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Trump threatens Iran but says US officials talked with mediators
US President Donald Trump told world leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday that he might attack Iran again or make a deal. “I have a big decision to make,” he said.
Published 22 Sep 2026
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Weather
Hurricane Polo has 180 mph winds near Mexico
Hurricane Polo is a Category 5 storm off southwestern Mexico. A later update from the National Hurricane Center said its strongest steady winds were 180 mph (290 kph).
Sport
Fariba Hashimi becomes the first Afghan woman to win an Asian Games medal since 2002.
Fariba Hashimi won a silver medal in the women’s bike race at the 2026 Asian Games near Nagoya, Japan. The 23-year-old Afghan cyclist came second behind China’s Guo Li on Tuesday.
World
US and China discuss lower taxes before their trade pause ends on November 10
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng met in New York before US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping meet later this week. Bessent called the talks “very successful.
Nature
A new wild cat species is found in Bolivia, the first in more than 100 years
Scientists say a tiny wild cat in Bolivia is a new species. It is the first new living cat species named in more than 100 years.
Weather
Nearly two million people in Japan asked to leave home as Typhoon Dujuan arrives
Nearly two million people in Japan were asked to leave their homes on Monday, because a very strong storm was coming. The storm is called Typhoon Dujuan. It moved along the coast and brought heavy rain and strong wind.
Education
98 of every 100 schools in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, but children go back to class
Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza went back to school on Saturday. It was their first day in a classroom for nearly three years.
Society
South Korea's tattoo artists can work legally after 34 years
Kim Tae-nam stood on a roof in Seoul and smiled. His job was no longer against the law. "Tattoos are art!
World
Cuba loses power again: millions have no electricity for the sixth time this year
Cuba lost electricity across the whole island on Friday. Millions of people had no power. This was at least the sixth big blackout in Cuba this year.
World
Denmark and Greenland say a US deal on Greenland keeps the island's sovereignty
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have reached an agreement about Greenland. Greenland is a large, icy island in the Arctic.
UN team says US attack in Iran killed about 120 schoolchildren and may be a war crime
A United Nations team that checks possible crimes says the United States may have committed war crimes, serious crimes against the rules of war, in two attacks in Iran in February. One attack hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab.
Carney backs plan to make Canada the EU's first associate member
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney told the European Parliament that Canada welcomes a plan to make it the European Union's first associate member. Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, proposed it.
NATO Stops Russian Test of Secret Weapon Against 1,400 km Cables Under the Sea
NATO countries Britain, Norway and the United States stopped Russian ships from finishing a secret test in Arctic waters this spring. The test was near Svalbard, a group of Arctic islands.
UN Official Warns Ukraine Must Repair Power System Before -20C Winter
Alexander De Croo is a top United Nations official. He leads the UN development agency and is the third most important official there.
North Korea Fires Missiles 250 Kilometres After U.S., South Korea and Japan Drill Ends
North Korea fired several short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast on Saturday morning, only one day after a joint military exercise by South Korea, the United States and Japan ended. The missiles were launched from the Wonsan area at around 5:20 a.m. and flew about 250 kilometres.
BRICS, a Group with 40% of the World's People, Agrees on a Joint Statement
Negotiators for the BRICS countries reached a joint statement on Saturday as leaders opened their meeting in New Delhi. Leaders were expected to approve it later.
Ukraine Orders 1,000 Patriot Missiles, but Most Will Not Help This Winter
Ukraine has begun to order about 1,000 Patriot air-defence missiles, said Yevhenii Khmara, Ukraine's defence minister, on Tuesday. These missiles shoot down enemy aircraft and rockets.
Politics
China's new travel rules can stop people leaving for up to 3 years
China has new rules about travel in and out of the country. The rules started on Tuesday. They let the government stop a Chinese citizen from leaving China for six months to three years.
AI Chief Dario Amodei Calls for Slower AI, Warning of Huge Damage in 6 to 12 Months
Dario Amodei, chief of the AI company Anthropic, wants the world to slow down artificial intelligence (AI). He says AI is now improving faster than people can understand or control it.
Israel Closes British Consulate in East Jerusalem After Bans on Settlement Goods
Britain, France and Canada have banned imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This means their companies cannot buy goods or use some services from there.
Trump Presses Putin to End Ukraine War for Trade and Better Ties, Kremlin Says
US President Donald Trump pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Tuesday. The two leaders spoke by phone for about an hour.
Economy
US House Passes Bill That Could Put 100 Percent Tariffs on Russian Oil Buyers
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would let President Donald Trump put import taxes, called tariffs, of up to 100 percent on countries that buy Russian oil and gas. The bill now goes to Trump to sign. India is one of the countries most at risk, because it buys close to one third of its oil from Russia.
Oil Goes Past $100, So Three Central Banks May Raise Interest Rates, Not Cut Them
Oil went past $100 a barrel last week, for the first time since July. The conflict in the Middle East made it hard for oil ships to travel, so prices jumped.
Canada Hits Back with Import Taxes up to 50% on US$20 Billion of Goods
Canada began new import taxes on US$20 billion of American goods just after midnight on Tuesday, with rates from 15% to 50%. The taxes answer US import taxes on Canadian cars, trucks, steel, aluminium and lumber, among other goods.
Onigiri go global: a Tokyo shop sells 1,500 rice balls a day
In Tokyo, people line up before 10 a.m. to buy onigiri, simple Japanese rice balls. One shop, Onigiri Bongo, sells as many as 1,500 rice balls a day.
A $140 Dinner, No Tip: The US Restaurant Pay Debate
At a San Francisco restaurant, diners pay $140 per person, and they leave no tip. The menu price is the final price. The restaurant pays a wine waiter about $40 an hour, so she does not have to depend on the kindness of strangers to pay her bills.
Society
Two Friends Called Each Other “Sis.” A DNA Test Showed They Are Sisters
For years, Meena Geltink, 43, and Minal Tijssen, 44, were close friends. They even called each other “sis.” This year, a DNA test showed that they are biological sisters.
Ukrainian sumo star Aonishiki is close to sumo's top rank, held by only 75 men in history
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki Arata is close to becoming the first European yokozuna, or grand champion. Only 75 men have reached this top rank in sumo's history.
300,000 People Flee Gang Violence in Ecuador, but the Crisis Is Not Recognized
More than 300,000 people in Ecuador have left their homes over the past three years because of gang violence, according to the UN Refugee Agency and the Ombudsman's Office. In Guayaquil, a 66-year-old woman left after bullets hit the roofs of her neighbourhood.
In Ghana, Coffins Shaped Like Crabs and Planes Start Around $700
Coffin makers in Ghana, like Daniel Obele Mensah, build coffins that look like giant crabs, airplanes, and fish. They are not toys. In Accra, these coffins are made to show the life of the person who has died.
Health
Celine Dion Sings 25 Songs in Paris, Six Years After Her Last Full Concert
Celine Dion sang a full concert for the first time in more than six years on Saturday. She was at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris.
Los Angeles Jury Orders Meta and Google to Pay $6 Million to a Woman Addicted to Social Media as a Child
A jury in Los Angeles has decided that Meta and Google must pay $6 million to a young woman who became addicted to Instagram and YouTube as a child. It is the first decision of its kind against social media companies, and it may shape about 2,000 similar cases from parents and school districts in US courts.
A Greek couple welcomes a baby from an embryo frozen for 22 years
A 54-year-old woman in Athens has given birth to a baby girl who grew from an embryo frozen for more than 22 years. The mother, Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi, and her husband Constantinos Raptis named the baby Georgia.
Ebola cases in Congo pass 7,000 as virus reaches seventh province
More than 7,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo now have confirmed Ebola, and 3,398 have died, the government said on Friday. The disease has also reached a seventh province, including its first case in the west.
José Flores, 119, May Soon Be the World's Oldest Person
According to his Costa Rican identity card, José Flores was born on July 11, 1907, so he is 119 years old. If specialists accept that date, he may soon be the world’s oldest living person.
Serian smoke emergency ends, but air quality is still unhealthy at 222
On Friday, the air in Serian, Malaysia, became so dirty that the government closed 647 schools and declared an emergency. The pollution score passed 500, the level for an emergency.
Bangladesh now has the world's worst measles outbreak, with 999 deaths
Bangladesh is now fighting the largest measles outbreak in the world. Since March 2026, 999 people have died from measles, and there are more than 166,000 suspected cases.
New teeth in Albania cost about €600 each, but in the UK the same tooth costs four times as much
New teeth in Albania cost about €600 each. In the UK, France or Germany, the same tooth can cost four times as much.
