The US-led coalition withdrawal from Iraq 2026 has formally ended, closing a 12-year military mission against ISIS and putting Iraqi forces at the centre of the country’s security strategy. The final coalition forces and equipment left Erbil Air Base on Wednesday, September 30, as part of an agreement reached between Washington and Baghdad. The move…
Morocco’s first female prime minister has been appointed after King Mohammed VI named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri to form the country’s next government on September 29, 2026. Her appointment makes her the first woman to hold Morocco’s top government position and comes days after her Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) emerged as the largest party…
Diplomatic efforts to end the seven-month US-Iran conflict have entered a new stage, with American and Iranian officials communicating separately through Qatari mediators as both sides examine a proposed seven-day ceasefire plan. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has presented a proposal that would link a halt in hostilities and economic concessions to the reopening of…
Pope Leo XIV has condemned the legalisation of medically assisted dying, calling it “false compassion” during a major Mass at the Lourdes Catholic shrine in France on Sunday, September 27. Speaking before about 150,000 pilgrims, many of them sick or living with disabilities, the Pope argued that human dignity should not depend on a person’s…
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to adopt a Gaza-style military approach in the occupied West Bank, raising fresh concern over the possibility of a wider Israeli military campaign in the territory. In an interview with Israeli newspaper Ynet published on Sunday, September 27, Smotrich said Israel should “go to war” in…
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey on Thursday, September 24, with the tremor felt across several provinces and prompting authorities to begin safety checks on buildings. The Turkey earthquake was recorded at 10:40 a.m. local time in the Karaköprü district of Şanlıurfa province. According to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, AFAD, the earthquake…
Israeli forces have dismantled a roughly two-kilometre Hamas tunnel in southern Gaza, highlighting one of the most difficult security issues facing the area even under the current ceasefire framework. The operation involved soldiers from the Givati Brigade and the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, operating under the Southern Command. According to the Israeli military, the…
Nigeria used the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) in New York to push three major priorities: greater African representation in global decision-making, stronger investment in education and closer international cooperation against terrorism and organised crime. Vice President Kashim Shettima delivered President Bola Tinubu’s national statement on September 24, 2026, renewing Nigeria’s call for…
The United States has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 Summit in Miami in December, opening the possibility of a direct meeting with US President Donald Trump and other world leaders. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the invitation on September 23, 2026, after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on…
Nigeria and Italy have strengthened their partnership to support a $5 billion global education financing campaign, with both countries pushing the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to mobilise more funding for education systems in lower-income countries. The campaign, known as Multiply Possibility, took centre stage on September 23, 2026, during a high-level event on the…
