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South Africa slam planned US sanctions over alleged racial discrimination 

16 September 2026

News|Race Issues South Africa has called the United States’s plans to impose sanctions on individuals there for allege...

Belarus frees 25 political prisoners in return for US sanctions relief 

16 September 2026

Belarus on Wednesday freed 25 political prisoners as the United States lifted sanctions on two of the reclusive country�...

UK trade unions back motion to boycott and sanction Israel 

16 September 2026

The umbrella organisation for trade unions in the United Kingdom has passed a motion calling for an end to complicity in...

Geopolitical divides fueling Security Council inaction, Guterres warns 

16 September 2026

News|Antonio Guterres United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a “reform” of the Security Co...

Angry Dutch farmers blamed for railway sabotage: What happened? 

16 September 2026

Railways in the Netherlands suffered massive disruption on Tuesday when pipes, cables and other materials were placed on...

Malaysia offers to invite Myanmar leader in Rohingya repatriation push 

16 September 2026

News|Rohingya Malaysia is offering to invite Myanmar’s military ruler for an official visit to the country in a bid to...

Poll shows Americans are increasingly alarmed by AI’s ecological footprint 

16 September 2026

A new survey of adults in the United States finds that more than half worry about artificial intelligence’s environme...

EU chief von der Leyen proposes ‘associate member’ status for Canada 

16 September 2026

News|European Union European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has raised the prospect of Canada becoming the 27...

Four years on, Iranians reflect on impact of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ 

16 September 2026

Tehran, Iran – Four years ago this week, Mahsa “Jina” Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, was leaving a me...

Iran war has cost the US $38bn: How will it impact US economy, politics? 

16 September 2026

The United States war on Iran has cost the country $38bn so far, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said this week, a...