet a series of foreign leaders.

21 Sep 2026 11:14 pm
U.S. refuses visas for Iran UN delegation members: state media

In an unprecedented hostile move by the U.S. government, U.S. President Donald Trump has denied U.S. visas to certain members of the president's high-level delegation, including members of his communications team, says state news agency IRNA

21 Sep 2026 11:12 pm
China expels generals accused of graft from Communist Party: state media

One of them, Zhang Youxia, held the position of the more senior of two vice chairmen on the Central Military Commission (CMC), making him China's highest-ranked general

21 Sep 2026 11:00 pm
U.K. charges man over alleged Rwanda genocide offences

Vincent Brown, formerly known as Vincent Bajinya, is charged with one offence of conduct ancillary to genocide and six offences of conduct ancillary to murder as a crime against humanity

21 Sep 2026 10:49 pm
Trump claims part of U.S. media threat to our National Security

Donald Trump says fake news is a threat to U.S.s national security and it should be stopped

21 Sep 2026 8:02 pm
Trump, in call with Yemen President, did not pledge military support against Houthis, say sources

President Alimi requested U.S. support for his Saudi-backed government in its fight against the Houthis, who this month took key areas along the Bab al-Mandeb strait in a lightning offensive

21 Sep 2026 7:44 pm
U.S. Treasury chief says Iran airlines to be shut down on September 23

Scott Bessent previously vowed the United States would declare economic D-Day on Iran and pledged to choke off Tehran financially.

21 Sep 2026 7:22 pm
The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating U.S. sanctions against ICC

The Netherlands is looking at ways to help the court maintain payments to staff and to protected witnesses, and to ensure that security at the detention facility is not disrupted

21 Sep 2026 6:58 pm
Russia's ruling pro-Putin party wins wartime election with over 57% of vote, near-complete results show

United Russia party won 57.83% of the vote, the Central Election Commission said, up from 49.8% which it won in 2021, the last time an election for the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, was held

21 Sep 2026 5:53 pm
Interim governing body set up to run India-built Cultural Centre in Jaffna

Terming the move a decisive step in operationalising the facility, the High Commission said the Trust will act as an interim governing body, providing administrative and financial autonomy for the Centres sustained operations.

21 Sep 2026 5:20 pm
Irish privacy regulator fines Google 403 million over location data processing

As a result of Googles failures, individuals could have been unaware that their location was being used to, for example, influence them with ads or to infer their interests, and could lose control over their personal data, DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said

21 Sep 2026 5:15 pm
CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue Trump administration over White House access

This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes, says the statement

21 Sep 2026 5:15 pm
German Chancellor Merz clings on after disaster in state elections

Chancellor Friedrich Merz called his partys loss in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania a disaster, while the far-left Die Linke could take power in Berlin

21 Sep 2026 4:54 pm
EU scrambles for Russia sanctions deal amid France standoff

All EU countries are required to agree to extend the sanctions a key part of the blocs response to Russias war since 2022 every six months

21 Sep 2026 4:32 pm
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khans three sisters arrested in Lahore

The Deputy Commissioner of Lahore on September 20, 2026 passed two separate orders, copies of which were seen by AFP, for the three sisters' 30-day detention under the Maintenance of Public Order law of Punjab province

21 Sep 2026 3:36 pm
Dreame Technology Launches Flagship X60 Ultra Complete Robot Vacuum in India, Redefining Whole-Home Cleaning with Smarter Intelligence and Powerful Performance

Dreame Technology Launches Flagship X60 Ultra Complete Robot Vacuum in India, Redefining Whole-Home Cleaning with Smarter Intelligence and Powerful Performance

21 Sep 2026 3:30 pm
Andy Burnham is set to meet Donald Trump for the first time at the UN in New York

U.S. officials say the two leaders will hold talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly

21 Sep 2026 3:00 pm
China confirms Xi Jinpings U.S. visit this week for talks with Donald Trump

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun said the two leaders would have an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development

21 Sep 2026 1:36 pm
U.S. issues Iran travel warning, urges Americans to leave country amid rising West Asia tensions

The U.S. Virtual Embassy in Iran, in a security alert, said the regional security environment remained complex and warned of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures and other travel disruptions

21 Sep 2026 12:51 pm
Man critically injured, police officer wounded in gunfire near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur

The shooting comes months after Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that Canada was failing its Jewish community amid a surge in antisemitism.

21 Sep 2026 12:22 pm
Three killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan, officials say

The Taliban said a house in Kunar province was hit, killing three members of one family, days after an attack on a police facility in Pakistan

21 Sep 2026 12:04 pm
Two Indian students killed during flight training in Canada

Manoj Sivakumar from Tamil Nadu and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham from Puducherry died while they were on their flight training

21 Sep 2026 11:24 am
Three South Korean soldiers injured in blast at DMZ: Military

Two were evacuated by helicopter. The third is expected to be transported by road before being airlifted by helicopter

21 Sep 2026 10:52 am
U.S. seeks AI dialogue with China as officials set stage for Trump-Xi summit

The talks come as both powers confront rising fears that increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems could wipe out humanity, offering a rare incentive for cooperation despite an intensifying race for technological supremacy

21 Sep 2026 9:32 am
Typhoon approaches eastern Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings

At the Asian Games in central Japans Aichi Prefecture, organisers postponed the equestrian eventing competition until Tuesday due to the approaching typhoon.

21 Sep 2026 8:59 am
Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say

Targeting the entire organisation directly could severely undermine the court's work; ICC officials warn courtwide sanctions could disrupt IT, insurance, investigators and payments to U.S. employees

21 Sep 2026 7:11 am
Early returns in Russias parliamentary election show main Kremlin party leading

With some 58% of the precincts counted, United Russia had nearly 58% of the vote for the 225 deputies apportioned by party lists, according to the Central Election Commission

21 Sep 2026 5:41 am
ICE agent shoots, wounds man in Austin

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, a Democrat, said he wants the citys police department to be involved in the investigation so it can provide clear, third-party eyes in the process

21 Sep 2026 5:03 am
Far-left Elif Eralp wins Berlin vote on anti-AfD, pro-poor campaign

I believe it would indeed send a powerful signal if someone with a migration background were to become governing mayor of Berlin, said Elif Eralp

21 Sep 2026 3:14 am