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Haiti petrol tanker explosion kills at least 15...
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], September 16: At least 15 people have been killed and another 40 injured after a tanker truck carrying...

At least 18 killed in terrorist bombing in...
Mogadishu [Somalia], September 16: At least 18 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the Somalian capital Mogadishu,...

Japan will support island nations with telecommunications infrastructure
Tokyo [Japan], September 16: Nikkei Asia reported yesterday, September 15, that the Japanese government and private sector will support the...

Democrats step up attacks on Trump
Washington [US], September 16: CNN on September 15 quoted US President Joe Biden criticizing his predecessor Donald Trump for his...

Israel says Hamas 'no longer exists', Hamas declares...
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 16: A senior Hamas official has issued a strong statement after Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant...

FBI investigates Trump assassination attempt in Florida, finds...
Florida [US], September 16: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that it is investigating the assassination of former...

Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds...
Washington [US], September 16: The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as thousands of...

Trump safe after multiple shots fired near his...
Washington [US], September 16: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe after multiple shots were fired near his golf course...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 jolts Indonesia's Java Island
Java [Indonesia], September 16: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the southern coast of Indonesia's Java Island today, with no reports...

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei laid to rest in...
Kampala [Uganda], September 15: Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend...

Tanzania launches investment reports to bolster investor confidence
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], September 15: Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has unveiled a series of investment reports showcasing progress...

Two Jordanians freed after being kidnapped for 2...
Amman [Jordon], September 15: Two Jordanian citizens kidnapped in Syria have been safely returned to Jordan after more than two...

Clashes erupt between Houthis, pro-government forces in S....
Aden [Yemen], September 15: Ferocious clashes erupted on Saturday between Houthi militants and pro-government forces in the country's southern province...

Russia warns of potential nuclear response amid Western...
Moscow [Russia], September 15: Russia's patience regarding a nuclear response to Western actions in Ukraine is wearing thin, warned Dmitry...

UK and US come to 'strong position' on...
Washington [US], September 15: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the UK and US have come to a "strong...

Tunisia arrests dozens of opposition members in pre-election...
Tunis [Tunisia], September 15: At least 80 members of Tunisia's largest opposition party Ennahdha have been arrested, party officials said,...

China braces for major tropical storm, days after...
Beijing [China], September 15: Authorities in China are bracing for another dangerous tropical storm, days after Typhoon Yagi left a...

Serbian prez approves compulsory military service
Belgrade [Serbia], September 15: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday approved the reintroduction of compulsory military service, which was abolished...

Iran to convert prison into university building
Tehran [Iran], September 15: The infamous Evin prison in Tehran is to be converted into a university building, the Iranian...

Four killed in flooding in Romania
Bucharest [Romania], September 15: At least four people have been killed in eastern Romania after the country was battered by...

Funeral ceremony held in Turkey for activist killed...
Istanbul [Turkey], September 15: A US-Turkish activist killed during a protest last week against Israeli settlements in the occupied West...

Hundreds of child sex offenders tracked in airports
Canberra [Australia], September 15: Hundreds of convicted and suspected child sex offenders have been tracked through Australian airports as they...

Russia, Ukraine exchange 206 prisoners in second swap...
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 15: Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of 206 prisoners on Saturday, 103 apiece, in their...

Putin's options for Ukraine missiles response include nuclear...
Moscow [Russia], September 15: Vladimir Putin's options to retaliate if the West lets Ukraine use its long-range missiles to strike...

South Sudan delays presidential polls again, by 2...
Juba [South Sudan], September 15: South Sudan has postponed its long-awaited elections until December 2026, the government announced on Friday,...

Congo sentences 3 Americans to death over alleged...
Kinshasa [Congo], September 15: A court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentenced 37 people to death on Friday...

Dresden rushes to remove collapsed bridge amid flood...
Dresden [Germany], September 15: Workers in the eastern German city of Dresden on Friday rushed to clear away chunks of...