Saudi reports fresh Houthi attacks as France pledges to defend key oil port
Saudi Arabia intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles on Thursday after issuing warnings for several regions including Mecca, as France vowed to send «military means» to help shield the key Saudi oil terminal of Yanbu. The attacks were reported as fighting…
Xi Jinping got the red carpet treatment from Trump – but not everything he wanted
The uncomfortable truth for Xi is that his domestic economy is in trouble. While the country sells a record number of goods around the world, consumers at home are holding back. Youth unemployment remains stubbornly high and property prices have slumped…
Live: Pope heads to France on first state visit in 18 years
Home Europe Live Issued on: 25/09/2026 – 03:57Modified: 25/09/2026 – 04:09 Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Sept. 23, 2026 © Alessandra Tarantino, AP Pope Leo XIV flies to France on Friday for the Vatican’s first state visit to the European…
Watch: UN delegates walk out of Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech
Dozens of United Nations delegates walked out of the hall Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to deliver a speech in. Addressing the UN’s General Assembly in New York, Netanyahu described those walking out as «moral cowards». Those…
Argentina’s poverty rate climbs to nearly one in three under Milei
Argentina‘s poverty rate increased to 32.3 percent in the first half of 2026, partly erasing gains made under President Javier Milei as incomes fail to keep step with rising prices, official statistics showed Thursday. The rate grew 4.1 points…
Watch: The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
The world’s two most powerful men – Xi Jinping and Donald Trump – have just met in Washington after days of pomp and pageantry. While there were many symbolic gestures, including Chinese pandas from President Xi, there were few big movements – although…
Nepal’s catastrophic floods were ‘warning to the world,’ PM Shah tells UN
Nepal‘s catastrophic flooding last month «was a warning to the world» about the rising dangers of climate change, Prime Minister Balendra Shah told the United Nations on Thursday, urging countries to step up to help his country adapt. Addressing…
Four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan, Taliban says
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said a wave of Pakistani air strikes had killed four civilians in the latest escalation between the two sides. The strikes hit provinces including Kandahar, the Taliban’s base of power, sources told the BBC. A…
Live: Iran’s President says US ‘must choose’ whether to end war
Home Americas Live Issued on: 25/09/2026 – 01:52Modified: 25/09/2026 – 02:29 Masoud Pezeshkian was due to meet Vladimir Putin © Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV, AFP It is for the United States to choose whether to end its war in Iran as Tehran does not…
Angh by Theja Rio at Toronto: The Indian film taking Nagaland to global cinema
There is something pleasingly improbable about Angh. The film comes from Nagaland, a mountainous state of fewer than two million people on India’s northeastern frontier, and is in Konyak, a tribal language unfamiliar to most Indians, never mind…