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Israeli forces deploy outside H-Clinic Specialized Hospital during a raid in the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military said on Sunday (September 20, 2026) it had arrested a man suspected of killing an Israeli, reported to be a settler, in the occupied…
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Members of a trade union, families of missing workers and well-wishers gather in memory of the hundreds killed and thousands still missing after last month’s flooding in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The death toll from last month’s devastating flash floods in Nepal crossed 1,450 on Sunday (September 20,…
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A month after floods wrecked large areas in Nepal, its new government is intensifying efforts to support reconstruction. Nepal’s Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle, an economist and former UNDP official, made his first visit abroad to Delhi to discuss plans with the government, and will soon travel to meetings of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB),…
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, said on Sunday (September 20, 2026) that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened until Iran’s seven conditions were met, adding that Tehran must pursue both military action and negotiations . Addressing the Iranian Parliament,…
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India’s exports to China, South Africa, Brazil, and Russia grew 34% to $19.9 billion in April-August 2026-27, led by a 39% jump in shipments to China, highlighting the growing importance of the BRICS bloc for India’s export growth. “As India deepens its engagement with the BRICS bloc, strongest momentum is coming from the BRICS members,…
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Ten lions have been found dead in a suspected poisoning incident at Tanzania’s UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, according to the authorities. “The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) regrets to inform the public that ten (10) lions were found dead on 18 September 2026 in the Ndutu area,” reads the statement from late on Saturday (September…
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A TV screen shows a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on September 12, 2026. File. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Sunday (September 20, 2026), South Korea’s military said, days after…
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World leaders gather in New York this week for the UN General Assembly, bracing for President Donald Trump’s return to the rostrum for a second year running, with talks centering on the widening conflicts in the West Asia and Ukraine and the risks of artificial intelligence. Nearly 130 heads of state meet with the post-World…
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The forces rescued 23 abductees from the terrorists’ hideout, where six trucks, three buses and two cars were recovered along with a large cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives. File | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan security forces have killed five terrorists and rescued 23 abducted people during a security operation in the country’s troubled Balochistan…
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The United States warned on Saturday (September 19, 2026) that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could “escalate rapidly” after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. U.S. President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David, a secluded presidential complex in rural Maryland, to return…
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