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The US is concerned that US-linked oil vessels have been targeted by Ukraine and believes this cannot continue, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday.

Ukraine is well aware of what decisions need to be made in order to set the path to sustainable peace in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces struck workshops producing UAVs and their components, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

The Russian armed forces pounded a facility in Kiev that manufactured components and warheads for long-range Flamingo cruise missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Units of the Tsentr battlegroup are blockading Ukrainian forces in Dobropolye, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Russian armed forces carried out a massive overnight strike, hitting enterprises in the metallurgical and chemical industries, the fuel and energy sector, and the defense industry complex of Ukraine that are involved in supporting the army, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

The Council decided today to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for another 36 months, until 22 September 2029.

On 15 September, the EU and Ukraine held the 3rd Security and Defence Dialogue in Kyiv. The Dialogue provided an opportunity for the EU to reaffirm its support and solidarity with Ukraine and its people amid heinous Russian attacks on civilians, Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure. Both sides reiterated their determination to further deepen cooperation in security and defence. Ukraine provided an update on the situation on the ground and its urgent needs to counter Russia's war of aggression.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council, including the removal of the veto power held by its permanent members, arguing that the international system must better reflect today's global realities, according to Anadolu Agency.

Humanity faces four defining "tests of power" - around war or peace, inequality, climate change and AI - that will determine whether the world moves towards a new era of cooperation or deeper division, the UN chief warned the General Assembly on Tuesday.

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Addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Erdoğan said: "We are compelled to change the current understanding where international law is applied differently to the strong and the weak. Let us not forget that an international system where wrongdoers get away with it and, worse still, where impunity has become the norm, is doomed to decay."

Labor Minister Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) said Tuesday that Taiwan was not subjected to any "downgrading" during his participation in an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial meeting in China and was granted the same rights as other members.

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) called for deeper cooperation between Taiwan and Eswatini on Tuesday and thanked the African country's deputy prime minister for helping ensure his visit there in May went smoothly.

Taiwan has warned its high-tech professionals that if they visit mainland China, they could be stopped for questioning - or even barred from leaving the country - under new regulations that analysts told Radio Free Asia were put in place likely because Beijing is afraid of losing AI talent.

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A new study reveals that Jezero Crater's enigmatic 'Margin Unit' was shaped by a complex sequence of ancient lakes, groundwater systems, and hydrothermal fluids, according to NASA.

The ministers of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Republic of Türkiye met in New York on September 21, 2026, on the margins of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly