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Saudi Arabia has long sought to buy F-35s, but officials from Israel — the only country in the region to operate the jets — have voiced concern. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States has approved a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 stealth warplanes and related equipment to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. State…
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A motorcyclist rides through thick mud with flood-damaged houses in the background following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,410 on Thursday (September 17, 2026), with over 6,100 people still missing, according to the…
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File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution on Thursday (September 17, 2026) that would have authorised UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its nuclear program. The UN Security Council sanctions are still in effect, which freeze…
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The U.S. State Department said that it had approved visas for Iran’s “core delegation,” along with essential staffers to participate in the UN meetings. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AFP The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the President and Foreign Minister, to attend next week’s UN General…
File photo for representational purposes. Only | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United States in the Gulf of Mexico last month after indications that hackers had broken into their computer networks, the agencies said on Thursday (September 17, 2026). The unusual operation, carried out…
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File photo for representational purposes. Only | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United States in the Gulf of Mexico last month after indications that hackers had broken into their computer networks, the agencies said on Thursday (September 17, 2026). The unusual operation, carried out…
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney shrugged off a threat of U.S. retaliation on Thursday (September 17, 1016) as he pitched a “new alliance” with Europe as a bulwark against outside pressures, in a closely watched address to the European Parliament. Mr. Carney’s speech came after EU chief Ursula von der Leyen suggested Canada could become…
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a media briefing in Beijing that China opposes any action that lacks UN Security Council authorisation. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters China on Thursday (September 17, 2026) rejected the U.S. “long-arm jurisdiction” to impose tariffs on purchases of Russian oil and gas, saying its normal trade and economic…
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A file image of the Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif and the Chinese President Xi Jinping. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan and China have operationalised a joint mechanism for managing their common border, a move rejected by India, which said that the body has no legal basis to decide on arrangements related to Indian territory under…
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Smoke rises following strikes during ongoing fighting between Houthi and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces along the frontlines in al-Kadha, west of Taiz in western Yemen, on September 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Saudi strikes in Yemen killed one person and targeted three telecommunications towers on Thursday (September 17, 2026), Houthi media said, in the…
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