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Sep 25, 2026
13 Afghan Taliban personnel killed in overnight border clash, Pakistan says. Kabul denies the claim
Overnight fighting along the southwestern border left at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel dead, Pakistan said Friday, in a claim Afghanistan denied. It was the latest escalation between the neighbors following Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory.
Sep 25, 2026
Final results of Russia's tightly managed vote give a record high parliament seats to Kremlin party
Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election showed that the tightly orchestrated vote had further cemented the Kremlin's overwhelming political control of the country.
Sep 25, 2026
Pomp over progress in Xi’s US summit with Trump is a win for China
While US president hailed visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved on resolving thorny issuesKey takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in WashingtonIf the Beijing meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in May was the “stalemate summit”, the second round of talks between the presidents of the US and China this week seemed to give up entirely on the idea of breakthroughs.Instead, it was described as a celebration of “diplotainment” rather than diplomacy, where pomp prevailed over progress and where one of the main outcomes was the news that two giant pandas would soon be sent from China to Atlanta zoo. Continue reading...
Sep 25, 2026
U.N. adds 61 companies to settlements blacklist over alleged Palestinian rights violations
The U.N. human rights office on Friday said it added 61 more companies to a blacklist of firms that it says are involved in violating Palestinian human rights through business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Sep 25, 2026
GAO: Navy must refine plan to upgrade 4 nuclear-capable shipyards
The Navy's plan to modernize the nation's four public nuclear shipyards will cost more than $200 billion and take 50 years to complete, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Sep 25, 2026
Trump caps Xi visit with a trip to the National Archives to showcase America's young democracy
President Trump capped Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit with a tour of the National Archives, giving the Communist leader a glimpse at the founding documents of America's democracy.
Sep 25, 2026
Iran floats seven-day plan to end the war, reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that Tehran proposed a seven-day plan to U.S. negotiators this week to end the war, one that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease sanctions and begin talks on his country's nuclear program.
Sep 25, 2026
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China's help in ending Russia's invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he asked U.S. President Trump to press China's leader to use Beijing's influence over Moscow in a diplomatic effort to get Russia to end its 4 1/2-year-long invasion of Ukraine.
Sep 25, 2026
Explosion near Acropolis in Greece injures at least 2 people and collapses a building
A powerful blast has caused a building to collapse near the ancient Acropolis in Greece
Sep 25, 2026
Divers recover a total of 52 bodies from capsized ferry in Indonesia after a dayslong search
Divers in Indonesia have recovered 52 bodies following the capsizing of a ferry in rough seas earlier this month
Sep 25, 2026
Exclusive: Board of Peace quietly met with UNRWA, ex-agency chief says
The U.S.-created Board of Peace has said the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has no place in Gaza
Sep 25, 2026
Yemen’s civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals with 'a very dangerous situation'
Hospitals in Yemen are struggling as civil war returns to the Arab world's poorest nation
