“Iran has issued a warning after reportedly learning that the US is planning to resume military action – after also insisting the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until its conditions are met. Iran’s central military command said in a statement on Sunday that Tehran had received information that the United States was planning to resume action, with the backing of some other countries in the region. According to Iranian state media, the country’s military said any US attack will trigger sustained strikes on US bases and interests in the region. Iran also warned that regional countries supporting any aggression from the United States would be considered parties to the conflict.” (09/20/26)
‘Dozens of people protested in Tunis on Saturday demanding the release of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists, as concern mounts over their deteriorating health after one of them entered his second month of a hunger strike. The protesters marched from the headquarters of the Tunisian National Journalists’ Union (SNJT) to Avenue Habib Bourguiba in central Tunis, carrying Tunisian and Palestinian flags and portraits of the four detainees and calling for their release and an end to the case against them. … The demonstration came days after a court extended the pre-trial detention of Wael Naouar, Ghassen Henchiri, Ghassen Boughdiri and Nabil Channoufi by another four months. They have been held since March in an investigation into alleged financial irregularities linked to fundraising for the flotilla, according to Tunisian state media, citing judicial sources.” (09/20/26)
“President Donald Trump said Saturday he plans to create an ‘AI Force’ and name an AI czar as the government faces growing calls to impose guardrails on the rapid development of artificial intelligence. The president, writing on Truth Social, repeated his assessment that fears over AI amount to a hoax and also seemed to acknowledge some of the risks the technology presents, saying, ‘we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that, very easily, with our already existing Criminal and Civil Justice System.’ … CNN has reached out to the White House for more details on the AI czar’s duties, whether the president has anyone in mind for the role, and whether the ‘AI Force’ will be a branch of the military, like the Space Force.” (09/19/26)
“Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked ‘sensitive’ sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of smoke were seen near the city’s main airport. Saudi Arabia had sent alerts overnight warning of potential danger around Riyadh, amid an escalation in attacks by the Houthis in the kingdom. Reuters video and photographs showed a huge pillar of black smoke rising in the area, with the airport highway, main terminal building and other facilities in the foreground.” (09/20/26)
“At least 21 people were killed and more than 100 injured Friday when a car carrying explosives detonated near a mosque in a police compound in Pakistan. Following the explosion, police in Kohat said, at least seven ‘terrorists’ stormed the compound and exchanged gunfire with officers, Dawn reported. … Local reporters said the attack was claimed by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban that supports a strict version of Islamic law.” (09/18/26)
“Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted and local authorities banned a planned march in the city against immigration and asylum policies. Police officers made several arrests after some protesters started throwing fireworks and other projectiles at them. Justice Minister David van Weel called on X for an ‘extremely firm’ response to what he described as ‘disgusting scenes’ at the protest. He said that demonstrators made Nazi salutes, chanted antisemitic slogans, attacked police and threw fireworks at riot officers.” (09/19/26)
“The US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland’s security that will be signed next week.
US President Donald Trump said the agreement would grant the US ‘permanent control over security, and all other needs’. Denmark’s Prime Minister said the deal ‘strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area’ but did not address specifics in the agreement that Trump mentioned in a social media post. The deal comes after months of threats by Trump to ‘take’ Greenland over national security concerns, citing its strategic location for defence purposes and its mineral wealth.” (09/19/26)
“The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, [murdering] four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been [murdered] in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 231 in 69 strikes since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls ‘narcoterrorists’ about one year ago.” (09/19/26)
“Rep. Lauren Boebert is denying accusations that she engaged in sexual relationships with three of her staffers, as well as paid one of the staffers $200,000 not to file an ethics complaint. A complaint filed with the House Committee on Ethics on Thursday, Sept. 17 and obtained by the Colorado Times Recorder, alleges that the congresswoman, 39, had relationships with three House employees under her direct supervision. … In a statement to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for Boebert denied the allegations, calling them ‘baseless.’ ‘Congresswoman Lauren Boebert rejects these allegations as utterly false and there is no truth to them whatsoever,’ the spokesperson said. ‘This is nothing more than a politically motivated stunt designed to manipulate the ethics process, create headlines, smear her, and generate clickbait.'” (09/20/26)
“Cuba’s electrical grid suffered a total collapse on Friday, plunging the nation into darkness and leaving millions without power amid a US pressure campaign that has largely blocked oil from reaching the Caribbean’s largest island. Friday’s collapse was triggered by a failure in high-voltage transmission lines in central Cuba that occurred around 2pm local time, authorities said. … Cuba’s aging power generation system has been under severe strain from fuel shortages and decrepit infrastructure for years, but a US-imposed oil blockade that began in January has vastly worsened blackouts and led to more frequent grid collapses.” (09/19/26)
