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• Trump’s ambassador to U.N. says there’s no timeline on Iran war’s end

  20-09-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Mike Waltz said the U.S. naval blockade was having the intended effect of pressuring Iran's economy, but Tehran has said it is not backing down. ......
  
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• Tropical Storm Fay forms far out in the Atlantic as Odalys strengthens in the Pacific

  20-09-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  MIAMI (AP) — A new tropical storm formed Sunday in the northern Atlantic Ocean but does not appear to pose a threat to land. ......
  
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• Road World Championships: Peerless Remco Evenepoel makes it four in a row as Seixas takes ...

  20-09-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  The Athletic analyzes the men's world time trial championship, a technical 39.2km route in Montreal ......
  
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• Man, 82, dies after beach fight with 76-year-old over sunlounger in Greece

  20-09-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  One eyewitness said the scene was so chaotic that screaming could be heard from the other end of the beach. ......
  
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• Converse pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery

  20-09-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers. Critics lashed out online, saying that a white triangular image created by lighting on the skirt resembled a KKK hood and that the way she held the sneakers made them look like the dangling feet of a...
  
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• Yanbu pipeline attack ripples across crude, freight and gas markets

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  A single attack on a Saudi pipeline in early...
  
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• World’s First Ship-to-Ship Ammonia Bunkering to an Ammonia-Fueled Vessel

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  NYK Line, with Japan Marine United Corporation, Nihon...
  
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• Why the Fed hiked into a supply shock?

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  The Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates...
  
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• US Fed seeks to slow inflation without harming strengthening economy

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  The chairman of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is...
  
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• US, China set for talks on AI, tariffs and critical minerals ahead of summit

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice...
  
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• Turkey seeks Black Sea shipping deal as attacks threaten grain trade

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Turkey is racing to restore safe passage for cargo...
  
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• Trump says Houthis agreed not to fight U.S.: Fox News

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington is in "constant communication" with Yemen's Houthi group, which has agreed not to fight the United States, Fox News reported. Fox News chief...
  
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• The global economy holds firm, but challenges persist

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Geopolitical developments continue to loom over the...
  
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• Tanker Market: VLCCs on a Rampage

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Clean LR2 The TC1 75kt MEG/Japan index continued...
  
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• Subsea Cable Surveys Are Converging on the Same Behavioral Signature

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Four Vessels Worked Five Pacific Cable Systems Simultaneously...
  
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• Ship Recycling – Joint Industry Open Letter

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  On Thursday 17th September 2026, BIMCO, the Cruise Lines...
  
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• Russia’s wartime economy faces long-term erosion from debt and military spending

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  The frictions in Russia’s wartime economy are growing,...
  
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• Russia thwarts over 100 mln cyber threats during State Duma elections: official

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Russia has fended off more than 100 million potential cyber threats targeting its electoral infrastructure during the State Duma elections, Chair of Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) Ella Pamfilova said on Sunday. Russian electoral platforms, including the official...
  
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• Rhine water levels approach zero, threaten barge transport

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Water levels on the Rhine fell to 20 centimeters...
  
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• Qatar says U.S. wants deal with Iran amid effort to resume talks

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  DOHA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Qatar is working with the United States and Iran to resume talks, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said Sunday, noting that U.S. officials have indicated that...
  
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• Panama bunker sales fall in August

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Sales of VLSFO and LSMGO decreased both on...
  
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• More than a dozen arrested in connection with 2021 assassination of Haitian president

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Jovenel Mo�se, 53, was shot dead in July 2021 in a killing which sparked chaos in Haiti...
  
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• Maritime Regulation Only Works If It Works At Sea

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  There comes a point in every regulatory process...
  
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• Maersk Asia Pacific Market Update – September 2026

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Summary: As businesses across Asia Pacific prepare for Q4,...
  
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• Left Party wins Berlin election, far-right AfD takes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Left Party was leading the state election in Berlin with 25.1 percent of the vote, while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took first place in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 37.7...
  
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• Jordan reports 119 drug cases in 8th week of anti-crystal campaign

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  AMMAN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian authorities dealt with 119 crystal meth cases in the 8th week of a...
  
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• Iran sets terms for US talks as Houthis step up attacks on Saudi Arabia

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Iran has laid out conditions for restarting talks with...
  
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• How escalating Saudi oil crisis could drive up prices everywhere

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Global energy prices have spiked alarmingly again,...
  
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• Houthis say 28 airstrikes hit Yemen as fighting continue on multiple fronts

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Sunday that 28 airstrikes had hit three provinces over the previous 24 hours, amid continued ground battles between the group and the Yemeni government forces across several fronts. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement that F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets...
  
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• Hormuz oil flows hit 6-month high as U.S. mine clearance pays off, CENTCOM says

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Oil and liquefied natural gas shipments navigating the...
  
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• Global Seafarers Community Appreciates Swift Response To M.V.Kmax Emperor Casualty At Kandla

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (India) – MNWB, led by...
  
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• France supports closer ties between Canada, EU: Macron

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that France supports the agenda of rapprochement between Canada and the European Union (EU). Macron made the remarks at a joint press conference with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saint-Pierre, capital of the French overseas territory of Saint-Pierre...
  
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• Egypt sees broad prospects for water management cooperation with China: minister

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  CAIRO, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Egypt sees broad prospects for cooperation with China in water management, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam said on Sunday. Responding to a question from Xinhua at a press conference, Sewilam...
  
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• ECB should stay vigilant on inflation but avoid hasty rate moves – Stournaras

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  The European Central Bank must remain vigilant...
  
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• Drewry: Intra Asia Container Index Up 6% Last Week

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) edged up 6%...
  
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• Denmark Signals Trump Greenland Deal Would Boost Arctic Security

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  A top Danish official said on Saturday that an agreement announced by ​U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States would handle security...
  
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• Container Report – Week 38

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Container Another week of ongoing tensions in...
  
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• Bank of Japan lifts rates as global tightening cycle takes shape

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  US Treasury yields climbed Friday, with two-year...
  
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• Australia news live: Albanese names former News Corp executive as consul-general in New York

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
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• ATE Energy’s OCEANUS 1 enters service for offshore cable operations

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  ATE Energy International Co., Ltd. and Synergy...
  
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• At least 5 killed after bus plunges into ravine in Brazil

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  SAO PAULO, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and three others injured Sunday after a bus plunged...
  
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• Asia-US container rates surge on extended peak season demand; liquid tanker rates mixed

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and...
  
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• Airstrikes hit telecom towers in N. Yemen, killing 4: Houthi media

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and three others injured on Sunday in Saudi airstrikes targeting telecommunications infrastructure in Yemen's northern province of Al-Jawf, Houthi-run media said. The Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said Saudi warplanes struck...
  
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• 77 Ships Blacklisted, None Deterred: Inside Iran’s Failing Hormuz Toll Regime

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  Operational Overview Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait...
  
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• 5.8-magnitude quake hits South of Africa -- GFZ

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted South of Africa at 2054 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German...
  
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• 2 climbers die in avalanche on Mount Manaslu in Nepal

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  KATHMANDU, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- An Indian-origin German climber and a Nepali Sherpa guide died in an avalanche on Mount Manaslu in Nepal, an expedition manager said on Sunday. The two climbers were at Camp 3 at an altitude of...
  
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• 10 artisanal miners killed, 21 injured in mine collapse in E. Sudan

  20-09-2026 23:28 via article.wn.com
  KHARTOUM, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 artisanal miners were killed and 21 others injured after five mining shafts collapsed in the Oni area of Red Sea State in eastern Sudan, a volunteer group and eyewitnesses said Sunday. The Dar Hamar Emergency Room, a volunteer group, said in a statement that rescue teams had recovered 10 bodies and 21 injured miners, with search...
  
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• Xi prepares China ‘for battle’ as expert warns of grave danger facing US ahead of ...

  20-09-2026 23:11 via article.wn.com
  As President Donald Trump...
  
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• Trump, Iranian president converge on NYC for ‘dramatic’ UN showdown as Tehran faces tight restrictions

  20-09-2026 23:11 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump and...
  
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• Macron, Carney vow stronger France-Canada ties amid US tensions

  20-09-2026 23:11 via article.wn.com
  Macron, Carney vow stronger France-Canada ties amid US tensions ......
  
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