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ECB calls for tougher EU crypto rules and wider ban on stablecoin interest

Europe's central banks want the EU's crypto rules tightened, calling for a wider ban on interest payments on stablecoins...

Heavy fighting continues across Taiz, Marib and al-Jawf in Yemen

Heavy fighting continues across Taiz, Marib and al-Jawf in Yemen Heavy fighting took place in the Taiz, Marib and al-Jaw...

'I'm going to tell the truth': Netanyahu hits back at Mamdani ahead of UN speech

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to deliver a significant address at the United Nations General Assembly...

Rusal Said to Sound Out Buyers for Its Jamaica and Guyana Assets

United Co. Rusal International PJSC, Russia’s top producer of aluminum, is seeking a sale of its assets in Jamaica and G...

Ukraine’s defense tech partnerships surge, but many deals stall, new report finds

International joint ventures in Ukraine's defense tech sector are on the rise, with at least 180 partnerships in manufac...

Neutral venues and no 'away' fans - how Israel v Republic of Ireland became so contentious

BBC Sport explores the backdrop to the Republic of Ireland's matches against Israel, amid fraught tensions between the n...

Adani Firms Settle Disclosure Norms Probe by Indian Regulator

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group firms settled one of the probes into a US short-seller’s accusations, further easing re...

Refining-Stocks Rally Stalls as Talk of Diesel Export Ban Swirls

This year’s big rally in US refiner stocks is running into growing headwinds with some Republican leaders calling to res...

Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss safe passage through Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb

Russian forces strike Ukrainian metallurgical, chemical industry sites — top brass

Russian forces used sea-launched hypersonic Tsirkon missiles during a massive nighttime strike against targets in Ukrain...

Hong Kong urged to secure sustainable fuel supply to safeguard aviation hub status

Hong Kong risks losing its status as an international aviation hub if it fails to secure a reliable, credibly certified ...

Donald Trump to address world leaders at the UN

US president will also meet heads of government including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK’s Andy Burnham

AI is set to help cyber attackers much more than defenders, says UK official

Dave Chismon, the NCSC’s chief technology officer for architecture, said in a blog post that the imbalance in AI means c...

Putin speaks by phone with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince

The Russian leader congratulated the Saudi Crown Prince on the upcoming national holiday - the day marking the founding ...

US to open two new military bases in Greenland, sources say

The U.S. plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up another on the east coast, ...

East Africa: Why the Int'l Community Must Confront TPLF Hardliners & Foreign Spoilers

[ENA] The signing of the Pretoria Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) in November 2022 was widely hailed...

Ethiopia: Egyptian Minister's Remarks Reflect Crude Colonial Mentality - Ministry of Water and Energy

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation recent statement suggesting that Ethiopians lac...

Samsung C&T invests in Kairos Power

Kairos Power and Samsung C&T have announced the signing of a binding term sheet for the South Korean engineering and con...

Iran’s President Arrives in U.S. for U.N. Meeting Against the Backdrop of War

President Masoud Pezeshkian had combative words for the United States before he departed Iran to attend the annual meeti...

Taiwan coastguard’s rare missile firing reveals deepening links with navy

Taiwan’s coastguard fired a supersonic anti-ship missile during a military exercise last week, an unusual move by a civi...

Soaring diesel prices spur export ban calls from Republican lawmakers

Also in today’s newsletter, US and China agree to set up ‘AI dialogue’ ahead of high-stakes summit

AI Incident Response Readiness Lags Behind AI Adoption, ISACA Finds

A new report by ISACA found that 71% of orgs have not run AI incident response exercises as teams face rising pressure

Debunking Bucha false-flag operation, UN’s confusing reports: top diplomat’s statements

Sergey Lavrov noted that the West nurtured a generation that believes the wildest anti-Russian cliches

Tehran hints at Hormuz talks with US as leaders gather at UN

US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are both due to attend the UN General Assembly in New ...

Putin and Saudi crown prince call for safe passage via Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb

MOSCOW, Sept 22 - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tues...

UN warns of rising Yemen displacement as thousands flee to Djibouti

Renewed fighting could drive 10,000 across the Red Sea and displace more than 230,000 internally, UNHCR says.

Why is the Bab al-Mandab Strait so important?

The BBC's Frank Gardner explains why the narrow waterway is key to oil transportation and the world economy.

Webinar tomorrow: Inside real-world Google Workspace breaches

Tomorrow's webinar examines real Google Workspace breaches involving social engineering and malicious OAuth applications...

Lindt Pulls Plan for Dubai Chocolate Store Over Iran War Concern

Premium Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli AG has pulled its project for a flagship store in Dubai over concerns ab...

Iran president heads to UNGA, vows to highlight US ‘oppression’

Iran president heads to UNGA, vows to highlight US 'oppression'

US open to meeting Iran at UN as conflicting reports over peace deal swirl

Tehran’s decision-making structures appear gripped by a war of words as conflicting reports emerge on Tuesday about an a...

Zelenskyy asks EU countries to keep Usmanov and Fridman under sanctions

The EU must not remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the sanctions list, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said amid fraugh...

Sri Lanka court convicts 14 over deadly Easter bombings

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D-Link warns of max severity zero-day bug in DIR-822A routers

D-Link warned customers of a maximum-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-86296) with public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit ...

Tehran hints at Hormuz talks with US as leaders gather at UN

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa HafeziDUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday that Iran...

Iran, US hint at revival of talks as Trump, Pezeshkian due to attend UN

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa HafeziDUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States hinted on Tuesday at the prospec...

Trump urges compete isolation of Iran, expects deal after election

By Michelle Nichols and Daphne PsaledakisUNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called...

Trump urges complete isolation of Iran, expects deal after election

(Fixed typo in headline)By Michelle Nichols and Daphne PsaledakisUNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald...

SaxaVord Scrapped Launch Rail Plans, Forcing HyImpulse to Bring Its Own

UK-based launch facility SaxaVord Spaceport has confirmed that it abandoned plans to develop a shared suborbital launch ...

Google agreement to support Georgia plant uprates

A new agreement will see Google support uprates on Georgia Power's share of the Vogtle and Hatch plants, which will add ...