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When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the first part of a series, Mark Magnier looks at expectations in the US for the summit. Chinese planners have been frustrated for months at the slow speed of decision-making and limited engagement by a distracted US administration as the days tick down to next week’s...

Trump: Unwatchable and Failing CNN is so dishonest. Everything they say is slanted against the Republican Party. They are truly FAKE NEWS! Thankfully, very few people are watching!

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Taiwan concluded a three-day joint precision-munitions live-fire exercise at Jiupeng on Sept. 18, with multiple types of attack drones integrated into joint combat drills for the first time. The exercise featured Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles, Tien Kung III air-defense missiles, and HIMARS, while units rehearsed joint air defense, counterstrikes, sea-air coordination, coastal strikes, and nearshore defense. President Lai, present and observing the exercises, said the drone integration refl
Russia fired an explosive drone into Moldova today which has been confirmed by authorities near the countries capital city.

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The Trump administration removed sanctions on Eritrea’s Defense Forces and other entities, a move analysts say could strengthen U.S. ties with the Red Sea nation. The Biden administration imposed the sanctions in 2021 over Eritrea’s role in the Ethiopia war, including its involvement in fighting in the Tigray region. Source: Reuters

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has rejected a Saudi request to send Syrian fighters to Yemen to fight against Ansarullah – Turkey Today https://t.co/SqS4Vz9k3G

German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leaders European governments have discussed imposing a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, as near-record fuel and gas prices pile pressure on leaders desperate to contain mounting public discontent and the challenge of the far right. With elections due next year in eight EU countries including France, Italy, Spain and Poland, leaders are scrambling to head off the
These brutal terrorist attacks can have no justification, the Russian foreign ministry said
The Carpathian Eight aims to reinforce regional trade and security cooperation after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As Russian attacks on Ukraine's businesses escalate, the government's push to attract investment to Ukraine's wartime economy is coming up against a more immediate challenge: keeping businesses alive at all. "When the attacks started, we realized that the challenge was about more than raising investment. It's also about keeping supply chains and businesses going, like pharmacies, food and retail goods that are needed to survive," Deputy Economy Minister Yegor Perelygin told the Kyiv Independent

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that any activity resulting in infringement of citizens’ fundamental rights amounts to a violation of the Constitution, warning that public office holders responsible for such violations would also be deemed to have breached their oath of office. The ruling came in a detailed 37-page judgment on a petition concerning the proposed nationwide PTI protest towards Islamabad on September 27, 2026. PTI had announced the march to demand release of par

For NATO, reproducibility should become a distinct measure of Russian military capability, driving how the alliance plans for the future.
On the afternoon of September 18, Russian troops struck a crowded area in downtown Odesa.

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During his official visit to Russia, Dhiraj Seth visited the Russian Defense Ministry and held a meeting with Deputy Defense Minister General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov
Terrorist attacks amid the start of federal elections amount to a direct assault on citizens’ constitutional freedoms, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University’s Management School in the UK. According to Foucart, France’s energy-price crisis exposes a deeper collision between economic constraints, political accountability and an approaching presidential election. In a large EU country where many households and businesses outside densely populated urban areas remain dependent on cars, sharply higher fuel prices can pose an immediate threat to l
Hegseth: The United States military leaves no man behind. Never before, and never still to this day.
The vote comes amid signs of war fatigue, economic pressure and speculation about a possible new mobilization.

A Lebanese military court has charged the five, including an Assad-era Syrian officer and Hezbollah members, with running a cross-border security network planning attacks in Syria’s coastal region.

Armed Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers near Hebron Armed Israeli settlers attacked and assaulted Palestinian farmers in the Wadi al-Shennar area east of Halhul, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Friday. The news agency said the settlers were protected by Israeli forces and detained several farmers as they attempted to reach their agricultural land. Wafa reported that the area has faced repeated settler attacks amid the threat of sett
Five more children from the temporarily occupied part of Kherson region have been returned to territory controlled by Ukraine, according to Head of Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin said.

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In 2025, Ankara launched an initiative designed to create a “terror-free Turkiye,” bringing to an end a decades-long conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, also known as PKK, and contributing to greater stability across the Middle East. When the PKK announced its decision to dissolve and lay down its arms, Gulf Cooperation Council member states, particularly Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, welcomed the development as a significant step toward peace, security and regional stability. All GCC

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Early theories of autonomous warfare thought remote battlefields might insulate troops from moral damage. Veterans and experts say the dangers are just as close. The post Why moral injury could be a signature wound of the AI battlefield appeared first on Task & Purpose.
Macron warned today that the Russian threat to Europe has significantly increased mirroring the Polish Prime Ministers Tusks alarming message yesterday. I wonder what has changed...

The local authorities confirmed more than 50 drones downed overnight but said nothing about the airfield where Ukraine reportedly destroyed three aircraft and three helicopters the previous night.
Mass rallies backing the Houthis were held in Sana'a on Sunday, a day after a speech by the group's leader. Demonstrators also pushed back on Saudi accusations that the group tried to strike Mecca. https://t.co/6jc5IHkUc0

President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France would convene a G7 meeting dedicated to energy in the weeks to come as fuel prices soar amid the US-Iran war. Speaking to the press after a meeting with party leaders over the energy crisis and international security, Macron also said he had ordered measures to protect France's critical infrastructure from increasing Russian "hybrid attacks".
MPs from the European Solidarity faction have stated that the Government Question Hour scheduled to take place in the Verkhovna Rada on September 18 was canceled and that no one warned them about it, nor about a three-week break in the parliament's plenary work, the political force's website reported on Friday.

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Pepe Escobar said the situation is "complex" and "depends on European political elites, who are full of warmongers"
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Turkey busts Israel-linked 'scam empire' behind alleged $266m fraud Ragip Soylu on Fri, 09/18/2026 - 13:29 Dawn raids coordinated with Turkish intelligence and Interpol targeted an operation accused of defrauding victims across three continents Turkish anti riot police officers in Istanbul during a demonstration on 8 September 2025 (Kemal Aslan/AFP) Off Turkish security forces busted an Israel-linked fraudulent trading network that allegedly defrauded people in Europe, the Far East and Afric
Zelensky: Maybe sometimes we are too direct, but that is because I believe that if you are friends, you have to be open and talk about everything that may be sensitive for both sides. But we need to be mature partners. We focus on the most important thing: We are friends, and Russia is the enemy.
MANILA: The Philippines was rocked on Friday by a deadly school shooting in South Cotabato province, where a student gunman killed at least two of his peers and wounded six others. The incident took place at around 1 p.m. at the Banga National High School in the southern Philippines. All the victims were students aged 14 to 17. It follows a series of violent incidents that have unfolded at Philippine schools since June, including two deadly shootings, which were previously considered rare in th