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• Rwanda, China reaffirm commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation

  23-09-2026 15:00 via article.wn.com
  KIGALI, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda and China have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation as the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda marked the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The anniversary reception, held Tuesday evening in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, brought together representatives from the Rwandan government, diplomatic missions, academia, media and the Chines
  
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• Visual graphics: Hurricane Polo turns Category 5. Why the world is watching El Ni\u00f1o

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Hurricane Polo rapidly...
  
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• ‘US interests will be targets’: Houthis warn Washington against supporting Saudi-led strikes

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
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• Urgent: 2 pilots injured in RAF training aircraft incident in Wales

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Two pilots were injured Wednesday in...
  
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• Trump unleashes barrage of brutal insults in midnight attack on top CNN anchor

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump brought his criticism of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins onto social media overnight, hours after he lashed out at the prominent White House correspondent at United Nations headquarters. ......
  
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• Trump Slams Iran At UNGA, Masoud Pezeshkian Speech Awaited In New York

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Trump Slams Iran At UNGA, Masoud Pezeshkian Speech Awaited In New York ......
  
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• Syrian President jokes Trump should give New Jersey, not Golan Heights, to Israel

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Syrian President jokes Trump should give New Jersey, not Golan Heights, to Israel ......
  
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• Saudi strikes hit Houthi-held areas across Yemen, casualties reported: Houthi media

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  SANAA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks hit several Houthi-held areas across western, southwestern and northern Yemen on Wednesday, with casualties reported in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah, Houthi-run media said. The Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported that "Saudi aggression warplanes" carried out around 15 airstrikes across Hodeidah...
  
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• Russia's daylight drone attack on Kyiv kills 2 as Zelenskyy heads to UN talks

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Russia's daylight drone attack on Kyiv kills 2 as Zelenskyy heads to UN talks ......
  
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• Row Over Chartered Flight Use, Ministers' Foreign Travel And Diaspora Outreach In Kerala

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Row Over Chartered Flight Use, Ministers' Foreign Travel And Diaspora Outreach In Kerala ......
  
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• Rome’s Colosseum closes for a day after worker falls to his death

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  It was the first such closure of the iconic tourist attraction since the Covid-19 pandemic ......
  
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• Pakistan says it shot down eight drones from Afghanistan amid border firing

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan says it shot down eight drones from Afghanistan amid border firing ......
  
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• Israeli airstrikes kill four people in Gaza, medics say

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Israel says one of the attacks targeted a Hamas finance chief ......
  
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• Iran’s president to speak at United Nations after Trump ‘annihilation’ threat

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Leaders of Iran, Ukraine and Argentina will all speak at the UN amid global tensions ......
  
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• International watchdog calls for protection of journalists ahead of Serbia election

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  An international media watchdog says that journalists in Serbia are increasingly under threat of violence and hostility ahead of a high-stakes early parliamentary election that will test populist President Aleksandar Vucic’s rule ......
  
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• International watchdog calls for journalists’ protection ahead of Serbia election

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
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• International Festival to begin three-day run Friday

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  LAWTON, OK — Food, kids’ games and live performances are all part of the mix for Lawton’s annual International Festival, a celebration of the city’s diverse heritage.The festival will kick off its three-day run at 5 p.m. Friday at Elmer ......
  
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• International Festival performance schedule

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  LAWTON, OK — Here’s a list of the performers for this year’s International Festival, which will kick off its three-day run Friday in Elmer Thomas Park. The schedule is subject to change. ......
  
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• India’s Election Commissioners: Supreme Court Split Over Who Should Choose Poll Watchdogs and Why It Matters

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Who should choose the officials entrusted with overseeing elections in the world’s largest democracy?That question is at the heart of an important constitutional battle before India’s Supreme Court, where two judges on Wednesday differed over whether challenges to a 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs) needed to be heard by a five-judge Constitution Bench.Justice Dipankar Datta rejected the Union government
  
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• India, France, UAE review West Asia situation at UNGA meet

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  India, France, UAE review West Asia situation at UNGA meet ......
  
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• Imran Khan’s son calls on world to stand up to Pakistan’s ‘tyrants’ as country braces ...

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
  
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• Hurricane Polo off Mexican coast is ‘one of the strongest storms ever’

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  The powerful hurricane comes as the Pacific region braces for the impact of El Nino ......
  
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• Golan Heights not Trump's to give to Israel: Syria's Al-Sharaa

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Tuesday that he had discussed the Israel-occupied Golan Heights with President Donald Trump last November, telling him it was not his to give ......
  
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• Executive linked to alleged financial misconduct is freed from jail in Myanmar

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  An Australian business executive who headed the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been released after spending more than 100 days in jail over allegations of financial misconduct ......
  
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• 'Eliminated major political danger': PLA mouthpiece hails removal of two top generals from CCP and Chinese military

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  The Chinese military's mouthpiece on Wednesday hailed the recent expulsion of two top generals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA), saying their removal would promote the “purity and honour” of the military and enable it to accomplish its missions and tasks.The CCP expelled Generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the party and military on...
  
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• Dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Madrid tenant spotlights Spain

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Police...
  
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• Balochistan operations kill 16 militants as polio team guards are shot dead

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Balochistan operations kill 16 militants as polio team guards are shot dead ......
  
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• Al-Sharaa vows Syrian sovereignty over Israel-occupied Golan Heights

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed at the U.N. Wednesday that the Israel-occupied Golan Heights will remain Syrian after Colombia last month recognized Israeli sovereignty over ......
  
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• Age of Empires studio World's Edge reportedly lost "nearly half" of its staff during yesterday's ...

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Yesterday's Xbox cuts saw organisational restructuring...
  
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• 10-day mourning period: Saudi consulate postpones National Day celebration in Dubai

  23-09-2026 16:06 via article.wn.com
  Saudi Arabia's consulate in Dubai have announced that celebrations for the kingdom's National Day are being postponed to...
  
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