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Ethiopian Forces Claim Capture of Tigray Town
Ethiopian pro-government forces claim to have captured a strategic town in Tigray, with international outlets framing the development as a potential return to wider war.
Trump Rejects Iran's Strait of Hormuz Offer
An opinion piece argues that President Trump's rejection of Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within seven days was the correct call, denying Tehran the ability to weaponize US m
Airstrike near market in Myanmar’s Rakhine state kills 33 people
Myanmar's military airstrike near a wholesale market in Rakhine state's Kyauktaw township killed at least 33 people and wounded 36 on Monday, with the Arakan Army saying a fighter jet dropped two bomb
US Exempts India Specialty Drugs as 100% Pharma Tariff Looms
The US Commerce Department exempted certain speciality drugs and ingredients imported from India and 19 other jurisdictions from tariffs, while a 100% levy on patented pharmaceuticals takes effect Sep
Trump admin asks SCOTUS to lift transgender inmate policy block
The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court block on a Bureau of Prisons policy that limits transgender federal inmates' access to hormone treatments and gende
Seoul Summons Ukraine Envoy Over North Korean POW Disclosure
South Korea summoned Ukraine's acting ambassador and demanded an apology after President Zelensky publicly disclosed at the UN General Assembly that Kyiv had transferred two captured North Korean sold
Lee Asks Trump to Revive North Korea Talks at UN
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung asked President Trump in an unannounced 30-minute meeting at the UN General Assembly on September 22 to help restart US-North Korea dialogue, with Trump reaffirmin
Beamer Suspends Stewart After Punch in Bama Blowout
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer suspended star defensive end Dylan Stewart indefinitely after Stewart punched Alabama tight end Josh Ford during a 49-18 blowout loss, framing the discipline as progr
US, China Cut Tariffs on $60B in Products
The U.S. and China each unveiled $30 billion worth of products for lower tariffs under a new "30-by-30" framework following last week's Trump-Xi meeting in Washington.
China Cuts U.S. Farm Tariffs But Spares Soybeans
China will cut tariffs on a broad range of U.S. agricultural goods including corn, wheat, meat, and dairy, but excluded soybeans — the top import item — from its Monday tariff-reduction list, temperin
Myanmar Airstrike Kills 33 at Rakhine Market
A Myanmar military airstrike near a market in Kyauktaw, northern Rakhine, killed at least 33 people and injured 36, with an aid worker saying the area was far from any frontline.
Myanmar Airstrike Kills 33 Near Rakhine Market
Myanmar's military carried out an airstrike near a market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state, killing at least 33 people and injuring 36, according to the Arakan Army and a local aid worker who called the tow
Erdogan proposes Turkey SCO membership after NATO summit
Turkish President Erdogan has proposed full Turkish membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, less than two months after Turkey hosted the NATO summit, in a move that positions Ankara to le
Russian drones target civilian areas as Ukraine claims battlefield breakthroughs
Russia's relentless drone and missile strikes killed at least three civilians and wounded dozens across Ukraine, while Kyiv's Third Army Corps claimed recapturing 176 square kilometers in Donetsk thro
Trump-Xi summit bade farewell to ‘China plus one’
Trump's red-carpet hosting of Xi Jinping — including a personal greeting at Joint Base Andrews — formalizes the collapse of the 'China+1' decoupling consensus, as corporate America's deep reliance on
Trump-Xi summit wraps with Taiwan push, limited trade deals
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a three-day White House summit with tea in the Red Room and a tour of the National Archives on September 25, 2026 — a visit heavy on pageantr
Unanswered questions loom following alled UK terror plot arrests - CNN
UK authorities arrested five men near a British air base used by US forces in Iran operations on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act, as security experts warn the foiled plot points to a broader th
Seoul Demands Apology From Ukraine Over POW Disclosure
South Korea is demanding an apology from Ukraine after President Zelenskyy publicly disclosed that captured North Korean soldiers had been transferred to Seoul, an act Seoul says breached a bilateral
China Holds South China Sea Drill After Philippine Standoff
China's PLA held a joint air-naval drill around Scarborough Shoal, two days after its coast guard blocked a Philippine resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal — a sequence that suggests the 'provision
Trump rejects Iran ceasefire; Araghchi pushes diplomacy
President Trump rejected Iran's proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, even as Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi insisted on Meet the Press that "there is no alterna
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