International Relations

Houthi fighters patrolling the Red Sea coastline as Saudi Arabia asks China to press Iran over the maritime blockade

Saudi Arabia Asked China to Curb Iran-Backed Houthi Red Sea Blockade, Sources Say

Saudi Arabia privately asked Beijing to press Tehran to rein in the Houthis after the group seized Yemen's Red Sea coast and declared a maritime blockade. China answered without ultimatums; Iran responded

September 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Mark Carney speaking at the European Parliament chamber in Strasbourg, September 2026

Carney Takes Canada-EU Membership Case to Parliament as Trump Threatens New Tariffs

Mark Carney addressed the European Parliament on Thursday, welcoming the EU's offer to make Canada its first associate member while rebuking Trump's threats without naming him. His speech reframed the alliance not

September 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Map of Saudi Arabia crude oil alternative export routes via Oman Sohar ship-to-ship transfers September 2026

Brent Slides to $103 as Saudi Arabia Ships Crude Through Oman’s Sohar Port

Brent crude fell 2.1% to $103.61 as Saudi Aramco routed crude via ship-to-ship transfers off Oman's Sohar port, covering roughly 2.7 million barrels per day of the 4-5 million bpd pipeline deficit

September 17, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Gold bars stacked in a vault reflecting rising gold prices in the United States September 2026

Gold Rate Today in the USA, September 17, 2026: Comex Holds Near $4,300 After Fed Rate Hike

Comex gold futures fell just 2 percent on September 17, 2026 — far less than the Fed's hawkish surprise implied — as short-sellers who had positioned against the metal ahead of the

September 17, 2026

Business·Economy·News

UN fact-finding mission finds US committed war crimes in Iran including Tomahawk strike on Minab primary school killing 120 children

UN Says US Committed War Crimes in Iran, 120 Children Killed in Minab School Strike

The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said Thursday it found reasonable grounds to believe US forces committed war crimes in two February 28 strikes, including a Tomahawk strike on a school that

September 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US diplomats met Houthi leaders in Oman as Saudi Arabia sought missiles from France and Pakistan

US Holds Secret Houthi Talks in Oman as Saudi Arabia Turns to Pakistan for Missiles

The United States secretly met Houthi leaders in Oman and declined Saudi Arabia's plea for direct military support, as Riyadh turned to France, Pakistan, and Egypt to replenish interceptor stocks depleted by

September 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers State of the Union address proposing European Security Council and Emergency Security Protocol, Strasbourg, September 16, 2026

Von der Leyen Calls for European Security Council and Anti-Hybrid Playbook at SOTEU

Von der Leyen called for a European Security Council with Britain, Norway, Ukraine and Canada, and an Emergency Security Protocol modelled on NATO's Article 4 to counter Russia's hybrid warfare, in her

September 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the podium after the FOMC voted 12-0 to raise interest rates to 3.75–4 percent

Federal Reserve Raises Rates 25 Points in Unanimous Vote, Defies Trump as Warsh Opens Path to December

The Federal Reserve voted 12-0 Wednesday to raise its benchmark rate 25 basis points to 3.75–4 percent, the first hike since July 2023 and a direct rebuff of Trump's demand for cuts.

September 17, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Gold Rate Today in the UK, September 17, 2026: 24K Rises to £105.17/g After Fed Rate Hike

Gold surged £2.57 per gram in London on September 17, 2026, hitting 24-karat prices of £105.17 as markets delivered a paradoxical verdict on the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in three years

September 17, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Ecuadorean man detained by US immigration agents — Ecuador deportation case amid torture ruling

Ecuador’s José Serrano Deported Despite Court Torture Protection, Reversal Took 23 Hours

Three Trump-appointed immigration judges reversed a Convention Against Torture deferral in under 23 hours — a process that normally takes months — clearing the path for a charter flight that delivered José

September 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Saudi Arabia Asked China to Curb Iran-Backed Houthi Red Sea Blockade, Sources Say

Carney Takes Canada-EU Membership Case to Parliament as Trump Threatens New Tariffs

Brent Slides to $103 as Saudi Arabia Ships Crude Through Oman’s Sohar Port

Gold Rate Today in the USA, September 17, 2026: Comex Holds Near $4,300 After Fed Rate Hike

UN Says US Committed War Crimes in Iran, 120 Children Killed in Minab School Strike

US Holds Secret Houthi Talks in Oman as Saudi Arabia Turns to Pakistan for Missiles

Von der Leyen Calls for European Security Council and Anti-Hybrid Playbook at SOTEU

Federal Reserve Raises Rates 25 Points in Unanimous Vote, Defies Trump as Warsh Opens Path to December

Gold Rate Today in the UK, September 17, 2026: 24K Rises to £105.17/g After Fed Rate Hike

Ecuador’s José Serrano Deported Despite Court Torture Protection, Reversal Took 23 Hours

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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