Malaysia to invite Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing for Rohingya repatriation talks
Anwar Ibrahim says it is necessary to formally recognise Minh Aung Hlaing’s government if Malaysia wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis
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Newest first · UTC+11:00China affirms support for Iran, but warns against Yemen spillover
In talks with his Iranian counterpart in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on Tehran and Washington to stay rational
· Shi Jiangtao
China affirms support for Iran, but warns against Yemen spillover
In talks with his Iranian counterpart in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on Tehran and Washington to stay rational
· Shi Jiangtao
Hong Kong targets film tourism boom and higher-level tennis tournaments
Policy blueprint sets HK$126 billion tourism target by 2030, with film tourism and major sporting events among its priorities
· Wynna Wong
Hong Kong targets film tourism boom and higher-level tennis tournaments
Policy blueprint sets HK$126 billion tourism target by 2030, with film tourism and major sporting events among its priorities
· Wynna Wong
Why are election officials in the US preparing for chaos before midterms?
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to curb mail-in voting, raising fears that the US president might use federal powers to meddle in November’s midterm elections.
· Al Jazeera Staff
What next for Gabriel and Man Utd?
JJ Gabriel in action for Manchester United in Premier League 2 this month
· Bbcsport
Britain’s long history of adversarial policies toward Iran and Israel - opinion
The decision by Britain’s Labour government to impose new sanctions on Israel, just as the Islamic Republic’s regional Axis of Evil has been heavily degraded, its top leadership eliminated, and its proxy networks shattered, is not a routine diplomatic shift. It is the continuation of a long-standing, calculated hist…
· TINA GHAZIMORAD
Canada may become 'first associate member' of EU, European Commission president says
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she would work with Canada to become the EU's first "associate member" in her annual speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday.
· REUTERS
Netanyahu’s New York UN visit sees unusual US Secret Service security involvement
Unusual involvement by the US Secret Service has been evident in preparations for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the UN General Assembly in New York, a diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
· IDAN KWELLER
Former director of leading Chinese museum jailed 3 years after art-selling scandal
Xu Huping found to have abused his position at Nanjing Museum and taken bribes, including money and property, state media says
· Victoria Bela
Former director of leading Chinese museum jailed 3 years after art-selling scandal
Xu Huping found to have abused his position at Nanjing Museum and taken bribes, including money and property, state media says
· Victoria Bela
China willing to ‘safeguard Iran’s legitimate rights’, official says
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, that Beijing is “willing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with Iran, and safeguard Iran’s legitimate rights and interests”.
French Socialist MP barred from presidential primary over alleged ‘criminal’ behavior
PARIS — French Socialist lawmaker Philippe Brun was barred Wednesday from running in an internal presidential primary over unspecified allegations against him that “may constitute a criminal offense.”
· Victor Goury-Laffont
George W. Bush unveils new book of portrait paintings in March
This cover image released by Crown shows “The Call of Freedom: Portraits of Political Prisoners and Dissidents” by George W. Bush. (Crown via AP)
· Hillel Italie
China urges Iran, US to resume talks and reopen Strait of Hormuz
China encourages Iran and the US to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the Islamabad memorandum and "engage in substantive consultations", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday. "We urge all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormu…
· Middleeasteye
Key takeaways from Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy address: from the Northern Metropolis to babies and employment | South China Morning Post
Highly anticipated five-year plan comes after two-month public consultation and aims to align the city’s priorities with the nation’s 2026–30 development.
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· Tyler Durden
Australia to ban student dependants as Labor fends off far-right pressure
Canberra plans to cap net migration at 225,000 and stop visa hopping as a housing crisis and the far-right One Nation party turn up the heat
· SCMP’s Asia desk
Australia to ban student dependants as Labor fends off far-right pressure
Canberra plans to cap net migration at 225,000 and stop visa hopping as a housing crisis and the far-right One Nation party turn up the heat
· SCMP’s Asia desk
EU bans Zelensky’s former aide from addressing parliament
The EU has banned a former aide to Vladimir Zelensky from entering the European Parliament. Yulia Mendel, who was Zelensky’s top communications liason from 2019 to 2021 and has been a consistent critic of her former boss, had been invited to speak on the same day Ursula von der Leyen delivered her state of the union…
· RT
Party leaders to negotiate coalition in BARMM Parliament
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· Iya Gozum
German state leaders rally behind Friedrich Merz amid doubts over his future
Chancellor cancels plan to speak at the UN as far-right AfD target further gains in elections this weekend
· Deborah Cole
Belousov Awards Warship Captain for ‘Skillfully and Decisively’ Firing Flares at Danish Helicopter
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Defense Minister Andrei Belousov awarded a ship captain for his “skillful and decisive actions” after firing signal flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea earlier this week.
· The Moscow Times
French former minister on trial over alleged Renault-Nissan lobbying
Rachida Dati ran to be mayor of Paris in March, but was beaten after a campaign in which her forthcoming trial was used as an argument against her
· Bbcnews
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi drone near Mecca
Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, said a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.
· Middleeasteye
Hong Kong leader pledges building maintenance reforms after fatal Tai Po fire
Government will conduct a legal study on criminalising bid-rigging in major building maintenance works and submit a proposal to the Legislative Council this year
· Edith Lin
Hong Kong leader pledges building maintenance reforms after fatal Tai Po fire
Government will conduct a legal study on criminalising bid-rigging in major building maintenance works and submit a proposal to the Legislative Council this year
· Edith Lin
Abbas in Cairo for talks with El Sisi as Palestinian factions manoeuvre for November elections | The National
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo on Wednesday for talks on Gaza, the ceasefire and Palestinian reconciliation.
· Kamal Tabikha
Niger settles debt with Middle East airport operator to halt $35m New York mansion being seized | The National
The government of Niger has settled a decades-long dispute with a Middle East airport provider, preventing a $35 million New York mansion it owns from being seized.
· Tariq Tahir
Chalmers wipes more than $500b off nation’s debt – in four decades’ time
Hundreds of billions of debt that would weigh on future taxpayers is likely to be avoided, a long-term forecast on the state of the federal budget will reveal, even as the government faces growing spending pressures and a blowout in the nation’s interest bill.
· Shane Wright
Federal judge refers George Soros-backed Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for DOJ probe
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· Ryan King
Hong Kong to set up ‘AI city brain’ to boost disaster response and public safety
Government also creating new role of AI commissioner, who is expected to begin next year overseeing key areas of risk governance, John Lee says
· Matthew Cheng
Hong Kong to set up ‘AI city brain’ to boost disaster response and public safety
Government also creating new role of AI commissioner, who is expected to begin next year overseeing key areas of risk governance, John Lee says
· Matthew Cheng
South Sudan president fires electoral head months before election
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir arrives at Juba’s Presidential Palace, South Sudan, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
· Deng Machol
Hong Kong’s HK$30,000 bonus for second child among 11 new measures to boost births
‘The current-term government has shifted from a non-interventionist approach to actively promoting fertility,’ city leader John Lee says
· Leopold Chen
Hong Kong’s HK$30,000 bonus for second child among 11 new measures to boost births
‘The current-term government has shifted from a non-interventionist approach to actively promoting fertility,’ city leader John Lee says
· Leopold Chen
Bizarre volatility bet in the options pits is a head scratcher ahead of Fed rate decision
The biggest trade in options on the Cboe VIX Index Tuesday was an unusual $6 million purchase of deep, deep in-the-money-puts that might be an unusual interest-rate play ahead of Wednesday's highly-anticipated Federal Reserve rate decision.
· Oliver Renick
Village votes to exit the UK over migrant camp plan
Local residents pose with a “Principality of Piddington” sign in the village of Piddington, Oxfordshire, England, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, after they voted overwhelmingly to become an independent state in a symbolic “referendum”. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)
· Jill Lawless
Hong Kong launching pilot scheme to bring in foreign carers for the elderly
Chief Executive John Lee says in policy address that the government will admit carers under a scheme modelled on domestic helper regime
· Fiona Sun
Hong Kong launching pilot scheme to bring in foreign carers for the elderly
Chief Executive John Lee says in policy address that the government will admit carers under a scheme modelled on domestic helper regime
· Fiona Sun
Senior minister says UK will 'no longer' stand by while 'innocent children are killed in Gaza'
A senior British minister has said the UK will "no longer stand by" while "innocent children are killed in Gaza".
· Middleeasteye
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House votes for a third time to end Iran war in symbolic move as conflict drags on – US politics live
The action is likely the last House vote on issue ahead of the midterm elections
· Tom Ambrose, Rachel Savage
UK Lawyers for Israel calls to proscribe Doctors Without Borders as terror group
Pro-Israel advocacy group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has urged the British government to ban the charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which operates in Gaza, as a terrorist organisation.
· Middleeasteye
LIST: District representatives for Bangsamoro Parliament released
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the list of winning district representatives in the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections on the afternoon of Sept. 16 (Wednesday).
· Chelsy Claire Perez
Netanyahu deliberately enabled Hamas October 7 attack – victims
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of deliberately aiding the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre through years of preserving the group’s rule in Gaza, allowing it to grow stronger. He is also said to have deliberately ignored warning signs of an attack.
· RT
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Families of October 7 victims accuse Netanyahu of strengthening Hamas and ignoring warnings, saying years of Israeli policy helped enable the 2023 attack
· RT
High Court dismisses Shas petition after Ovadia Yosef memorial conference canceled
The High Court of Justice dismissed a Shas petition on Wednesday seeking to revive a state-funded conference in memory of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, after the Religious Services Ministry said it could no longer hold the event as planned.
· SARAH BEN-NUN