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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Zelensky and CIA chief meet during refuelling stop in Ireland

Sources say the pair met at Shannon Airport as the Ukrainian leader travelled to the UN meetings in New York.

Donald Trump

Trump’s approval falls to a career low of 32% as high living costs bite: poll

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Africa

UK brings first charges over the 1994 Rwanda genocide

Israel-Gaza war

‘We will learn even in a tent’: Gaza children return to in-person schools

The move is a fragile milestone; the conflict with Israel has killed around 22,000 youngsters and over 770 education workers.

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Palestinian children attend their first day of the new school year at a UN school in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Displaced Palestinian student Samar Abu Salmi, 15, and her mother Ghalia Abu Salmi look at stationery at a stall in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters
Displaced Palestinians gather on Saturday amid the rubble of a building being used as a shelter in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP
United Nations

Burning questions: world leaders meet at UN amid climate, war and AI worries

As we face ‘three existential threats,’ says the UN chief, ‘international cooperation is more necessary than ever’.

Donald Trump

US prepares sanctions against the ICC: sources

Trump administration readies entity-wide measures that could severely disrupt tribunal’s war crimes probes.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Trump in New York

Planned meeting comes as Washington pushes for fresh, face-to-face peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky talking on the phone to US President Donald Trump on Sunday. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via AFP
Russia

Putin’s party retains power in Russian vote marked by massive drone attack

Electoral chief says results show United Russia – dominating for 25 years – won 355 of the Duma’s 450 seats, the party’s highest ever.

Donald Trump

Trump says his big arch would be a ‘military complex’ with drones and snipers

US president claims massive monument will store ammunition as critics call national security framing a legal pretext.

Ukraine war

Ukraine tries to disrupt Russian election with Moscow drone barrage

Two people were killed in the Moscow region and the Russian capital’s oil refinery was also struck.

Plumes of smoke rise from fires at an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

‘Nato war hawks’ stoking Russia clash as Ukraine strategy falters: Slovak PM

The Slovak leader said Europe was closer than ever to a large-scale war ‌erupting from the Ukraine conflict.

Ukrainian servicemen fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Ed Sheeran calls Gaza situation ‘unjustifiable’ after Macklemore exit furore

The pop star decried the ‘devastation and loss of children’s lives’ in the Palestinian enclave during a concert in Philadelphia.

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Middle East

Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital, after flames seen near Riyadh airport

The militants say they targeted ‘sensitive’ sites, along with an Aramco facility in the Red Sea city of Yanbu.

China-Africa relations

As rival navies turn away, Beijing faces a Somalia test

Piracy off the waters of Somalia is at a decade high, testing Beijing’s role as other naval powers focus elsewhere.

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Chinese navy escort task forces have operated in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia since 2008, protecting commercial shipping and supporting counter-piracy patrols. Photo: Xinhua
Israel-Gaza war

Rapper Macklemore’s US$1 million pledge highlights Palestinian suffering

‘There are children dying every single day’: non-profit leaders have welcomed both money and renewed public awareness.

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Palestinian children line up on the first day of the new academic year at a UN-run school in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. Photo:
Ukraine war

US approves potential US$2.7 billion sale of Ukraine air defence equipment

Kyiv wants to buy multiple types of missiles, launchers and counter-drone radars, the US government says.

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US, Israel war on Iran

‘Ordinary people pay price’: Iran medicine shortages deepen as war continues

As well as facing shipping restrictions, sanctions and inflation, the pharmaceutical sector has been directly attacked, officials say.

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US, Israel war on Iran

How much has Iran war cost US? Pentagon estimates US$43.6 billion so far

Polls show Americans increasingly oppose the war, partly over its impact on the economy, as the November midterm elections approach.

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A US sailor checks ordnance on an F/A-18 Super Hornet aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington on September 13. Photo: US Navy / AFP
China's military weapons

Could mystery Shanghai vessel be a mothership for China’s underwater drones?

Satellite images show an unusual craft under construction that analysts say may be designed to deploy very large uncrewed submarines.

Russia

Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of war

Kremlin’s United Russia party set to maintain a tight grip on the Duma alongside a handful of Putin-aligned groups.

US, Israel war on Iran

US pivot leaves Saudi Arabia with ‘humiliating dilemma’ over Houthis

Riyadh is now working frantically to build a coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea and defend the kingdom against Houthi attacks.

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Firefighters inspect damage to a building caused by falling debris from a reported Houthi drone intercepted over Taif province, western Saudi Arabia, on Thursday. Photo: Saudi Press Agency / AP
United States

US to allow Iranian leaders to attend UN meeting amid wartime stand-off

US again imposes strict conditions on the Iranian delegation for the UN General Assembly in New York.

Member state flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
US, Israel war on Iran

UN investigators cite US over Iran strikes that constituted war crimes

UN-backed experts also accuse the Iranian government of carrying out crimes against humanity during a domestic crackdown.

Middle East

Saudis turn to Western, regional allies as missile defences run low

Regional officials say kingdom appeals to France, UK, Pakistan, and Egypt for help against Houthis amid US interceptor shortages.

Yemen

Who is Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the elusive commander driving the Saudi blitz?

He has transformed the Houthi group from tribal insurgency to a fighting force, threatening Riyadh and controlling the vital waterway.

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Students stand next to a poster of Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 22. Photo: Reuters
China-Middle East relations

China affirms support for Iran, but warns against Yemen spillover

In talks with his Iranian counterpart in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on Tehran and Washington to stay rational.

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Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (right) urged all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “at the earliest opportunity”. Photo: Xinhua
Israel-Gaza war

Israel prepared to ‘finish job’ in Gaza and remove Palestinians, minister says

Israel Katz says the IDF is prepared to resume fighting, eliminate Hamas and implement ‘the migration plan’.

Middle East

‘Red line’: Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca with drone

Drone intercepted heading towards the Saudi holy city, but Houthi official rejects claim as a ‘worn-out lie’.

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