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‘People don’t have money’: Syrian fuel hikes deepen economic pain 

16 September 2026

Damascus, Syria – The fuel price hike hit at midnight on Sunday. By Monday morning, frustration had poured into the st...

US military claims Strait of Hormuz remains open amid ongoing blockade 

16 September 2026

Despite an ongoing blockade on Iranian maritime trade and attacks by Iran’s military on commercial ships, the United S...

Macklemore pledges $1m in tour earnings to Palestinian groups 

16 September 2026

Rapper Macklemore says he will donate the entire $1m he earned from singer Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to organisations sup...

US removes Venezuela from list of drug transit, production countries 

16 September 2026

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has decided to drop Venezuela from its list of major drug transi...

Lebanon returns 37 artefacts smuggled out of Egypt six years ago 

16 September 2026

News|Arts and Culture Lebanon has returned 37 artefacts to Egypt that were smuggled out of the country six years ago. A ...

Republican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deaths 

16 September 2026

News|Government Republican Senator Bill Cassidy has blamed the Trump administration’s vaccination policies for an upti...

Djibouti calls for assistance as thousands of Yemenis flee to country 

16 September 2026

News|Conflict Djibouti is calling on the international community to urgently provide assistance to help deal with the ri...

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...