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Image used for representation. | Photo Credit: iStockphotos/Getty Images Two back-to-back earthquakes struck northwestern Nepal on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), authorities said. However, there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage. According to the National Seismological Research Centre, the first tremor of magnitude 4.5 was recorded at 1:51 a.m. (local time). The second…
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This still image provided by KABC-TV shows first responders working the scene after a helicopter crashed near a bus crash in Chatsworth, a neighbourhood in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A helicopter crashed in Los Angeles on Tuesday (September 15, 2026), killing at least three people near a deadly bus…
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A file image of the John F. Kennedy Centre. Photo: Getty Images via AFP U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) to keep the Kennedy Centre closed for good after a judge ruled his name cannot be added to the famed arts institution’s facade. Mr. Trump said his hand-picked board voted “almost…
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Mecca is home to some of the holiest sites in Islam and the focal point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, and its security was a “red line”, the coalition spokesperson al-Malki said in the statement. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Saudi Arabia’s air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File picture | Photo Credit: PTI Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit China on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) for talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, days after their interactions on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi. A brief announcement by the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday…
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A sailor handles munitions on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, September 13, 2026. The aircraft carrier, capable of carrying more than 5,000 personnel, is enforcing a U.S. naval blockade against Iran and providing cover for commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S….
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Reuters New Zealand’s parliament on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) passed legislation to implement a free trade agreement (FTA) with India, under which tariffs on about 95% of New Zealand exports to India would be eliminated or significantly reduced. The legislation passed by a vote of 93–29, with support from the…
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Federal Bureau of Investigation. File | Photo Credit: AP The intelligence services of the Russian Federation are plotting to carry out targeted killings in the United States and in European nations supporting Ukraine, federal authorities said on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) as they announced charges against five people who remain at large. An indictment unsealed…
The U.S. believes that Russia’s crude oil trade is funding the war against Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance a Bill that would authorise President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on India and other countries for buying oil and gas from Russia and extend existing sanctions…