Oil prices rebound above $105 after Trump rejects Iranian Hormuz peace deal
US president announces rejection of proposed roadmap but leaves door open to diplomacy, signalling that further talks with Tehran could take place later this week.
28 Sep, 2026
Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen Hormuz
The US president says Iran wants to make a deal to open the strait immediately because they are “losing so badly”.
27 Sep, 2026
Iran proposes US deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi detailed the proposal to reporters outside UN Security Council, saying Tehran would also restart stalled talks with the US on Iran’s nuclear programme.
26 Sep, 2026
Somali president calls for Gaza ceasefire, two-State solution in UN address
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Somalia was working with members of the UN Security Council to support efforts towards peace in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
24 Sep, 2026
The cost of UNGA: Who pays and who profits?
At UNGA, Trump threatens Iran, touts Ukraine deal, calls ICC ‘rogue’, renames AI as ‘SI’
Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz within seven days if US eases military pressure: report
What are the key issues Türkiye’s Erdogan will raise in his UN address?
Iran claims it downed US MQ-1 drone over Hormuz
20 Sep, 2026
Türkiye’s Erdogan heads to UN as leaders gather amid Middle East, Russia-Ukraine wars and AI risks
Nearly 130 heads of state will gather in New York as the post-war order faces its most fragile moment yet.
20 Sep, 2026
Ex-Chile president Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief
Michelle Bachelet says her campaign for the top UN post sparked debate “that the next secretary-general should be a woman from Latin America.”
19 Sep, 2026
US military puts Iran war cost at $43.6 billion in latest estimate
US war on Iran is affecting oil prices and stock market and has led to deaths and injuries of American troops while its political costs will be calculated in November’s midterm congressional elections.
19 Sep, 2026
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill: China and India face possible 100% tariffs
Trump signs Graham Act expanding Russia sanctions and authorising up to 100% tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
16 Sep, 2026
Burnham’s ‘reset’ of foreign policy on Israel and Palestine is promising, but still falls short
The British government must walk the talk to stand by Palestine and the suffering people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
15 Sep, 2026
Egypt’s Sisi, Saudi Arabia’s MBS discuss Red Sea security in Cairo amid Houthi attacks
The two leaders stress the need to ensure freedom and security of navigation in the Bab al Mandab Strait and the Red Sea.
14 Sep, 2026
Trump rejects new AI guardrails, says a ‘high IQ president’ is all that’s needed
Washington already stops AI executives from taking harmful actions, says President Trump, accusing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei of pretending to be “perfect little angel”.
11 Sep, 2026
Trump links 9/11 to war on Iran, 25 years on
Hegseth also lashes out at Iran in his remarks at the Pentagon ceremony.
11 Sep, 2026
Putin arrives in India for BRICS summit amid wars in Ukraine and Iran
The 11-member BRICS summit is set to be dominated by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and economic challenges.
11 Sep, 2026
25 years after 9/11, Americans see ‘domestic terrorism’ as bigger threat than foreign attacks
Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that fear of domestic extremists now eclipses overseas plots as ideology-driven threat and most Americans do not believe that wars that followed 9/11 were worth the cost.
