CAIRO, Sept 16 - The foreign ministers of Israel and Morocco agreed to upgrade diplomatic ties including opening embassies and appointing ambassadors, according to a statement on Wednesday by the official Israeli government account in Arabic on X.
OTTAWA, Sept 16 - Canada, seeking to diversify its defense ties away from the United States, has formally applied to join the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force military coalition, Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said on Wednesday.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles had announced in March that she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, and that she planned to continue working through her treatment.
JERUSALEM, Sept 16 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday to pass a law to revoke the citizenship of anyone who defames Israel's soldiers, his latest threat against the Israeli directors of \"NAZA\", a documentary about soldiers' killing of Gaza civilians.
VALLETTA, Sept 16 - A large crowd marched through Malta's capital on Wednesday, demanding justice for assassinated anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
LONDON, Sept 16 - Britain's King Charles took the unusual step on Wednesday of responding to criticism by the brother of his late first wife Diana, saying via a spokesperson that grief could impact reason, judgment and memory.
AI agents may develop the ability to form connections with humans and persuade them to act in ways that serve their interests, he warned.
PARIS, Sept 16 - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has asked ministers to extend targeted support for sectors hit hard by surging fuel prices stemming from the Iran war until the end of the year, Lecornu's office said on Wednesday. \"The aim is to preserve economic activity...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16 - The Trump administration paid $725 million to the United Nations, the organization said on Wednesday, reducing Washington's large debt and ensuring it keeps its vote at the U.N. General Assembly convening in New York next week.
The plan includes limited features and time restrictions for 13- to 15-year-olds, with mini accounts set up and supervised by carers.
Greenland and Antarctica have reportedly lost a combined 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice, adding 3.14cm to the worldwide sea-level rise.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16 - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday for countries providing weapons to the warring parties in Sudan that are used to attack civilians to be held accountable.
Sept 16 - The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have saved her life and the state's near-total ban on the procedure is unconstit...
ROME, Sept 16 - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday she intended to remain in office until the end of the legislature, dismissing media speculation that she might seek an early election before her term expires next autumn.
LONDON, Sept 16 - The man suspected of being the \"Putney Pusher\", who knocked a woman into the path of an oncoming bus in London nine years ago in a mystery incident which attracted huge publicity, has been found dead, British media reported on Wednesday.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 16 - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been booked off from public engagements due to ill health on the advice of his medical team, his office said on Wednesday.
BRUSSELS, Sept 16 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday backed the creation of a European Security Council, bringing together leaders from the EU, Britain, Norway, Ukraine and Canada, as she warned threats to peace on the continent were growing.
Sunflowers dried out by the summer heat in Bois-de-Cene, western France, on Sept 3. The summer of 2026 was the hottest in France since 1900, surpassing 2003 and another severe spell of heat in 2022.