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Sat, 19 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDTRussian drones are stalking Ukrainian trains and trying to hobble the country's rail system
In recent weeks, Russia has stepped up drone strikes on Ukraine's rail network, targeting trains and the approximately 20,000 kilometres of track that form a key transportation artery across the country.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:34:24 EDTSaudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile
Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran w...
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:51:03 EDTCNN, MS NOW, Politico say journalists denied access to White House after Trump ban
Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be "fake news."
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:43:19 EDTGreenland, Denmark say deal with U.S. will not cede sovereignty
Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland's sovereignty, after President Donald Trump said the deal would give Washington "permanent control" over the Arctic island's security, leaving ...
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDTCanada won't pay directly into EU budget under Carney's plan: ambassador-designate
As Prime Minister Mark Carney presses toward creating a "unique alliance" with the European Union, Canada's ambassador is ruling out paying directly into the 27-nation bloc's budget.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:47:04 EDTIsrael moving ahead with settlement plans that would split West Bank in two, rights group says
Rights groups say the Israeli government is forging ahead with a contentious settlement expansion plan that would effectively divide the occupied West Bank, long criticized as a threat to the viability of a future Palestinian state.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:32:01 EDTTrump says deal struck to boost U.S. military presence in Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take island by force from the NATO ally.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:16:58 EDTTrump announces White House ban on CNN, other media outlets
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate White House ban on a number of news outlets, including CNN.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDTCanada's top general is up for a senior NATO post. Will Trump get in her way?
Canada's Gen. Jennie Carignan faces Germany's Gen. Carsten Breuer on Saturday in a secret-ballot contest to chair NATO's Military Committee. A victory would make Carignan the first woman to hold the post and return Canada to the chair after nearly tw...
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:32:50 EDTFormer Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s son says he fears for his father's life behind bars
Kasim Khan, the the son of jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, says he wakes up most mornings expecting to learn that his father has died in prison.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:06:15 EDTLindsay Clancy holdout juror breaks silence, says he didn't have 'any doubts' of her guilt
The lone juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children said he was certain of her guilt, but that other jurors wouldn’t listen to him, according to a statement released by his lawyer Friday in his first public ...
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:00:48 EDTGermany's far-right AfD party is taking pages out of Trump's playbook
From creating a deportation task force to revising history lessons in schools, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which won a resounding victory in the state of Saxony-Anhlat last week and could soon hold power, wants to implement pol...
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:01:34 EDTICE agent pleads not guilty to lying to FBI about shooting of man in Minneapolis
The top prosecutor from Minnesota's Hennepin County announced the arrest Friday of an ICE officer charged for shooting a Venezuelan-born man in January at the height of a deadly immigration blitz launched by the Trump administration.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:48:49 EDTIndonesian divers recover 3 bodies from capsized ferry as salvage operation begins
Rescue teams in Indonesia on Friday recovered three bodies from a capsized ferry while preparing to salvage the wreckage of the accident, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine, with 126 people still missing, officials said.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:07:51 EDTAt least 21 killed in Pakistan mosque bombing near police station
A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound, killing at least 21 people and wounding 80 others, police and rescue officials said. Among those killed and wounded were po...
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:52:08 EDTF-16 crashes during training in Michigan; pilot ejects safely
An F-16 pilot safely ejected before the fighter jet crashed Thursday in rural Michigan, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and triggering temporary evacuations for nearby residents after police said hazardous chemicals spilled from the wreckage.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:36:17 EDTPhilippines school shooting leaves 2 students, gunman dead
Three students were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, including a 16-year-old suspected gunman who turned the gun on himself, provincial officials said.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:44:48 EDTNew cat species identified for the 1st time in a century
A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia's cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:09:27 EDTRussians begin voting in parliamentary election set to cement Kremlin's power
Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country's first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin's political dominance.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:38:27 EDTUN mission finds 'grounds to believe' U.S. committed war crimes in strikes on Iranian school, sports centre
A United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February and that these constituted war crimes.