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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City on September 25, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday (September 25, 2026) used the UN General Assembly podium to credit U.S. President Donald Trump for his “timely intervention”…
Yemen’s Saudi-led coalition said early on Saturday (September 26, 2026) it had intercepted two drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthis towards the Saudi capital Riyadh. The coalition posted on X that it was monitoring missile threat and drones launched at the Kingdom without providing further details. The Saudi civil defence had sent alerts overnight for…
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The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) could have been written off as just another year, with another set of speeches delivered on the global multilateral stage. However, this year, the UN’s annual Summit has a unique sense of urgency. This is UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres’s final session, after a tenure…
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The United Nations Security Council. File | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations Security Council on Friday (September 25, 2026) condemned escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Houthi fighters in a rare show of unity from the UN’s top body. The Houthis have imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, hitting its tankers, seizing…
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping drank tea at the White House on Friday (September 25, 2026) and visited the National Archives, capping a three-day summit that showcased personal diplomacy rather than big breakthroughs in economic relations. The two leaders praised each other in remarks while they had tea in the White…
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Sri Lanka’s Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party supporters protest near the parliament in Colombo on September 24, 2026 against a constitutional amendment proposed by the government to extend the retirement age of judges. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka on Friday (September 25, 2026) adopted the controversial 22nd Amendment to the Constitution which raises the…
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Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia’s Central Election Commission (centre), applauds after reporting the official results of Russia’s parliamentary elections at the commission’s meeting in Moscow, Russia, on September 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Russian authorities on Friday (September 25, 2026) released the full results from the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which further cemented…
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President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (September 25, 2026) said U.S. President Donald Trump told him he would allow Ukraine to produce advanced Patriot air defence missiles, after a series of…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear programme in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks during a panel discussion titled ‘Ruptures & Ramparts: Building Bridges for a Changing World’, in New York. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday (September 25, 2026) listed recent incidents of attacks against seafarers and ships, saying “regrettably” these are no longer exceptional occurrences. His…