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• Djibouti Mideast Crisis

  20-09-2026 00:53 via article.wn.com
  In this photo taken with a smartphone, Yemeni refugees receive aid at Markazi Refugee Camp in Obock, Djibouti, after crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. ......
  
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• World Leaders Almost All Agree on One Thing: The U.N. Is Failing

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  The spread of war has revived calls for the Security Council membership to expand beyond the U.S., Russia, China, France and the U.K. ......
  
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• Watch WSJ Editor in Chief Emma Tucker Interview Ukrainian President Zelensky

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  The wartime leader is in New York to meet President Trump and attend the U.N. General Assembly. ......
  
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• U.S. side holds 3-hour talks with Iranian officials on sidelines of UN gathering: Trump

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, held three-hour talks with Iranian officials...
  
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• U.S., Denmark, Greenland sign deal to expand U.S. military presence in Greenland

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The United States, Denmark and its autonomous territory of Greenland on Tuesday signed a deal in New York to expand the U.S. military presence on the strategic island. At a ceremony on the sidelines of the UN General...
  
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• Uncover your kibble: 5 things to look for in your dog’s food

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  K9 Natural reports five key factors to consider when choosing dog food: protein quality, digestibility, ingredients, whole-body health, and avoiding unnecessary fillers. ......
  
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• UN chief calls for steps to manage AI risks

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for steps to manage artificial intelligence (AI) risks, including creating a multilateral AI Risk Management Framework. "For centuries, power came from territory. Then industry. Then finance. Today, power increasingly comes from data, computing capacity and algorithms. This new power is highly concentrated. It is advancing at extraordinary speed, and racing ahead of our ability to...
  
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• Trump v the media – The Latest

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  In what is probably one of the biggest battles yet between the press and Donald Trump, major TV networks have united in a boycott of pooled coverage of his administration. It comes after three news organisations – CNN, MS Now and Politico – were denied access to the White House because of Trump’s...
  
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• Trump says AI will be renamed 'super intelligence' in all US documents

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents. ......
  
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• Trump rejects calls for int'l regulation on AI

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will only encourage artificial intelligence (AI) and maintain its leadership in a safe and responsible manner, rejecting international efforts to regulate AI. The United States totally rejects any attempt to...
  
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• Trump admin cuts ACA coverage for 750,000 it says were ‘fraudulently' enrolled

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  The Trump administration is removing hundreds of thousands of enrollees from Affordable Care Act plans, claiming that many were receiving subsidies they didn’t qualify for and that some did not even exist. The announcement is the latest effort by the administration to argue that fraud has inflated ACA enrollment, even as experts question the scale of the alleged fraud. Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz — who have teamed u
  
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• Swedish woman digging for fishing bait near Stockholm uncovered 24,100 silver coins, making it the country’s largest medieval coin hoard

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  A woman digging for fishing bait near her summer house in the Stockholm area uncovered what has since been identified as Sweden's largest coin hoard. The discovery was made in 2025 on the Mörkö peninsula near Södertälje and contained approximately 24,100 silver coins alongside 144 other objects. The hoard dates from the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, with most of the coins dating to the 12th century. Its total weight is now reported at about 4.7 kilograms. After the discov
  
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• Suspected U.S. drone strike kills alleged al-Qaeda member in SE Yemen

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  ADEN, Yemen, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike hit a vehicle carrying two suspected members of al-Qaeda in Yemen's southeastern Hadramout province on Tuesday evening,...
  
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• Survey: Why 1,000 moms feel they need permission to rest

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  Naturepedic reports that a survey of 1,000 U.S. moms reveals a "sleep permission gap," where many feel guilty about prioritizing rest, leading to insufficient sleep. ......
  
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• South Africa reports decline in rhino poaching in 1st 8 months of 2026

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- South Africa recorded 230 rhinos lost to poaching in the first eight months of 2026, down from 248 during the same period last year, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said Tuesday. In a statement marking World Rhino Day, the department said South Africa's rhino population increased by 4.9 percent from...
  
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• Russia's neighbor reveals personal appeals to Trump as US weighs NATO troop pullback in Europe

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK — Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda revealed Monday he personally pleaded with...
  
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• Postal worker tossed 300 mail-in ballots in a parking lot garbage out of ‘laziness'

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  An overwhelmed U.S. postal worker in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage shortly before the state’s June 23 primary election in which both Democrats and Republicans were on the ballot, Justice Department officials said Tuesday. The 34-year-old mail carrier told investigators he did not have a political agenda, and that he also tossed other mail when he ditched the ballots, said Melissa Holyoak, U.S. attorney for the District of Utah. She said roughly 95% of voters do
  
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• Pirates ace Paul Skenes links concerning velocity dip to World Baseball Classic amid tough season

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  The World Baseball Classic may have only been a couple of...
  
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• North Korean defector issues stark warning about America ahead of Christian university's anti-communism event

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  Cornerstone University, a Christian school in Michigan,...
  
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• News Analysis: Europe's rising defense spending tests fiscal sustainability

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  WARSAW, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Poland has sharply increased defense spending on military equipment, force expansion and domestic defense production as it seeks to strengthen its long-term military capabilities amid heightened security concerns. The country budgeted a record 200 billion Polish zlotys (52 billion U.S. dollars) for defense in 2026, accounting for 4.81 percent of GDP. However, high defense spending has added pressure on public finances, with rating agency Moody's recently citing defen
  
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• Morocco keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25 pct

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  RABAT, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, on Tuesday decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25 percent following its third quarterly meeting of 2026. The bank said its...
  
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• Iran conveys "decisive positions" to U.S. in New York -- state media

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  TEHRAN, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday conveyed the country's "decisive positions" regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to the United States, state-run IRIB news...
  
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• In 2025, an Australian couple launched an A$100,000 flat-pack pod on their Sunshine Coast farm; the tiny rental now earns about A$200,000 a year at near-full occupancy

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  When mortgage repayments suddenly become the biggest expense on a dream property, adding another building might sound like an unlikely solution. For Sunshine Coast homeowners Sibel and Yalcin Karaman, however, a 6-metre-long glass pod on their farm has become a surprisingly powerful income generator. According to Real Estate website report, the couple invested about A$100,000 in the prefabricated tiny home after rising mortgage repayments put pressure on their finances. What took only three days
  
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• ICE tried to stop man before fatal Michigan car crash, police say

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  A fatal car crash in Michigan over the weekend happened after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to stop the driver, Grand Rapids police said Tuesday. ......
  
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• Hayden Panettiere's official cause of death revealed by coroner

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  Authorities in South Carolina have officially revealed the cause of death for actress Hayden Panettiere. ......
  
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• Hats, pencils and baby pacifiers: Yellowstone staffers retrieve record amount of trash from hot springs

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  The park is the most highly visited and strong winds make trash problem worse, with gusts blowing away items...
  
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• Fishing charter reels in suspected US military drone off Florida coast, believed to be Iranian-designed Shahed-136 clone; Eglin Air Force Base confirms test article went down

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  A routine fishing trip off Florida’s Panhandle took an unexpected turn when a group aboard a fishing charter reportedly hauled in a US military drone believed to be a clone of the Iranian-designed Shahed-136.Hot Spots Charters, a fishing company based in Pensacola, shared photographs of the unusual catch on Facebook, showing the drone lying aboard the vessel...
  
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• Exactly 40 years ago, an India vs Australia Test created history

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  Few sporting contests can match the drama of a Test cricket match that ends in a perfect tie. A victory, a defeat or a draw are familiar outcomes, but a tie is something extremely rare. It is a moment when two teams, after five days of exhausting competition, finish absolutely level. Test cricket began in 1877 and since then more than 2,600 matches have been played. But only two have ended in a tied result. The first was in Brisbane when the West Indies and Australia battled each other to a stan
  
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• EU extends Ukraine-related sanctions on individuals, entities for three years

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Tuesday extended Ukraine-related sanctions against more than 3,000 individuals and entities for another three years. Three individuals and one entity were removed...
  
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• Danish, Greenlandic leaders welcome U.S. security deal as trust concerns linger

  22-09-2026 23:48 via article.wn.com
  OSLO, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Danish and Greenlandic leaders welcomed the new security agreement signed Tuesday by the United States, Denmark and Greenland, while Greenland's leader cautioned that rebuilding public trust in Washington would take time. U.S. President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed the agreement in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Speaking at a joint press conference with Nielsen i
  
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