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…
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…
US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House state dinner on September 24, 2026, bringing together two of the world’s most powerful leaders and some of America’s biggest technology executives. The dinner followed hours of talks between Trump and Xi on issues including trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and the Iran…
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…
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…
The Israeli military says it has killed Mahmoud Abd al-Fattah Awad, a Hamas military wing commander who was involved in holding seven Israeli hostages during the Gaza war. The strike, carried out in the Gaza City area over the weekend, has drawn attention because the target was reportedly connected directly to the captivity of several…
Typhoon Dujuan has left at least nine people dead and four others missing in eastern Japan after torrential rain triggered major flooding and landslides across the Tokyo region. The storm, which moved along Japan’s Pacific coast on Monday, September 21, brought record rainfall to parts of the Kanto region before moving away from the country….
