War update: 249 combat clashes at front over past day, Pokrovsk sector remains hottest (2026-09-13 06:03 UTC)
Kurz: Over the past day, September 12, there were 249 combat engagements between units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops along the front line.
Russian region offers record $18,000 reward for recruiting foreigners to fight in Ukraine (2026-09-13 03:58 UTC)
Kurz: The increase comes amid mounting evidence that Russia has relied on foreigners, particularly people from lower-income countries, to replenish its forces.
Attack on Iranian vessel kills one, wounds three (2026-09-13 05:43 UTC)
Kurz: Attack on Iranian vessel kills one, wounds three One persons was killed and three others wounded when an Iranian commercial vessel was struck near Hengam Island and the Shib Deraz coast of Qeshm Island, Iranian broadcaster IRIB reported, citing Qeshm Governor Hossein Amir Teymour…
‘Houthis have their own issues’: Pezeshkian says Iran not at war with Saudi Arabia (2026-09-13 05:18 UTC)
Kurz: ‘Houthis have their own issues’: Pezeshkian says Iran not at war with Saudi Arabia Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is “not at war with Saudi Arabia”, as tensions rise over Houthi attacks on the kingdom, Al Jazeera reported. Pezeshkian said the Houthis have “their …
Saudi Arabia forced to shut down crucial Red Sea pipeline after attacks (2026-09-12 12:19 UTC)
Kurz: The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city this week. NPR’s Scott Simon talks to April Longley Alley of the Washington Institute.
China bets on early port and power deals in Sudan to secure post-war economic edge (2026-09-13 04:00 UTC)
Kurz: China is moving early to secure a role in Sudan’s reconstruction, pursuing port and power agreements with the army-backed government while the war continues and many Western countries maintain only a limited presence. One expert also said Beijing was using the prospect of future …
Cameroon’s economic capital Douala wakes up underwater after heavy rains (2026-09-12 14:18 UTC)
Kurz: A large area of Douala woke up underwater following the heavy rains that struck overnight from Thursday into Friday. While the full extent of the damage remains unclear, the meteorological service is warning residents to prepare for even heavier rainfall in the coming days.
South Sudan: “I can now express my thoughts confidently…” (2026-09-11 16:09 UTC)
Kurz: South Sudan: “I can now express my thoughts confidently…” South Sudan pooled fund gender Jaspreet Kindra 11 Sep. 2026 4.09 p.m. By Fedice Karimi, Communications Officer, Women Agency for Resilience and Transformation (WART), South Sudan
El Burhan says ‘US arms embargo proposal will fail at UN’ (2026-09-11 14:48 UTC)
Kurz: Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander and Sovereignty Council President Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan said… The post El Burhan says ‘US arms embargo proposal will fail at UN’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Video of US flag desecration by Somali army trio sparks uproar amid stepped-up support (2026-07-13 11:07 UTC)
Kurz: Troops involved in a video that showed the American flag being stepped on and kicked were detained and an investigation is underway, the Somali defense ministry said.
Kurz: Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah’s survival was a rare ray of hope after a disaster that killed at least 1,429 people and left more than 5,640 missing.
Denisovan fossils in China reveal an ancient ‘hunting paradise’ (2026-09-13 02:00 UTC)
Kurz: Denisovan remains discovered in southwestern China reveal that Yunnan province’s warm, biodiverse plateau was a “hunting paradise” for the hominins during a global glacial period, according to new research published in the journal Nature. Within the region’s coniferous forests an…
Kurz: MANILA, PHILIPPINES – China’s posture at Scarborough Shoal is shifting to better counter Philippine forces at the disputed South China Sea hotspot, according to recent drills. Known to the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc and to China as Huangyan Dao, Scarborough has become the si…
‘People are still afraid of those three letters’: Fighting the stigma of HIV (2026-09-12 13:03 UTC)
Kurz: That’s a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.
What America’s Adversaries and Allies Hope to Gain at the U.N. General Assembly (2026-09-10 17:30 UTC)
Kurz: This year’s U.N. General Assembly officially opened on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The annual gathering gives diplomats and leaders a valuable opportunity to press their foreign policy priorities and engage — formally and informally — with both partners and adversaries. Most heads of state…
Canada seeks EU associate membership after escalation of trade war with US — WSJ (2026-09-13 04:57 UTC)
Kurz: Sources cited by the newspaper said that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had spent several months discussing “closer integration of Canada and its 41 mln residents into the EU” with European leaders
France: Attack ruled out in train derailment (2026-09-13 01:14 UTC)
Kurz: More than 40 were injured when a train derailed between Rouen and Caen in Normandy, northwest France, on Friday evening. Investigators say there is “no indication” the incident was deliberate.
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones (2026-09-11 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: The Security Council met to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks with a briefing on counter-terrorism as ambassadors take stock of a threat that has morphed dramatically since resolution 1373 built the council’s counter-terrorism machinery in 2001. Briefers highlighted militants’…
The War’s Last Generation Is Still Holding America’s Moral Debt (2026-09-11 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: On the first night of the evacuation of Kabul, Aug. 15, 2021, a young mother found me in the crowd at Hamid Karzai International Airport. She had marked me, correctly, as someone who spoke her language. By the end of the night, she was pressing the body of her dead child into my …