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Australia said F-35 fighter jet parts were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong while being shipped to the U.S. for repairs. Defense Minister Richard Marles said Australia is working with the U.S. and Lockheed Martin on an investigation. It remains unclear why the shipment was rerouted or how it ended up in Hong Kong. Australia said it believes no sensitive components were involved. Source: CNN
Russia has rejected Ukraine immediate ceasefire proposal and called it pointless instead suggesting underlying issues of the conflict had to be addressed. There you have it…

QUETTA: Two policemen were martyred on Tuesday as armed assailants fired at a polio vaccination team in Balochistan’s Noshki, police said. Noshki City Station House Office (SHO) Munawar Zaman said the cops were guarding a team of female polio workers taking part in a week-long drive, which began in the province’s 32 districts on Monday, when armed assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on them. The team and its members were unhurt in the incident, SHO Zaman told Dawn. According to the official,

The pipeline starts in kindergarten and runs through military games, cadet classes, and drone training—and the numbers dwarf what Yunarmia alone shows, a new monitor series reveals.
The authorities should have a "self-preservation instinct" to begin looking for ways out of the conflict, Alexey Kushch said
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By Trixie Yap, Nidhi Verma and Florence Tan SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu later on Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter said, as signs mounted of an increase in Middle Eastern oil flows. The resumption of supplies on Tuesday helped to drive selling on global oil markets. Global oil benchmark Brent crude fell by more than $2 a barrel towards $97, its lowest si
MOSCOW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Russia believes the UN Security Council should expand its number of permanent members beyond the current five, and that the existing veto system should remain, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a question from reporters about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's callto abolish bothpermanent membership and the veto.
Kremlin says it's finding alternative routes for grain exports, blaming Ukraine for obstacles to Black Sea shipping. Maybe don't steal Ukraine's Black Sea ports then...

A British tanker plane will provide "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi warplanes to help the country defend against Houthi strikes, the UK government confirmed late Monday. The show of solidarity follows a Saudi request for military support after the Houthis increased drone and missile attacks on it in recent weeks alongside a lightning offensive to capture Yemen's Red Sea coast.

Lithuania to Drone-Proof Power Hub in Case of Russian False-Flag Attacks Lithuania is designing a critical Harmony Link substation near Kaliningrad to withstand drone attacks, as intelligence warns of rising security threats to energy infrastructure. READ MORE

EU countries failed Monday to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, Multiple diplomats said earlier that member states had reached a provisional agreement to take the pair off the EU's blacklist as part of a compromise to extend sanctions on almost 3,000 other individuals and entities over the Ukraine war. France 24's Dave Keating has more from Brussels.

The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike using precision land-, sea-, and air-based weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against targets in Ukraine overnight, the Defense Ministry reported
Xi will push Trump to end U.S. arms sales to Taiwan when the two meet in Washington this week, per Reuters. Beijing also wants already ordered weapons deliveries stopped. A $14 billion package is still frozen.

Iran says no foreign flights cancelled despite US sanctions threat Foreign flights operated by Iranian airlines will continue as scheduled from the beginning of October, Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation said, according to ISNA. A spokesperson said none of the airlines’ foreign flights had been cancelled so far and that all were operating according to their published schedules. The statement came after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that Iranian airlines could be shut out of

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Two North Korean members of the Asian Games delegation in Japan are seeking asylum, according to South Korea’s Monthly Chosun magazine. The two were part of a 180-member North Korean delegation at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and reportedly want asylum in Japan rather than South Korea. Their identities and roles have not been disclosed, and it remains unclear whether they will ultimately defect.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had "very constructive" talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine as they met in New York ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a closer look at what came out of Macron and Trump’s bilateral meeting and what to look out for at the UN later today.

Les combats se poursuivent ce mardi, entre l’AFC/M23 et les FARDC-Wazalendo à Masisi #NordKivu. Des affrontements sont notamment signalés sur les axes de Ngungu et Katoyi, où les deux camps cherchent à consolider leurs positions. Explications ➡️ https://t.co/nz3fikcZhZ https://t.co/6yAVSZ0IW0

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda: I have just received confirmation that the new rotation of U.S. troops is already on its way to Lithuania! We are grateful to Trump and the U.S. administration for this decision, which is important not only for Lithuania, but also for the security of the entire region. The U.S. military presence in Lithuania is an indispensable part of our deterrence and collective defense.
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The Russian foreign minister said it was established that the memorial lists the names of dozens of individuals, including Ukraine military personnel, Security Service of Ukraine officers, members of "defense units," police, and the National Guard, as well as fighters from the nationalist "Azov" force

The Russian army targeted economic infrastructure in Ukraine, while Ukraine struck an oil refinery. This comes ahead of the UN General Assembly, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet Trump on the sidelines.
Kremlin: The situation for Ukraine is worsening day by day, and this will continue. Kyiv knows what responsibility it must shoulder and what decisions it must make to lead us not to a truce, but to sustainable peace.
Kazem Jalali described expanded media cooperation between Iran and Russia under the regional OANA mechanism as "an important step toward strengthening media diplomacy"

Israel’s defence minister has warned of mass displacement in Gaza if any Israeli is abducted, citing possible infrastructure destruction and relocation of a million residents.
"We're thinking about a variety of scenarios; not all of them are being discussed very much publicly," Lithuanian Prime Minister Sinkevicius told the BBC.

Indonesia plans to press ahead with discounted Russian crude oil imports to secure domestic energy supplies and manage fiscal pressures, despite the risk of higher US tariffs as Washington moves to tighten economic pressure on Moscow. On Friday, US President Donald Trump signed into law an act that would give him authority to impose sanctions on Russia and slap tariffs of up to 100 per cent on the top five buyers of Russian crude oil, gas and military equipment, or countries that help Moscow...

The sanctions could trigger a trade war between Washington and Beijing.

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, September 22nd
Iranian diplomat to Reuters: Hormuz could be reopened within 7 days if America eases military pressure and lifts the siege. A proposal to stop the attacks was delivered to the U.S. through mediators on September 16. The details of that proposal can be discussed in New York through the mediators. Al Hadath
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia restarted its East-West oil pipeline.
[New Times] Rwanda expects to start generating 110 megawatts of electricity from nuclear energy between 2030 and 2033 as the government works to expand the country's power generation capacity.
The Kremlin says it is finding alternative routes for Russian grain exports, blaming Ukraine for obstacles to shipments through the Black Sea.

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 22: The Moscow Times talks about mobilisation rumours scaring anti-war activists in Russia. Next: The New York Times interviews South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung. Also: why is multitasking bad for the brain and the nervous system? Finally: this year's Fat Bear contest is starting in Alaska. Who's going to be the chonkiest chonk?

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: Were our innocent Minab school children terrorists? Did they attack terrorists? They strike homes, hospitals, and centers. Do they have a problem with terrorists? In Gaza, they blocked food and water for women, children, and the elderly. It is shameful and unfortunately they claimed to uphold human rights.

UN warns 230,000 Yemenis could be displaced if fighting continues More than 230,000 Yemenis could be displaced if fighting intensifies, the UNHCR representative for Yemen warned, raising fears about the humanitarian situation worsening. As many as 112,000 people have already been displaced due to the latest escalation, UN agencies said, with most of the displacement taking place in the last two weeks along Yemen’s western coast and in Taiz governorate. The warning comes amid fighting in weste
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: They are blocking the routes to force our nation, our people to submit because they could not do so through military means. Now they are trying by creating whatever difficulties they can wherever they can. They are blocking the routes, the air routes, and the land routes. They want to stir up internal divisions, use the media, and engage with ethnic groups. They want to make maximum use of whatever weaknesses we may have to weaken us from within and forc