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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

India escaped a major embarrassment on Tuesday when umpires overturned a contentious wide decision in the final over, helping the visitors cling on for a two-run victory against hosts Japan in a rain-reduced historic one-off T20 International. The match at the Sano International Cricket Ground was cut to five overs a side because of a wet outfield. India, electing to bat, struggled on a slow, turning surface and managed only 32 for four. Skipper Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 16 as Japanese spinne

NEW: Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, and AJet cancelled all Iran flights starting Sept. 21, with no bookings available until at least March 2027. US "Operation Economic Outcast" sanctions are so broad they cover even Airbus planes with US-made components, leaving Turkish carriers no choice. Iranian carrier Mahan Air also suspended Istanbul/Ankara flights. US Treasury Secretary Bessent said Iranian airlines face worldwide shutdown from Sept. 23 — companies that keep servicing them risk being cut

The White House on Tuesday launched Trump TV, a live streaming platform, “updated in real time, with top past moments, announcements, and the latest and greatest from the administration all in one place”, it announced in a post on X. When it went online, it was showing archive footage of US President Donald Trump delivering a speech on July 3 at Mount Rushmore. The launch came shortly after US television networks staged an extraordinary revolt on Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage

Saudi Aramco is in advanced talks to buy ~30% of OYAK's GüzelEnerji, Türkiye's 4th-largest fuel distributor (1,055 stations, ~8-9% market share). Aramco executives have visited key terminals. If completed, TotalEnergies branding at stations could switch to Aramco. This would be Aramco's first major entry into Türkiye's downstream market after losing the Petrol Ofisi bid in 2017. No deal signed yet, Competition Board approval still needed.

The US Air Force is shutting down CASI (China Aerospace Studies Institute), its dedicated open-source think tank on China's military aerospace forces. CASI has been one of the most prolific public sources of PLA research in the US; publishing hundreds of studies, running officer courses, and supporting wargames. The PLA-studies community is calling it "devastating" and "a massive own-goal."

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Russian forces targeted a major Silpo supermarket warehouse in Odesa, causing damage but no casualties, according to company officials.

Xi to Push Trump to Halt Taiwan Arms Sales During Washington Summit Xi Jinping is expected to invoke a 1982 U.S.-China communique as Beijing seeks an end to arms sales to Taiwan, putting the issue at the center of his talks with Donald Trump. READ MORE

Russian occupation forces launched an FPV drone strike near an apartment building in Sumy, Sumy Region Patrol Police press service reports.

Sri Lanka is set to conclude on Tuesday the trial of 24 men accused of plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, the deadliest attack against civilians in the island’s history. Suicide bombers struck three luxury hotels and three churches on April 21, 2019, killing 279 people, including 45 foreigners. Investigators blame the attack on a home-grown Islamist extremist group. One of 25 men indicted over alleged involvement in the attack – all from Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority – has died in custody,.

Ghalibaf says Iran’s missiles can reach any target Tehran chooses Iran has reached a stage where its missiles can hit anywhere it chooses, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, Press TV reported. Ghalibaf said Iran would continue to respond with strength amid what he called a “hybrid conflict” of economic, military and diplomatic pressure. Iran will not surrender and will not allow the country’s activities to halt, Ghalibaf said, adding that Tehran will continue to respond the way i
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Burnham is heading to New York for the United Nations general assembly In his huddle on the plane to the US, Andy Burnham also confirmed that the UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters. He said: We have received a request from Saudi Arabia for military support and … I agreed to that request for defensive air-to-air refuelling. By our calculations, a windfall tax on profits made by two leading British arms companies from weapons used by the

EU diplomats extended voting on Russian sanctions after failing to reach a compromise on removing oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman.

Houthis Push to Seize Strategic Yemen Highlands Along the Coastline Houthi forces are pressing into strategic highlands separating Yemen’s Red Sea coast from government-held southern areas, seeking to consolidate recent gains further. READ MORE

Two months ago Trump called the same strikes an escalation that could end the war—now he wants them stopped because of diesel prices.

Without an agreement sanctions on nearly 3,000 entities accused of supporting the war on Ukraine will lapse at the end of the day in Brussels The EU is deadlocked over a plan to remove two Russian billionaires, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, from its sanctions list as part of a bitterly disputed deal to keep broader restrictions in place on nearly 3,000 people and companies accused of enabling Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. “Extending sanctions for 36 months would be the right step. Howe

The White House on Tuesday launched Trump TV, a live streaming platform, “updated in real time, with top past moments, announcements, and the latest and greatest from the administration all in one place”, it announced in a post on X. When it went online, it was showing archive footage of US President Donald Trump delivering a speech on July 3 at Mount Rushmore. The launch came shortly after US television networks staged an extraordinary revolt on Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage
Mamdani told CNN that he believes Netanyahu to be "a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide," and acknowledged that he lacks the authority to arrest him.

The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed to resist “economic coercion” and emphasised the need for stability in the Taiwan Strait, taking an implicit shot at China just days before President Xi Jinping’s White House summit. The three countries plan new talks on economic security and enhancements to a trilateral supply chain early warning system, according to a statement issued after a meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and counterparts Toshimitsu Motegi of Japan and Cho...
Zohran Mamdani on Netanyahu: Netanyahu is a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people.

Russian media have reported that Konstantin Polezhayev, former mayor of the Russian city of Belgorod and former head of the regional housing and utilities department, has been killed in action in the war against Ukraine.
Kim said the test demonstrated a significant development in the country's armed forces' ability to fight, and "the enemy will know better what such progress means without any explanation."