- Middle East
Turkiye agrees to withdraw forces from key Iraq military base
Ankara: Turkiye has agreed to gradually withdraw forces from a strategic military base in northern Iraq and hand over its control to the Iraqi government, following a meeting between the two countries’…
- Technology
Tech leaders to UN: Please control AI for humanity’s sake
United Nations: The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday, September 23, to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the…
- Middle East
Hundreds of trucks jam Turkiye-Iran border amid US blockade
Gurbulak Border Crossing: Hundreds of trucks idle along the road into Iran from Turkiye’s mountainous eastern border. Bustling even in normal times, the countries’ largest crossing is now a make-or-break economic lifeline…
- Middle East
Son of Israel’s US envoy injured in West Bank ramming attack
Jerusalem: The son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States was gravely injured in a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, September 23. Neria Leiter, a reservist in Israel’s…
- Middle East
Iran president defies Trump at UNGA, vows not to ‘bend the knee’
New York: Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at UN General Assembly a day after President Donald…
- Sports
England pacer Mark Wood retires from cricket after 2 WC wins
London: Mark Wood, a multiformat World Cup-winning England cricketer who was one of the fastest bowlers of his generation, announced his retirement from the international game on Tuesday, September 22, after a…
- Technology
China’s Alibaba unveils new powerful AI chip ahead of US talks
Hong Kong: China’s Alibaba unveiled new artificial intelligence chip technologies and plans for more powerful models on Tuesday, September 22, including what it said was China’s most powerful AI chip, days ahead…
- World
A timeline of US President Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland
Washington: President Donald Trump’s interest in a US acquisition of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, first became publicly known in 2019. Here’s a timeline of events that led to…
- World
Trump returns to UN at a moment of anxiety about Iran
New York: President Donald Trump is set to address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, September 22, at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency. The global economy…
- Top Stories
Trump meets Mamdani at Gracie Mansion ahead of UN address in NY
New York: President Donald Trump’s trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started Monday, September 21, with a detour to Gracie Mansion for an hour-long chat — and…
- World
Flights disrupted across US Northeast due to technical problems
Washington: Damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia had been repaired, allowing airports across the US Northeast to resume operations after hours of disruptions, the nation’s transportation…
- World
Google fined USD 463 million over EU rule on location data
Dublin: Google has been fined 403 million euros (USD 463 million) for breaching the European Union’s strict privacy rules because it mishandled users’ location data, the bloc’s data privacy watchdog said Monday,…
- World
Iran war drives US diesel prices to record high, no relief ahead
Washington: fuel prices in the U.S. continue to break all-time records, hitting USD 6.28 a gallon as a national average on September 14, 2026, and they aren’t likely to come down anytime…
- World
Trump, Mamdani plan to meet in New York during president’s upcoming UN visit
President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the upcoming UN General Assembly. The meeting is scheduled for Monday at Gracie…
- World
Meloni plans burqa, niqab ban in schools, cap on foreign students
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday, September 20, she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban the…
