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Incursions by Russian drones into Moldovan and Romanian airspace are increasingly common. This week the Ukrainian president's plane was stopped from taking off from Chisinau. Observers suspect the attacks are deliberate.

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500 Yemeni refugees arrive in Djibouti, economy minister Ilyas Dawaleh says Nearly 500 refugees, including women and children, from Yemen have arrived in Djibouti’s coastal city of Obock, according to the country’s minister of economy and finance, Ilyas Dawaleh. Dawaleh wrote on X that the refugees were rescued at sea from boats stranded without fuel. Yemeni government-run Executive Unit for the Management of Displaced Persons Camps said 1,367 families were displaced on 8 September alone in th

Shafqat Ali Khan, Pakistan’s first ambassador to Armenia, presented his letters of credence to President Vahagn Khachaturyan at a formal ceremony at the presidential palace, it emerged on Saturday. President Khachaturyan warmly welcomed Ambassador Khan, congratulated him on his appointment, and conveyed his best wishes for a successful tenure and the effective discharge of his diplomatic responsibilities. The president expressed his readiness to support efforts to further develop relationship b
China will increase retail gasoline and diesel prices from Saturday due to rising international crude oil prices, state news agency Xinhua reported. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said gasoline prices will rise by 260 yuan ($38.76) per tonne and diesel by 250 yuan ($37.27) per tonne, citing escalating US-Iran tensions as a key factor.

Iraq has ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran as a precaution after drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. Source: Reuters

The U.S. has limited military protection for tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz after increased attacks on ships travelling at night. Washington has been providing air-based defence for vessels using a route near Oman’s coast, but the protection window was reduced in early September to two daily time slots, according to maritime guidance. Source: FT

BRICS leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping, are gathering in New Delhi to address trade, investment, and geopolitical tensions amid global conflicts and US-China friction.

Syrian government plans to turn a former military airport in Damascus into a hub for private jets are raising alarm among rights groups and residents who say redevelopment could disturb suspected mass graves and override private land claims. Syria’s civil aviation authority said last week it was preparing to reclassify Mezzeh military airport for limited civilian use, focused on private and executive aviation, to complement Damascus International Airport. Rubble removal and infrastructure...
Hormuz will remain under Iran's full control, Baghaei says Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, has said the Strait of Hormuz remains and will remain under Iran’s full control, blaming the US for regional maritime insecurity and rising global fuel prices, Mehr news agency reported. “The insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz is the result of US actions, and if the international community is concerned about rising fuel prices, it should reprimand the United States,” Baghaei said durin

“Separatists” and the United States are putting Taiwan in greater danger, China’s state broadcaster CCTV warned on Friday after Washington’s de facto ambassador said the island could convince a potential adversary that landing forces would be very difficult. Raymond Greene, the director of the American Institute in Taiwan, said in a keynote address at the 2026 Taipei Security Dialogue on Wednesday that “Taiwan doesn’t need to demonstrate that it can win a war outright”. He added that Taiwan had.
A total of 237 combat clashes between units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line on September 11.

A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter.
Iran used Chinese satellite images for attack on US base in Jordan Iran used Chinese satellite images to carry out its attack on an American base in Jordan that killed three US troops in July, Wall Street Journal reported. Citing US officials familiar with details of the incident, newspaper reported that Tehran had acquired high-resolution satellite images of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, which suffered extensive damage in the strike. The newspaper reported that US officials declined to identify th
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Live: Saudi Arabia oil pipeline shut down after drone attack launched from Iraq ➡️ https://t.co/2Mr2xAUyus https://t.co/zuAZDqUDEP
Protesters and police have clashed in Chile, as the country marked 53 years of the military coup.

This year's summit comes amid the US-Israel war on Iran, Russia's war on Ukraine and global economic challenges.

Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline since the start of the Middle East war to bypass the closure of the strait of Hormuz Saudi authorities said Friday drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the strait of Hormuz. Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline, which links Abqaiq, near the Gulf, to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, since the start of the Middle East war to bypass strait of Hormu

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A scandal involving girls and women filmed secretly by "pervert" AI glasses has sparked growing concern over this emerging technology – with a petition in Britain demanding a ban on their sale. Anyone wearing smart glasses can take photos, film videos or interact with an AI assistant, with sales now hitting the millions.

Calls are growing louder in Europe for action against "pervert" smart glasses after secretly filmed footage of girls and women appeared online -- with a petition in Britain demanding a ban on their sale.
US limits military protection for tankers crossing Hormuz, FT reports The US has asked tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships travelling at night, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Washington has been offering air-based defence since May to ships wanting to sail via a route hugging the Omani coast on the strait's southern side. That period during which ships would be protected

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Rebecca Howard spent two years visiting projects and painting landscapes that feature in West Sussex exhibition Rewilding areas do not usually conform to traditional notions of beauty in England’s green and pleasant land. Detractors may bewail the beaver-felled trees, untidy scrub, deadwood, weeds, mud and “mess”. But a new exhibition highlights the aesthetic delights that can be discovered on rewilding sites where fungi grows on dying trees, water buffalo gather in new wetlands and brown-watere

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a surprise visit to Nabatieh on Saturday, with videos showing his convoy entering the southern city. The visit comes amid heightened tensions in southern Lebanon following renewed Israeli strikes and increased security deployments in the area. Aoun said that Israel’s withdrawal, the return of displaced residents and the reconstruction of affected areas were non-negotiable priorities that Lebanon was committed to achieving.

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a surprise visit to Nabatiyeh on Saturday, with videos showing his convoy entering the southern city. Aoun said his visit to Nabatiyeh, accompanied by security chiefs and the Lebanese Army commander, was intended to send a clear message that the state stood with residents and was working to provide them with essential services so they could remain in the area safely. The visit comes amid heightened tensions in southern Lebanon following renewed Israeli

The deadly fire had begun in the ferry’s cargo hold, then tore through the ship within seconds The bodies of passengers killed in a ferry fire off the Philippines arrived at a port near the resort town of Coron, Palawan, on Saturday morning, as the country’s coast guard warned the death toll of 35 would grow. Tents were being set up to receive 30 bodies brought from the M/V June Aster, which ran aground near the tourist hotspot after a fire erupted on Wednesday evening and tore through the vesse

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Debts and deaths are mounting, as a soaring online gambling industry adapts to evade an Indian government ban.

Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.

Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with global energy security, are expected to dominate the summit.

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,500 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

LAHORE: Around 100 Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, including women and children, were stopped at Faisalabad International Airport on Friday from travelling to India to perform religious rituals at Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib, after the immigration authorities raised questions over their travel documents and arrangements. The pilgrims, who had secured Indian visas independently, arrived at the airport to board a Gulf-bound flight for onward travel to India. However, immigration officials prevented them f

Even so, finding unity among the loose grouping of emerging economies will be difficult as the war in the Middle East strains their own interests.
BREAKING: Intense clashes are taking place between Iranian security forces and terrorists in Saravan, southeastern Iran. Iranian security forces have used drones and fired dozens of RPG rounds at a terrorist hideout. The clashes are still ongoing https://t.co/BBXa6hQ6Ud

“No man is an island, entire of itself; … any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore, never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” JOHN Donne wrote these words four centuries ago, and Ernest Hemingway later used a part of the quote as the title of his novel. The quote describes a principle that modern epidemiology has since validated with data: that no death by suicide is a purely private event. Each death reverberates through a family, a wo

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Authorities in China are taking content creators, fan groups and online platforms to task as their aggressive pursuit of online traffic upends lives and public services across the country. State media and local authorities have called on these parties to exercise restraint and stop attention-seeking behaviour from getting out of control. The warnings followed a wave of public attention that hit a 75-year-old man and his wife in Shaoxing in eastern Zhejiang province this month. Crowds of...