Trump makes 9/11 about himself, again
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World
Trump hits Canada with import bans, 50% tariffs
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Business
Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows
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Business
Iran attacks US base in Jordan as Hormuz impasse deepens
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World
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
Eiffel Tower reopens after row over removing women staff
9 September 2026
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Europe
Drone strike near courthouse in central Sudan kills 13
9 September 2026
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World
Sportlight / Putin, Trump had ‘frank’ call after US envoys visit
9 September 2026
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World
Occupied west bank: UK, France, Canada sanction Israeli settlements
9 September 2026
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Europe
Iran-backed Houthis attack 4 Saudi cities
9 September 2026
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Middle East
Passenger van accident kills 13 in central China
The van, which had a maximum capacity of nine passengers but was carrying 16, hit the rear of the truck while on an expressway in Henan province at 2:40 am
28 May 2026
US Treasury sanctions Iran's Hormuz strait authority
The authority is a body Iran has set up to manage requests for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
28 May 2026
US strikes Iran again, official says, after Trump denies deal on Strait of Hormuz
"These actions were measured, purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire," the official said.
28 May 2026
Cuba appeals for int’l help amid US pressure
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla asked the international community for urgent help to prevent disaster in his country, which is under a US energy blockade, in a speech to the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
28 May 2026
Possibility of return to war with US ‘low’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards yesterday said that a return to war with the United States was unlikely, but warned the Islamic republic stood ready to respond to any attack.
28 May 2026
Trump Board of Peace's official Gaza fund is empty
World Bank-administered and UN-endorsed fund has received no money from donors
27 May 2026
Israel says killed new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike
Hamas has not yet commented
27 May 2026
Trump declares himself in 'perfect' health, as 80th birthday looms
Donald Trump said an annual medical checkup had gone "perfectly" Tuesday, as the health of the oldest US president ever to take the oath faces growing scrutiny with the approach of his 80th birthday
27 May 2026
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published Wednesday that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
27 May 2026
No feasts, no joy: Gazans mark a dark Eid
"I go to the market only to look around because I cannot afford to buy anything. Whenever I ask about prices, I return heartbroken," Nadia Abu Shamala, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, told AFP.
27 May 2026
Iran accuses US of breaking truce after new strikes
Conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran to protect troops, US says
27 May 2026
Strikes put doubts on Iran-US talks
Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire yesterday and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats threatened a deal to end the war.
27 May 2026
Gaza health officials say 7 killed in Israeli airstrikes
Gaza health officials said Israeli airstrikes killed at least seven people on Tuesday, including five in one attack, in the latest violence to hit the territory despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
27 May 2026
Pilgrims pray on Mt Arafat
Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat yesterday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage.
27 May 2026
Belgium train collides with school bus, killing several people
Belgium, where a dense railway network criss-crosses towns and villages, has a history of accidents at level-crossings
26 May 2026
Iran supreme leader says region will 'no longer serve as shields' for US bases
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Tuesday that regional countries would no longer be shields for US bases, in a written statement carried by state television
26 May 2026
Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as hajj reaches peak
More than 1.5 million people have joined the hajj this year despite the shadow of war across the Middle East created by the US and Israeli war with Iran
26 May 2026
Rubio says Iran deal still possible within days despite US strikes
Rubio told reporters that "the straits have to be open"
26 May 2026
US launches fresh strikes on Iran as talks to end war proceed
The strikes came as Iran's top negotiator and its foreign minister were in Doha for talks with Qatar's prime minister on a potential deal with the US to end the three-month-old war
26 May 2026
Over 1.5m fill Makkah’s tent city
Over 1.5 million Muslims began filling a vast tent city in the holy city of Makkah yesterday for an annual hajj pilgrimage carried out against the backdrop of hopes for an end to the war in the Middle East.
26 May 2026