Politics
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2 Billion South Asians Face Cost Crisis From Middle East War
Nearly two billion people across South Asia face a severe cost-of-living crisis driven by Middle East warfare, as of September 18, 2026, with energy prices surging across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, which toge...
Russia Attacks Ukraine: 19 Injured in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa Strikes
Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine on September 17, 2026 injured at least 19 people as...
Israeli Strike Kills 15-Year-Old and Paramedic in Gaza Double-Tap Attack
A 15-year-old boy was killed in an Israeli double-tap strike after he rushed to assist a paramedic w...
Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Mail Ballot Restrictions for Midterms
The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail-in voting on September 15, 2026, allo...
Reform UK Gets £72m from Billionaires, Sparks Donations Law Debate
Reform UK received £72 million in donations from two billionaires within 24 hours on Monday, trigger...
Israeli Airstrike Kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza City on September 13
An Israeli airstrike on September 13, 2026 killed at least 2 Palestinians and wounded 13 others in t...
CIA Releases 71 Pre-9/11 Presidential Briefs on Bin Laden Threats
The CIA declassified 71 presidential daily briefs spanning February 1998 to September 12, 2001, cont...
Hungary Expels 10 Russian Diplomats Under PM Peter Magyar
Hungary expelled 10 Russian diplomats on September 11, 2026, marking its most severe diplomatic acti...
Iran Closes 4,000 Cafes in Crackdown on Anti-Government Gatherings
Iranian authorities have launched a widespread crackdown on cafes across the capital, shutting down ...
Israel Orders UK to Close East Jerusalem Consulate in 30 Days
Israel ordered the United Kingdom to close its consulate in occupied East Jerusalem within 30 days o...
UK Bans West Bank Settlement Goods, Israel Shuts Jerusalem Consulate
The UK announced comprehensive sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on...
Houthis Attack Saudi Oil Sites: 73 Wounded in Escalating Yemen Conflict
Yemen's Houthi group launched coordinated drone and ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabian energ...
Russia Strikes Kyiv as Three-Day US Envoy Pause Expires
Russia resumed strikes on Ukraine's capital on September 8, 2026, striking two residential buildings...
Iran Faces Domestic Armed Threats Amid US-Israel War in 2026
Iranian authorities arrested an eight-member network affiliated with pro-monarchy groups on Septembe...
Iran Announces Restricted Zone in Strait of Hormuz Amid US Tensions
Iran announced plans on September 7, 2026, to establish a restricted zone in the Strait of Hormuz af...
Iran Security Chief Announces Restricted Zone in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei announced that Tehran will establish a restricted zone around th...
Adidas Faces Boycott Over Israeli Soldier Amputee Campaign
Adidas faced mounting boycott calls after featuring former Israeli soldier Shalev Biton in an advert...
Gaza Buries 100 People From Rubble; 8,000 Bodies Still Missing
Palestinians in northern Gaza held funeral ceremonies on September 6, 2026, for approximately 100 pe...
Netanyahu Boasts of Bombing Qatar, Defends Gaza Aid Funds
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted on September 6, 2026 that he bombed Qatar during t...
Trump Administration Deports 6 Cuban, Afghan Immigrants to Guyana
Six Cuban and Afghan nationals deported from the United States arrived in Guyana on Saturday, Septem...
5 Killed in Russian Attacks on Ukraine as US Envoys Visit Moscow
Five people were killed and five others injured in a Russian attack on the city of Kamianske in sout...
Israel's Gaza Destruction Worsens Mediterranean Algae Bloom, Knocks Out 5 Desalination Plants
Scientists have determined that Israel's destruction of Gaza's sewage infrastructure may have contri...
Brazil's Supreme Court Roiled by Dispute Between Justices De Moraes, Mendonca
Brazil's Supreme Court faces its gravest institutional crisis on September 4, 2026, with the country...
Milei Threatens Sanctions on Falklands Oil Drilling Companies
President Javier Milei announced on September 4, 2026 that Argentina would seek urgent legislation i...
White House Arcade Games Spark Backlash Over Policy Priorities
The White House unveiled five arcade-style games on its website on September 4, 2026, each designed ...
Norway Seizes Russian Ship Professor Molchanov for $4.22B Ukraine Damages
Norwegian courts have ordered the seizure of the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov to enfo...
Gaza Doctor Abu Safia Faces Ongoing Torture in Israeli Prison
Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safia continues to face systematic abuse in Israeli detention nearly t...
Libya's Two Governments Agree to Elections Within Two Years
Libya's two rival governments agreed on September 2, 2026 to hold parliamentary and presidential ele...
EU Pursues New Russia Sanctions After Leipzig Airport Drone Attack
The European Union announced on September 2, 2026 that it is preparing to impose sanctions against 1...
US Bombing Kills 4 at Iran Wedding in Sirik: 60+ Wounded
Four people, including a four-year-old child, were killed and more than 60 others wounded when the U...
Iran Fuel Crisis Deepens: 15 Million Liters Daily Shortage
Iran's gasoline shortage has deepened to a deficit of roughly 15 million liters daily as of Septembe...