World news

• China’s weak domestic demand continues to undermine growth

  21-09-2026 12:53 via article.wn.com
  Weak August suggests 3Q growth will remain soft...
  
  Read more

• Will annihilate or drive them to hell: Trump threatens Iran with destruction at UN

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Will annihilate or drive them to hell: Trump threatens Iran with destruction at UN ......
  
  Read more

• WhatsApp ends free mass messaging for Kazakhstan business accounts

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Starting October 1, WhatsApp is shifting the cost structure for companies using the WA Business...
  
  Read more

• What to know about Greenland\u2019s flag as a potentially perilous fight with US appears to be averted

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Greenland’s flag was adopted in 1985. It’s simple yet symbolic....
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Wall Street holds near its record as Brent oil falls below $100 per barrel

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding near its record high on Tuesday after the price of Brent oil fell back below $100 per barrel. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in morning trading and sitting 0.4% below its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 220 points, or 0.4%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was adding 0.3% to its own record. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read pr
  
  Read more

• UN chief says superpowers must realize 'that their power isn't so super' and military power ...

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN chief says superpowers must...
  
  Read more

• Trump warns in UN speech he could \u0027annihilate\u0027 Iran without peace deal

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Trump threatens to escalate the war if no deal is forged. Trump predicts peace deal after US November mid-term elections. ‌Trump to meet multiple world leaders at UN. US President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday to argue that the war with Iran prevented Tehran ‌from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warn that he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" if no deal is reached ⁠to end the conflict. While predicting his administration would strike a peace deal
  
  Read more

• Trump Tells U.N. He Is Confronting World Threats and Putting America First

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  The president defended his interventions, including in Iran, casting himself as a man of action who has wielded power to promote U.S. interests worldwide. ......
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Agreement recognizes Greenland’s sovereignty and aims to boost security for all parties involved....
  
  Read more

• Trump in address to world leaders at UN defends his decision to start war against Iran

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump returned to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency — and made the case that he's shown fortitude while other leaders have equivocated. The president started his address ticking off progress — including adding private sector jobs, stemming illegal migration and curbing crime before turning to a fulsome defense of his decision to start a war with Iran. × This page
  
  Read more

• Trump defends US interventions abroad ahead of 'big decision' on Iran: 'Settling years of unfinished business'

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump...
  
  Read more

• The Latest: Trump returns to UN at moment of anxiety about Iran, AI and future ...

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump is addressing the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency. After his speech to the annual gathering of world leaders, Trump is expected to hold talks with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and a more informal meeting with Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez, according to the White House. Also, Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washing
  
  Read more

• The Industry Group (TIG) and Kiosk Association Advance Accessibility with U.S. Access Board

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  WESTMINSTER, Colo., Sept. 22, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Industry Group (TIG) and the Kiosk Manufacturer Association (KMA) today highlighted recent work on accessibility, artificial intelligence, payments and self-service technology. The TIG/KMA Accessibility Committee met with the U.S. Access Board on Sept. 15 to discuss how accessibility must evolve as customer transactions increasingly span kiosks, touchscreens, payment terminals, mobile phones, QR codes, voice interfaces, AI syst
  
  Read more

• The end of homework? Teachers grapple with cheating in the age of AI

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  People are also reading… 5 Winona State volleyball players step away from program UW-Platteville puts cross country coach on leave amid hazing...
  
  Read more

• Teen opens fire outside school in western Turkey, wounding 11 students

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  A teenager opened fire outside a high school in western Turkey on Tuesday, wounding 11 pupils, before being detained in the country's third such shooting in six months, officials said. Three of the victims were in serious condition following the attack outside a school in Turgutlu near the western city of Izmir. "The treatment of 10 minors is ongoing, including three of whom are in intensive care," Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci told a news conference in the nearby town of Manisa, saying one v
  
  Read more

• Super intelligence, not artificial: Trump on AI warnings, says US won't stifle growth

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Super intelligence, not artificial: Trump on AI warnings, says US won't stifle growth ......
  
  Read more

• Str\u00f8m Old Quebec Named Canada's Best Day Spa at the World Spa Awards--for the Third ...

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  QUÉBEC, Sept. 22, 2026 /CNW/ -- STROM Group is proud to announce that Strøm Old Quebec has been named Canada's Best Day Spa at the internationally recognized World Spa Awards—for the third year in a row. This honour reflects the expertise and standards consistently applied across the Group's 10 destinations and diverse brands, reinforcing the company's vision to elevate well-being through balance, nature, and purposeful growth. "At STROM Group, we believe well-being is built
  
  Read more

• Saudi King Salman condemns Houthi militia's targeting of Makkah

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has condemned the Houthi terrorist militia's attempt to repeat its targeting of Makkah. He also commended the role of the military and security sectors in defending the nation and confronting any aggression against the holy sites, pilgrims, citizens and residents of the...
  
  Read more

• SAS ‘blocked from rescuing British man killed in IS hotel siege’

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  ...
  
  Read more

• Russia-Ukraine Escalation, War Clouds Over Iran, 81st UNGA Session Underway

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Russia-Ukraine Escalation, War Clouds Over Iran, 81st UNGA Session Underway ......
  
  Read more

• Pope Leo XIV to travel 19,000 miles on 14 flights during trip to Peru, Argentina, ...

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 19,000 miles on 14 flights during a November trip to Peru, Argentina and Uruguay, according to the full schedule the Vatican released Sept. 21. The Nov. 6-17 trip will be the first papal visit to Latin America of Pope Leo’s pontificate and his longest international journey to date. Over 12 days, he will celebrate nine public Masses, visit seven cathedrals and preside over two stadium prayer vigils. The trip culminates with a return to Chiclayo, Peru, wher
  
  Read more

• Photos of world leaders confronting global crises at the U.N. General Assembly

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders gather at the U.N. General...
  
  Read more

• Movie Review: In \u2018Heart of the Beast,\u2019 Brad Pitt and a dog try to survive ...

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Brad Pitt loves a lone wolf character. Even in ensembles, he’s often the quiet one just to the left (but, you know, still the focus). The guy who sees everything and says little, drawing people, when there are any, into his orbit with sheer charisma. Small talk is for the strivers, not the stars, maybe? He’s already done the space thing and the car thing. It was only a matter of time before this whittling away of excess would find him alone in the wilderness, with only a dog as his c
  
  Read more

• Kamala Harris rallies behind progressive Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate battle

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Former US Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in Michigan on Tuesday to support Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as the party fights to retain a crucial seat. Harris will appear at events in Detroit aimed at building support among Black voters, reported...
  
  Read more

• Increasing Violence in Brazil’s Bahia State Challenges Lula in His Election Stronghold

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — On the day they were...
  
  Read more

• In 2018, Welsh adventurer Ash Dykes walked 4,000 miles along China's Yangtze; 352 days, 8 million steps, wolves and bears later, he reached Shanghai

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  British adventurer Ash Dykes became the first person to walk the length of China's Yangtze River, covering 6,437 kilometres, or about 4,000 miles, from the river's scientific source in southern Qinghai to its mouth near Shanghai. Guinness World Records officially recognised the feat after Dykes began his expedition on August 26, 2018, and completed it 352 days later on August 12, 2019. Guinness estimates that the journey involved roughly 8 million steps. Starting on the Tibetan Plateau at an alt
  
  Read more

• Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs including fentanyl, a coroner in South Carolina said Tuesday. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug 16. Her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the home. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for...
  
  Read more

• Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska\u2019s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. k
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump: 'While Others Have Spoken of Peace, I Have Made Peace'

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump: 'While Others Have Spoken of Peace, I Have Made Peace' ......
  
  Read more

• Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox

  22-09-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  The fall equinox is Tuesday, when light and darkness split the day evenly. It marks the beginning of fall for the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere. On the equator, the sun will be directly overhead at noon. Equinoxes are the only times when both the north and south poles are lit by sunshine at the same time. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
  
  Read more

Follow @uk_worldnews on Twitter!