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The death toll from the collapse of an informal gold mine in a remote area of Sudan has risen to 82, according to local officials and activists, as rescuers struggled on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) to search for the missing with limited equipment. It is the latest tragedy in a nation mired in a devastating…
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Palestinian civil defence crews carry a body from the rubble of a collapsed building that housed displaced Palestinians and was heavily damaged during the Israel-Hamas war, in Gaza City, on September 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Gaza rescuers on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) searched through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building that collapsed…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks this weekend, Axios reported on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), citing a statement from Mr. Bessent. “The United States remains the leader in AI, and…
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Federal Reserve Chairperson Kevin Warsh holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S. on September 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) for the first time since 2023…
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File | Photo Credit: ANI India on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) rejected the “so-called” boundary joint commission set up by Pakistan and China, saying that the body has no legal basis to decide on arrangements related to Indian territory under illegal occupation. New Delhi’s reaction came following the first meeting of…
A Russian Gerbera-2 drone armed with explosives was found in the sea off northern Poland this week, officials said Wednesday (September 16, 2026). “The aerial craft was secured and it was established that it was armed” after it was found on Monday (September 14), military affairs prosecutor Bartosz Okoniewski told journalists. “It contained a warhead…
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Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. The Sohar port is located on the Omani coast on the Gulf of Oman, and ships can access hubs in the Gulf through this port as it sits far from the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters With the Strait of Hormuz…
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A European Union-backed court on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) convicted former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of four counts of war crimes committed during his country’s war for independence from Serbia and sentenced him to 25 years in prison. Thaci, who is 58, resigned from office nearly six years ago to face the charges. He was…
The European Union will ban social media for children under 13 and allow only limited, supervised access until the age of 15 under plans unveiled Wednesday (September 16, 2026) by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. A global backlash against social media has piled pressure on policymakers, with a rising body of evidence showing negative…
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EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen told the European Parliament in Strasbourg that as democracies face a “fracture in the international rules-based system”, Brussels and Ottawa needed to pull closer together. File | Photo Credit: AP EU chief Ursula von der Leyen raised the prospect on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) of Canada becoming the 27-nation…
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