USA

Bessent to Meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday, Ahead of Xi’s State Visit to Washington

Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York on Sunday...

20 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon Hit Paramedics: Two Bombings in Nabatieh, Ambulance Crew Also Targeted

Two Israeli airstrikes hit the southern Lebanese town of Nabatieh, while a third strike hit the ambulance crew...

20 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Iran Rejects CENTCOM Claim: Calls Assertion That U.S. Escorted 1 Billion Barrels of Oil Through Hormuz a “Failed Psychological Operation”

Iran's senior armed forces spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi called the U.S. claim a "failed psychological operation" meant to boost...

20 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Iranian oil sales at two-year high — over $3 billion in September despite U.S. blockade

Iran's Planning and Budget Organization announces that September exports set a two-year record; analysts point to the "shadow...

19 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Yemen’s Houthis: we struck “sensitive targets” in Riyadh — Saudi Arabia still silent

Houthi armed forces spokesman Ameen Hayyan said the strikes were retaliation for what the group calls Saudi "aggression"...

19 Sep 2026

USA

After the Greenland deal, an economic detail surfaces: a U.S. company bought the Sarfartoq rare-earths project in September for $2.05 billion

Just 17 days before President Trump announced the U.S.–Denmark–Greenland security agreement, the American company Greenland Mines had closed...

19 Sep 2026

USA

Trump enforces media ban: CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists barred from the White House, badges confiscated

MS NOW reporter Akayla Gardner said live on air Saturday that her White House press badge failed to...

19 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Araghchi accuses French foreign minister of “crocodile tears” after Mahsa Amini tribute: “Your silence when the U.S. massacred our students in Minab”

Iran's foreign minister lashed out after his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot honored Mahsa "Jina" Amini on the fourth...

19 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman accuses the White House of “projection”: “Accusations against Tehran describe the U.S.’s own actions”

Esmaeil Baqaei called Washington's list of accusations against Iran a "flight from reality," quoting the Bible: "The wicked...

19 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Yemen’s army says it stopped a Houthi attack in Marib, killing 12 fighters

The armed forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government announce their forces thwarted a Houthi infiltration attempt in the...

19 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Rezaei reveals Iran’s conditions for ending the war with the U.S.: end of fighting on all fronts, release of frozen funds and end of the naval blockade

Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei told Al Jazeera the conditions were conveyed to the U.S....

19 Sep 2026

World

SANA — Houthis: We are not at war with Italy, but why are your aircraft in Saudi Arabia?

SANA, September 19 — The Houthis declare they are not at war with Italy and do not aim...

19 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Smoke rises near Riyadh airport, Reuters reports — no Saudi official comment yet

A witness cited by Reuters saw smoke near the international airport of the Saudi capital; the incident comes...

19 Sep 2026

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Two Israeli soldiers lightly wounded in explosion in southern Lebanon — Israel blames Hezbollah

An Israeli army engineering vehicle hit an explosive device in southern Lebanon. Israel says it struck several targets...

19 Sep 2026

USA

Melania Trump returns with the “IMPERIA” initiative — a “Davos for women” in an intense week between New York and Washington

After a long summer absence, Melania Trump will be very visible in public next week, with an intense...

19 Sep 2026