Bin Laden

Graeme Wood of The Atlantic, speaking on Washington Week, discusses bin Laden's strategic miscalculation regarding the 9/11 attacks. According to Wood, bin Laden believed the attacks would prompt the United States to leave the Middle East. Instead, Wood reports, the U.S. maintained and expanded its...

South Korea's National Assembly concluded a four-day interpellation period on September 14, 2026, with opposition lawmakers pressing Prime Minister Han Seong-sook over the vetting process for Cabinet nominees, including Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won. The questioning focused on education policy, cultural matters, and public safety...

The Fijian Flying Circus, a performance group based in Fiji, is touring Pacific nations and international venues with acrobatic theater combining dance, drama, and stunts. According to ABC News Australia, the ensemble provides stable employment and artistic opportunity for its performers while building a regional...

Researchers in Europe are investigating whether painting wind turbine blades black could reduce bird collisions, a leading cause of avian mortality from renewable energy infrastructure. According to DW Planet A, while the black coloring may improve blade visibility to birds, the science remains complex —...

In a retrospective marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks, ABC News In-depth examines how a US court ruling established that the American Constitution does not apply at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base — a legal precedent that originated not from the War on Terror...

Howard Lutnick, who lost two-thirds of his Cantor Fitzgerald employees and his brother in the 9/11 attacks, has nearly doubled his net worth to over $7 billion since becoming Commerce Secretary under Trump, according to Forbes.

India brokered a historic agreement to reduce gender-based violence on garment factory floors, but major fashion brands are now walking away from or circumventing binding worker protections, according to an investigative report by the Investigative Journalism Bureau. The report documents what it describes as a...

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania appeared in a video message at a Republican convention introducing Republican Sen. Dave McCormick, describing McCormick as "the kind of senator that gets the job done" and stating he is "proud to count him as my friend." The appearance...

According to The Print's analysis of a 7,500-page charge sheet, Indian authorities have identified Dr. Umer Un Nabi as the central architect of the Red Fort bombing in November 2025, a terror attack that also resulted in his death as the suicide bomber. Per the...

Five baby orangutans were found in a forest in Odisha, India's eastern state, far from their natural habitat in Indonesia and Malaysia, prompting an investigation by India's Wildlife Protection Department into illegal trafficking networks, according to ABC News Australia. Orangutans are critically endangered and found...