12+ hour, 52+ min ago   (343+ words) Houston (AFP) – The United States on Monday kicks off a set of G20 meetings touting "energy abundance," even as President Donald Trump's war against Iran continues to disrupt global fuel markets. Issued on: 14/09/2026 - 03:29Modified: 14/09/2026 - 03:48 The discussions are slated to run through Wednesday…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago   (614+ words) Vologda (Russia) (AFP) – An ex-kickboxer preaching Orthodox traditions who has effectively banned abortion and declared war on alcohol: ultra-conservative governor Georgy Filimonov is the face of Vladimir Putin's rule in Russia's Vologda region. Issued on: 14/09/2026 - 03:33 Some 450 kilometres (280 miles) north-west of…...

19+ hour, 51+ min ago   (674+ words) Issued on: 13/09/2026 - 19:59Modified: 13/09/2026 - 20:50 Poland and Ukraine on Sunday denounced Russian strikes close to the Polish border, including on a Warsaw-bound train and near a frontier checkpoint -- as an "escalation" in the war. Ukraine's rail operator said former British prime minister Boris…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (433+ words) The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising a US vote at the UN General Assembly in a move that should clear the way for the new French ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier to take up his post in…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (539+ words) Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least five people were killed and nearly 70 others wounded on Thursday when a Russian strike hit a shopping centre in Pavlograd, central Ukraine, the authorities announced. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 22:23 The attack came as both sides step up…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (416+ words) Calgary (Canada) (AFP) – Canada offered support Thursday to boost Ukraine's air defenses and help replenish its drone stocks, as the countries pledged to deepen their alliance during a visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 21:53 Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (303+ words) France's government on Thursday condemned the return of expelled Russian commentator Xenia Federova to conservative TV channel, CNews, for alleged Kremlin ties. Federova was formally expelled from France in August over claims she was a Kremlin agent and accusations that…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (651+ words) Foreign nationals are being tricked into fighting for the Russian army against Ukraine through fake job offers, an Amnesty International report said Thursday, citing interviews with prisoners of war. The average targeted recruit is under 40, living in a poorer country…...