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Sep 22, 2026 - World

Disappearance of jet components sparks concern some of the program’s technology secrets could have been exposedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Department of Defence is examining how F-35 fighter jet parts bound for the US from Australia were unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong, the acting prime minister, Richard Marles, has said.Marles said “very much everything that has occurred at the Australian end” would be reviewed, but claimed the technology parts were not “sensitive”, as first reported by Politico over the weekend. Continue reading...

Sep 22, 2026 - World

Rescuers search for missing in collapsed homes after storm causes landslides, travel chaos and power outagesTyphoon Dujuan has killed at least four people and injured 22 in Japan, while tens of thousands of houses near Tokyo remained without power after the storm swept through the region, authorities said on Tuesday.Dujuan – which brought violent winds of 144km/h (89mph) – was moving away from Japan on Tuesday morning, allowing authorities to downgrade most heavy rain and landslide warnings. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 - World

Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacleThe United States’ withdrawal from key aid programs has put healthcare in Africa and the global south “under growing strain” a new report warns.The report says the Trump administration’s cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought “new urgency” for the need to reform healthcare in the region. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 - World

Police crack down on family and political supporters of former PM who say authorities are ‘slowly killing’ him in prisonThree sisters of Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested amid a heavy-handed government crackdown on plans for a nationwide protest to demand Khan’s release.The lawyer for the three sisters, Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, said on Monday that they had all been detained and jailed for 30 days under a warrant that accused them of being a threat to public order. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 - World

Officials within the Trump administration are growing increasingly worried that the president may soon launch a major attack in the Middle East, with one adviser warning that it’d be “political suicide,” Zeteo reported Monday.President Donald Trump sparked fears of a major Middle East escalation Saturday after abruptly cutting his weekend getaway short and racing back to the White House. Trump confirmed on Sunday that “very big things” regarding his deeply unpopular war against Iran would take place in the “not-so-distant future,” among which could include destroying “the entire nation” of Iran.Subsequent reporting revealed that Trump was close to authorizing an attack on Yemen’s Houthis amid their attacks on U.S. ally Saudi Arabia, but ultimately decided against it. And, while Trump may have backed down from escalating the conflict in the Middle East, officials in his administration fear that the president could change his mind at any moment."Now, in his latest fit of frustration at the Iranians and their Houthi allies in Yemen, who have renewed their ferocious attacks on Washington’s Saudi allies, President Trump seems to have put Armageddon back on the table," Zeteo’s report reads.“We will see if [Trump is] bats--- enough to hit Iran this time, but for now, [Zeteo’s] sources in the administration are skeptical… or at least that’s what they’re telling themselves, because they really, really, really don’t want this to happen, especially not in the final weeks before the midterm elections."One Trump adviser who spoke with Zeteo on the condition of anonymity also expressed hope that the president would hold off on escalating the conflict in the Middle East that has sent global oil prices skyrocketing. Should Trump not heed their warning, however, the adviser warned it could be the end for Republicans heading into the midterms.“It’d be political suicide,” the adviser told Zeteo. “[Trump’s] backed off of this before. I’m hoping he follows the same instincts this time, too.”In addition to Trump’s sudden trip back to the White House on Saturday, a number of other signals have sparked concern that the Trump administration may soon launch an attack in the Middle East, including the U.S. Embassy in Israel issuing a security alert instructing Americans in the Middle East to “exercise heightened vigilance and be aware of potential flight cancellations,” and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cutting his scheduled U.S. visit short.