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US sanctions Turkish bank, two subsidiaries in latest pressure on Iran

By Ismail Shakil, David Lawder and Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanc...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
She was asked to defend America's Gaza policy to Arabs. She quit instead | Hala Rharrit

She was asked to defend America's Gaza policy to Arabs. She quit instead | Hala Rharrit Submitted by Mohamed Hashem on F...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Voting begins in crucial US midterm elections

WASHINGTON - Voting in the US midterm elections effectively began Friday as North Carolina became the first state to sen...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Call to ‘turn off the tap’ to Ukraine sparks furore in France

PARIS - A senior official in French presidential contender Marine Le Pen’s far-right party sparked a furore on Friday wi...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
IN BRIEF: Russian SVR chief on Kiev's panic, attempts to destabilize situation in Russia

Sergey Naryshkin stressed that Ukraine fears imminent defeat

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Why is Farage’s Reform accused of violating the UK’s foreign funding rules?

Undercover footage allegedly shows top Reform officials discussing ways to evade foreign funding laws.

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Netanyahu partners renew calls for removal of Palestinians from Gaza as Israeli election nears

Two Israeli ministers floated proposals this week for the mass removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, resurfacing ...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Five EU countries aim to send rejected migrants to 'return hubs' by 2027

Denmark, Greece, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands agreed to the initiative as Copenhagen hosted talks on the creati...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Deadly escalation in Black Sea attacks prompts fears of even higher food prices

Russian and Ukrainian strikes in July killed more crew than in whole war to that month, preventing grain exportsA summer...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Himalayan hydropower buildout: Expert says risk management is key

Following devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, Access Asia takes a closer look at the fragile state of the Himalayan m...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
US Sanctions Small Turkish Investment Bank Over Iran Links

The United States sanctioned Golden Global Investment Bank, a relatively small Turkish firm, after Treasury Secretary Sc...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Iranian diplomat warns regional countries over US attacks

Iranian diplomat warns regional countries over US attacks Iranian diplomat Mojtaba Ferdowsi Pour has said that countries...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump's peace envoys to visit Moscow and Kyiv over weekend, reports say

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have led President Donald Trump's efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war - but talks have...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump's peace envoys to visit Moscow and Kyiv over weekend, reports say

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have led President Donald Trump's efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war - but talks have...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Public Scrutiny Really Does Help the Unjustly Detained 

Concerned citizens and civil society groups working in tandem can help free the unjustly imprisoned. But the work is far...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he'll end trade with countries with U.S. surpluses

President Donald Trump demanded that the Fed slash interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries with whic...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Without allies and partners, the US risks being alienated from the global intelligence networks it built

US allies and partners are reassessing their intelligence needs and vulnerabilities—and the trend is toward greater auto...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Zelensky Orders ‘Tangible Response’ Against Russia After Drone Strikes SBU HQ in Kyiv

Zelensky said that a Russian drone took direct aim at the office of SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad on Friday afternoon.

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Kazakhstan stabilizes oil output following CPC pipeline disruptions, minister says

According to Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov, oil production is projected to reach 96 million tonnes by the en...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
U.A.E. Pardons Egyptian Dissident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi was extradited from Lebanon to the Emirates, a close U.S. ally, after criticizing its government...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Five EU countries aim to send migrants to return hubs by 2027

Denmark, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Greece have agreed on a common model for deportation centres, to be negot...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Kiev panics, fearing imminent defeat — Russian SVR chief

Sergey Naryshkin described Ukraine’s attempts to destabilize the situation in Russia ahead of the State Duma elections a...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
UK police raid 84-year-old retired priest's home over activism

UK police raid 84-year-old retired priest's home over activism An 84-year-old retired priest known for her climate chang...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
‘It Still Causes Severe Stress’: Fear of Expulsion Upends Life for Some Russian Asylum Seekers in Europe

From draft dodgers to anti-war activists, a growing number of Russian exiles are finding host countries unwilling to gra...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Israel not to withdraw troops from Lebanon until Hezbollah fully disarmed — minister

Defense Minister Israel Katz said the capture of the heights on the Ali al-Taher ridge, including the underground infras...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Why Australian Politics Is Shifting Right, Not Left

The prevalence of nationalism, authoritarianism, and populism explains the rise of far-right politics in Australia.

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nepal’s Floods Upset Its China-India Balancing Act

Trade infrastructure was swept away. Nepal’s trade with China, which was already limited, will be further restricted aft...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Indonesia’s Emerging China Dependencies

Is this the beginning of the end of Jakarta’s truly “free and active” foreign policy?

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Chinese team extracts uranium from seawater at 8 times the US target rate

Chinese researchers have found a way to extract uranium from seawater at several times the target rate set by the US Dep...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Can the Green Party’s Polanski take on Labour and win Starmer’s old seat?

Analysts say although Polanski has gained popularity, toppling Labour in its traditional stronghold may be difficult.

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight

The devastating Himalayan glacial floods have raised broader questions about who should bear the costs and responsibilit...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
OPCW experts’ Russia visit will test organization’s impartiality — envoy

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the OPCW Vladimir Tarabrin noted that the current political climate did not encoura...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Colombian president posts video purporting to show 23 ‘neutralised’ guerrillas in body bags

Footage provokes outrage, as bellicose and performative far-right politics continue to spread across AmericasColombia’s ...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Meloni celebrates milestone as Italy's longest-lasting government

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is celebrating a milestone: her hard-right government is now the longest-lasting i...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
SVR chief says Caribbean Crisis settlement shows escalation not the only way

Sergey Naryshkin noted that the propaganda mechanisms set in motion by politicians create such a rigid worldview that th...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates

The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Netanyahu partners renew calls for removal of Gazans as Israeli election nears

By Rami AyyubJERUSALEM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Two Israeli ministers floated proposals this week for the mass removal of Pal...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Sri Lanka ex-president's son arrested on graft charges

COLOMBO, Sept 4 - The son of Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been arrested and remanded until Septemb...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Swiss far-right extremists go on trial amid protests

ZURICH - Six members of the Swiss far-right Junge Tat movement went on trial in Zurich on Friday on charges including in...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Rubio to visit Trump-friendly allies in South America

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel next week to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, three Latin American...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail

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