36+ min ago   (199+ words) As the war the Middle East broadens, the U.S. is missing from talks between Gulf States and Iran that could decide that conflict’s future. What does its absence from say about American leadership in the region, and Iran’s new leverage?Support…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (569+ words) People look for the names of their family members on a passenger list after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea, at the rescuers command center in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. Iman Satria/AP hide…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (621+ words) President Trump heads to Ireland hoping for a little diplomacy as he watches a tournament at his golf club in Doonbeg. President Trump is heading to Ireland for a two day trip, and while there, he'll engage in some presidential…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (55+ words) India hosts the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi this weekend. BRICS is a grouping of major emerging markets and developing countries. 'BRICS' forum brings together emerging economies, aimed at countering western dominance India hosts the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (77+ words) 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. Saudi Arabia forced to shut down crucial Red Sea pipeline after attacks The Iran-backed Houthi…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (523+ words) The 83rd Venice Film Festival ends Saturday with the presentation of jury awards including the Golden Lion for best film. There is no telling how the Maggie Gyllenhaal -led jury might swing when it comes to the big prizes for film,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (786+ words) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center right, arrives for the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Indian Foreign Ministry via AP) Indian Foreign Ministry via AP/Indian Foreign Ministry hide caption U.S. President Donald Trump held talks Saturday in Dublin…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (822+ words) Raja Shehadeh looks at folders from his archive in 2026. Yazeed Abu Khdeir hide caption The world's leading Palestinian writer, Raja Shehadeh, has been on a mission to save his most personal work: his diaries. The award-winning author of more than…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (686+ words) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center right, arrives for the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Indian Foreign Ministry via AP) Indian Foreign Ministry via AP/Indian Foreign Ministry hide caption Leaders of the BRICS nations are meeting in…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (833+ words) Yemen 's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured the island of Mayun at the entrance of the Red Sea, a key alternative for shipping Saudi oil and other exports since Iran has been targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The island's…...