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Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds aimed at Moscow, officials said on Sunday as the Kremlin wrapped up the third and final day of its parliamentary elections. Russian authorities said the strikes caused damage in and around the c...
North Korea on Sunday launched a short-range ballistic missile towards the sea, South Korea's government said, in the latest in a recent series of weapons displays by Pyongyang. South Korea's presidential office said the weapon was fired from the eastern coastal Wonsan area, whil...
In the same week in mid-September, two announcements from Riyadh and Washington have drawn attention for their timing. Saudi Arabia's energy minister announced the discovery of roughly 110 million tonnes of ore containing promising concentrations of uranium and high levels of rar...
An oil refinery was hit in one of the largest attacks so far on the Russian capital, as the country holds a parliamentary election. Meanwhile, at least four people were killed in Russian strikes in Ukraine's Kyiv region.
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would ban other states from deploying National Guard troops in California without permission, amid fears that President Donald Trump would deploy troops at polling stations during November’s midterms.
The Russian President issues a warning to the West, saying leaders there are ignoring the concerns of their people - all in the name of fueling tensions with Moscow. Regions which joined the Russian Federation in 2022 - vote in the country's parliamentary elections for the first ...
FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images / Anadolu via Getty Images Two civilians were killed and several others, including two children, were injured in Moscow Region during a powerful Ukrainian drone raid that was aimed at derailing Russia’s parliamentary elections, local officials said.
[ADEN/DUBAI] Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter heading into Monday (Sep 14) with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Gulf powers, while attacks around the region’s two most important oil transit routes deepened concern over global energy supplies.
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Image source, EPAByAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentPublished19 September 2026President Donald Trump has infused his ongoing feud with the White House press with a new level of acrimony.
Image source, Getty ImagesByJessica ParkerBerlin correspondentPublished34 minutes agoLocal elections are taking place in two German states on Sunday which could increase the political pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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MPs are heading back to Parliament Hill on Monday to pick up where they left off in June. Here are some key things to watch this fall sitting.
Polling stations have opened for two German regional elections that could impact Chancellor Friedrich Merz's hold on power
North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off the east coast of the peninsula, Japan’s defence ministry has said, amid an escalation in weapons testing from the country.
An H-1B visa application form beside the US flag. 22 September 2025.ReutersPresident Donald Trump has extended an executive order that would impose a fee of USD 100,000 for H-1B non-immigrant visas by another year, the White House said on Friday.
