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Voters queue at polling stations during Russia's State Duma election September 2026

Russia Votes on Day Two of Wartime Duma Election as Annexed Territories Cast Ballots for First Time

Russia's three-day parliamentary election enters its second day with a historic first: 3.5 million residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia voting in a federal election as citizens of Russia. United Russia

September 19, 2026

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Polling station in Donetsk during Russia State Duma election 2026 annexed territories

Russia Concludes State Duma Vote With Annexed Ukrainian Regions Casting Ballots for the First Time

Russia's State Duma election concluded Sunday with 3.5 million voters in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia casting ballots for the first time since annexation in 2022. Moscow frames it as integration complete;

September 19, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's president, approved to attend UNGA by the US despite active war, as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is barred for a second year

US Approves Iran UNGA Visas Amid Active War, Palestinian Leader Denied Again

The Trump administration approved visas for Iran's wartime president Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to attend UNGA High-Level Week, even as Trump said he was weighing whether to 'annihilate' Iran.

September 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria whose criminal record was expunged by President Herzog for the 2016 Hebron killing

Israel’s President Wipes Elor Azaria’s Criminal Record for Killing Wounded Palestinian in Hebron

Israeli President Isaac Herzog expunged Elor Azaria's criminal record on Saturday for the 2016 killing of a wounded Palestinian in Hebron, overriding the Israeli military's own opposition and erasing the last legal

September 19, 2026

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Houthi forces at Bab al-Mandab Strait as Trump dispatches officials to Oman for talks

Trump Negotiates With Houthis in Oman, Rebuffs MBS Twice as Saudi Oil Finds No Exit

Donald Trump twice declined Saudi Arabia's requests for airstrikes against Houthi positions, then dispatched officials to meet Houthi representatives in Muscat. The kingdom's last oil export route is now severed, and Washington

September 19, 2026

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FBI headquarters emblem as Kash Patel halts cooperation with Canada's RCMP over CBC 9/11 language policy

FBI Halts Canada Police Cooperation Over CBC’s 9/11 Language Policy, Kash Patel Announces

Kash Patel announced that the FBI is halting cooperation with Canada's RCMP after CBC reversed an editorial policy that had discouraged automatically labelling the September 11 attackers as 'terrorists.' The move establishes

September 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas barred from attending UNGA 2026 by US visa restrictions

US Bars Palestinian Delegation From UNGA for Second Consecutive Year

The Trump administration again denied visas to Palestinian officials ahead of the UN General Assembly, marking the second consecutive year Abbas has been barred from New York. The General Assembly voted 152-3

September 19, 2026

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Saima Wazed WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia who accused Director-General Tedros of political witch hunt

Saima Wazed Accuses WHO Chief of Politically Motivated Purge After Bangladesh’s 2024 Upheaval

Saima Wazed, the recently resigned WHO regional director for South-East Asia and daughter of Sheikh Hasina, has broken her year of silence in a FirstPost op-ed, accusing WHO Director-General Tedros of a

September 19, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

United Nations General Assembly hall where Trump UNGA attendance intersects with White House press ban against CNN MSNBC Politico

Trump Carries Through White House Ban, Confiscating Badges From CNN, MSNBC and Politico Reporters in Washington

Trump's White House media ban moved from declaration to execution on Saturday when reporters from CNN, MSNBC and Politico had their press badges physically confiscated at the security entrance. Legal experts called

September 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

US President Donald Trump signs the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act on September 18 2026

Trump Signs Russia-Iran Sanctions Law: India and China Face 100% Tariff Risk Over Russian Oil

With one signature on Friday, Donald Trump gave himself authority to impose 100% tariffs on India and China for buying Russian oil — legislation named after the late Lindsey Graham that may

September 19, 2026

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Russia Votes on Day Two of Wartime Duma Election as Annexed Territories Cast Ballots for First Time

Russia Concludes State Duma Vote With Annexed Ukrainian Regions Casting Ballots for the First Time

US Approves Iran UNGA Visas Amid Active War, Palestinian Leader Denied Again

Israel’s President Wipes Elor Azaria’s Criminal Record for Killing Wounded Palestinian in Hebron

Trump Negotiates With Houthis in Oman, Rebuffs MBS Twice as Saudi Oil Finds No Exit

FBI Halts Canada Police Cooperation Over CBC’s 9/11 Language Policy, Kash Patel Announces

US Bars Palestinian Delegation From UNGA for Second Consecutive Year

Saima Wazed Accuses WHO Chief of Politically Motivated Purge After Bangladesh’s 2024 Upheaval

Trump Carries Through White House Ban, Confiscating Badges From CNN, MSNBC and Politico Reporters in Washington

Trump Signs Russia-Iran Sanctions Law: India and China Face 100% Tariff Risk Over Russian Oil

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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