Mexico’s Sheinbaum says she spoke with Trump as trade negotiations continue
Mexican president says she is seeking a decrease in tariffs as both countries seek new bilateral trade deal.
Do elections in Russia make a difference?
Millions of people are choosing a new lower house of Parliament.
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman
Buffett will become chairman emeritus immediately and his son Howard will become chairman.
Russia’s drones threaten Kyiv-bound Western officials as war effort stalls
Russia strikes Ukraine’s border crossings with Poland and Moldova as its offensives peter out in the east.
Police clear Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave
At least 10,000 of the 72,000 migrants who broke through fence from Morocco in July remain in the Spanish enclave.
Early in-person voting begins in the 2026 US midterm elections in Virginia
Virginia leads the way for in-person voting, reflecting a nationwide trend towards casting ballots before Election Day.
Ukraine’s ‘Operation Vivaldi’ pushed Russian forces back around Lyman in the Donbas. Now both armies are massing troops for the next battles farther south. – Meduza
- Ukraine’s ‘Operation Vivaldi’ pushed Russian forces back around Lyman in the Donbas. Now both armies are massing troops for the next battles farther south. Meduza
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 17, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine Advances: The Tank Isn’t Finished Yet Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
- Map Shows Scale of Ukraine’s New Battlefield Gains in Major Counteroffensive Newsweek
- How Ukraine scored major frontline breakthrough by fooling Russia yahoo.com
Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron
The French president says he has tasked the government with protecting critical infrastructure and defence industry sites.
A Scientist Bled to Death for Two Weeks. The Virus He Left Behind Is Sitting in His Lab. – Currently.com
‘We simply don’t know’ – JP Morgan struggling to forecast oil prices due to Trump’s war with Iran
The bank said it "assumed" there would be economic red lines, like oil at $100 a barrel, that the US would be unwilling the cross.
Sweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government
Magdalena Andersson will likely face several challenges as she tries to get Sweden's other left-wing parties to unite.
Costa Rica’s Grynspan narrowly leads informal UN chief poll, sources say – reuters.com
- Costa Rica's Grynspan narrowly leads informal UN chief poll, sources say reuters.com
- Third Straw Poll for UN Secretary-General Race Shows No Consensus passblue.com
- Costa Rica’s Grynspan leads third straw poll in UN chief race timesofisrael.com
- Third UN Straw Poll Murky a Decade After Guterres Grabbed UNSG Post Now Bans Press Inner City Press
- Global: Amid mounting threats, the UN’s next Secretary-General must be a staunch defender of international law amnesty.org
Pilots who crashed new private jet both accused of flying drunk – New York Post
- Pilots who crashed new private jet both accused of flying drunk New York Post
- Two pilots accused of flying drunk after brand-new private jet crashes, bursts into flames yahoo.com
- Black Boxes Recovered from Misrata Airport Cessna Crash Libya Herald
- Citation Latitude TC-AKF Destroyed by Fire at Misrata MiGFlug
- Pilots arrested after Libya Citation crash allegedly flew while intoxicated AeroTime
Spanish police launch operation to clear Ceuta migrants off beach – Reuters
- Spanish police launch operation to clear Ceuta migrants off beach Reuters
- Police begin operation to move migrants from Ceuta beaches BBC
- Thousands of migrants surge through Ceuta as Spain moves them to new tent camp | Watch ynetnews.com
- Thousands of migrants return to beaches in Ceuta as port camp fills up Euronews.com
- Thousands of migrants charge through Ceuta The Telegraph
Earl Spencer doubles down on claims about ‘monstrous’ call with Charles after Diana’s death
Buckingham Palace has rebutted claim by Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother, that then prince told him ‘we’ll forget her soon enough’
Earl Spencer has doubled down on his bombshell claim that King Charles said of Diana, Princess of Wales, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough” days after her death, saying he is telling the truth.
The alleged comments, revealed in Charles Spencer’s memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail, prompted Buckingham Palace to issue an extraordinary statement suggesting Diana’s brother had misremembered events, saying “the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise”.
Continue reading...European leaders prepare public for ‘intensified threat’ from Putin – politico.eu
- European leaders prepare public for ‘intensified threat’ from Putin politico.eu
- Russia is escalating its attacks on Europe. The risk of a misstep is growing every day CNN
- Putin preparing to escalate war against Ukraine The Telegraph
- NATO’s internal debate on Russian aggression The Economist
- European leaders say Russia is provoking NATO. How will the alliance respond? NPR
Survivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died
Police fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were children
Survivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a paramilitary group this week have recounted their panic and struggle for breath, as police on Friday fired teargas at people protesting against the deaths and imposed an overnight curfew in the city of Minna.
The victims – many of whom were children – were found dead on Thursday in the cells of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), which had raided suspected illegal goldmines and locked up dozens of miners in the city, the state capital of the mineral-rich state of Niger.
Continue reading...Iranians rally in biggest show of defiance against US since war began
Volunteers rallied through downtown Tehran to join campaign highlighting 'self-sacrifice' for Iran.
North Korean anthem played for South Korea at Asian Games
Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.
Warren Buffett steps down after six decades at Berkshire – ‘Father Time always wins’
Since taking control in 1965, Buffett grew a struggling textile mill into a global conglomerate.