Politics

Brics diplomacy: Iran president says Tehran, UAE want to 'turn the page' on war

International interest in BRICS continues to grow – Putin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders have posing for a ‘family photo’ at the BRICS summit in New Delhi. © Getty Images / PIB International interest in BRICS “continues to grow” as the group’s values ...

Trump Issues Warning to Zelensky Over Strikes on Russia - Newsweek

President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop targeting Russia’s diesel supplies on Sunday, saying the strikes were causing global fuel shortages.

Taxing high earners to help fund Social Security gains bipartisan attention — what it could mean for benefits

With Social Security due to reach a funding shortfall in six years, more lawmakers are opening up to the idea of taxing high earners to help fund the program.

Kosovo parliament re-elects Albin Kurti as prime minister, political crisis persists

PRISTINA, Sept 13 - Kosovo's parliament re-elected Albin Kurti as prime minister on Sunday after his party came first in June elections, but a failure to elect a president could send the country into another snap election.

2027: Sowore promises N500,000 wage, 24-hour electricity if elected

Omoyele Sowore. Photo: Omoyele Sowore/X

Zille draws coalition red lines as DA targets Joburg majority - Daily Maverick

Helen Zille has ruled out coalitions with the EFF and MK party, arguing that ideological differences could undermine effective government as she campaigns for the outright majority she says the party needs to ‘rescue the city’.

Transcript: Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 13, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 13, 2026.

Speaker Johnson: ‘I certainly pray’ Trump’s prediction on Iran war ending after midterms is ‘right’

In an interview with Meet the Press, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says that the war with Iran is causing higher prices at home and that he hopes and prays that President Trump’s prediction that the fighting would end after the midterm elections is correct.

Trump gives Smithsonian days to replace 'strange modernist sculpture' with Founding Father

President Donald Trump demands a 30-foot George Washington statue replace the "Infinity" sculpture outside the National Museum of American History in Washington.

UK PM’s office responds to Trump's Irish unity remarks - The News International

The UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reaffirmed that the government’s position on Irish unification remains unchanged following comments by US President Donald Trump that he would love to see a united Ireland.

Next round of JI-govt talks on petroleum levy rescheduled for Tuesday

LAHORE: The third round of talks between Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and the government to abolish the petroleum levy will be held on September 15 (Tuesday) following an extension request from the latter, the party said on Sunday. According to a statement via the party’s information dep...

Kamala Harris’s California home targeted by trespasser, officials say

Former vice-president and her husband were not home when person entered their property, no arrests were madeLaw enforcement officials and a spokesperson for former vice-president Kamala Harris said a trespasser was stopped at her Malibu home in California on Friday night.Neither ...

BARMM polls to usher strong bureaucracy, party system, says Ex-MILF peace panel head Mastura - GMA Network

The first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will pave the way for a strong bureaucracy and party system in the region’s government, according to former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panel head Datu Michael Mastura.

Prosecution spox flags confi fund receipts issued across 300 areas in one day - GMA Network

Acknowledgment receipts (ARs) covering around 300 confidential fund transactions of Vice President Sara Duterte show that the funds were distributed in a single day, House prosecution spokesperson and Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said Sunday.

Raymond J. de Souza: Welcome to the new world of David and Goliath warfare - National Post

Ukrainian servicemen prepare an FPV drone for a training flight at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine on Aug. 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by GENYA SAVILOV / AFP via Getty ImagesArticle contentThe Iranian regime’s wartime propaganda leans into the...

Aviva Klompas: Palestinians deserve the dignity of accountability - National Post

A photo tweeted by Global Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly of her meeting in the West Bank with the territory's leader on March 12, 2024. The photo also includes the Jewish Liberal cabinet minister Ya'ara Saks holding hands with Mahmoud Abbas. @melaniejoly/XArticle contentOn July 30...

Yemen: The Houthis test Iran's regional influence

Iran-backed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have intensified as fighting spreads around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital chokepoint for global trade and oil shipments. On FRANCE 24, Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies chairman Farea Al-Muslimi argued this could mark "the last roun...