Posted on September 17, 2026September 17, 2026Police have found the body of another murdered woman on the outskirts of South Africa’s commercial capital, following the discovery of eight women’s bodies in the same area of Johannesburg in the past two months. Police said they found the body of a ninth woman and imposed a lockdown … Read more
Russians go to the polls to elect a new State Duma in a tightly controlled vote, devoid of meaningful competition and with little doubt about the outcome. Vladimir Putin’s United Russia is expected to extend the control over parliament he has maintained for 23 years, along with a handful of nominal opposition parties that vote … Read more
A tiny wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living feline species has been formally named and described in more than a century. The cat, called tilcayo by local communities, is part of a group called tiger cats found in much … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is weighing a drastic plan to withdraw American planes, ships, weapons and tens of thousands of troops from Europe, despite warnings from NATO allies about the growing threat of Russian aggression, according to seven current and former American and Western officials.
LONDON – Buckingham Palace issued an unusual and unusually forceful denial after the brother of the late Princess Diana claimed that then-Prince Charles said his first wife would soon be forgotten in the days after her death. In a soon-to-be published memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the emotional days after Diana’s death in 1997 in a … Read more
A glamorous aspiring influencer was dragged from her home and shot in front of her father, while authorities investigated her for the murder of a retired police officer. Two men broke into the home of Evelyn Lima Dantas, 21, in northeastern Brazil early Wednesday before shooting her repeatedly on the sidewalk, Brazilian media Globo reported. … Read more
Kempton Park murders: Ninth woman’s body found in South Africa’s Dawn Park BBCNinth woman’s body found in same area of South Africa, raising fears of serial killer CBS NewsSouth African police find ninth woman’s body near Johannesburg Reuters ‘We are prey’: Discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa The GuardianWhy … Read more
Israel, Morocco and the United States held a trilateral diplomatic summit in New York on Wednesday, in which they agreed to advance the Abraham Accords. The meeting of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz comes one day after the sixth anniversary of the Abraham … Read more
The European Union’s invitation to Canada on Wednesday to become an “associate member” of the bloc shows how determined America’s traditional allies are to seek a more stable future by moving closer together, a move that President Trump said could be perceived as “a hostile act.” As if to confirm the deep concerns that brought … Read more
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukrainian forces reportedly attacked a military airfield in Russia’s Rostov Oblast during the night of September 16, while a fire broke out at the Yaroslavl oil refinery following reports of a drone attack. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ published images purportedly showing the moment … Read more