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Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan faces a US visa dispute tied to a ceasefire demand

Washington Is Holding a Visa Hostage to Force a Sudan Ceasefire

The US is withholding Sudan's army chief's UN visa unless he signs a 90-day ceasefire he has refused. The pressure lands as the RSF tightens a siege the UN warns could repeat

September 25, 2026

by Sam Bowman

Brad Pitt as James Belmont in Heart of the Beast, the 2026 Paramount survival thriller directed by David Ayer

Brad Pitt Earns Career-Best Reviews as Heart of the Beast Opens at 96%

Heart of the Beast opens today with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, the best critical reception of Brad Pitt's career as a starring performer. Director David Ayer, eight years removed from the Suicide Squad debacle, earns the reviews he was

September 25, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

DeepSeek CEO Liang Wenfeng targets $75 billion valuation on Shanghai STAR Market

DeepSeek Doubles Revenue Run Rate to $1 Billion, Eyes Shanghai IPO

DeepSeek has more than doubled its annualized revenue run rate to approximately $1 billion, CEO Liang

Nepal cricket players celebrate a wicket during the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi, Japan

Bhurtel and Rajbanshi Share Seven Wickets as Nepal Stun Afghanistan at Asian Games 2026

Nepal announced themselves at the 2026 Asian Games cricket tournament in Aichi by defeating Afghanistan with

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty attended UNGA 81 representing a government bound by six structural constraints that made endorsement of the US-led Iran ceasefire framework impossible

Egypt Holds the Only Border Crossing Into Gaza. Al-Azhar Called Israeli Actions a Genocide. At UNGA, Badr Abdelatty Said Nothing on Iran.

Six structural forces made Egyptian endorsement of the US-Iran ceasefire impossible at UNGA 81 — from the Rafah Crossing to Al-Azhar's genocide declaration to Chinese infrastructure debt. Badr Abdelatty's silence was not

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Kuwaiti officials hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

Lavrov Greets Kuwait’s New Foreign Minister, Signals Continuity After Handover

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Kuwait's new top diplomat, Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, framing the encounter around preserving ties built under his predecessor.

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Patriot air defense missile systems supplied to Ukraine

Washington Empties Ukraine’s Aid Fund Before the Deadline, Minus the Patriots Kyiv Wants Most

The Trump administration is obligating the last of a $400 million Ukraine aid package before it expires September 30, but Patriot interceptors, the weapon Kyiv has pleaded for as Russian strikes intensify,

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ursula von der Leyen addresses the European Parliament on Canada's proposed associate membership

Canada Wants Europe’s Benefits Without Joining the Club, Its Top Diplomat Says

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Ottawa is not seeking full EU membership, even as talks with Brussels deepen on AI, critical minerals, defense and security ahead of October's EU-Canada summit in

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin meets Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

Uganda Sends Its Vice President, Not Museveni, to Putin’s Africa Summit

Russia's foreign minister confirmed Uganda will send Vice President Jessica Alupo to October's Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a delegation level that puts Kampala below the head-of-state turnout Moscow has courted from the

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit

Putin Touts $240 Billion China Trade While the Flagship Pipeline Stalls

Putin told reporters Russia-China trade has reached $240 billion and keeps growing, but the number obscures a harder truth: the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline meant to lock in that partnership for

September 25, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Coverage of the appeals court ruling on Anthropic's Pentagon blacklist

Appeals Court Says Claude’s Refusals Are a National Security Risk

A divided federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's decision to bar Anthropic from its supply chain, ruling that Claude's own safety restrictions, not the model's capability, made it a legitimate national security

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Technology

Houthi supporters at a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, September 2026

Washington Leaves Yemen’s Government Pleading for Help It Won’t Give

Yemen's internationally recognized government has asked Washington to strike Houthi positions and been met with silence, the Washington Post reports, as US aid to the country collapsed from $763 million to $53,000

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Zaima Rahman, daughter of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, now a UNGA legal officer

A Watchdog Wants the UN to Explain How the Bangladeshi PM’s Daughter Got Her UN Job

Global Justice Network has asked the UN to open an independent review of how Zaima Rahman, daughter of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, was hired as a legal officer in the office

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Iranian officials traveling to the UN General Assembly in New York

Iran’s Top Diplomat Rejects Force as the Fix for Hormuz, Sanctions and the Nuclear File

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters at the UN that sanctions are economic terrorism, that more than 5,000 Iranians died in the war, and that force will never restore safe passage

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Washington Is Holding a Visa Hostage to Force a Sudan Ceasefire

Brad Pitt Earns Career-Best Reviews as Heart of the Beast Opens at 96%

DeepSeek Doubles Revenue Run Rate to $1 Billion, Eyes Shanghai IPO

Bhurtel and Rajbanshi Share Seven Wickets as Nepal Stun Afghanistan at Asian Games 2026

Egypt Holds the Only Border Crossing Into Gaza. Al-Azhar Called Israeli Actions a Genocide. At UNGA, Badr Abdelatty Said Nothing on Iran.

Lavrov Greets Kuwait’s New Foreign Minister, Signals Continuity After Handover

Washington Empties Ukraine’s Aid Fund Before the Deadline, Minus the Patriots Kyiv Wants Most

Canada Wants Europe’s Benefits Without Joining the Club, Its Top Diplomat Says

Uganda Sends Its Vice President, Not Museveni, to Putin’s Africa Summit

Putin Touts $240 Billion China Trade While the Flagship Pipeline Stalls

Appeals Court Says Claude’s Refusals Are a National Security Risk

Washington Leaves Yemen’s Government Pleading for Help It Won’t Give

A Watchdog Wants the UN to Explain How the Bangladeshi PM’s Daughter Got Her UN Job

Iran’s Top Diplomat Rejects Force as the Fix for Hormuz, Sanctions and the Nuclear File

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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