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Jewish Voice for Peace said on social media that over 100 people had been arrested on September 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Movie star Susan Sarandon and “Hacks” actress Hannah Einbinder were among a reported 100 people detained by police in New York on Thursday (September 24, 2026) as they broke up a protest…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was up to the United States to decide when the war between the two countries would end, when asked whether the conflict could conclude by the end of the year. “But we do not wish to continue….
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U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a lavish state dinner at the White House on Thursday (September 25, 2026), after a day of pomp and ceremony that masked deep tensions between the rival superpowers. Numerous U.S. tech titans attended the banquet, including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang…
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President Donald Trump first raised the possibility of acquiring Greenland, a Danish territory, during his first term in office. After his return to the White House in January 2025, he doubled down on his threat, saying that he would make the island American territory one way or the other. This incensed Denmark, a founding member…
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In the ongoing session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), France has made a proposal to enhance the functioning of the UN, especially in dealing with collective security and the use of veto. France has been advocating that the use of veto in the UN Security Council (UNSC) be “regulated” when it comes to dealing…
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Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century,” Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday (September 24, 2026) in a defiant speech that asserted his nation’s right to wage war against Iran — and was not heard by scores of delegates who trooped out…
Anant Ambani. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Britain’s Newcastle University faced criticism Thursday (September 24, 2026) for awarding a sustainability professorship to Anant Ambani, the son of Asia’s richest man and owner of a scandal-hit giant wildlife centre in India. Vantara, which calls itself the world’s largest rescue centre, last month announced a major…
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A woman walks in front of a house that was heavily damaged in a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Russian forces carried out a series of strikes across Ukraine overnight and later on Thursday (September 24, 2026), targeting facilities and vessels that Moscow…
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The strategically-located Bashiqa base has long been an issue of contention between Turkiye and Iraq, with Turkiye failing to fully withdraw forces, despite previous discussions for their removal. File | Photo Credit: AP Turkiye has agreed to gradually withdraw forces from a strategic military base in northern Iraq and hand over its control to the…
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The latest fighting marks a sharp escalation in Yemen’s civil war, which had largely been frozen since a 2022 truce. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces repelled overnight attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on a key supply route to the southern port city of Aden where the internationally recognised administration is based, government…
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