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UAE, Saudi Arabia Face Onslaught of Increasingly Complex Cyberattacks

The United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia together absorbed 50% of all cyberattacks recorded across the Gulf ...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russia distances itself from two items on UN General Assembly agenda

They concern the 'temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine' and the 'international residual mechanism for criminal tr...

New York, United States · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
West turns Ukraine into global illegal arms trade hub — Russian delegation in Vienna

Russia's chief delegate to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control Yuliya Zhdanova stressed that the illi...

Vienna, Austria · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Chinese beauty products prove resilient amid US-China trade war

The US-China trade war has hit exports ranging from soybeans to solar panels, but one industry appears to be weathering ...

Beijing, China · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Why the Army needs a clean sheet modern combat vehicle

[Sponsored] The Bradley ran out of room to grow. The Lynx XM30 was designed to keep growing, for the battlefields of tom...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ukraine loses nearly 1,400 troops in special op zone over past 24 hours — Defense Ministry

Russian Battlegroup North units took control over the Krasny Yar and Potikhonovo settlements in the Kharkov Region in th...

Kharkiv, Ukraine · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Top Iranian diplomat hopes to meet with Lavrov on UNGA sidelines — ambassador to Russia

The Russian foreign minister would take part in about 20 international meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assem...

New York, United States · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
As Xi meets Trump, who’s winning their trade war?

Trade war has been central to Trump's presidency, but it didn't slash US deficits. Meanwhile, China recorded a surplus.

Washington, United States · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Qatar's emir urges talks with Iran as regional leaders demand stronger action against Israel at UN

The leaders of Qatar, Turkey and Jordan called for talks with Tehran and greater international pressure on Israel.

New York, United States · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
The President has called for AI leadership. Here’s the mission.

An AI compact built around capability, control, and continuity can ensure the country stays safe and secure while also l...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Hainan steps up efforts to develop international consumption hub

Offshore customs supervision regime is expected to provide a major boost to Hainan’s retail sector

Hainan, China · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing two and wounding 23 hours before Zelenskyy's UN address

Zelenskyy is in New York for the annual UN gathering as part of his diplomatic effort to shore up and recruit further in...

Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Lt Gen (retd) Nauman Mahmood picked as first head of Makkah defence pact secretariat

The Foreign Office (FO) announced on Wednesday that Lieutenant General (retired) Nauman Mahmood as the first secretary g...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Smuggled Western arms from Ukraine end up in Africa, Middle East — Russian envoy

Yulia Zhdanova explained that weapons and military equipment are being transported by sea from Ukraine to countries in t...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
A US Diesel Export Ban Would Be a Calamity for the Market

Withholding shipments could result in global economic damage — and potentially even higher prices in America.

United States · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russian air defenses show unmatched efficiency repelling Sept 20 attack on Moscow — expert

Igor Potapov emphasized that this level of effectiveness was achieved through the coordinated performance of the Russian...

Moscow, Russia · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump addresses UN with mixture of boasts, threats and jibes | First Thing

US-Iran meeting takes place on sidelines despite president’s threat to ‘annihilate’ Tehran regime. Plus, one man’s month...

New York, United States · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
United Kingdom announces action on disinformation and global AI standards

The United Kingdom will fight disinformation at home and abroad, and work to ensure global safety standards for artifici...

United Kingdom · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
What the Trump-Xi meeting could do to strengthen the guardrails for AI

Beyond discussions about artificial intelligence, other key topics are likely to be the Iran war, an ongoing trade truce...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ransomware Attacks Reach Record High for 2026

A total of 1073 firms fell victim to ransomware attacks globally in August, with the industrial sector the most affected...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
UN General Assembly live: Iran’s Pezeshkian, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to speak

Second day of UN General Assembly kicks off with speeches from world leaders, including from Syria, Iran and Ukraine.

New York, United States · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
PM, top U.S. envoy discuss ways to strengthen S. Korea-U.S. alliance

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook met with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on Wednesday to discuss ways to exp...

South Korea · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Houthi adviser warns of attacks on US interests if Washington intervenes in Yemen

Houthi adviser warns of attacks on US interests if Washington intervenes in Yemen A Houthi military adviser said the gro...

Yemen · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Russia calls for deeper biosafety cooperation within CIS — Lavrov

The Russian foreign minister said that Moscow welcomes the development of regional cooperation in the field of biologica...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
UK to review Chagos deal after Trump tells Burnham it is 'terrible'

Britain has suspended its €139 million-a-year lease payments for the Diego Garcia base while ministers try to reshape th...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Yemen's Houthis to target U.S. interests if it supports Saudi-led strikes: Houthi military adviser

While the Yemen civil war predates the U.S.-Iran war by years, renewed fighting in Yemen pits allies of Washington and T...

Yemen · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Israel denounces Macron's UN remarks

Israeli officials have hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israel’s conduct in the occupied...

New York, United States · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Introduction of temporary administration preemptive signal to EU — RSPP chief

Alexander Shokhin expects the attempts to use Russian assets to continue

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Guterres’s actions as Secretary-General ruined trust in UN — Russian MFA

Kirill Logvinov, Director of the MFA Department of International Organizations, said the Portuguese official’s tenure wi...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ban on Russian diesel increases EU fuel market vulnerability — expert

Nikolay Novik explained that European refineries had historically focused on gasoline production, relying on imports to ...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
French legal complaint says Israeli army uprooted and stole ancient olive trees from Lebanon

French legal complaint says Israeli army uprooted and stole ancient olive trees from Lebanon Submitted by MEE staff on W...

Lebanon · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Naoero’s president announces his country’s withdrawal from ICC from UNGA podium

According to David Adeang, the ICC has lost its relevance to Naoero

Nauru · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
To answer far-right surge, Mamdani and Spain’s Sánchez forge global left-wing ties

Some Democrats are approaching like-minded counterparts abroad in their struggle to counter right-wing populism.

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC

There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.

Ethiopia · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ukraine adds 1.1 GW of solar in H1

Analysis from the Solar Energy Association of Ukraine estimates the country's solar capacity reached up to 9.7 GW by mid...

Ukraine · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
IN BRIEF: Kremlin statements on European Russophobic stance, possible Putin-Trump meet

Dmitry Peskov emphasized that high-level negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement, including those between Russia and th...

Moscow, Russia · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Explosions, smoke reported near oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan

The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses had intercepted and destroyed 514 drones overnight over 18 regions, o...

Bashkortostan, Russia · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
AI Concerns Fuel Growing Tech Scrutiny, Backlash

The topic is set to dominate again at the UN today and in Washington.

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Pentagon’s Feinberg Wins Backing From Allies to Keep No. 2 Job

Officials in the Trump administration have backed off an effort to replace Stephen Feinberg, concluding the Pentagon’s N...

No location · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail
Hope for progress after U.S., Iran hold first shuttle talks in months

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner communicated ⁠through mediators o...

New York, United States · Sep 23, 2026 · Wedgetail

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