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Diesel prices in Syria have increased 40% and gasoline 30%, prompting Syrians to take to the streets in protest. According to DW News, the price hikes represent an escalation of an energy crisis that has persisted for years, further straining the country's economy.

Yemen's Houthis conducted a new barrage of missile and drone attacks against Saudi military targets on Monday, according to France 24 reporting. Iran has denied involvement in Yemen's renewed civil war despite longstanding allegations of support for the Houthi militia. Dr. H.A. Hellyer, a Senior...

Violence broke out at a polling station in the southern Philippines as the predominantly Muslim region voted in its first parliamentary election in decades, DW News reports, following decades of insurgency by separatists fighting for an independent state.

Voters in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a northeastern German state, are preparing for a regional election where the Social Democratic Party (SPD), led by state Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig, faces a significant challenge from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right party that leads in current opinion polls....

During a visit to his Doonbeg, Ireland golf course on September 14, 2026, President Trump stated his support for merging Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland, saying 'it would seem to me that one of the naturals of all time is put them together.'...

9/11 first responder John Feal told PBS NewsHour's Horizons host William Brangham that New York City officials should have publicly disclosed that the air and water in Lower Manhattan were unsafe after the September 11 attacks, rather than rushing to reopen the area. Feal said...

According to NPR, the Trump administration has restarted construction on a barrier intended to prevent invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes, after abruptly and without explanation halting the project earlier this year. NPR reports the fish can grow several feet long and devastate regional...

During a visit to Doonbeg, Ireland, President Trump told reporters he would remove tariffs on Irish whiskey, according to C-SPAN footage of the remarks. Trump framed the action as a gesture on behalf of the United States, saying: 'On behalf of the United States of...

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...

Sweden's national election produced preliminary results giving the left-wing opposition a razor-thin one-seat advantage over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing coalition, according to the Associated Press, with the final outcome uncertain as ballot counting continues over the coming days.

Two experienced Tesla Full Self-Driving users, Sawyer Merritt and Kevin O'Connor, rode Tesla's Cybercab prototype in Austin, a vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals. According to Tesla's Q2 earnings call, as cited by Merritt, approximately half of North American Tesla buyers now add Full...

ABC News Australia features economist Alan Kohler's analysis of Melbourne's decision to build and maintain extensive tram infrastructure rather than subway systems, as other global cities chose. Kohler argues this historical choice has become a significant financial burden on the city's transportation budget. The analysis...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is confronting a new Ebola outbreak with death tolls rising at an accelerating pace, particularly affecting the gold-mining town of Mongbwalu. The DW report follows Deogratias Kasereka, an Ebola survivor who now works with aid organizations to build community trust...

A child identified as Khaled al-Ajeelah was killed near Damascus after detonating an explosive object he touched, according to Al Jazeera reporting. Explosive remnants of war continue to pose a severe hazard to Syrian civilians years after major combat operations.

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for killing 52 Pakistani military personnel in a recent attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province, according to WION News. The claim underscores the persistent insurgency in the region despite Pakistani military leadership's stated control, with the BLA continuing coordinated...

Jacob Coxon, a researcher at AI firm Anthropic, resigned and told the BBC that staff working on artificial intelligence are "genuinely frightened" about the speed of technological advancement and its potential consequences for humanity. In his viral resignation post, Coxon stated that without slowing the...

House Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC News's Meet the Press that Congress will "debate and discuss" President Trump's campaign pledge to distribute $5,000 checks to Americans if Republicans win control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections. Johnson did not say the...

Police in Jackson, Mississippi have made an arrest in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old mother of four found hanging from a tree. The death has been ruled a homicide.

China, the world's largest durian consumer, has been importing billions of dollars' worth annually from Southeast Asia. Farmers in Hainan province are now cultivating durians domestically to compete with foreign imports and capture a portion of China's massive domestic market. A journalist visited a local...

The Australian federal government is removing restrictions on balcony-mounted solar systems, allowing millions of renters and apartment residents to install plug-in renewable energy units on their balconies for the first time. The policy change aims to reduce energy costs for low-income households and expand renewable...