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Thousands of Burundian migrants gathered outside their embassy in Nairobi as Kenya's government deadline for documenting foreign workers approaches, according to Al Jazeera. Per the report, many fear eviction and growing hostility toward foreigners following Kenyan President William Ruto's public comments linking foreign workers to...

Fox News correspondent Christina Coleman details U.S. military strikes against Iranian oil tankers and their role in the Trump administration's economic pressure campaign against Iran. Retired Marine intelligence officer Lt. Col. Hal Kempfer analyzes the effectiveness of these actions as part of broader sanctions policy.

Thousands of protesters flooded streets in Tirana, Albania, in what The Guardian reports as the country's largest unrest since the 1991 collapse of communism, initially triggered by plans for a luxury mega-resort on a protected nature reserve island involving Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The...

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...

In 1995, a volcanic eruption buried roughly two-thirds of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, killing 19 people and displacing thousands—an event comparable to Pompeii's destruction. The southern portion of the island remains an exclusion zone due to ongoing volcanic hazards and ash...

High-value Pokémon card collecting has sparked a wave of armed robberies across the United States, with individual cards selling for thousands of dollars, according to ABC News. The network reports that the surge in theft follows celebrity endorsements from figures including Joe Jonas and Logan...

UC San Diego announced it is ending its partnership with U.S. Border Patrol following campus opposition to a federal grant program called Operation Stonegarden. According to CalMatters reporting, the university police department had used the grant to patrol coastline sections near campus. Student and faculty...

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced sanctions on trade with Israeli West Bank settlements on September 9, 2026, characterizing settlers as 'terrorists' carrying out ethnic cleansing with backing from Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Miliband also declared that UK policy now officially holds Israel's occupation of the...

U.S. forces struck multiple Iranian tankers on Tuesday in response to Iranian missile attacks targeting U.S. Navy vessels, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes are part of a multi-day escalation in which the U.S. says it intercepted Iranian missiles and previously disabled two Iranian...

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have launched an offensive with stated aims to recapture Sanaa, the capital, according to TRT World. The escalation follows Saudi Arabia's accusation that Houthis struck energy infrastructure and civilian targets in a recent attack, TRT World reports.

Thousands of people gathered in Belgrade to pay respects at the funeral of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army commander convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes during the 1992-95 Bosnia war.

Thousands of mourners paid respects as the body of Ratko Mladic — the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes and genocide — lay in state in Serbia. According to the Associated Press, Serbia proceeded with the event despite...

Russia has agreed to halt military strikes on Kyiv as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travel to the Ukrainian capital following meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, which the Kremlin described as 'highly useful,' according to ABC News Australia. The Trump...

A severe drought driven by El Niño conditions is affecting rural Sri Lanka, according to TRT World. Tens of thousands of families now rely on rapidly depleting wells and emergency aid for drinking water and agricultural needs, TRT World reports.

Thousands of Palestinians attended a mass funeral in Gaza City for 100 recovered bodies, including 70 children, Al Jazeera English reports, following airstrikes that destroyed residential buildings. Gaza health authorities say thousands of additional bodies remain buried under collapsed structures across the territory.

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned as part of a series of departures from Pentagon leadership during active U.S. military involvement overseas. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) characterized the situation as manageable, stating "this is a little bit overblown in the media" but warning it...

The Wall Street Journal reports that mudlarking — scavenging the River Thames for historical artifacts at low tide — has surged in popularity in London, leaving more than 10,000 people on a permit waitlist. WSJ joined active mudlarks to document how the practice, once an...

President Trump described an ongoing conflict with Iran as "small potatoes" during recent remarks, according to PBS NewsHour analysis featuring commentators David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart. The characterization drew scrutiny from political analysts examining Trump's approach to Middle East policy and military engagement. Brooks and...

A Daily Show comedy segment uses satire to highlight what it frames as an asymmetry in media and political attention: scrutiny of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged ties to Democratic figures, the segment argues, has received more prominent coverage than equivalent scrutiny of his documented connections to...

Economist and policy advisor Jeffrey Sachs discusses how he believes Washington's overestimation of American power is driving both military interventions abroad and asset bubbles at home. Drawing on his experience advising Russia during the Soviet collapse and studying Asian economic development, Sachs argues that U.S....