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The Iran-backed Houthi militia is engaged in fierce battles with Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, seeking to expand its territorial gains and maintain momentum in the country's long-running civil war, according to sources on Sunday.
· 2 sourcesEuropean intelligence officials have warned that Russia could launch a test of NATO within months, potentially involving a drone or missile attack on alliance territory, according to an exclusive report by The Guardian. The warning follows a statement by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that intelligence assessments suggest Moscow is preparing such an action to prove that Article 5—NATO’s collective defence clause—is more theoretical than practical.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has welcomed the U.S.-Denmark deal on Greenland's security, Downing Street said Sunday, as he prepares to meet President Donald Trump for the first time at the United Nations General Assembly this week. The agreement, which Nato says will help stabilise the region, resolves a diplomatic crisis sparked by Trump's months-long threats to seize the semiautonomous Danish territory by force.
· 4 sourcesIran has communicated its conditions for ending the war with the United States through Qatar and is now awaiting a response from President Donald Trump, a senior Iranian security official told Al Jazeera. The development comes as rising regional tensions push oil prices above $100 per barrel.
· 2 sourcesThe head of a mining company aiming to supply the European Union with rare earths within two years has called for an end to China's dominance of the market, warning that the industry is 'nervous' as US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for their second summit of the year on Thursday.
· 2 sourcesMultiple regions in Russia have come under fresh Ukrainian drone attacks, according to reports on Thursday, as the aerial campaign that saw an unprecedented wave of more than 1,000 drones target Moscow over the weekend shows no signs of abating.
· 7 sourcesA dispute has emerged between the United Kingdom and Israel over planned construction in the E1 area of the West Bank, a strategically significant zone considered vital to the viability of a future Palestinian state. British officials believed Israel had agreed to delay building, but Israeli authorities say no such commitment was made.
Iran-allied Houthi rebels have claimed they attacked Riyadh's international airport with drones and missiles, their third reported strike on Saudi territory in a week, as Yemeni government forces advance in Taiz and the United States rules out a direct military role in the conflict.
· 6 sourcesThe Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said its air defences intercepted a Houthi missile fired at Riyadh on Saturday, as a large plume of black smoke rose near the capital's international airport and authorities issued air raid alerts for multiple cities.
· 8 sourcesAccording to a video report by Al Jazeera published on September 19, 2026, Taiwan has flexed its military capabilities in the lead-up to upcoming talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The nature of the military display and the specific timing of the talks were not detailed in the report.
Saudi Arabia said Saturday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired at the capital Riyadh, the first such attack since the Iran-backed Houthis dramatically escalated their campaign in July. Air raid alerts sounded across the city, and thick black smoke was seen rising near the international airport, where flights were temporarily disrupted as regional tensions continued to mount.
· 3 sourcesPresident Trump has not received a positive response from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in his latest outreach, according to a report, prompting speculation that he may turn to Chinese President Xi Jinping to help arrange a summit during Mr. Xi’s upcoming visit to Washington.
· 2 sourcesRussia has warned that the sweeping Russia sanctions bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on Friday could harm his efforts to broker peace in Ukraine, even as the White House retains broad leeway to waive the law's requirements.
· 6 sourcesJP Morgan has told investors it is struggling to predict how oil prices will be affected by the US-Iran conflict, with analysts acknowledging that many of the economic thresholds the bank assumed would limit the war have now been exceeded and the path ahead remains unclear.
The Houthi movement has accused Saudi Arabia of launching 26 air strikes across Yemen within 24 hours, marking a sharp escalation in the resurgent conflict between the Iran-backed group and the Saudi-led coalition. The strikes, reported by Houthi-run media on September 18, follow Saudi vows of a 'firm' response to Houthi attacks on urban areas, and come as the broader regional picture is complicated by recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
· 5 sourcesThe U.S. military came within minutes of boarding a Chinese vessel this spring after an intelligence report generated with the help of an AI chatbot falsely claimed the ship was carrying components for a nuclear weapons program, according to a CNN report published Friday. Armed soldiers were ready and aircraft were already airborne before officials discovered the error and aborted the operation.
· 4 sourcesLatvia's president has warned that Europe is not keeping pace with rapid developments in drone and aerial warfare in Ukraine, suggesting current Nato preparations could be obsolete by the middle of 2027.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have reached a security agreement that grants the US permanent control over defence of the Arctic territory and blocks Russia and China from establishing a military presence there, President Donald Trump announced on Friday, in a deal that follows months of US threats to annex the island.
· 12 sourcesHundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied through downtown Tehran on Thursday in what is being described as the largest show of defiance since the outbreak of the current conflict, with participants pledging their readiness to take up arms in a government-organised event stressing national unity and self-sacrifice.
· 4 sourcesThe Diplomat has published an article by Allen Zhang suggesting China is developing a new form of maritime coercion, though the full text of the piece was not available for review at the time of writing.
Nearly two decades after international inspectors were expelled, satellite imagery and open-source analysis show North Korea’s nuclear program is visibly expanding on multiple fronts, with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reporting construction of a second uranium enrichment facility at the Yongbyon complex.
On August 31, the Indian Navy commissioned INS Nipun, its second dedicated Diving Support Vessel (DSV), significantly enhancing its ability to rescue distressed submarines and support partner navies in the Indo-Pacific region.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, clearing the way for President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on exports from the largest buyers of Russian oil and gas — a move that directly threatens India, the world's second-largest purchaser of Russian crude.
· 2 sourcesThe UN-recognized Yemeni government's forces have launched an inquest into the sudden collapse of what was intended to be a decisive assault on the Houthi-controlled capital Sana'a, after more than 15 brigades were defeated and the entire west coast fell to Houthi control.
President Trump is moving ahead with sales of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, overruling warnings from U.S. intelligence agencies that China could acquire or steal the advanced warplane technology, according to internal reports.
· 2 sourcesFrench President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the threat of hybrid attacks by Russia against Europe and France has intensified, announcing a plan to protect critical infrastructure and defence industry sites. In a news conference at the Elysee Palace, Macron said France had been targeted by such attacks in recent weeks and vowed they would not go unanswered.
· 2 sourcesThe United States has approved visas for an Iranian delegation to attend next week's UN General Assembly in New York, even as the war between the two countries enters its seventh month. The State Department confirmed the decision on Thursday, imposing travel restrictions and bans on purchasing certain American products, with the delegation described as smaller than last year.
· 2 sourcesA United Nations fact-finding mission has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in two missile strikes in Iran that killed at least 177 civilians, while also finding that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during a crackdown on mass protests. The strikes hit a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd in February.
The Trump administration has approved the sale of nearly 50 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, marking a significant policy shift after years of US resistance due to concerns about Israel's regional military advantage. The $24bn (£17.8bn) deal, the largest ever for Saudi Arabia as the top US weapons customer, now faces a 30-day Congressional review period.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has warned that Venezuela—now effectively under US control since January 2026—is poised to adopt Chinese AI systems to enhance its already extensive surveillance state, and is calling on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to intervene before the technology is fully deployed.
A week of rapid Houthi advances along Yemen's Red Sea coast and into key maritime chokepoints has threatened Saudi Arabia's oil exports, pushed up global fuel prices, and forced some 125,000 Yemenis from their homes, reigniting the country's 12-year civil war.
The US Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank on Thursday, alleging it processed Bitcoin payments from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and transferred the funds to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The United States military has for the first time publicly acknowledged the deployment of offensive weapons in Earth's orbit, a confirmation that has drawn warnings from Russia and China of an accelerating space arms race.
· 8 sourcesAl Jazeera has published video reports showing Ukrainian drones striking a Russian oil tanker while evading helicopter fire, and separately hitting a port on the Caspian Sea in Dagestan. No further details on casualties or damage were provided.
· 2 sourcesA Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border at Yahodyn station on Sunday, shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a delegation of top European security officials had travelled along the same route, Ukrainian authorities said. No casualties were reported; all passengers were evacuated before the strike.
Reports from Kyiv describe a new terror striking day and night: drones fitted with jet engines that slam into targets at speeds of about 600 km/h, out-running the interceptors designed to stop them and radically changing the war.
· 3 sourcesUkraine's Navy has announced what it calls the first-ever battle between unmanned naval boats, releasing video footage that appears to show a Ukrainian Sargan 3000 sea drone destroying a Russian MBeK unmanned surface vessel in the Black Sea using a 12.7mm automatic turret.
Yemen's Houthi group has seized control of the strategic Mayun Island in the Red Sea, while Saudi Arabia reported damage to a mosque and homes from an alleged Houthi attack, according to reports from Al Jazeera on September 13, 2026. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian released a video statement saying Iran is not at war with Saudi Arabia, even as the region faces escalating tensions.
Yemen's Houthi forces have seized control of Mayun Island, a strategically located island in the Red Sea, according to video footage released by Al Jazeera. The development comes amid heightened regional tensions, as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian publicly stated that Iran is "not at war with Saudi Arabia."
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized Mayun Island, a strategically located island in the Red Sea, according to video footage published by Al Jazeera. The move could disrupt shipping lanes and escalate conflict in the region.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi forces have seized control of Mayun Island, a strategically located outpost in the southern Red Sea, according to reports. The takeover strengthens the group's position near the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a critical maritime chokepoint for global shipping, though analysts suggest holding the island long-term could prove difficult.
· 2 sourcesTalks between Israel and Lebanon have been postponed amid reports of explosions in southern Lebanon, with Lebanese President Michel Aoun stating that there will be no new negotiations for now.
· 2 sourcesBulgarian authorities are investigating an overnight fire at an ammunition storage facility operated by private defence company EMCO, with the firm alleging sabotage and the interior minister not ruling out outside interference. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which set off a series of explosions at the site near the central village of Gorni Varpishta.
Iran and the United Arab Emirates held their first face-to-face talks since the beginning of their recent conflict, meeting on the margins of the BRICS summit in what analysts view as a tentative step toward de-escalation. No details of the discussion have been released.
Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical east-west oil pipeline after a drone attack, with satellite imagery confirming damage to the infrastructure and Iraq launching an investigation after confirming the strike originated from its territory.
· 3 sourcesIraq has dismissed a military commander in its southern Maysan province and launched an investigation after confirming that drones that struck Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline originated from that region, while Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the entrance to the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia temporarily closed the pipeline as a precaution and, at the request of Iraq's prime minister, has chosen not to retaliate at this stage.
· 6 sourcesYemen's Houthi rebels have seized a strategic island and attacked a Saudi oil pipeline, sparking fresh concerns that Iran could gain control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical chokepoint for global crude shipments, and further drive up oil prices as it battles the United States.
· 3 sourcesAs BRICS nations gather to discuss deepening cooperation, the bloc is positioning itself as a counterweight to Western-led institutions, fueling debates about whether it can meaningfully reshape the global economic and political order.