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Trump admin. approves sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in upcoming weapons deal

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Trump admin. approves sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in upcoming weapons deal

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their delivery two…

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U.S. announces visa curbs targeting South Africa foreign nationals for ‘race-based discrimination’

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U.S. announces visa curbs targeting South Africa foreign nationals for ‘race-based discrimination’

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Secretary of State Marco ​Rubio said on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) ⁠the U.S. government was announcing a new visa restriction ‌policy targeting some foreign nationals ‌in South Africa. The policy ‌targets “foreign ⁠nationals who are ⁠responsible for, or complicit in, the enactment or implementation…

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U.S. acknowledgement of orbital arms ignores space conflict consequences: Russia

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U.S. acknowledgement of orbital arms ignores space conflict consequences: Russia

Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (September 16, 2026) the U.S. acknowledgement that Washington had ​deployed orbital weapons ignored the possible consequences of ‌a conflict and threatened long-term stability in ​space-based activity. “In pursuit of its ⁠narrow self-interests, Washington is ready to completely ignore…

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FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring policy changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

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FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring policy changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

FBI Director Kash Patel defended on Tuesday (September 16, 2026) a recent policy change to allow some applicants who have engaged in prostitution and bestiality to be considered for employment, insisting that the move was made to enable victims of those acts to apply for a job without fear of automatic disqualification. The subject arose…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Russian drones attacked Moldova twice while he was in transit

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Russian drones attacked Moldova twice while he was in transit

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Chisinau, Moldova. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) that ​Russian drones attacked Moldovan airspace twice while he was ‌in the country aboard his aircraft in ​transit. Mr. Zelenskyy told the U.S. television ⁠network CBS that he was…

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War on Iran cost U.S. more than $38B: Congressional Budget Office

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War on Iran cost U.S. more than B: Congressional Budget Office

A sailor handles munitions on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, on September 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. war against Iran has cost the Department of Defence more than $38 billion through August 1, and will continue costing up to $3 billion a month or more…

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Carney says Canada can wait for right conditions in Trump trade war, emerge stronger

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Carney says Canada can wait for right conditions in Trump trade war, emerge stronger

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he leaves the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) that Canada intends to emerge from its trade war with the United States as a more resilient and independent…

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Venezuela President Maduro’s ally pleads guilty in U.S. corruption case

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Venezuela President Maduro’s ally pleads guilty in U.S. corruption case

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and Alex Saab. File | Photo Credit: AP A Colombian-born businessman with close ties to ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded guilty ‌on Tuesday (September 15, 202^) in a U.S. corruption case, as federal prosecutors prepare separately to take Maduro to trial ‌next year. Alex Saab entered the plea to one…

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Tanker hit by projectile near Strait of Hormuz was operating in ‘dark mode’

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Tanker hit by projectile near Strait of Hormuz was operating in ‘dark mode’

Photos of the ship from September 13 indicate that the engine room was attacked and damaged by the projectile. The two were reportedly on watch in the engine room at the time of the incident. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement MT El Gaia, the tanker which was hit by a projectile over the weekend in…

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