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Flydubai Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv is landed safely in Saudi Arabia by a relief crew after the copilot violently attacked the captain. Israeli officials believe the incident was an attempted aircraft hijacking.(BBC News)(CNN)

Tuesday, September 29th, 202

More than 100 Israeli settlers attack the Palestinian village of Jalud in the occupied West Bank, burning two homes and injuring three Israeli security personnel while preventing a displaced Palestinian family from returning home. (AFP via The Manila Times)

An Israeli airstrike kills Izz al-Din al-Beik, head of Hamas‘s armed wing in the northern Gaza Strip. (Reuters)

The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees another hijacked oil tanker, the MT Honour 25, following an ongoing week-long counter-piracy operation near Bayla, Karkaar, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates on 21 April around 30 nautical miles off Puntland’s coast with 17 crew members on board. (Reuters) (Somali Guardian)

Five crew members abord the MT Honour 25 are killed and four more injured by the pirates before the rescue. The victims are three citizens of Pakistan and one each from India and Myanmar. It is the first time in over a decade that people are killed by the pirates. (Al Jazeera)

The Reserve Bank of Australia raises its cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.60 percent, the highest level since 2011, citing persistently high inflation above its 2–3 percent target range. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)

Julius Baer Group controversies The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) concludes its investigation into the Julius Baer Group, finding serious risk-management and anti–money laundering failures. FINMA orders additional capital requirements, compliance reporting through 2032, and the confiscation of about CHF10 million (US$12 million) in profits. (AFP via France 24)

A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Krasnoyarovo, Amur Oblast, Russia, killing six of the seven people on board. (UNN)

The Japan Meteorological Agency reports rainfall in Tokyo for 34 consecutive days through today, the longest streak since records began in 1886 and one day longer than the previous record set in 2019. (AFP via France 24) (Bloomberg)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues two recalls for more than 25,000 bottles of chlorthalidone, a diuretic antihypertensive drug, created by Indian-based Inventia Healthcare Limited, due to faulty dissolution times in the human body. (USA Today)

South Korean defense minister Kang Shin-chul says that land mines planted by North Korea likely caused two explosions last week that injured three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone south of the military demarcation line, potentially violating the armistice. (AFP via RFI)

The United Nations Security Council extends the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti by six months, allowing the multinational force to continue supporting Haitian security forces against armed gangs. (AFP via RFI)

Malaysia begins repatriating about 1,500 Burmese nationals from immigration detention centres under the first phase of a programme covering 5,000 people. (AFP via RTL Today)

Twenty-one people are arrested in Myanmar for allegedly donating to the NUG-linked People’s Revolution Supply Family fundraising platform as the government identifies more than 2,700 alleged contributors. (Reuters)

A teacher is killed and a student and another teacher are wounded in a mass stabbing at a secondary school in Staškov, Slovakia. The perpetrator, a fellow student, is arrested. (Euronews)

Seventeen people are arrested during a security operation involving 800 police officers against a “suspected organised crime group” in five cities in the United Kingdom, including London. A police officer is stabbed and wounded during one of the raids. (Sky News)

The Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in Valencia, California, U.S., announces that the X2 roller coaster will close permanently after several lawsuits alleged that over 100 riders sustained brain injuries while riding the attraction. (BBC)

King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the first female prime minister of Morocco after her victory in the general elections on 23 September. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

In badminton, South Korea‘s An Se-young wins the women’s singles gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games, becoming the first woman to win two singles titles and the first to defend the title, defeating Japan‘s Akane Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–9. (AFP via RFI)

In association football, an independent Premier League commission finds Manchester City guilty of almost all 115-plus financial charges, including inflating revenue by more than £900 million (US$1.19 billion) and failing to cooperate with the investigation. (AP)

The End Wednesday

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Monday, September 28th, 2026

Heavy fighting breaks out across the South West State of Somalia, as forces loyal to former president Abdiaziz Laftagareen launch a major armed assault on troops of Aden Madobe and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The assault starts with gunfire, explosive drones and a suicide vehicle bomb and spreads through the regional capital, Baidoa. (Garowe Online)

Flooding and landslides kill at least eight people each in Myanmar and Thailand, while 20 to 30 people remain missing in Tanintharyi Region and more than 1.7 million people across Bangkok and 27 Thai provinces are affected. (AFP via France 24)

Eighty-one people in Uttar Pradesh, India and 21 more in Nepal are killed during heavy floods and landslides in the past three days. (Euronews)

An avalanche kills at least two climbers and leaves 14 others missing at the base camp of the Himalayan mountain Nemjung in Manang District, Nepal, as heavy snowfall hampers rescue operations. (BBC News)

Sunday, September 27th, 2026

Panda diplomacy, 2026 state visit by Xi Jinping to the United States Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrive at the Atlanta zoo from the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., as part of an agreement signed between the U.S. and China. (ABC News) (AP)

Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrive at the Atlanta zoo in Georgia, U.S., as part of an agreement signed between China and the U.S. during Chinese leader Xi Jinping‘s state visit last week. (AFP via Dawn)

Saudi Arabia’s air forces carry out an airstrike at a market in Taiz, Yemen, killing seven people and wounding 40 more. (Reuters)

Russian and Ukrainian forces exchange strikes that kill at least eight people in Ukraine and one in Russia, hitting Kyiv and its outskirts; the Kharkiv and Odesa Oblasts; Sumy; and Russian-occupied Enerhodar, all in Ukraine; and Russia’s Belgorod Oblast. (AP)

Russian strikes hit Kyivstar‘s headquarters and multiple data centres in Kyiv, including a facility struck twice that injures two children and an adult. Russia also says it targeted a Vodafone Ukraine data centre. (India Today)

Afghan forces kill 28 fighters allegedly associated with the Islamic State and capture another 32 from Pakistan. (AP)

A drone strikes Tigrai Television‘s headquarters in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, forcing the station off air, while Tigray People’s Liberation Front forces capture Erebti, Afar Region, and advance toward Afdera. (AFP via France 24)

Former Turkish family minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya resigns from her positions in the ruling Justice and Development Party amid scrutiny over alleged links to an investment-fund scandal that prompted the Capital Markets Board to liquidate 131 funds and led to 51 arrests. (AFP) (AP)

A bus carrying Filipino tourists veers off a highway near Munich, Germany, killing two people and wounding 25 more. (AP)

Ten people are killed and 11 others are injured in a mass shooting at a store in Lwandle, City of Cape Town, South Africa. Police search for the perpetrators. (Euronews)

A bus carrying Filipino tourists veers off a highway near Munich, Germany, killing two people and wounding 25 more. (Demócrata)

Three people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting after an altercation at a strip club in Detroit, Michigan, United States. (Al Jazeera)

Five men are arrested in relation to a ‘major incident’ at RAF Fairford air base in England. They are arrested on suspicion of committing offences that violate the Explosives Act 1875 and preparation of a terrorist act. (CNN)

The National Rally clears the 10-seat threshold in the Senate of France, allowing the party to meet qualifications to form a far-right parliamentary group. (The Guardian)

The National Rally clears the 10-seat threshold in the Senate of France, allowing the party to meet qualifications for the formation of a hardline right parliamentary group. (RFI)

São Toméans vote to elect 55 members of the National Assembly. (AFP via Macau Business)

Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić resigns in order to run for prime minister in the upcoming parliamentary election. Speaker of the National Assembly Ana Brnabić becomes acting president. (Reuters)

Swiss voters reject an initiative that proposed to enshrine a stricter form of Swiss neutrality, which would have prevented Switzerland from imposing economic sanctions and cooperating with NATO. (Reuters)

Citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe vote to elect 55 members of the National Assembly. (AFP via Macau Business)

The Berlin Marathon is held in Germany, with Guye Adola and Tigst Assefa winning their respective marathon races although Assefa sustained cramps prior to the finish line. (BBC News)

In tennis, the Czech Republic wins its 12th Billie Jean King Cup title and first since 2018 after defeating Ukraine 2–0 in the final in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. (AFP)

In cycling, Brandon McNulty of the United States wins the men’s road race world title in Montreal, Canada, becoming the first American champion in 33 years after finishing 13 seconds ahead of Australia’s Michael Matthews. (AFP)

The End Monday

Sunday, September 27th, 2026

Saturday, September 26th 2026

A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber blows himself up at a police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 12 people and wounding 30 more. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

In Thailand, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt declares a flood disaster across the city as severe flooding kills at least two people and affects more than 84,000 nationwide. (AFP via France 24)

September 2026 nor’easterA nor’easter is reported along the East Coast of the United States, forcing the cancellation of 400 flights and leaving more than 68,000 homes without power. One person is killed in New York City. (Reuters) (WABC-TV)

Seven sailors are injured and 25 are rescued after a fire breaks out aboard the Russian fishing vessel Triumf off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East. (Reuters)

German foreign minister Johann Wadephul and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov hold talks during the United Nations General Assembly, the first talks between Germany and Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)

Seventeen people are killed and 15 more injured in a mass shooting carried out by eight gunmen at a tavern in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. Police launch a manhunt for the gunmen. (The Citizen) (CNN)

The body of a murdered woman is found in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. She is the tenth woman found killed in the city in the last three months. Police says that it can not rule out the possibility that the killings are carried out by a serial killer. (BBC News)

India’s Election Commission orders a review of its voter-roll software after concerns arise over changes that excluded millions of voters. A committee will examine whether the software complied with election laws and rules. (Reuters)

In Australian rules football, the Brisbane Lions defeat the Fremantle Dockers to win the 2026 Australian Football League season by seven points, winning their third consecutive premiership and sixth overall. (AFL) (The Guardian)

In tennis, Ukraine reaches its first Billie Jean King Cup final after defeating defending champion Italy 2–0 in the semifinals, with Elina Svitolina securing the decisive victory over Jasmine Paolini. (AFP) (AP)

In cycling, the Netherlands‘ Demi Vollering wins the women’s road race world title in Montreal, Canada, defeating Poland‘s Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney in the final sprint, while Italy‘s Elisa Longo Borghini takes bronze. (AFP)

Germany’s Olympic committee selects Munich as its candidate to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2036, 2040, or 2044. (AP)

Friday, September 25th, 2026

The Sudanese Armed Forces announces that they have recaptured Sodri, North Kordofan. (Radio Tamazuj)

Two civilians are killed in a drone strike by Rapid Support Forces in El Obeid. (Sudan Tribune)

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports a sharp increase in refugees fleeing from Sudan to Chad in a effort to escape the civil war and dire conditions, with 400 people a day crossing eastern Chad. (Reuters)

The Wall Street Journal reports that United States president Donald Trump has rejected Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi‘s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days in exchange for easing U.S. sanctions and releasing Iranian frozen funds. (Reuters)

Russian drone and missile strikes on residential buildings and other civilian sites in Kyiv, Ukraine, kill seven people, including a 14-year-old boy, and injure 46 others. (AFP via News.com.au)

The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees the oil tanker Sibu 1 following a multi-day counter-piracy operation near Garacad, Mudug, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates in August. (Idil News) (Reuters)

Pakistan says that its military has killed 13 Afghan security forces during shootouts at the border. Afghanistan‘s government denies the claim. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

Days before the general election, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issues a provisional measure banning online betting in Brazil, immediately halting new deposits. Users may withdraw remaining funds until October 5, and Congress must approve the measure within 120 days for it to remain in force. (AFP via France 24) (BBC News)

2026 Kenge Let L-410 crashA military-leased Let L-410 carrying 17 people, including two generals, crashes near Kenge, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo, while on route to Kinshasa, killing all passengers. (AA) (Reuters)

Seven people are killed and 13 others are injured when a bus overturns on a road near Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil. (G1)

Six people are killed and two others injured during the collapse of a two-storey building in Plaka, Athens, Greece, after an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak. (AFP via France 24) (AP) (BBC News)

Two people are killed and 13 more injured in a fire at a residential building in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. (ANSA)

A laboratory-confirmed mpox case from a 21-year-old woman is reported in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)

China–United States trade war, 2026 state visit by Xi Jinping to the United States China and the United States reach an agreement to cut tariffs on $30 ‌billion of goods and launch a dialogue on artificial intelligence. (Reuters)

Venezuela releases at least 29 detainees whom rights groups classify as political prisoners following a second round of talks between the interim government and opposition, while organizations continue verifying the number and identities of those freed. (AFP via RFI)

Mary Jane Veloso is released from a prison in Mandaluyong, Philippines, after president Bongbong Marcos‘s absolute pardon of her was approved yesterday. (Arab News) (Rappler)

A court in Paris, France, sentences Loik Le Priol to 26 years in prison and Romain Bouvier to 19 years for murdering former Argentine rugby union player Federico Martín Aramburú in 2022. Le Priol and Bouvier had links to the dissolved far-right group Groupe Union Défense. (AP) (BBC News)

Sri Lanka‘s parliament approves a constitutional amendment extending the terms of senior judges by two years as part of efforts to reduce an estimated 1.1 million-case backlog. (Reuters)

In swimming, China‘s Zhang Zhanshuo becomes the first athlete to win seven gold medals at a single Asian Games, securing his seventh title in the men’s 400-metre freestyle with a Games-record time of 3:41.28. (AFP)

In association football, an independent Premier League commission finds Manchester City F.C. guilty of 114 of 115 alleged financial-rule breaches spanning the 2009–10 to 2022–23 seasons. (CNN)

Thursday, September 24th, 2026

France announces that it will deploy its soldiers and air defense systems to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, to support the Saudi military against the Houthis. (Reuters)

The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet say that they have killed Hamas’s chief financial officer in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip. (Israel National News)

Fano fighters launch several attacks in the Amhara Region. Shootouts with the Ethiopian National Defense Force are ongoing, causing several casualties, while a colonel is captured. (Daily News Egypt)

Pakistan’s military launches ten air strikes on Afghan military sites, claiming they were used to store and launch drones. At least four people are killed in the strikes. (AP)

The beatification ceremony for the late American Catholic prelate and Rochester Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is held at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. (Bastille Post) (Vatican News)

The European Commission reports that the average diesel price across the European Union reaches a record €2.23 (US$2.54) per litre, up from €2.16 ($2.46) the previous week. Nineteen member states record new highs. (AFP via Bangkok Post)

Economic D-Day, United States sanctions against Iran The Emirati General Civil Aviation Authority announces the suspension of all flights between Iran and the United Arab Emirates amidst new U.S. sanctions until further notice. (Gulf News)

UN Trade and Development reports that Gaza is experiencing the most severe economic crisis on record, with 92% of economic establishments damaged or destroyed, daily per capita GDP at US$0.58, and unemployment exceeding 90% among working-age residents. (AFP)

At least nine people are killed and many others are injured after a sleeper bus catches fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Deccan Herald) (DW)

Twelve Kazakh military personnel are killed, three are rescued and two are missing after being swept into the Caspian Sea during a naval training exercise in the Mangystau Region. (Reuters)

Hungary‘s food chain safety office confirms the European Union’s first detection of the invasive spotted lanternfly in Bács-Kiskun County. (AFP via France 24)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping says that China will send two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, to the Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. (PBS)

A court in Jakarta, Indonesia, reduces former education minister and Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim‘s prison sentence from 10 to nine years for corruption involving Chromebook procurement, while lowering restitution from Rp809 billion (US$45 million) to Rp548 billion ($30 million). (Reuters)

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A Croatian court approves Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravlov’s extradition to Germany over his alleged involvement in sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines in 2022. (AP)

American news outlets CNN, MS NOW, and Politico regain access to the White House after U.S. federal judge Timothy J. Kelly temporarily blocked the ban by President Donald Trump, ruling that the outlets are likely to show that their press passes were revoked without adequate due process. (BBC News)

Philippine president Bongbong Marcos grants an absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, a former overseas worker in Indonesia who was arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to death in 2010, but was later granted a reprieve and extradited back to the Philippines. (Reuters) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko says that he has pardoned 15 political prisoners. (Reuters)

A priest is killed and four other people are injured in a mass stabbing by a Ukrainian national at a Benedictine abbey in Jarosław, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland. (AP) (Reuters)

Morocco‘s Authenticity and Modernity Party, led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, wins the most seats in yesterday’s parliamentary election, taking 97 of 395 seats, followed by the ruling National Rally of Independents with 66 and the Istiqlal Party with 65, according to preliminary official results. (Reuters)

Italy‘s government approves a decree capping foreign students with limited Italian proficiency at 30% per classroom and banning burqas and niqabs in schools. The measure takes effect immediately but requires parliamentary approval within 60 days. (AP)

In swimming, Japan‘s Shin Ohashi wins gold in the men’s 200-metre breaststroke at the 2026 Asian Games in 2:04.83, breaking China‘s Qin Haiyang‘s 2023 world record of 2:05.48 by 0.65 seconds. (AFP)

In baseball, the Major League Baseball‘s Chicago White Sox clinches the upcoming playoffs for the first time since 2021, following three-straight 100-loss seasons. (AP)

The End Sunday

Fano fighters launch several attacks in the Amhara Region. Shootouts with the Ethiopian National Defense Force are ongoing, causing several casualties, while a colonel is kidnapped. (Daily News Egypt)

Pakistan‘s military launches ten air strikes on Afghan military sites, claiming they were used to store and launch drones. At least four people are killed in the strikes. (AP)

The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet says that they have killed Hamas‘s chief financial officer in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip. (The Yeshiva World) (Israel National News)

At least nine people are killed and many others are injured after a sleeper bus catches fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Deccan Herald) (DW)

Twelve Kazakh military personnel are killed, three are rescued and two are missing after being swept into the Caspian Sea during a naval training exercise in the Mangystau Region. (Reuters)

Hungary‘s food chain safety office confirms the European Union‘s first detection of the invasive spotted lanternfly in Bács-Kiskun County. (AFP via France 24)

A Croatian court approves Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravlov’s extradition to Germany over his alleged involvement in sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines in 2022. (AP)

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that he has pardoned 15 political prisoners. (Reuters)

A priest is killed and four other people are injured in a mass stabbing by a Ukrainian national at a Benedictine abbey in Jarosław, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland. (AP) (Reuters)

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026

The United States Central Command says that the U.S. military has redirected 115 commercial vessels since the reinstatement of its blockade on July 14. (Gulf News)

An Indian wiper is killed during an attack on the bulk carrier MV Cape Dao near the Strait of Hormuz, with Oman‘s navy confirming that 27 crew members have been evacuated. (AFP and Reuters via Arab News) (The Indian Express)

Iran reopens schools and universities after months of closures caused by the war. About 16.5 million schoolchildren begin the new academic year, with reopening ceremonies held across the country. (AFP via Channels Television)

Acting United States Navy secretary Hung Cao reports that eight sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted suicide during its long deployment including during the Iran war. (BBC News)

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) seizes several airports in Tigray, while clashes are ongoing in the nearby regions of Afar and Amhara. The TPLF says that it has started a “defensive war” against the federal government of Ethiopia. (Reuters)

Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine kill at least eight civilians, including six agricultural workers in Kharkiv Oblast and two people in Kyiv, while strikes also hit Odesa. Ukraine says it intercepts or suppresses 119 of 161 drones. (AP)

Poland deploys fighter jets into its airspace after a Russian helicopter intruded near Braniewo, Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. (Chronicle Live)

Threats and attacks by the Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (ACSN) bring Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia, to a standstill, closing businesses and public transport. The group orders the shutdown after security forces kill 13 ACSN members. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)

Fifteen people, including a village head, are killed in an armed ethnic clash in Bagudo, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Six suspects are arrested following the attack. (Daily Post)

Iranian airlines suspend services to Azerbaijan, Baghdad, Georgia, Muscat, and Qatar, after new U.S. sanctions target Iran’s aviation sector. (AFP)

Tropical Storm Fay re-emerges as a tropical depression with a sustained wind of 35 mph amidst a unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño. (Sun Sentinel)

The Atacama Desert in Chile reports blossoms of flowers amidst the ongoing El Nino event in the Pacific. (Phys.org)

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov meet at the United Nations General Assembly, making it the first meeting between Poland and Belarus in a decade. (UA News) (Notes from Poland)

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev pardons a French national who served a 10-year prison sentence for espionage, and orders his release as one of 20 pardoned prisoners. (BBC News)

Taiwan‘s coast guard increases patrol capacity around the disputed Pratas Island in the South China Sea by stationing a new 100-tonne patrol boat and regularly deploying larger vessels, citing increased China Coast Guard activity near the Taiwan-controlled outpost. (Reuters)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea after capturing them in Kursk Oblast, Russia, in January 2025. (UPI)

A court in New York, United States, sentences former film producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison for committing a criminal sexual act against former production assistant Miriam Haley. (BBC News)

Human Rights Watch reports that women held as political prisoners in Myanmar face torture, sexual violence, and inadequate medical care. The group says more than 6,600 women and 640 children are among over 30,000 political prisoners detained since 2021. (Reuters)

The Central Elections Committee votes to disqualify Ra’am and all parties on the Joint List from running, alleging they promoted terrorism against Israel. Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh and MK Ofer Cassif are also specifically barred from running. (Times of Israel)

Moroccans vote to elect all 395 members of the House of Representatives. (AP)

The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, rules that only senator-judges able to participate count toward the conviction threshold in vice president Sara Duterte‘s trial, reducing the required votes from 16 to 14. (Reuters)

The United Kingdom establishes a National Centre for Information Defence to detect and counter foreign disinformation, including AI-generated content. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the centre will address disinformation attacks to states such as Russia. (AFP via France 24)

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says that an OpenAI-deployed agent accessed public and restricted files on a Medicare database during testing in June. OpenAI notified the government in September, while investigations continue into the breach. (AFP via France 24) (The Guardian)

Croatia joins the U.S.-led Artemis Accords, becoming the 74th country to do so. (Croatia Week)

North Korean weightlifter Ri Song Gum wins gold in the women’s 49kg category at the 2026 Asian Games while setting three world records: 94kg in the snatch, 121kg in the clean and jerk, and 215kg overall. (AFP via France 24)

The End Thursday

Poland deploys fighter jets into its airspace after a Russian helicopter intruded near Braniewo, Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. (Chronicle Live)

Fifteen people, including a village head, are killed in an armed ethnic clash in Bagudo, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Six suspects are arrested following the attack. (Daily Post)

Moroccans vote to elect all 395 members of the House of Representatives. (AP)

North Korean weightlifter Ri Song-gum wins gold in the women’s 49kg category at the 2026 Asian Games while setting three world records: 94kg in the snatch, 121kg in the clean and jerk, and 215kg overall. (AFP via France 24)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026

The Houthi-affiliated Saba News Agency reports that Saudi airstrikes on the Houthi-held city of Mokha, Yemen, have killed six civilians. (AFP via CNA)

The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Polo has strengthened into a category 5 Pacific hurricane. (The Independent)

Typhoon Dujuan kills at least four people and injures 22 others in Japan, while six remain missing after landslides. More than 45,000 households in Chiba Prefecture lose power, and over 460 homes are damaged. (AFP via Taipei Times)

Moldova‘s parliament approves a 60-day state of emergency in the energy and water sectors as low levels in the Dniester and Prut rivers threaten water supplies and global conflicts raise energy costs. (AP)

The Atlantic hurricane season breaks a 112-year record without a hurricane, due to a strong El Niño event in the Pacific. (AccuWeather)

Tunisia‘s meteorological service reports that summer 2026 is the country’s hottest since records began in 1950, with average temperatures 2.9 °C (5.2 °F) above the previous record and repeated heat waves contributing to water shortages and power cuts. (AFP)

Diplomatic sources and the United Nations say that the United States refused to issue Sudanese military chief and de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York City. Sudan asks the UN to intervene. (AFP)

United States president Donald Trump and Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, marking the first in-person meeting between the countries’ leaders following the 2026 U.S. intervention in Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro. (AFP via France 24)

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan agree to establish a joint commission on road transport and to facilitate transit between the two bordering countries. (Trend News Agency)

Belgium and Rwanda restore diplomatic relations 18 months after severing ties over the Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict. The countries plan to reopen their embassies following months of meetings facilitated in part by Qatar. (Reuters)

Denmark, Greenland, and the United States sign an agreement expanding U.S. military access to Greenland, permitting new defence areas and a missile defence system while reaffirming Greenland’s self-determination and amending the 1951 defence agreement. (DW) (Reuters)

Eleven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, and three others are injured after three men open fire at a gathering inside a house in KwaMakhutha township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (BBC News)

Three men are killed in a shooting in Gugulethu, Cape Flats, South Africa. Police are investigating it as a triple homicide. (Cape Town ETC)

Sri Lanka‘s High Court convicts 15 men involved in the Easter bombings in 2019. (Al Jazeera)

Eleven people are wounded in a mass shooting at a high school in Turgutlu, Turkey. The perpetrator is arrested. (Al Jazeera)

Papua New Guinea police rescue 39 Indonesians allegedly trafficked through false job offers and held in Port Moresby. Officers arrest four Chinese nationals and investigate possible links to a wider transnational trafficking network. (AFP via The Straits Times)

FBI Bureau Employee Breach ShinyHunters hackers vandalize the FBI website FBIjobs.gov and allege to have obtained data on current employees as well as applicants. The data includes the names of agents as well as home addresses, social security numbers, and other identifying information. (Reuters)

At least three people are killed in an after-curfew ambush in Mangu, Plateau State, Nigeria. (Daily Trust)

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Monday, September 21st, 2026

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority introduces fines of up to S$500 (US$390) for eating on public buses or placing feet on seats, while severe cleanliness or safety violations can incur penalties of up to S$5,000 (US$3,900). (AFP)

The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Depression Six strengthened into Tropical Storm Fay amidst an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño, becoming the sixth named storm of the season. (AccuWeather)

An explosion injures three South Korean military officers during an operation inside the Demilitarized Zone, south of the military demarcation line. The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the cause remains unknown. (AFP via The Peninsula)

New Zealand’s critically endangered black robin wins Forest & Bird‘s Bird of the Year competition with more than 26,000 votes out of about 105,000 votes. (AFP)

Sunday, September 20th, 2026

United States president Donald Trump’s executive office denies journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico access to the White House and confiscates or disables their press passes, citing their coverage of his administration. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Qatar’s foreign ministry says that they are working to resume ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the United States. (Middle East Eye)

The Statistical Center of Iran reports that the country’s gross domestic product contracted 10.1% year-on-year from late March to late June, during the war, amid longstanding sanctions and currency depreciation. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms he ordered the attack on Moscow in response to Russian forces targeting civilians in Ukrainian cities, saying that FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and ballistic missiles were also used in the attack. (L’Unione Sarda)

Ukrainian forces launch a massive drone attack on Moscow Oblast, Russia, with more than 1,600 long-range drones launched from Ukraine. At least two people are killed with hundreds more evacuated while Moscow Refinery is on fire following several direct hits. (Al Jazeera)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo launches vaccinations for frontline workers amdist the Ebola outbreak in the country. (Africanews)

Iranian authorities close down a French language centre affiliated with the French embassy in Tehran under a judicial order. Prosecutors say it operated without a licence and conducted activities against Iranian culture and national security. (Reuters)

Pakistani police arrest businesswoman Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, at her home in Lahore, Punjab, one week before his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party’s planned protest march. Police and the government do not state a reason for the arrest. (Reuters)

Four unauthorized miners are killed in a shooting targeting a vehicle by unidentified gunmen in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria. (Daily Post Nigeria)

One child is killed and two others are injured in a stabbing attack in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The children’s mother, who was also hospitalised with injuries, is the chief suspect. (The Guardian Australia)

State elections are held in Germany for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Berlin House of Representatives, with an expected decline for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz‘s party, the CDU. (BBC News)

In cycling, Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel becomes the first man to win four consecutive Road World Championship titles in the individual time trial event and equals Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin‘s joint record for the most titles. Swiss rider Marlen Reusser wins the women’s time trial event. (AFP via The Guardian)

Haiti sends 18 suspects in the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States to face federal charges related to the killing. (Reuters)

Saturday, September 19th 2026

Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee says that Iran has set seven conditions for resuming ceasefire negotiations with the United States. (Iran International)

United States Central Command commander Brad Cooper says that oil, cargo, and liquefied natural gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz have hit a six-month high. (Bloomberg) (Middle East Eye)

Israeli airstrikes kill at least three Palestinians in Gaza, including the eldest son of the Gaza Health Ministry director-general. Israel says it targeted militants, while medics report additional deaths in Sheikh Radwan and Shuja’iyya. (Reuters)

The U.S. military strikes a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people whom the Southern Command says were involved in drug trafficking. (Reuters)

Tropical Depression Six forms in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores amidst an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season caused by El Niño. (Fox Weather)

Indonesia accepts Malaysian assistance to combat wildfires in Kalimantan, including a Bombardier CL-415MP aircraft, three helicopters, and 52 personnel, as the fires cause transboundary haze affecting Southeast Asia. (AFP via France 24)

The U.S. treasury department lifts the sanctions against Eritrea‘s ruling party previously imposed by former U.S. president Joe Biden’s administration. (AP)

Chilean Michelle Bachelet announces that she is withdrawing from the race to become UN Secretary-General after losing support, and that in the latest informal poll, Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan is reported in the lead. (Reuters)

South Africans hold memorial runs and protests after police find the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, over two months. Police investigate possible links between the killings, which renew public concern over violence against women. (Reuters)

Russian election commission chairperson Ella Pamfilova reports cyberattacks targeting Russia’s online voting system during the second day of the parliamentary election and says they are repelled. The Minkomsvyaz separately reports thwarting a sabotage attempt on Far Eastern communication lines. (ABC News Australia)

Marat Kambolov is declared the winner of the presidential elections in the partially recognized South Ossetia. (Reuters)

The 20th Asian Games are opened by Emperor Naruhito in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. (Reuters)

In women’s basketball, Atlanta Dream player Angel Reese becomes the first player in Women’s National Basketball Association history to reach 500 rebounds in a single season. (Bleacher Report)

In rugby union, hosts Japan win their fourth Pacific Nations Cup title after defeating the defending champions Fiji 20–15 in the final at Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo. (AFP via RFI)

Friday, September 18th, 2026

Denmark and the United States reach a deal allowing the U.S. to expand its military presence in Greenland and granting permanent basing, overflight, and access rights, while barring non-NATO countries from establishing bases and restricting sensitive investments on the island. (Reuters)

The U.S. Defense Department releases a sixth batch of classified files related to unidentified flying objects, including videos of several orbs flying over Washington, D.C. in 1952 and orbs flying near Tremonton, Utah, also in 1952. (BBC News)

The IRNA reports that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has hit the Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend as it attempted to pass the Strait of Hormuz. (Al Jazeera)

A suicide car bombing outside a mosque located inside a police station in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, kills at least 31 people, including 16 policemen, and injures at least 100 more. The Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group claims responsibility. (AFP)

A suicide car bombing at a mosque in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan kills at least sixteen, with an unknown number of others injured. (The Economic Times)

At least 100 Malian soldiers are reported to have been killed in a attack on the Dioura central army base in Mali over the past weeks. (AFP via Arab News)

The Sudanese Armed Forces says that they have killed several Rapid Support Forces militants in Sudan’s Blue Nile state. The country’s defence ministry also confirms the attacks. (Radio Tamazuj)

The Bank of Japan raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25%, the highest level since 1995, citing inflation pressures from rising energy costs and a weak yen, and signals further increases. (AFP via France 24)

Russia places the local assets of Auchan and Nestlé under temporary administration, transferring their control to Russian firm L.E.V. Management, headed by interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev. The government cites the companies’ origins in countries it designates as “unfriendly” amid broader seizures of foreign-owned businesses. (CNN)

Millions of people are left without electricity in Cuba as a result of a collapse of the country’s energy power grid. (AP)

Zealand Pharma‘s drug Zeydovio receives approval by the European Medicines Agency‘s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use to treat short bowel syndrome. (Reuters)

U.S. president Donald Trump signs the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which authorises and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran until 2031. (Middle East Eye) (Kyiv Indepedent)

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk announces that Poland has joined the Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition to develop a joint anti-ballistic missile defence system with some other European countries. (Firstpost)

King Sultan Ibrahim of Malaysia grants former prime minister Najib Razak a conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, following his corruption conviction linked to 1MDB. (Reuters)

Spanish police begin moving more than 3,000 migrants from beaches in Ceuta to temporary accommodation at the port. The operation prompts crowding and clashes, with officers firing warning shots and several people sustaining injuries. (News.Az)

Six students, including the perpetrator, are killed ‌and 17 others are injured in a mass shooting at a ⁠secondary school in Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines. (AA)

Pakistan’s medical regulator orders Afghan students enrolled in medical and dental programs to leave their colleges and return to Afghanistan. Dozens challenge the directive in court, while a Lahore judge temporarily suspends expulsions in Punjab. (AFP via France 24)

Protests erupt in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, after 37 miners died yesterday in custody of the Security and Civil Defence Corps following raids on suspected illegal mines. Niger state governor Mohammed Umar Bago imposes a curfew. (Reuters)

Russia designates filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev a foreign agent, subjecting him to financial restrictions, reporting requirements, and mandatory labels on published material. Zvyagintsev, who lives abroad, has criticized the Russo-Ukrainian war and president Vladimir Putin. (Reuters)

Russians begin voting to elect 450 seats of the State Duma over a period of three days following Ukrainian attacks upon oil infrastructure. The elections are also held under strict control during the Russo-Ukrainian war, combined with an ongoing crackdown on anti-war opposition and Yabloko being disqualified from running. (AP)

The Senate of Bolivia ratifies an agreement to take a US$1.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund amid a deep economic crisis in the country, with trade unions threatening renewed protests in response. (AP)

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