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World map using UN-backed method ‘correct’ over disputed islands: Japan
Japan was among the many countries that supported the UN resolution.
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailBREAKING NEWS: Japan trade promotion group arranging China visit from Sept. 27
BREAKING NEWS: Japan trade promotion group arranging China visit from Sept. 27 Read full story here
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailMagyar vs. Moscow: Hungary's new tough stance toward Russia
Hungarian PM Peter Magyar has abruptly ended the era of his predecessor's warm relations with Russia: Budapest has expel...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailTwo Azerbaijani sailors killed in Black Sea tugboat drone attack
The Somali-flagged TEDY was hit near Odesa and struck twice more overnight, with two other crewmembers hospitalised with...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailHow 9/11 helped Israel sell its war on Palestinians to America
The 'war on terror' made Israeli repression easier to present as part of a shared struggle against a common enemy.
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailSouth China Sea methane leak formed a 1km plume; worms and bacteria built a ‘worm bed’ in 2 years
A South China Sea drilling incident caused a significant methane leak in 2018. Ocean scientists observed an ecosystem ra...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailFACTBOX: Russian strikes hit logistics hubs, data centers, port infrastructure
According to the Defense Ministry, Russian forces struck the B-Mobile data cente
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailSeoul readies for first Korea-Central Asia Summit
The first Korea-Central Asia Summit will be held in Seoul on Wednesday, with separate one-on-one summit meetings between...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailAs Xi Jinping heads to India, China calls for ‘strategic’ and ‘long-term’ view of ties
Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping will hold talks on September 12 on the sidelines of this week’s BRICS Summit
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailPolish Foreign Minister Sikorski arrives in Kyiv as Russian drones attack
"Good morning from Kyiv," Sikorski posted on X. Fifteen minutes later, Kyiv Independent reporters noted explosions in ce...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailFormer China ambassador warns Beijing is becoming 'smug' and closed
A former ambassador to China has sharply critiqued elements of the Morrison government's response to Beijing's coercion,...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailHong Kong court hands stiff jail sentences to Tiananmen vigil activists
Convictions came under draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 following huge protests.
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailWhy AI experts are ‘freaked out’ over safety fears ahead of Xi-Trump summit
A flurry of cybersecurity breaches, internal whistle-blowing, and declining visibility into model safety has sparked fre...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine Strikes Degrade Russian Oil-Refining Industry, IEA Says
Russia’s oil-processing is being degraded as sanctions prevent the refining industry from recovering from more intense a...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailBREAKING NEWS: Japan denies plan to recall envoy to Russia over Putin disputed island visit
BREAKING NEWS: Japan denies plan to recall envoy to Russia over Putin disputed island visitRead full story here
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailRussia strikes 2 gas stations, injures at least 4 in Kyiv during morning rush hour
An air raid siren sounded in the capital at around 9:10 a.m. local time. About half an hour later, explosions were heard...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailNorway’s Foreign Minister warns Netanyahu’s government driving Israel into a 'very dangerous place'
Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide tells Euronews that Israel has lost “tremendous support” because of how it ha...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailBREAKING NEWS: Japan entry ban on N. Koreans unchanged despite athlete exemptions: gov't
BREAKING NEWS: Japan entry ban on N. Koreans unchanged despite athlete exemptions: gov't Read full story here
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailBRICS summit: Is the bloc truly challenging a Western-dominated world?
Some experts say BRICS need not replace the West to succeed - only make Western dominance harder to exercise.
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailTrump set to visit Ireland where a mixed reception awaits
In the windswept village of Doonbeg on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, Donald Trump is less polarising US president and more g...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailGulf States May Meet Iran Next Week to Discuss Future of Hormuz
A six-member bloc of Gulf states are considering meeting with Iranian officials next week to discuss the future of the S...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailRussia accused of ‘rapidly growing’ attacks on civilian infrastructure after five killed in Ukraine – Europe live
Ukraine’s foreign minister says Russia is deliberately targeting civiliansThe Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad marks a day of...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailSettlers, soldiers, and Israeli impunity in the West Bank
Armed settlers in military uniforms are seizing land and attacking Palestinian communities with near-total impunity.
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailRussia launches 160 drones overnight across Ukraine killing at least one and leaving many injured
The injured include a mother and her son who were left injured following an overnight Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzh...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailSouth Korea, Iran foreign ministers discuss conflict in Middle East
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun spoke by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday to d...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Houthi military gains in Yemen may further increase gas prices
A Houthi advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast could help push gas prices up even more as the Iran-backed group also launc...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailBRICS nations should link payment systems, trade in local currencies: Piyush Goyal at BRICS Business Forum
Speaking at the inaugural session of the BRICS Business Forum 2026, the Union Commerce Minister highlighted that BRICS c...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · Wedgetail‘Not dolls to play with’: Afghan medical students face Pakistan expulsion
Students say they were legally admitted and funded to study in Pakistan, but now face being sent home mid-degree.
Pakistan · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailThe War’s Last Generation Is Still Holding America’s Moral Debt
On the first night of the evacuation of Kabul, Aug. 15, 2021, a young mother found me in the crowd at Hamid Karzai Inter...
Afghanistan · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailWorld map using U.N.-backed method "corrected" over disputed islands: Japan
The Japanese government said Friday it has confirmed that a world map using a U.N.-encouraged projection method was "cor...
Japan · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailMyanmar airport shut after rebel drone attack: Security sources
Six “suicide drones” attacked it on the afternoon of Sept 10, the military-backed government said.
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailOrganizers of Hong Kong Vigils for Tiananmen Massacre Sentenced to Prison
Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho were given lengthy prison sentences under a national security law imposed on...
Hong Kong · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailMyanmar airport shut after rebel drone attack: security sources
Six “suicide drones” attacked Mandalay Airport, the military-backed government said in a statement, causing no casualtie...
Mandalay, Myanmar · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailRussian screening of Soviet-era film to tiny audience in Taipei alarms Taiwan
Taipei believes Russia, in showing the documentary called "Smashing Militarist Japan," is helping China push its "new mi...
Taipei, Taiwan · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailRomania's secret CIA prison: Two decades of denial and unanswered questions
Romania's secret CIA prison: Two decades of denial and unanswered questions Submitted by Andrei Popoviciu on Thu, 09/10/...
Bucharest, Romania · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailWar, sanctions and inflation leave Iran short of hundreds of medicines
Prices for basic medicines such as paracetamol and insulin have skyrocketed amid major shortages of less common pharmace...
Iran · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailIndia-China Ties: How Trump’s Trade War Is Bringing Modi, Xi Closer Together
India and China share a complicated relationship. The world’s two most populous nations are outright regional rivals who...
No location · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailAlgeria: Algeria Cuts Diplomatic Ties with UAE
[DW] Algeria said that it was closing its airspace and severing ties with the United Arab Emirates. Algiers accuses Abu ...
Algeria · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailThe far right’s political victory in Germany is great news for Putin
No one in NATO has any interest in attacking Russia, but these fabrications make for powerful messages and they're payin...
Germany · Sep 11, 2026 · WedgetailWestern Sahara: Spanish Lawmakers Back Citizenship for Sahrawis
[DW] Spanish lawmakers approved a bill that could give citizenship to tens of thousands of Sahrawis and their descendant...
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