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Indian firm building $15bn Trump-announced steel mill has deep Russia ties 

29 September 2026

As US President Donald Trump announced a $15bn steel megaplant while seated at his Oval Office desk on Monday, he had a ...

Journalist ascends to throne in Uganda kingdom after succession dispute 

29 September 2026

A journalist has been crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, becoming the 13th monarch of the Batooro people in a cer...

Thousands of drivers strike in the Philippines over rising fuel prices 

29 September 2026

Thousands of drivers of informal public transport vehicles have stopped work in the Philippines in protest against risin...

Fighting in Ethiopia intensifies: What’s the latest? 

29 September 2026

Government forces and their allies in Ethiopia say they had taken control of a strategic town in the conflict-hit northe...

UNGA 81: Five key takeaways from general debate 

29 September 2026

The 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded on Monday with artificial intelligence (AI), the Israel-Palest...

US’s Marco Rubio says UK airbase incident involved ‘foreign actor’ 

29 September 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said a “foreign actor” was involved in a...

Argentina’s Milei threatens legal action over Falklands oil project 

29 September 2026

Argentinian President Javier Milei has threatened the British government with legal action unless it stops an oil projec...

Malaysia begins sending back Rohingya refugees despite safety warnings 

29 September 2026

Malaysia has begun sending nearly 1,500 Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, describing their return as voluntary despite ...

Israeli forces kill Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Beik in Gaza attack 

29 September 2026

News|Gaza An Israeli air attack has killed Izz al-Din al-Beik, the head of the ⁠Hamas armed wing in the northern Gaza ...

Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal war 

29 September 2026

Newly updated Google Maps satellite imagery shows the scale of destruction across the besieged Gaza Strip nearly three y...