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President Trump and President Xi’s upcoming summit aims to address trade tensions, focusing on agricultural tariffs and energy exports

After over two years of inactivity, Julian Assange resumes posting on X, sharing a photo from Sydney.

• FO terms situation around the Red Sea chokepoint ‘exceptionally serious’ • Says Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Riyadh ‘is operational’, some forces already deployed • Indicates openness to foreign-led mediation efforts with Kabul, provided Afghanistan makes requisite anti-terror commitments ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed concern over the “exceptionally serious” situation…

65 detainees were packed into a poorly ventilated cell, suggesting the dead may have suffocated; bodies have been sent to a local hospital for “further medical examination to establish the actual cause of death"

Усі нові ракети-перехоплювачі для систем ППО Patriot повинні позачергово передаватися Україні одразу після їх виготовлення.

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Possible drawdown could reach 40,000 troops as Pentagon reviews US military presence on continent

The deficit is expected to rise to 5.4% of GDP in 2026, far from the 5% target, the government acknowledged on Thursday, September 17. After this setback, the prime minister hopes to regain control of public finances in 2027. Economists remain skeptical.

Сторони домовлялися про подальший діалог на тлі очікуваного візиту Сі Цзіньпіна до США.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif affirmed that the time has come to implement the “Mecca Agreement,” amid escalating tensions and attacks launched by the Houthis toward the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During statements to the local Pakistani channel Geo News, Asif emphasized his country’s commitment to Saudi Arabia’s security and the protection of holy …

China is seeing a fresh fundraising boom for AI drug developers, with start-ups including a ByteDance spin-off raising hundreds of millions of dollars this week as investors rush to back domestic challengers to Anthropic and Isomorphic Labs.

Central bank lifts interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to highest level since 1995

Italy's defence minister warns of severe economic fallout if Bab al-Mandeb becomes impassable, bypassing EU delays.

Incumbent PM loses after promising ministries to far-right party with neo-Nazi roots; Centre Party says it won't team up with Left Party after latter had to oust members who spread antisemitic conspiracies

The old global order is breaking down. Ursula von der Leyen thinks Europe may have to start building something new around it. In her State of the European Union speech, she floated closer ties with Canada — even “associate membership” — and a new European Security Council, as Europe looks for new ways to work

"I'm Russian, and I support my country. So, as I said, I'm for peace and love," Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin said after appearing in a campaign ad for the United Russia party.

Russia’s Interior Ministry has put Vladislav Gorin, a Meduza journalist and the host of the podcast “Chto sluchilos” (“What Happened”), on its wanted list, Mediazona reported.

Beijing’s real vulnerability is not international action. It’s rising awareness within the Chinese population.

It might be the next trillion-dollar company, but it'll need some help on the supply side to do it

US President Donald Trump said that Washington and Warsaw were making 'major progress' toward establishing a US military base in Poland, potentially giving the United States a permanent military foothold on NATO's eastern flank even as his administration reviews its broader troop presence in Europe.

Oil prices fall 1% on hopes of limited supply disruptions Reuters

A United Nations fact-finding mission said it found "reasonable grounds" to believe that the United States committed war crimes in two airstrikes in Iran.

Tens of thousands flee as Iran-backed rebels draw Yemen into the wider war AP News

Увечері 17 вересня російські окупанти продовжують атакувати Україну ударними та реактивними безпілотниками.

Asian Stocks to Gain on Lower Oil, US Bonds Rally: Markets Wrap Bloomberg.com

Іранська делегація отримає дозвіл на участь у засіданні Генеральної Асамблеї ООН у Нью-Йорку наступного тижня.

The BBC understands Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are among the delegates allowed to enter the US.

The U.S. president wants tech companies to go on the cyber-offensive. Will it work?

“The higher that yields go — for at least new money — it becomes more enticing to think about putting money into bonds,” one strategist notes.

Farmers are supported to prepare compost, mulch their fields, rotate crops, plant cover crops...

The service lives of the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit will be extended, with their pilots to be some of the first to fly the B-21 Raider.

Unemployment figure represents jobless people available for work and actively seeking employment as a percentage of the economically active. Leer más

Yemen's Houthis aren't fighting Iran's war, which complicates things further. They're running their own war and letting Iran's war pay for it. Their September 8 demands are the same ones they've held since rejecting a 2023 UN roadmap that would have paid Houthi salaries and given them a share of Yemen's oil and gas revenue.

The year 2026 has brought sweeping change to Latin America’s relationship with the United States. Following a major military buildup in the Caribbean and strikes against vessels suspected of drug trafficking, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3 — unilaterally deposing the country’s leader and making new oil deals with the post-Maduro government.

Ocean freight risk is expected to remain elevated across the major Asia-North America and Asia-Europe trades over the next four weeks, with deteriorating schedule reliability emerging as a key concern, according to WiseTech Global’s new Ocean Freight Risk Outlook.

More than 140 improperly parked scooters have been towed as the city introduced new patrols.

Dutch chartering company Transito has launched a new service combining sea freight and inland shipping under one contract, as low water levels and other disruptions put more pressure on cargo movements between European seaports and the hinterland. The service, named Total Freight, covers the sea voyage, port handling, transhipment and onward transport by inland vessel. …

[Premium Times] Troops of the Nigerian Army rescued 22 kidnapped victims in Muchiya village, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, following a fighting patrol based on credible intelligence.

“A massive data center is trying to jump the queue and take our land, water, and energy.”