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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) the U.S. government was announcing a new visa restriction policy targeting some foreign nationals in South Africa. The policy targets “foreign nationals who are responsible for, or complicit in, the enactment or implementation…
Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (September 16, 2026) the U.S. acknowledgement that Washington had deployed orbital weapons ignored the possible consequences of a conflict and threatened long-term stability in space-based activity. “In pursuit of its narrow self-interests, Washington is ready to completely ignore…
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FBI Director Kash Patel defended on Tuesday (September 16, 2026) a recent policy change to allow some applicants who have engaged in prostitution and bestiality to be considered for employment, insisting that the move was made to enable victims of those acts to apply for a job without fear of automatic disqualification. The subject arose…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Chisinau, Moldova. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) that Russian drones attacked Moldovan airspace twice while he was in the country aboard his aircraft in transit. Mr. Zelenskyy told the U.S. television network CBS that he was…
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A sailor handles munitions on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, on September 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. war against Iran has cost the Department of Defence more than $38 billion through August 1, and will continue costing up to $3 billion a month or more…
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he leaves the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) that Canada intends to emerge from its trade war with the United States as a more resilient and independent…
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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and Alex Saab. File | Photo Credit: AP A Colombian-born businessman with close ties to ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded guilty on Tuesday (September 15, 202^) in a U.S. corruption case, as federal prosecutors prepare separately to take Maduro to trial next year. Alex Saab entered the plea to one…
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Photos of the ship from September 13 indicate that the engine room was attacked and damaged by the projectile. The two were reportedly on watch in the engine room at the time of the incident. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement MT El Gaia, the tanker which was hit by a projectile over the weekend in…
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Workers carry mud left by a mudslide to repair a damaged house following deadly flash floods, in Dhading district, Nepal. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll in Nepal flash floods climbed to 1,399 on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) as more bodies were recovered from the eight affected districts, authorities said. The flash floods, triggered…
In May this year, a joint document issued by seven departments called for expanding the supply of industrial tourism products, promoting factory tours, and turning more manufacturing facilities into tourist destinations. | Photo Credit: REUTERS China’s factory floors have turned out to be sought after destinations during summer vacation this year. There has been a…