Mon 21 September 2026: The Trump administration is preparing to implement expansive economic sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The upcoming US penalties would prohibit most financial and commercial transactions with the international tribunal following a grace period of six to seven months, according to the newspaper. The […]
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Mon 21 September 2026: The US military is expected to transfer MQ-9 Reaper drones currently operating in Africa to the US Southern Command, CNN reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the plans. The move is reportedly part of a broader deployment of military equipment to South America as US officials emphasize partnerships for possible counternarcotics […]
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Mon 21 September 2026: Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence against civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine, including gang rape and electric shocks to the genitals, while Ukrainian authorities were also responsible for a smaller number of violations, the UN human rights office said in a report on Friday. The report documented 1,004 verified cases of conflict-related […]
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Sun 20 September 2026: Research suggests population collapse after British arrival was far greater than earlier estimates indicated Australia’s Indigenous population before British colonisation may have been substantially larger than previously estimated, with new research placing the median population at about 2.22 million people. The study, published on September 15 in Nature Human Behaviour, combines […]
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Sun 20 September 2026: Mosaics and frescoes discovered at Villa Celimontana could shed light on one of imperial Rome’s major military complexes Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a richly decorated second-century building near the Colosseum that may have been associated with the Vigiles, the firefighting and night-watch force of ancient Rome. The discovery was […]
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Sun 20 September 2026: At least two people died and a key oil refinery suffered damage after hundreds of drones struck Moscow and the surrounding region on Sunday, the last day of Russia’s tightly managed parliamentary vote. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 1,600 drones were intercepted and destroyed, including 450 heading for the […]
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Sun 20 September 2026: Machine learning system will activate default privacy protections for minors across Google services Google is preparing to introduce machine learning technology in Canada to identify users who may be under 18 and automatically apply stronger privacy and safety settings, the company announced Monday. The system is designed to determine a user’s […]
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Sat 19 September 2026: Island suffers another total blackout as aging power plants, fuel shortages and limited generation capacity strain electricity system Cuba’s national electricity grid suffered a complete collapse on Friday, leaving the island without power as the country continues to face a severe and prolonged energy crisis. The state-run Electricity Union, known as […]
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Sat 19 September 2026: President Vladimir Putin said Russia has no hostile designs on Europe and is prepared to rebuild ties and work with its European neighbors. Speaking Friday at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission, he accused some European leaders of preparing for war with Russia and of using the Ukraine conflict plus claims […]
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Sat 19 September 2026: IOM says fewer people are reaching Europe by sea, but thousands continue to die or disappear on dangerous migration routes The number of migrants and refugees reaching Europe by sea has fallen sharply this year, but the decline in arrivals has been accompanied by a continued high death toll on some […]
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