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US aviation sanctions disrupt Iran flights, push travellers overland 

23 September 2026

Tehran, Iran – Travel is becoming increasingly difficult for Iranian civilians as United States sanctions shut domesti...

Argentina’s Milei says UN ‘looking the other way’ on Falkland Islands 

23 September 2026

Argentine President Javier Milei has accused the United Nations of “looking the other way” on Argentina’s long-sta...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls for sustained pressure to end ‘Putin’s crazy war’ 

23 September 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has singled out Russian President Vladimir Putin as the reason for the continuin...

As major powers act unilaterally, experts say UN faces crisis in New York 

23 September 2026

As world leaders gather in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), experts say the institution is ...

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in sexual assault retrial 

23 September 2026

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, has been sentenced in Manhattan to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crim...

Iran’s Pezeshkian slams ‘terrorist’ US but extols diplomacy in UN speech 

23 September 2026

In a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has delivered a sharp r...

US lawmakers seek sanctions for Israel’s ‘E1’ West Bank settlement plan 

23 September 2026

A group of lawmakers in the United States Senate are seeking sanctions against facilitators of Israel’s controversial ...

Israel’s ambassador to the US says son injured in West Bank car-ramming 

23 September 2026

News|Israel-Palestine conflict Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter has said his son, a soldier, wa...

Board of Peace plans $2.4bn Gaza reconstruction as Israel kills seven 

23 September 2026

The United States-backed Board of Peace has proposed a $2.4bn plan to begin reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, even as Is...

Azerbaijan pardons French national jailed for spying 

23 September 2026

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has pardoned Martin Ryan, a French national who was serving a 10-year prison sente...