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White House personnel and a U.S. military honor guard rehearse an arrival ceremony ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit next week with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 16, 2026.

Trump plans grand spectacle for potentially tense Xi talks

Trump is expected to seek the release of some Americans and others detained in China, according ​to the people.

A model of a natural gas pipeline and the Russian flag, on 18 July 2022. Photo: Reuters

Russia cuts natural gas output, export forecasts

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, on 23 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Kremlin signals before Lavrov-Rubio meeting that its stance on Ukraine peace talks remains unchanged

A firefighter and police officers work at the site of a petrol station hit by a morning Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine 23 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Russia pounds Kyiv with drone strikes after Zelenskiy-Trump talks

The United Nations emblem can be seen at the entrance to the general assembly hall as the United Nations prepares for world leaders to convene for the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, 21 September, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

AI leaders to brief UN amid warnings the technology could slip beyond human control

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Reuters during an interview in Lahore, Pakistan, 17 March 2023. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan tightens security ahead of march planned by Imran Khan's party

Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Vivek Joshi and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of India’s Election Commission. Photo: Collected

2 Indian election commissioners objected 14 times in 10 months over voter deletions: Report

MS NOW White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard reports from a street corner just outside the White House after US President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets (CNN, MS NOW and Politico) from the White House, in Washington, DC, US, 21 September, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

News outlets will ask judge to end Trump's White House ban at hearing

Rescue members and navy personnel dive to recover victims of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry, which capsized while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, in the Java Sea, Indonesia, Indonesia, 23 September, 2026.

Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 26 as search continues for 109 missing passengers

People drive past a billboard about the Strait of Hormuz on a building in Tehran, Iran, on 16 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Hope for progress after US, Iran hold first shuttle talks in months

Photo: Courtesy

Alcohol labels often omit health risks: Study

An unidentified man convicted for his involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings is escorted to a prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 23 September 2026. Photo: AP

Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison over 2019 Easter bombings

Representational Image. File Photo: Noor-A-Alam/TBS

New Zealand's new firearms laws take effect: What's in it?