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Sep 14, 2026 - World

Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life Indonesian police are investigating the deaths of three Australians who died in Bali over the weekend, with initial reports suggesting a father killed his two young children before taking his own life.The man, 57, and his two children, seven and four, who are also Indonesian citizens, were discovered deceased in a bungalow in Kuta on Sunday morning. Continue reading...

Sep 14, 2026 - World

The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board blasted the latest lecture President Donald Trump offered a global leader after a recent attack. Russia recently bombed a passenger train in Ukraine along the Polish border, which is a main travel route for civilians. Afterward, Trump lectured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about attacking Russia's energy infrastructure, showing just how sensitive the administration is to gas prices, according to the editorial. "Go ahead, make Vladimir Putin’s day, Mr. President," the editorial board wrote. The editorial board also argued that Trump's continued attacks against Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression continue to embolden America's enemies. "So Russia can fire away at any and all targets in Ukraine, but Ukraine must restrain itself in retaliating in Russia," the editorial reads in part. "Mr. Trump is clearly worried about the price of diesel fuel, but blaming Ukraine amid Iranian and Houthi attacks on Mideast (sic) oil production and transport is political excuse-making on a grand scale.""It’s also strategically misguided as Russia and Iran help each other in their respective conflicts," the editorial added. "Mr. Trump seems to think he can put these wars into separate boxes. Every time he does, he has adversaries in Moscow and Tehran smiling at their good luck."

Sep 13, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump was taunted Sunday with a clip from the popular TV show "The Simpsons" as strikes between the U.S. and Iran intensified. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, posted a clip on X of Homer Simpson filling up his RV at a gas station. The total cost climbs past $999, and Homer cheers for "free gas" as the ticker turns over to triple zeros. Ghalibaf posted the short clip in response to a Bloomberg report about gas retailing for $9.99 a gallon in San Diego. The post was also made at a time when Trump has predicted that the Iran skirmish will end quickly after the midterm elections in November. Trump has also touted the U.S. military's dominance in the fight as Iranian officials vow they won't surrender. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Trump Sunday in a post on X to send the military to face his "vacant forces."“If they're human, why deny people access to water, food, and medicine? Our people can't be bullied into submission. Iran won't surrender,” the post reads. https://t.co/ixB2cCm8aF pic.twitter.com/3RZodIRaZW— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) September 13, 2026

Sep 13, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump caved Sunday on one of the tariffs he implemented against one of America's key trading partners last year. Trump announced during a press conference that he was removing the 15% tariff he placed on Irish whiskey in April 2025. The announcement came after Trump attended the Irish Open trophy ceremony, held at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland. "It was very unfair because others have the relief, and they did. So, I thought I'd do it," Trump told reporters at Shannon Airport before he traveled back to the U.S. Trump added that he talked about the tariff with professional golfer Shane Lowry, who won the Irish Open. "Shane asked me about it; everyone has," Trump said. "It was pretty unfair, so I decided to do it." Q: The whiskey tariffs are an EU tariff. Are you taking it off all EU countries?TRUMP: A lot of people asked me about. It was pretty unfair, so I decided to do thatQ: On just Ireland, or all of the EU?TRUMP: Just Ireland pic.twitter.com/AWoRjHuWk8— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 13, 2026

Sep 13, 2026 - World

A startling development in the Middle East has both weakened President Donald Trump's negotiating position with Iran and threatened to trigger a new global “inflationary shock,” two experts told Al Jazeera this weekend.On Friday, the Iran-backed Houthis — the Yemeni militant and governmental organization — captured Mayyun island, which divides the Bab al-Mandab Strait — a major global shipping chokepoint — into two distinct channels. This comes after the Houthis reportedly took control of the entirety of Yemen’s west coast, which sits along the Bab al-Mandab Strait.Back in July, the Houthis launched a blockade of all Saudi Arabian oil shipments passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which, with the group’s new dominance over the territory, now makes traversal through the waterway a “very risky endeavor if the Houthis don’t allow it,” warned Wolfgang Pusztai, a security and policy analyst.Pusztai argued that Iran also benefits from the move, gaining fresh leverage over another global chokepoint and making its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz “even more efficient.”Farea Al-Muslimi, a research fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme, concurred with Pusztai that the Houthis’ capture of Mayyun island strengthened Iran’s negotiating position with the United States. Economist Javed Hassan further warned that a global supply shock could soon emerge should the Houthis further disrupt trade through the strait.“War-risk insurance and charter rates can rise before cargoes are formally interrupted, and the resulting pressure extends beyond oil into container shipping, dry bulk and the wider cost of traded goods,” Hassan told Al Jazeera. “The technical supply shock from Houthi attacks therefore becomes an inflationary shock through several commodities at once.”The development comes as oil prices continue to climb, with diesel costs in the United States reaching levels so high that some gas stations have reportedly been unable to display the correct price.