Zelenskyy’s plane ‘almost hit’ by drone on way to Oslo, Norwegian PM says
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has said a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Oslo was almost hit by a drone.
· Al Jazeera Staff
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Trump says oil and gas prices won't fall until 'right after' midterm election
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said energy prices that have been elevated due to the Iran war will not come down until after the midterm elections.
· Kevin Breuninger
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says Houthis attacked three Saudi Arabian cities
Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday that the Houthis attacked the Saudi Arabian southwestern cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Jazan with ballistic missiles and drones.
· Middleeasteye
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could activate defence pact, Pakistan says
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said any attack on Saudi Arabia could activate the recently signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, days after Yemen’s Houthis launched a barrage of missiles at the kingdom.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Beit Yisrael could give Ethiopian Israelis a new path to political influence - opinion
For decades, Ethiopian Israelis have been told to integrate patiently, vote loyally, serve courageously, and accept whatever political position established parties decide to offer them. But democracy is not an immigration office where citizens wait quietly for someone to call their number, and on Tuesday, Gadi Yevar…
· SHMUEL LEGESSE
Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements
Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence
· Aamna Mohdin
UN hails Libyan agreement to move toward elections
The UN Security Council on Tuesday hailed an agreement reached by Libya's rival political groups that paves the way for elections to be held within two years.
· AfricaNews
UAE and seven Arab and Muslim states welcome UK restrictions on illegal Israeli settlement goods | The National
The UAE and seven other Arab and Muslim countries have welcomed the UK government’s decision to ban imports of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and impose sanctions on services linked to the settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.
· The National
‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements
Ed Miliband’s intervention was ‘inevitable’ after Israeli government and security failures, say former ministers and diplomats
· Emma Graham Harrison
Female Lindsay Clancy Jurors Have Public Meltdown Over Mistrial
It's almost shocking how prophetic the conservative online memes were when it came to the hidden deliberations inside the Lindsay Clancy jury room. The court proceedings have sparked a political firestorm as a female led cult of supporters (mostly leftists) rallied to defend Clancy, a mother who confessed to brutall…
· Tyler Durden
Israel opens embassy in Slovenia as small EU nation shifts policies
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, left, is welcomed by his Slovenian counterpart Tone Kajzer in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
· Darko Bandic
Canadian Pro-Israel groups respond to government ban on Israeli settlement goods
Canadian pro-Israel organizations and advocacy groups strongly condemned the federal government's decision to ban the importation of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
· ALEX CARSON
Trump claims firefighters carried him to safety after 9/11 attacks, 'New York Times' disputes
US President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday, during an event marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks, that two firefighters carried him to safety near the World Trade Center shortly after the attack because of fears that a nearby building was about to collapse.
· IDAN KWELLER
Sa'ar confirms Israel will not expel Palestinians from Gaza Strip during visit to Slovenia
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar affirmed that Israel is not planning to expel any Palestinians from the Gaza Strip when asked if Slovenia would support efforts to move Gazans out of the territory, during a joint press conference with Slovenian Foreign Minister Tone Kajzer on Wednesday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Infantino installs loyalist to oversee Caribbean as he splits Fifa management
Critics view Fernandes job as move to shore up position
· Matthughes, Nick Ames
Japan to develop drone-based quantum sensors to detect submarines
Chinese nuclear-powered submarines participate in a military display in the South China Sea. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Why is Trump silent on UK sanctions against Israeli West Bank settlements? – The Latest
The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is facing a backlash over the government’s sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank after the chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, said the safety of British Jews could be at risk. Miliband has rejected the warnings, emphasising that ministers can confront the action…
Even Trump-friendly EU countries back Brussels’ pact with Canada
BRUSSELS — The EU's plans for a deeper partnership with Canada, aimed at helping the country withstand a trade war with the U.S., has won the support of governments across the political spectrum — including those usually cautious about angering Donald Trump's administration.
· Gabriel Gavin, Gerardo Fortuna
Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Allow Voter Citizenship Verification
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Juez del Supremo Tribunal de Brasil anula fallo rival y restituye al jefe de la Policía Federal
El director general de la Policía Federal de Brasil, Andrei Rodrigues, izquierda, aplaude con el presidente Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva, derecha, y el ministro de Justicia, Wellington Cesar, durante las celebraciones del Día de la Independencia en Brasilia, Brasil, el lunes 7 de septiembre de 2026. (AP Foto/Eraldo Peres)
· Mauricio Savarese
'Don't show your face': 9/11 victims' families demand Mamdani skip World Trade Center ceremony
Families of 9/11 victims hand-delivered a petition with over 100,000 signatures to City Hall on Tuesday to demand that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stay away from the upcoming 25th-anniversary commemoration at the World Trade Center site. The families held a press conference on the steps of City Hall.
· ALEX CARSON
With Eisenkot, Israel can defeat Iran, ex-Mossad official and Yashar list member Bachar says
Israel can defeat Iran under a government led by former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, though there is still “a lot of work to do in this field,” former Mossad and Shin Bet official Dvora Sharifian Bachar, a candidate on the party’s Knesset list, told The Jerusalem Post.
· KESHET NEEV, SAM HALPERN
UAE should have best government in the world, says Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid | The National
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has urged his government teams to strive for global excellence as a new season of national priorities gets under way.
· The National
Tributes flow in as Hong Kong mourns Tung Chee-hwa, pioneering first leader
Former business magnate faced difficult crisis during tenure, but officials and former colleagues praise his compassion and ‘brave leadership’
· Wynna Wong
Tributes flow in as Hong Kong mourns Tung Chee-hwa, pioneering first leader
Former business magnate faced difficult crisis during tenure, but officials and former colleagues praise his compassion and ‘brave leadership’
· Wynna Wong
Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations
Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidable
· Gwyntopham, Marksweney
CoreWeave CEO chalks up public AI pushback to the speed of change: 'And that is frightening'
The public opposition to artificial intelligence and data centers is front and center at the Goldman Sachs Communcacopia + Technology Conference.
· CJ Haddad
British police to investigate Reform UK after undercover documentary
A protest placard depicting Nigel Farage and questioning party donations near the Houses of Parliament in London. (Reuters: Toby Melville)
Trump center stage at RNC in midterms gamble – US politics live
Republicans are descending on Dallas today to prepare for an unconventional midterm convention, convened at President Trump’s request, to try and rally the party ahead of a testy midterm election. Trump himself is slated to take the stage twice during the convention’s two-day run, as well as Vice President JD Vance,…
· Tom Ambrose, Christopher Hippensteel, Victoria Namkung
Was Jesus anti-capitalist? | The Story of Money
When he overturned the tables of the money changers in the Temple in Jerusalem, accusing them of turning a sacred 'house of prayer' into a 'den of robbers,' Jesus also set off a series of events that would eventually lead to his death. But what exactly was he attacking? The traders themselves, or the wider economic …
· Financial Times
Tung Chee-hwa hailed as visionary leader who helped build US-China relations
US consulate, George H.W. Bush Foundation and former city leader Donald Tsang highlight his pivotal diplomatic legacy
· Matthew Cheng
Tung Chee-hwa hailed as visionary leader who helped build US-China relations
US consulate, George H.W. Bush Foundation and former city leader Donald Tsang highlight his pivotal diplomatic legacy
· Matthew Cheng
Antisemitism Minister Chikli seeks entry bans for UK activists from pro-BDS, anti-Israel orgs.
Following the British government’s decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements, Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli has instructed ministry officials to create a proposal for the Population and Immigration Authority regarding preventing representatives and activists of British orga…
· MATHILDA HELLER
Asserting control in Syria: Netanyahu pledges the defeat of Iran, defense of border from proxies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Syrian border on Wednesday, where he released a statement on his commitment to defending Israel from border incursions and the defeat of Iran.
· JONAH DAVIDOV
Treasury Department to buy back $6 billion in longer-term debt, triple the normal level
The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will buy back up to $6 billion of government debt in an operation aimed at keeping bond markets functioning.
· Jeff Cox
Tens of thousands line the streets as Norway bids farewell to King Harald V
Europe’s royals and global political figures attend ceremony that brings 13 days of national mourning to a close
· Jonhenley
How US response shows UK sanctions on Israeli settlements are much more than hollow symbolism
Has the United States blinked? For the past week the British media landscape has been full of reports that the Trump administration was strongly opposed to the UK government's plan to sanction illegal Israeli settlements.
· Middleeasteye
Japan’s China-facing military build-up confronts labour, budget and political limits
Amid ambitious transformation driven by risk it could be drawn into a Taiwan conflict, Tokyo tackles tough obstacles at home, analysts say
· Gabriel Dominguez
Japan’s China-facing military build-up confronts labour, budget and political limits
Amid ambitious transformation driven by risk it could be drawn into a Taiwan conflict, Tokyo tackles tough obstacles at home, analysts say
· Gabriel Dominguez
True to her own life, Blanche d’Apulget leaves a rule to live by: ‘Love one another’
D’Apulget was a successful author who brought her own star power to her relationship with her ‘great love’, Bob Hawke
· Tory Shepherd
'Will not be intimidated': British MPs respond defiantly to Israel sanctioning them
British MPs have reacted defiantly to the Israeli government banning them from entering the country in retaliation for the UK sanctioning illegal settlements on Tuesday.
· Middleeasteye
AES used for BARMM polls certified to be secure, accurate – TEC
MANILA, Philippines — The automated election system (AES) used for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections (BPE) is certified to be secure and accurate, according to the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) of the elections.
· Dianne Sampang
US Officials Threaten Retaliation Against UK Over Israeli Settlements Sanctions
US officials have attacked the UK over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements, amid speculation that Washington could publicly rebuke the British government.
· Tyler Durden
Israelis can’t ‘do whatever they want in Thailand’ – Thai FM
Israel must do more to explain to its nationals how they are expected to behave in Thailand, according to remarks by Bangkok’s foreign minister, Sihasak Phuangketkeow.
· RT
Far-right election win in Germany adds uncertainty to shaky China-EU relations
Outcome could harden Berlin’s stance towards Beijing ahead of an October deadline for trade rebalancing, analysts say
· Huizhao Huang
Far-right election win in Germany adds uncertainty to shaky China-EU relations
Outcome could harden Berlin’s stance towards Beijing ahead of an October deadline for trade rebalancing, analysts say
· Huizhao Huang
Serbian leader calls snap elections after dissolving country’s parliament
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has dissolved his country’s parliament and announced snap elections for the end of October as he seeks to assert control over the febrile political situation in the country.
· Daria Zakharova
Leader of Yabloko’s Sverdlovsk Region Branch Left Russia, Reports Say
The head of the Sverdlovsk regional chapter of the liberal Yabloko party has left Russia amid a growing number of arrests of other party members, local media reported Wednesday, just weeks before parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held.
· The Moscow Times
RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws
Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review finds
· Catie Mcleod
Le Pen’s National Rally fires security volunteer over racist remarks caught on tape
PARIS — The National Rally, the party of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, fired a volunteer security official on Wednesday after body camera footage emerged showing the individual, a municipal police officer, making racist remarks.
· Victor Goury-Laffont