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Earlier tonight, an explosion was heard in Erbil, Iraq, with the cause still to be clarified. Interestingly, local sources reported several UAV flights above western Iraq during the day. Contributed by: @BeamTracker_ https://t.co/XHR3QZqn2W
Coons has served nearly three terms in the Senate. He won a special election in 2010 and then went on to secure two full terms in 2014 and 2020.

US prosecutors have charged five members of a Russian intelligence network accused of recruiting people for terrorist attacks in Europe and planning the killing of a Russian dissident in the United States.

Damaging budget report estimates cost would grow $3bn per month and stockpile could take five years to rebuild The war in Iran has cost the US at least $38bn and left its stockpile of defensive missiles so depleted it could take five years to rebuild, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found, in a damaging report less than two months before midterm elections where the war and the cost of living crisis will likely hurt Republicans at the polls. The economic report comes one da

European Union envoys have pushed back the expiry of EU Russia sanctions listings by seven days until September 22, a spokesperson for the EU's Irish presidency said on Monday, after failing to agree on a six-month renewal. At issue is whether to de-list Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov. France has joined Slovakia in a call to remove him, citing national security concerns, EU diplomats said. FRANCE 24's August Hakansson reports.
By Kanishka Singh Sept 15 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said the decision to drop pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore from his U.S. concert tour was made by organisers, not him, after he failed to defuse the latest show-business furore over the Gaza conflict. Macklemore, a longtime critic of Israel's assault on Gaza, was axed from the U.S. leg of Sheeran's Loop Tour after his "Free Palestine" remarks during a concert earlier this month in New Jersey triggered a backlash. Venue owners said they

“It means that the design is solid. It means that we’re ready to move forward from an industrial base as well,” Jill Albertelli, the president of Pratt & Whitney’s military engines business, told Breaking Defense.

US weighs buying warships from Japan, South Korea to counter China

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US military says 103 commercial ships redirected in Iran blockade US Central Command said it has redirected 103 commercial vessels since the US enforced a naval blockade against Iran. Centcom added that it is ensuring compliance with the US blockade on Iranian maritime trade in the Strait of Hormuz.

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When Chinese President Xi Jinping met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last week on the sidelines of the Brics summit, another country loomed large in the background, even in its absence: the United States. After the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to maintain peace at the disputed border and strengthen economic ties. Beijing’s readout, however, offered a pointed reminder of the US factor in India-China ties. The official Chinese statement claimed that Modi...

Finneas (Billie Eilish's brother) pulled out of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after Macklemore was dropped for saying "Free Palestine" and showing Gaza imagery onstage. Stadium owners including Robert Kraft pressured venues to remove Macklemore. Three other support…
As part of the "East Shield" program, the Polish military is building fortifications along the border and establishing observation and security posts near border crossings with Ukraine.

BIG: Germany's DPA claims Yemen's Houthis now laid naval mines Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The House voted 232-147 to block Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) attempt to impeach Trump, marking the third failed impeachment push in two years.

The U.S. used a significant number of its missile interceptors in defense of Israel in June and throughout Operation Epic Fury, the Congressional Budget Office found. The post US munition stockpile ‘especially problematic’ in a war with China, report warns appeared first on Task & Purpose.

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in US military assistance from countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America. The State Department on Tuesday notified Congress that it will reprogram $52 million in foreign military financing from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Iraq to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador and Peru last

Finneas (Billie Eilish's brother) pulled out of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after Macklemore was dropped for saying "Free Palestine" and showing Gaza imagery onstage. Stadium owners including Robert Kraft pressured venues to remove Macklemore. Three other support acts — Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham, and Beoga — also withdrew.
The government has approved and submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, within the deadline prescribed by law, the draft State Budget for 2027 — the budget of a country at war.

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Rex Li, Professor of International Relations at King's College London, says that China "is trying to promote an alternative international security order and project itself as a stabilising force in world politics", adding that while Beijing "is increasingly willing to play a more significant part in ending the conflict in the Middle East, so far we haven't seen any concrete proposals coming from China".

TUNIS: Amnesty International urged Algeria’s government on Tuesday to abandon plans to resume executions after it pledged to give the death penalty to those responsible for wildfires following deadly blazes last month. Algeria struggled to put out fires that swept through its northeast and killed 12 people last month, according to an official tally, while witnesses spoke of dozens of deaths. A member of a civil protection unit battles a wildfire in a mountainous area near the town of Al Hac

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Rex Li, Professor of International Relations at King's College London, says that China "is trying to promote an alternative international security order and project itself as a stabilising force in world politics", adding that while Beijing "is increasingly willing to play a more significant part in ending the conflict in the Middle East, so far we haven't seen any concrete proposals coming from China".
Sources told the newspaper that the party is also seeking an end to military aid to Ukraine

🇻🇪 | The trial for the kidnapping and murder of a former Venezuelan military official in Chile has begun. How does Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello fit in? https://t.co/j4JJdHvrYJ https://t.co/0MJAaZ09wI
Denis Pushilin added that the Ukrainian military receives support from Western intelligence services

"So in Moldova, my presidential jet was there, and that's why they attacked Moldova," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Estonia is in talks with France on joining its initiative to strengthen nuclear deterrence

Badar Khan Suri blasts 'shallow' Trump administration at immigration hearing MEE staff on Tue, 09/15/2026 - 20:20 The US government has deemed the Indian scholar a threat to its foreign policy interests, and wants him deported Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri addresses media and supporters outside the courthouse in Annandale, Virginia, on 15 September 2026 (Screengrab/Georgetown Voice) Off Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration'

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LONDON: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed on Tuesday that shipments to Israel’s military would not be allowed to pass through Malaysia after cargo containers heading there had been seized. His comments came after Bloomberg reported that Malaysian authorities had halted all shipments heading to Israel from one of the country’s largest ports after three containers were stopped by authorities last month. “We will not allow our country to be used as a conduit for any shipment that supports or contr

NATO suspects that Russia is behind the latest airspace violation in Lithuania.

People in the single-currency Eurozone have been invited to vote on the designs of upcoming euro bank bills. Proposed designs include historic figures like Marie Curie and Leonardo da Vinci, as well as a vertical format. They are expected to enter circulation around 2030. But first, as higher fuel prices stemming from the Iran war hurt consumers, fishermen in southern France scuffled with police as they tried to blockade an oil depot.

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Two Israeli drone strikes hit a residential neighborhood, a civil defense official said. Israel is under international pressure to curtail its attacks.

The Pentagon is asking commanders to nominate troops for Pete Hegseth’s Sept. 30 “State of the Force” address, with candidates required to meet fitness, waist-to-height, grooming and uniform standards. Selected servicemembers must also be top performers with strong leadership records and may have the opportunity to work out with Hegseth. Source: WSJ

Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, says he is “comforted” by a recent essay from the boss of artificial intelligence company Anthropic which warned his industry must slow the pace in developing AI systems. Appearing on ABC’s 7.30 program on Tuesday evening, Marles was asked about Dario Amodei’s comments urging governments to press pause on the AI revolution. I actually take comfort in Dario Amodei’s

Ukraine says its forces have cleared Russian infiltrators and retaken territory in northern Donetsk, while the broader scope of “Operation Vivaldi” remains undisclosed.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced upcoming measures to reduce Ukraine’s budget deficit, heavily impacted by military spending. He introduced seven draft laws necessary to address the financial shortfall.
Ukraine will continue to strike Russian energy infrastructure until Russia stops its own strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure Zelenskyy has confirmed today.