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
accusations
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
US Senators introduce resolution seeking answers on West Bank violence, human rights abuses
Several US senators, including Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), introduced a resolution on Monday requiring the State Department to report to Congress on the "pattern of violence" in the West Bank, including the killings of nine US citizens since 2…
· MAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
Senegal inks deal with Italian energy giant Eni to study 5 offshore blocks
Senegal has signed a memorandum of understanding with Italian energy giant ENI to evaluate five offshore blocks, the country’s energy minister announced on Tuesday.
· AfricaNews
Friedrich Merz: a CDU vai abandonar o chanceler alemão?
No início desta semana, o chanceler federal Friedrich Merz (CDU) encontrava-se em Rovaniemi, no norte da Finlândia, a quase 1.800 quilómetros a norte de Berlim, mas nem assim conseguiu escapar à agitação na capital alemã.
· Redação DW África
BARMM polls: OPAPRU chief urged winners to sustain peace
COTABATO CITY — Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento has lauded all stakeholders in the historic Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE), describing them as the “defining milestone yet in the faithful implementation” of the Mindanao peace process.
· Edwin O. Fernandez
Belarus Frees 25 More Political Prisoners in Return for U.S. Sanctions Relief
Belarus has agreed to free 25 prisoners in return for a further easing of U.S. sanctions, an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.
· Reuters
Zuck Torches Dario's AI Nanny State, Wants 'Trust Us Bro' Instead
After Anthropic's Dario Amodei set off a firestorm on Saturday calling for a 'pause' in AI development until hand-picked arbiters are installed inside the frontier labs (a gift to Beijing), Mark Zuckerberg sided with the testosterone wing of the tech-bro complex with a builder's response: police yourselves. You don'…
· Tyler Durden
Kazakh minister pays 1st visit to grave of Korean independence fighter since repatriation
DAEJEON, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Kazakhstan's culture minister paid tribute Wednesday at the grave of Hong Beom-do, a revered Korean independence fighter who fought against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, at the national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon.
· Oh Seok-min
Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate for first time in 3 years
Screens display a news conference held by Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
BSK poll delay raises barangay accountability concerns
MANILA, Philippines — As Congress prepares to discuss in a bicameral conference committee a proposal to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections by extending officials’ terms to five years, concerns are again being raised over the accountability of leaders in the Philippines’ smallest political…
· Kurt Dela Peña
Preventing school violence starts at home, but gov’t must step up
SCHOOL SAFETY. Government officials and experts discuss measures to ensure children's safety inside schools during Rappler's 'Civic Circles' on September 10, 2026.
· jmantaring0370
False Tamaki info reposted mostly by X users outside Okinawa
Almost all reposts of an online post containing false information about Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, who failed to secure re-election in Sunday’s gubernatorial race, were made by social media users outside the prefecture, an analysis showed Wednesday.
· No Author
LNP insider hopes to become Brisbane’s youngest councillor
Taylor Hull will run for the LNP in the Brisbane City Council ward of Holland Park at the 2028 election, as Krista Adams plans to stand down after almost two decades in local government.
· William Davis
China urges reopening of Strait of Hormuz in talks with Iran's Araghchi | The National
China wants Iran and the US to remain rational, exercise restraint and return to talks, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on Wednesday.
· The National
Burnham must show markets he’s not just ‘tax and spend socialist with better TikTok’, says top economist – UK politics live
John Healey, the chancellor, delivers the first budget of Andy Burnham’s government six weeks today and speculation about what it will contain is starting to intensify. Here are some of the budget-related stories around today.
· Andrewsparrow
Former Kosovo president Thaci gets 25 years in prison for war crimes
A tribunal said Thaci was guilty of the murder of 96 political opponents during the 1990s conflict with Serbia
· Reuters
Former Kosovo president Thaci gets 25 years in prison for war crimes
A tribunal said Thaci was guilty of the murder of 96 political opponents during the 1990s conflict with Serbia
· Reuters
JD Vance: US cannot be ‘subservient’ to Israel on Middle East policy
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Washington cannot allow its Middle East policy to be “subservient to the State of Israel,” in a blunt assertion about a key regional ally from one of the Trump administration’s top figures and a leading 2028 Republican presidential contender.
· Milena Wälde
Lapid calls on Netanyahu to convene defense budget committee, release NIS 11b. to IDF
Opposition leader Yair Lapid called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to convene the Knesset committee overseeing the defense budget and immediately approve NIS 11 billion for urgent IDF procurement, arguing that the move could be carried out without breaching the state budget or raising taxes.
· SHIR PERETS, KESHET NEEV
The US government is failing Americans on AI | Shakeel Hashim
Trump and Republicans want companies to regulate themselves. It’s a dereliction of duty that will make AI less safe
· Shakeel Hashim
‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire
· Gabrielle Canon
Why Coventry, Tottenham and Aston Villa should not panic about their slow starts
Coventry have no points, Spurs have no goals and Villa have dipped again. But what does a bad start really mean?
· Ali Tweedale
Turkey sees Greece’s militarization of Aegean Islands as ‘threat’
ATHENS — Ankara considers Greece’s militarization of the Aegean Islands a security threat, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, as tensions between the two neighbors rise.
· Nektaria Stamouli
One Nation’s new man failed to use precautions and got himself into trouble
September 16, 2026 — 7:56pm
· Michael McGowan
Is Gadi Eisenkot's biggest selling point that he's 'not Netanyahu?'
Front-runner Gadi Eisenkot is drawing support precisely because he is "everything Netanyahu isn't," Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Zvika Klein said in an election discussion with host Jacob Laznik.
· JERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
(2nd LD) Defense minister nominee says feels heavy responsibility for 2024 martial law bid
(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks in paras 7-12)
· Chae Yun-hwan
14 key takeaways from John Lee’s policy address, Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan
Chief executive lays out how the five-year plan will align the city more closely with the national development blueprint
· Connor Mycroft
14 key takeaways from John Lee’s policy address, Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan
Chief executive lays out how the five-year plan will align the city more closely with the national development blueprint
· Connor Mycroft
‘Can’t fatten the pig on market day’: Labor’s $2.7 billion splurge on gridlocked suburbs
Labor is hoping to woo outer-suburban voters with a multibillion-dollar road blitz, opening a new battlefront against the Coalition as Premier Ben Carroll seeks to shore up support in at-risk seats.
· Angus Delaney
EU is set to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s
URSULA VON DER LEYEN. Lead candidate for the European conservatives in the EU election Ursula von der Leyen reacts to the announcement of the first provisional results for the European Parliament elections, at the European Parliament building, in Brussels, Belgium, June 9, 2024.
· Victor Barreiro Jr.
UAE Grand Tour initiative unveiled as country prepares for winter tourism lift-off | The National
The UAE has launched two major tourism initiatives aimed at positioning the country as a premier global destination.
· Katy Gillett
Julgamento no STF reacende debate sobre conduta de ministros
A sessão do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) desta terça-feira (15/09) sobre a possível abertura de uma investigação contra o ministro Alexandre de Moraes escancarou os problemas na Corte. Os embates e as trocas de acusações no plenário mostraram, dizem especialistas, um conjunto de fatores que levam a uma crise histó…
· Vinícius Lemos
UK to make ‘doxxing’ a criminal offense
LONDON — The U.K. government plans to update the Online Safety Act to clamp down on so-called “doxxing”— publicly sharing private or personal information about a person online without their consent — following the harassment of volunteers at a charity which helps people at sea, Digital Secretary Lisa Nandy said.
· Joseph Bambridge
Lee calls on Central Asian nations to forge ‘new Silk Road’ with Korea
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
· Ji Da-gyum
Yabloko Leader Slams Exiled Opposition’s Voting Strategy
Nikolai Rybakov, the chairman of the liberal opposition party Yabloko, has criticized the tactical voting strategy promoted by exiled opposition figures Yulia Navalnaya and Maxim Katz ahead of this weekend’s parliamentary elections.
· The Moscow Times
Japan's MUFG Bank to finance defense industry in shift from cautious stance
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. MUFG Bank's new guideline is expected to expand financing for startups and small- and midsize companies in the defense sector. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Hazumu Urushiyama)
· Staff Writer
Seoul rises to 7th in global financial hub ranking
Seoul ranked seventh among 139 cities in the latest Global Financial Centers Index, rising one notch from the previous report, the Seoul city government announced Wednesday.
· Park Yuna
Big-money donations poison British politics. We can stop the mega-rich buying access and influence | Gordon Brown
I’ve seen how imbalances in campaign spending can distort democracy. The multi-million-pound gifts to Reform must act as a final wake-up call
· Gordonbrown
Sweden’s long election night ends without answers – but caution on China seems certain
Despite close result, main parties agree on reducing economic dependence on China and pushing Europe towards a tougher line on Beijing
· Xiaofei Xu
Sweden’s long election night ends without answers – but caution on China seems certain
Despite close result, main parties agree on reducing economic dependence on China and pushing Europe towards a tougher line on Beijing
· Xiaofei Xu
70% Of Swedes With Non-European Background Supported The Left In Narrow National Election Victory
For years, the right across the West has noted that mass immigration has been a boon for left-wing parties, which are essentially importing a new voting base. Sweden's latest election appears to once again affirm this view, with the left narrowly winning the election, in large part due to their overwhelming support …
· Tyler Durden