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AfD party supporters celebrate election victory in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as results show 38.2 percent

AfD Wins Mecklenburg as Germany’s CDU Falls Out of Parliament

Germany's far-right AfD has won Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 38.2 percent, eliminating the CDU from the state parliament for the first time in 81 years. Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the result a disaster as

September 21, 2026

by Sam Bowman

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron at Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon summit

Canada and France Forge Alliance on the Island Trump Tried to Claim

Canada's PM Mark Carney met France's Macron on the islands Donald Trump had claimed for the US to seal a new pact on space, AI, and critical minerals. The summit, the first official visit by a Canadian PM to the

September 21, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Iran Warns US: ‘World Will Be Astonished’ by Its New Weapons

Iran's IRGC warned Monday it has new weapons and new targets ready, claiming its September operations

UN Security Council chamber during Secretary-General straw poll vote September 2026

The UN Could Elect Its First Woman Leader in 81 Years. It Cannot Agree on Who.

Three straw polls, eight candidates, and no consensus: the race to succeed António Guterres is entering

Iraq and Jordan join Trump's expanded GCC Arab summit at UNGA September 2026

Arab Coalition Swells as Iraq and Jordan Join Trump’s UNGA Iran Summit

Iraq and Jordan confirmed they will join Trump's GCC summit at UNGA, with Egypt expected too. Baghdad's Iran-backed government at the table deepens the meeting's core paradox, and with both Hormuz and

September 21, 2026

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York

US Proposes AI Safety Pact With China — No One Else Was Invited

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a new AI safety notification mechanism to Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan Chase's global headquarters in New York, a bilateral framework for managing AI

September 21, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Government and Politics·News·Technology

Anwar Gargash, UAE presidential diplomatic adviser, speaks about Arab-Iran dialogue at UNGA 2026 in New York

UAE Calls on Arab States to Open Direct Channel With Iran as UNGA High-Level Week Begins

UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash called on Arab states to open direct talks with Iran at a New York forum, saying Washington alone cannot manage Gulf-Tehran stability. His remarks came as the

September 21, 2026

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World leaders at the Partners for Multilateralism P4M summit at UNGA in New York, September 2026

Four Powers Launch Multilateral Alliance at UNGA the Day Before Trump

Four world leaders launched the Partners for Multilateralism at UNGA on Monday, hours before Donald Trump addresses the same assembly. India's Jaishankar attended, and the coalition's reform agenda puts UN Security Council

September 21, 2026

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and CIA Director John Ratcliffe meet at Ittihadeya Palace in Cairo during Iran war diplomacy

CIA Chief in Cairo as Iran War Pushes Washington Toward Arab Mediation

CIA Director John Ratcliffe flew to Cairo on Sunday to meet Egypt's Sissi as Tehran transmitted its war-end conditions to Washington and Houthis attacked the Saudi capital for the first time. The

September 21, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly in New York

Netanyahu Flies to New York Under ICC Warrant as Gaza Marks 346 Days of Broken Ceasefire

Benjamin Netanyahu lands in New York under a live ICC arrest warrant to address UNGA 81, as Gaza enters its 346th consecutive day of Israeli ceasefire violations and Secretary-General Guterres issues his

September 21, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump at UNGA New York September 2026

Zelensky Flies to Trump Talks in New York After Ukraine’s Biggest Moscow Attack Yet

Volodymyr Zelensky is flying to New York for his first meeting with Donald Trump since the US signed sweeping Russia sanctions into law, after Ukraine's biggest Moscow drone attack yet and Russia's

September 21, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

White House entrance where CNN reporters were denied access after Trump's press ban, September 2026

Trump Pulls CNN From White House Pool as Press Ban Deepens

Three days after banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds, the Trump administration stripped CNN from the television pool for the United Nations General Assembly session — the clearest

September 21, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Russian State Duma election 2026 results showing United Russia leading with constitutional majority

United Russia Secures Constitutional Majority in First Wartime Duma Vote, Results Show

With more than 83 percent of precincts counted, Vladimir Putin's United Russia held 57.82 percent of the party-list vote — on track for a two-thirds constitutional majority in the first Duma election

September 21, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung during diplomatic meetings ahead of UN General Assembly 2026

South Korea Takes Korean Peninsula Peace Plan to UN as Mexico Ties Revive After 16 Years

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung addresses the UN General Assembly on September 22 with a phased Korean Peninsula peace proposal. He then travels to Mexico City for the first state visit between

September 21, 2026

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Canada and France Forge Alliance on the Island Trump Tried to Claim

Iran Warns US: ‘World Will Be Astonished’ by Its New Weapons

The UN Could Elect Its First Woman Leader in 81 Years. It Cannot Agree on Who.

Arab Coalition Swells as Iraq and Jordan Join Trump’s UNGA Iran Summit

US Proposes AI Safety Pact With China — No One Else Was Invited

UAE Calls on Arab States to Open Direct Channel With Iran as UNGA High-Level Week Begins

Four Powers Launch Multilateral Alliance at UNGA the Day Before Trump

CIA Chief in Cairo as Iran War Pushes Washington Toward Arab Mediation

Netanyahu Flies to New York Under ICC Warrant as Gaza Marks 346 Days of Broken Ceasefire

Zelensky Flies to Trump Talks in New York After Ukraine’s Biggest Moscow Attack Yet

Trump Pulls CNN From White House Pool as Press Ban Deepens

United Russia Secures Constitutional Majority in First Wartime Duma Vote, Results Show

South Korea Takes Korean Peninsula Peace Plan to UN as Mexico Ties Revive After 16 Years

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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