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US President Donald Trump said rising diesel prices are being driven by disruptions to Russian supplies and revealed that he has asked Vladimir Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian refining infrastructure.

Ukraine's parliament is expected to vote on the resignation of the country's prosecutor-general on September 15 after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged his quick removal amid rising tensions over a series of high-profile anti-corruption investigations.

The Director General of the UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA, opened its 70th General Conference on Monday in Vienna with a message full of optimism, stressing that despite the many difficulties and tensions the world is witnessing a "common spirit of dedication" which still guides their work.

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Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and experts warned on Monday of the potential risks of traveling to China as new entry and exit rules take effect, but Taiwan is not planning to raise its travel alert in the face of those risks at the moment.

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The Department of State congratulates the Republic of Djibouti on joining the Artemis Accords. Djibouti is the 72nd country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its commitment to the peaceful exploration of space.

A Santa Barbara County, California, man pleaded guilty today to detonating a bomb at a Santa Maria courthouse in 2024 in an attack that injured three people, damaged the building, and was intended to kill law enforcement officers in retaliation for local law enforcement seizing his firearms earlier that year.

Iran has rejected suggestions that Tehran had prior knowledge of or played any role in the attack on Saudi Arabia's strategic East-West oil pipeline, calling the accusation a "lie."

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ridiculed Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski's delusion that Poland could defeat Russia quickly in the event of an armed conflict.

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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, inaugurated the first Indian Air Force Dronathon-2026 at the Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer, today. The inaugural ceremony was attended by senior functionaries of MoD, HQ IDS and representatives from Indian Army, and BSF. Dronathon-2026 is an IAF initiative aimed at engaging directly with the Indian unmanned systems industry and assessing emerging technologies under realistic operational conditions. The three-day event, planned from 14 to 16 September 2026, brings together over 20 leading defence companies, start-ups MSMEs, DPSUs and innovators from India's rapidly evolving unmanned systems ecosystem.

As part of the Indian Navy's Operational Deployment, Indian Naval Ship Mysore participated in the 4th edition of Exercise Samudra Laksamana with the Royal Malaysian Navy at Lumut, Malaysia, from 09 to 12 Sep 2026.

Foreign Minister Wadephul's trip to Budapest today is more than a first official visit. It will be the first visit to Hungary by a German Foreign Minister since 2019 - and it comes at a time of great political change in Budapest.

Foreign Minister Wadephul issued the following statement today (14 September 2026) prior to his departure for Budapest:

The President of the Republic received Ali Falih al-Zaidi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, on Monday 14 September 2026 at the Élysée Palace.

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The cost of a ticket on the subway in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang has nearly tripled, Radio Free Asia has learned, after international students revealed it on Chinese social media.