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Fiji declares national crisis as HIV cases rise 27%

Fiji has declared HIV a national crisis after new diagnoses climbed 27% last year, intensifying concern that an epidemic once concentrated among ​people who inject drugs is spreading more widely through the Pacific ‌island nation.

September 17, 2026 5:11 pm
 

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Afghan families return from Iran amid economic crisis

Mohammad Saeed had just turned 18 when he fled to Iran with his parents and younger brother and sister, escaping the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

September 17, 2026 4:09 pm
 

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Australia tightens rules for student visa dependents

Australia will stop foreign students from bringing their partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten rules for temporary migrants ​to switch visas, media reported on Thursday, ahead of a minister’s ‌speech on immigration changes.

September 17, 2026 3:05 pm
 

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ICE agent charged with assault arrested in Minneapolis

A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and ​wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested there on Wednesday, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over ‌US President Donald Trump’s deportation sweeps.

September 17, 2026 2:00 pm
 

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Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen as Houthis launch drones at Saudi cities

Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen and Houthi fighters launched drones and missiles at ​Saudi cities, the Iran-backed movement said on Wednesday, after a lightning advance that has extended Tehran’s reach in the Middle East war.

September 17, 2026 11:18 am
 

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King Charles responds to criticism from Princess Diana's brother

Britain’s King Charles took the unusual step on Wednesday of responding to criticism by the brother of his late first ​wife Diana, saying via a spokesperson that grief could impact ‌reason, judgment and memory.

September 17, 2026 10:11 am
 

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AI rivalry hangs over Trump-Xi talks

The race for AI supremacy is set to hang over next week’s meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.

September 17, 2026 9:00 am
 

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Nepal flood: Thousands missing weeks after disaster

Nepali authorities said on Wednesday that only about 7% of the bodies recovered after the devastating ​flood have been identified, underscoring the scale of ‌the work involved in helping thousands of families find out the fate of loved ones.

September 17, 2026 8:12 am
 

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Eight children among 21 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses

At least 21 people have been killed, including eight children, and dozens are missing after a war-damaged building collapsed in the Gaza Strip overnight, local rescuers and medics say.

September 17, 2026 5:57 am
 

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Houthis attack Saudi Arabia as Gulf-Iran talks are postponed

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia on Monday and Gulf Arab states postponed planned talks with Iran, raising concerns the Middle East conflict could spread further ​and threaten global oil supplies.

September 15, 2026 1:00 pm
 

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Houthis launch new attack on Saudi Arabia as Gulf talks delayed

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia on Monday and Gulf Arab states postponed planned talks with Iran, raising concerns the Middle East conflict could spread ​further and threaten global oil supplies.

September 15, 2026 11:33 am
 

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Trump downplays report of China link to Iran attack on US troops

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday brushed aside a report ​that Iran acquired satellite images of a base in Jordan from Chinese ‌entities before an attack that killed three U.S. troops there in July.

September 15, 2026 10:15 am

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