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Russia and China used their veto power at the United Nations Security Council to block a United States-backed resolution that would have extended the mandate of the independent…
American expatriates living in Canada have strongly criticized a decision by United States President Donald Trump to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, characterizing the move…
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigned on September 17, after a centre-left opposition bloc secured a narrow 176-seat majority in the parliamentary election.
Saudi Arabia proposed a nationwide ceasefire and peace deal to end the nearly six-year war in Yemen, prompting Houthi rebels to reject the initiative as insufficient over…
U.S. diesel prices hit an all-time high of $6.31 per gallon in September 2026, driven by Middle East conflict and refining constraints.
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia is planning hybrid drone and rocket attacks on nations supporting Ukraine, as higher casualties in Ukraine and new…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday, September 17, 2026, making a case for closer economic and defense ties with the…
SINGAPORE and CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 17, 2026 /CNW/ — Banyan Group (Banyan Tree Holdings Limited or the “Group– SGX: B58), an independent global hospitality…
A Russian combat drone struck a shopping center in Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi district on the morning of September 17, triggering a partial roof collapse and a fire.
China privately urged Iran to rein in Yemen’s Houthis after Saudi Arabia’s appeal, as the Iran-backed group launched deadly attacks on Saudi cities, threatening global oil…
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić held a meeting with General-Major Matthew Vudraf, the commander of the National Guard of Ohaja, to address rising tensions in Kosovo and…
Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to just three on September 16, 2026, according to Kpler data, marking a sharp decline amid escalating regional tensions.