US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest ceasefire proposal and told aides that he expects to resume bombing the Islamic Republic after the November midterm election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing US officials. Trump is privately skeptical that Tehran will agree to »»»

Hormuz reopening plan stalls as Trump dismisses Iran’s ceasefire proposal US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week. The waterway is key to the world's energy supply and is now cen»»»

Faisal bin Farhan blasts global inaction as Iran, Houthis disrupt key oil routes United Nations: Saudi Arabia warned UN members Saturday that attempts to block Middle East waterways are a threat to global energy security and demanded the international community do more to defend freedom of navigati»»»

At least 16 people were killed over the past 24 hours as Russia and Ukraine traded deadly drone and missile strikes, authorities from both countries said Saturday. The UN has warned of rising civilian deaths as Kyiv and Moscow ramp up long-range strikes on critical infrastructure. Russian and Ukrai»»»

Paris, France – Some 700,000 people are estimated to have packed the Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde in Paris on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV's open-air Mass, the high point of his first official visit to France. Scouts, nuns, families and curious onlookers told FRANCE 24 w»»»

Poland’s inflation is expected to remain somewhat elevated in the second half of 2026 as fuel-market tax and regulatory measures are withdrawn, according to the Monetary Policy Council’s 2027 guidelines. Average annual CPI inflation should decline in 2027 as global commodity markets normalize, cost»»»

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russian and Ukrainian strikes killed at least seven people in both countries Saturday, as the war between the neighbours raged well into its fifth year. Moscow has upped attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, including day-time attacks, as the city prepares for another winter of war. Ukr»»»

Strait of Hormuz, regional conflict and travel curbs put Gulf on edge Hopes for a breakthrough in the Middle East war are hanging in the balance, with Iran waiting for Washington’s response to a proposal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while fresh missile and drone attacks have kept neighbo»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic discussed pressing international issues, including the conflict in Ukraine, during a telephone conversation on Saturday, the Kremlin said. "Pressing issues on the international agenda were addressed, includin»»»

Iran outlines six-member decision team as it pushes new Strait of Hormuz deal Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran's new plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz was coordinated with supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, state media reported Saturday, quoting an interview with US media. »»»

US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the proposal to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff a day earlier on the sidelines of a UN gathering in New York. The plan stipulated that the impor»»»

The United States had yet to publicly respond on Saturday after Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, though reports indicated that President Donald Trump had rejected the proposal. The waterway key to the world's oil supply is central to the conflict between the US and Iran»»»

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping capped a state visit to Washington on Friday with pomp and pageantry but no real breakthroughs. Trump said he discussed the Iran war with Xi during his two-day visit, with both men confirming they will meet twice more before the end »»»

A driver holds a fuel nozzle at a truck stop in Tracy, California, on September 11. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images An official source revealed that the Fuel Automatic Pricing Committee (FAPC) will meet during the first week of October to review developments in petroleum product prices and»»»

ANA Boeing 737 makes emergency landing in Okinawa after engine vibration scare An All Nippon Airways (ANA) passenger flight made an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa after pilots detected severe vibration and unusually high oil temperatures in one of its engines. The incident occurred on»»»

The Israeli enemy army renewed its attacks on southern Lebanon on Saturday, striking several areas in continued violations of Lebanese sovereignty and international law. Al-Manar TV’s correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes attacked Sujud and Jabal Al-Rafie, while another strike targeted the »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli artillery shells Wadi Al-Slouqi near the border town of Shaqra: Al-Manar reporter 26-09-2026 11:48 AM Latest News Urgent News West »»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli occupation forces used phosphorus munitions while shelling several towns in southern Lebanon on Friday: National News Agency 26-09-»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli enemy force advances towards the outskirts of Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon, prevents farmers from accessing Olive groves in the a»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria needs to increase domestic processing of agricultural produce as he inaugurated a new sunflower processing plant in Dobrich, an investment of more than €20 million that is expected to create 60 jobs. The facility will manufacture sunflower oil and meal, with»»»

Yemen’s Riyadh-based President Rashid al-Alimi on Friday called on ‌his people to mobilise and join the armed ‌forces while offering a general amnesty to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have seized swaths of Yemen's Red Sea coast and imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. The head of Yeme»»»

Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day Hormuz plan, keeping key trade route in limbo Iran has proposed a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore normal maritime traffic, but reports say US President Donald Trump has rejected the proposal, leaving the key shipping route at the centre of th»»»

Iran offers seven-day plan to ease Hormuz crisis if Washington meets demands Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear programme within seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes»»»

Houthi official calls attacks a rehearsal as Saudi defences foil strikes Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed two drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi movement towards the Riyadh area, the Saudi-led coalition said on Saturday. Major General Turki Al Malki, spokesman for the Coalition to Suppor»»»

Armed with paper fortune-tellers and pop worship songs, young French Catholics from the Anuncio movement fanned out into the crowds awaiting Pope Leo XIV's arrival in Paris on Friday, hoping to bring strangers closer to God in one of Europe's most secular countries.    A group gathers aro»»»

TUNIS, Sept. 25, 2026 (TAP) - Devising an integrated vision for the olive oil sector by 2050 was at the heart of a national dialogue workshop between the public and private sectors for the development, valorisation, and sustainability of the olive...»»»

NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he will resign from his post in the evening of Sunday, September 27. "Sunday will be a busy day, I will resign on Sunday evening, I think around 8 pm," Vucic told reporters in New York on Thursday evening, adding that he would also provide an expla»»»

President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky that he had made a "final decision" to grant Kyiv the licence to produce Patriot air defence missiles, the Ukrainian leader said Friday. The assurance came during the last meeting between the two leaders, Zelensky said, capping a period of un»»»

Saudi Arabia is facing mounting security and economic pressures as the conflict in the Middle East threatens its oil infrastructure and shipping routes, while its longtime security partner, the United States, appears increasingly unwilling or unable to provide the protection Riyadh has historically»»»

The Economist magazine stated in an editorial that the United States appears to be stuck in the Middle East, with no easy way out. However, the current war may signal something completely different: a moment of American withdrawal from the region, meaning that Washington is finally abandoning its d»»»

Iran has offered the US a new deal aimed at ending the months-long conflict before the midterm election in November, directly challenging President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran is deliberately waiting until after the election to reach an agreement. Trump claimed in a speech at the UN on Tuesday»»»

Parliament has given final approval to a zero excise duty rate on natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used as motor fuel for the period from October 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. The amendments to the Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses Act were adopted at first and second reading in a sing»»»

Speaking to broadcasters TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that “military resources” will be sent to protect the Yanbu oil site in Saudi Arabia, integral to maintaining the kingdom’s fuel exports and increasingly threatened by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels»»»

Iran seeks return to earlier deal as Hormuz deadline, Saudi attacks keep tensions high The US-Iran conflict is entering another critical diplomatic window, with Tehran calling on Washington to return to an earlier agreement before the US midterm elections and setting a four-to-five-day deadline for»»»

Israeli colonists attacked a Palestinian home in the village of Umm Safa, north of Ramallah, while a Palestinian citizen of Israel was seriously wounded in a shooting in Sakhnin and occupation forces detained a father and son in Tulkarm, in a series of incidents underscoring the escalating violence»»»

Pezeshkian tells US TV interview Iran ready to strike deal with Trump to end conflict United Nations: It is for the United States to choose whether to end its war in Iran as Tehran does not wish to continue fighting, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a US television interview aired Thursd»»»

New survey finds confidence growing as fewer investors cut exposure to UAE equities UAE retail investors are becoming increasingly bullish on their home market despite six months of geopolitical uncertainty, according to etoro’s latest UAE Retail Investor Beat, a survey of 1,000 retail investors re»»»

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold chief of staff talks to support the kingdom, Riyadh said in a statement on Friday, as Yemen's Houthis ramp up attacks on the world's top crude exporter. The Iran-backed group has escalated its attacks on the kingdom since July, ending a years-long truce a»»»

With Saudi oil facilities, cities and ships off its coast coming under escalating attacks, the kingdom's top religious authority has called on soldiers to be prepared to defend the country from Iran-backed Houthis. The strongly worded statement from Grand Mufti Sheikh Saleh al-Fawzan, who tradition»»»

As Washington scrambled to contain the consequences of the Houthis' dramatic advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast last week, US Vice President JD Vance confirmed US media reports that the Trump administration was "engaged in direct conversations with the Houthis." Days earlier, Reuters reported that»»»

Dubai crackdown on illegal dumping highlights steep UAE environmental fines Dubai Police have seized 17 tankers and charged 18 suspects over alleged illegal dumping of sewage, petrochemical waste and other hazardous materials outside approved disposal sites. The cases were uncovered during the firs»»»

Kyrgyzstan imported $499,889.4 million worth of oil products in the first seven months of 2026. The value of imports increased by 11.4 percent, while volumes fell by 17.3 percent, data from the National Statistical Committee say. The country also resumed imports of crude oil. From January to July, »»»

France will deploy troops, radar, and air-defense systems to Saudi Arabia to protect a key Red Sea oil hub as Riyadh struggles to contain escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks, President Emmanuel Macron has announced. Macron said French forces will not join the fighting but will merely protec»»»

Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, its foreign minister told media outlets in New York. "If certain conditions are met, the strait will be open within seven days and talks will start," Abbas Araghchi, who is in the »»»

Yemen's internationally recognized government pressed world leaders anew Thursday for help defeating the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, saying that their new perch along one of the world's busiest waterways presents an international economic risk. The Houthis — who have controlled Yemen's capital, Sana»»»

The beginning of the campaign to elect Bulgaria’s seventh president as well as the proposed package of tax changes by the Finance Ministry dominate Friday's news media. ELECTION CAMPAIGN Dnevnik carries an article dedicated to the beginning of the presidential campaign in Bulgaria that officially g»»»

Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, its foreign minister told media outlets in New York. "If certain conditions are met, the strait will be open within seven days and talks will start," Abbas Araghchi, who is in the »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has dismissed rumors that his country plans to build a nuclear bomb. "Not at all. Not at all," Pezeshkian told Fox News when asked whether Iran is seeking to obtain nuclear weapons. On February 28, the United States and Israel began strikin»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denied a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the US Central Intelligence Agency had warned European governments of possible Russian drone attacks from the Mediterranean. He also said in a primetime TV interview that France will send troop»»»