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EU chief von der Leyen proposes ‘associate member’ status for Canada 

16 September 2026

News|European Union European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has raised the prospect of Canada becoming the 27...

Israeli ‘double-tap’ air strike responsible for killing schoolboy in Gaza 

16 September 2026

An Israeli “double-tap” air strike killed two people, including a 15-year-old boy, in Gaza City on Tuesday, despite ...

Why are election officials in the US preparing for chaos before midterms? 

16 September 2026

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to curb mail-in voting, raising fea...

Four years on, Iranians reflect on impact of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ 

16 September 2026

Tehran, Iran – Four years ago this week, Mahsa “Jina” Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, was leaving a me...

Iran war has cost the US $38bn: How will it impact US economy, politics? 

16 September 2026

The United States war on Iran has cost the country $38bn so far, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said this week, a...

What is BRICS Pay, and can it rival the West’s SWIFT payments system? 

16 September 2026

The central theme of the BRICS bloc of nations is to push back against the global economic dominance of Western countrie...

Photos: Gaza building collapse kills 20, including women and children 

16 September 2026

At least 20 people, including women and children, have been killed and dozens more are feared trapped under the rubble a...

Duterte in person at ICC for first time over ‘war on drugs’ killings 

16 September 2026

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared in person for the first time at the International Criminal Cour...

China willing to ‘safeguard Iran’s legitimate rights’, official says 

16 September 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, that Beiji...

Gold mine collapse kills at least 70 people in Sudan’s West Kordofan 

16 September 2026

News|Humanitarian Crises At least 70 people have been killed after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan stat...