Britain's settlement import ban draws backing from eight nations

7 min agoPakistan warned Iran to control the Houthis after rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at oil facilities and wounded dozens of people. The warning carries weight because Pakistan is bound by a defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, which was established in August. Saudi-backed forces responded with dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces.

22 min agoA drone came close to hitting the aircraft carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as it departed Moldova on Tuesday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Wednesday. Zelenskiy was in Norway to attend the king's funeral, where he also met with Norwegian officials to discuss military aid and civilian assistance.

2 h agoPresident Trump said Wednesday he believes the conflict with Iran will end immediately after November's midterm elections. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews en route to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Trump said Iran cannot hold out any longer.

2 h agoPresident Donald Trump boarded the aircraft Wednesday en route to Texas after an emergency slide deployed on one side. Trump said the slide was being checked.

2 h agoA suspected Russian Shahed-type drone that violated Moldovan and Romanian airspace on September 8 nearly hit President Volodymyr Zelensky's plane as it departed from Moldova en route to Norway. Zelensky was traveling to attend the funeral of King Harald V and meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. The drone incursion triggered airspace closures, emergency alerts, and the scrambling of NATO fighter jets.

3 h agoA coalition spanning Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Indonesia has endorsed the UK's move to prohibit West Bank settlement goods. In their joint statement, the eight foreign ministers expressed confidence that other countries would follow suit.

4 h agoThe Justice Department issued a second request to Fox and Roku on Tuesday, asking for additional information and documentary material as it reviews the $22 billion acquisition. Fox said the request was received as expected in the regulatory process.

5 h agoThe US Treasury announced an expanded buyback programme for longer-term government bonds, raising the initial operation from $4 billion to $6 billion — triple the normal level. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is using the enlarged purchase to steady the government debt market.

6 h agoPutin and Trump held an "extremely frank" and constructive phone call Tuesday to discuss Ukraine, the Kremlin said, following weekend visits by US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv. Trump told Putin that US-Russia ties could be fully restored with a swift end to the war. The leaders discussed a possible three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an APEC summit in November.

7 h agoArgentina's Lionel Messi has agreed in principle to acquire a controlling interest in CD Eldense, a club competing in Spain's second tier. This represents his second ownership venture in Spanish football, following his April acquisition of Cornella.