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Newest first · UTC+11:00US Fed on 'knife edge' as oil prices heap pressure on inflation risk | The National
Traders expect the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this week to clamp down on energy-induced inflation driven by the Iran war.
· Kyle Fitzgerald
[Rappler’s Best] A vote buried in the noise
BARMM. The Philippine flag stands alongside the flag of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao outside the Office of the Chief Minister in Cotabato City.
· lfangeles0309
Italy eyes nuclear power comeback by 2035
ROME — Italy could be generating nuclear electricity again by 2035, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said, as a landmark bill to reverse the country’s decades-long nuclear shutdown heads for a vote in the senate.
· Hannah Roberts
Results of BARMM polls accessible through Comelec website
MANILA, Philippines — The results of the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary elections are available on the official website of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
· Dianne Sampang
Israeli minister threatens to revoke filmmakers’ citizenship over Gaza film
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said that he will move to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their documentary on Israel’s genocide in Gaza, NAZA, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Child protection minister flies to WA’s north after vulnerable kids left alone in public housing
Child Protection Minister Jess Stojkovski has flown to the Pilbara as a scandal engulfs the state government following reports vulnerable Aboriginal children are often left alone for up to a week at a time in a Department of Communities house in South Hedland.
· Hamish Hastie
7, Japanese PM-backed candidate wins Okinawa gubernatorial election
Genta Koja has defeated two-term incumbent Denny Tamaki in the race for governor of Japan’s southernmost prefecture, potentially ending more than a decade of opposition to a United States military build-up in the region.
· Al Jazeera Staff
PPCRV: Gunshots reported at Lanao del Sur precinct amid BARMM poll
MANILA, Philippines — Gunshots were reported at Dilausan Central Elementary School in Lanao del Sur, amid the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections.
· Mary Joy Salcedo
Shots fired inside BARMM polling center in Cotabato City
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· jmantaring0370
Voters urged to honor Moro struggle through ballots
NORTHERN KABUNTALAN, Maguindanao del Norte — This town’s mayor and a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commander urged Bangsamoro residents “to go out and vote” in the region’s first parliamentary elections today, describing the ballot as a way to advance the Moro people’s long pursuit of self-governance and last…
· Amiel Cagayan
Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation
The video captured a moment of jubilation familiar to any college sports fan.
· Bayliss Wagner
88.11% of BARMM poll centers open so far – PNP monitoring
MANILA, Philippines — Around 88.11 percent of voting centers across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have opened so far for its first parliamentary elections, according to the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) monitoring.
· Jason Sigales
This year, Israel must move from its October 7 reckoning to national repair - editorial
Israel enters the Hebrew year with the past refusing to stay in the past. In less than a month, the country will mark three years since the October 7 massacre. A few weeks later, on October 27, Israelis will elect their next government.
· JPOST EDITORIAL
Energy enters a new age of disorder | The National
“War is too important to be left to the generals,” said Georges Clemenceau, France’s victorious prime minister in the First World War. Energy executives keenly anticipate Adipec in Abu Dhabi at the start of November. For the energy industry to confront a new era of disorder, it needs leaders from its own ranks, but …
· Robin Mills
Seoul city to operate up to 1,500 free shuttle buses amid looming bus strike
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul metropolitan government said Monday it plans to operate up to 1,500 free shuttle buses this week if unionized workers of the capital's intracity buses press ahead with their planned strike.
· Chae Yun-hwan
Voting delayed in Al-Barka, Basilan
AL-BARKA, Basilan – Election materials for the landmark Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections failed to leave the municipal hall of Al-Barka, Basilan, on Monday morning after armed men reportedly took positions on the roads leading to the villages where they were to be deliv…
· Leah D. Agonoy
One Nation failed to disclose $255k from Queensland election
One Nation was ordered to almost double its campaign spending details for the last Queensland election after the state’s electoral watchdog found the party failed to disclose more than a quarter of a million dollars.
· James Hall
Trump calls $5,000 payouts 'easy' to fit into federal budget
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the US can afford his promise to send $5,000 to every US adult should his Republican Party keep control of Congress in this year's elections.
· Yonhap
U.S. ambassador, Seoul's vice FM discuss implementation of summit agreements
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel said Monday she met with Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina to discuss the implementation of agreements on trade and security reached by the two countries' presidents last year.
· Oh Seok-min
Thousands turn out for Kenya opposition rally in Nairobi
Thousands turned out in Nairobi for an opposition rally led by a rising political star on Sunday, with the event remaining calm despite a recent surge in political violence in Kenya.
· Yonhap
3 killed, 15 wounded in gunfire ahead of historic Philippine regional election
Bangsamoro, a region long marred by political violence and blood feuds, is voting for its first elected president on Monday
· Agence France-Presse
3 killed, 15 wounded in gunfire ahead of historic Philippine regional election
Bangsamoro, a region long marred by political violence and blood feuds, is voting for its first elected president on Monday
· Agence France-Presse
Iraqi, UAE foreign ministers call for peaceful resolution of regional issues
Iraq's foreign minister, Fuad Hussein, and his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, have discussed bilateral ties and regional security and called for a peaceful resolution of issues confronting the region, according to a statement from the Iraqi foreign ministry.
· Middleeasteye
Seoul ready to provide medical equipment to hospital in N. Korea if asked: govt.
The South Korean government is fully prepared to provide medical equipment to North Korea as soon as it is asked by Pyongyang, a unification ministry report showed Monday, adding it has already secured UN approval and necessary budget to do so.
· Yonhap
The handshake deal and the broken agreement: Former Strathfield mayor before ICAC
Follow our live coverage of the inquiry here.
· Alexandra Smith, Jessica McSweeney
Debt and migration won’t derail $55b transport spend: minister
The Queensland transport minister says neither a credit rating cut nor a potential slashing of overseas migration will get in the way of his government delivering the infrastructure it has promised.
· Julius Dennis
Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill, Republican senators say
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from Shannon, Ireland to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Seung Min Kim
S. Korea's ICT exports mark record high on sustained AI investments
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products marked a historic high in August, driven by sustained global investments in artificial intelligence (AI), government data showed Monday.
· Kang Jae-eun
Niger mutiny exposes growing reliance on Russia
Niamey, Niger – The failed mutiny in Niger has shown the extent to which President Abdourahamane Tiani now relies on Russian support when his government comes under threat, including from within his own security forces.
‘Cannon fodder’ Asians tricked to fight for Russia spur calls for intervention
A group of Indonesians was duped into fighting for Russia, Ukraine says, with other ruses involving Filipinos and Indians
· Sam Beltran
‘Cannon fodder’ Asians tricked to fight for Russia spur calls for intervention
A group of Indonesians was duped into fighting for Russia, Ukraine says, with other ruses involving Filipinos and Indians
· Sam Beltran
Federal Investigation Of Gavin Newsom Expands
According to a new report, the Justice Department has expanded its federal criminal investigation into California Gov. Gavin Newsom to include his international travel and personal expenses related to a nonprofit that funds his trips through private donations rather than taxpayer money.
· Tyler Durden
Philippines’ Muslim-majority Bangsamoro region votes for first parliament
Nearly 2.4 million voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the southern Philippines are casting their ballots in the first parliamentary elections since the region was established in 2019.
· Al Jazeera Staff
BARMM chief condemns violence before, during elections
COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro interim Chief Minister Abduraof Macacua condemned the series of violence that rocked the city on the eve of the historic regional parliamentary elections and the commotion in several polling precincts as the voting kicked off Monday, describing them as “deeply alarming.”
· Edwin O. Fernandez
Boris Johnson’s train had just passed a Ukrainian station. Moments later, a Russian drone struck
London: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson was on a train travelling from Ukraine to Poland when the railway line was targeted by a Russian drone.
· Charles Hymas, Emily Smith
Comelec takes control of Cotabato, Basilan town as BARMM polls begin
The first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections kicked off with early voting hours at the San Vicente Academy in Cotabato City on September 14, 2026. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia, accompanied by other Comelec officials, personally toured and ob…
· jmantaring0370
Lee's approval rating hits new low amid controversy over Cabinet reshuffle: poll
President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to the lowest level since he took office, marking the ninth consecutive week of decline, a poll showed Monday.
· Yonhap
Lee's approval rating hits new low amid controversy over Cabinet reshuffle: poll
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to the lowest level since he took office, marking the ninth consecutive week of decline, a poll showed Monday.
· Yi Wonju
Watch: Why a Russian strike on train near Ukraine-Poland border could mark an escalation
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after the former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and top European security officials had passed through.
Voting in Cotabato City school did not start at 8 a.m.
COTABATO CITY – Voters patiently waited as early as 5 a.m. on Monday in front of the Vilo Elementary School in Cotabato City, but voting for the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary elections did not start until 8 a.m.
· Edwin O. Fernandez
Marcos urges voters to uphold integrity of first BARMM election
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged voters in the first Bangsamoro parliamentary election on Monday to uphold the integrity of the ballot and elect leaders who will strengthen the region’s institutions and contribute to its progress.
· Luisa Cabato
Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA
Miki Zohar accuses Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of ‘treason against the state’
· Sian Cain
Historic southern Philippines assembly election tests stability, self-rule
Campaign posters for the Sept. 14 election to the legislature in the Southern Philippines' Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on display along a road in Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines. © Kyodo
· Staff Writer
Seoul ready to provide medical equipment to hospital in N. Korea if asked: gov't
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is fully prepared to provide medical equipment to North Korea as soon as it is asked by Pyongyang, a unification ministry report showed Monday, adding it has already secured U.N. approval and necessary budget to do so.
· Yi Wonju
Motorcyclist’s death reignites debate over potholes on Victoria’s ‘deteriorating’ roads
Coalition says potholes must be fixed ‘as a matter of urgency’ after 71-year-old crashed and died on Western Highway at Trawalla, west of Ballarat, on Sunday
· Benita Kolovos
Referees body admits 'error of judgment' after Haaland goal against Man United
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- The governing body of Premier League referees admitted an "error of judgment" after Erling Haaland's hotly contested goal settled the 199th Manchester derby on Sunday.
· Edwin Choi
Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what the city can promise in its 5-year plan
Hong Kong’s openness is both a strength and a weakness, so it must build robust security frameworks to reap rewards of national development, experts say
· Matthew Cheng
Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what the city can promise in its 5-year plan
Hong Kong’s openness is both a strength and a weakness, so it must build robust security frameworks to reap rewards of national development, experts say
· Matthew Cheng
Trump's Grid Battery Ban Leaves Developers Guessing
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· Tyler Durden