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- Sunday, 13 September 2026 · Lead Story
BRICS close with New Delhi Declaration, Modi and Xi meet on the sidelines
On September 12, 2026, all members accepted the final document of the 18th summit. On the same day Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping met and discussed the border, trade and supply chains: the two available accounts are both from the Indian side.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Lead Story
Trump rules out intervention against the Houthis, Riyadh suspends response
Development of this morning's lead story: speaking from Dublin, the US president says Washington will not intervene in Yemen; Saudi Arabia announces it will not respond for now to the attack that halted the East-West pipeline.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
Petroline shut down, launch pads found on Iraqi border: Riyadh suspends retaliation
Iraqi security sources tell AFP of the discovery of drone launch pads near the border with Iran. Baghdad opens an investigation, Saudi Arabia declares it does not intend to respond. On Monday in Salalah, Arab ministers and Iran's foreign minister discuss a temporary agreement on transit through Hormuz.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Lead Story
Houthis gain ground on Bab el-Mandeb, halt Saudi energy facilities
Houthi forces have extended control along Yemen's Red Sea coast, around Mokha and the island of Mayyun. Missile and drone attacks have forced Saudi Arabia to shut down some energy sites.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Lead Story
Trump does not backtrack on Iran, US Treasury sanctions networks in four countries
The day brings no verification of the Iranian claim published this morning: it brings Washington's political position and an administrative act. On the Red Sea, three Yemeni government sources report the Houthi capture of Mocha.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Lead Story
Hormuz, Tehran claims attacks against American bases in Jordan and the Gulf
Le Monde reports on the morning of September 11 on Iranian bombardments against bases in Jordan and the Gulf. The Revolutionary Guards speak of two American ships and eight tankers targeted. Brent remains above one hundred dollars.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Analysis
Russian drones over Moldova: departure of Zelensky's plane from Chisinau delayed
Norwegian Prime Minister Støre tells NRK of a drone near the Ukrainian presidential plane during takeoff. Chisinau confirms the delay was due to a drone threat, Moldovan police report an aircraft that crashed and exploded in the Rîșcani district.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Analysis
Philippines, fire on ferry MV June Aster: five dead, 87 people to be located
The toll announced by the Philippine Coast Guard rose in the morning to 43 survivors. The vessel's manifest listed 134 people. Smoke, heat and risk of explosions prevented rescuers from boarding the vessel.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Analysis
Gulf of Oman and Hormuz: crossed claims, figures that do not match
The U.S. Central Command states it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers, the Revolutionary Guard claims attacks on ships and a base in Jordan. Nearly all available figures come from the warring parties: here is what is attributed to whom.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Lead Story
Gulf, Washington declares five tankers destroyed and Tehran claims twenty targets
The US Central Command announces the destruction of five Iranian tankers; the Revolutionary Guards claim attacks on two American naval units and eighteen tankers and ships. Jordan confirms it intercepted eighteen of the twenty missiles fired overnight.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Lead Story
Canada applies counter-tariffs, Washington announces an import ban from September 29
From September 8, Ottawa taxes hundreds of US products worth $27.6 billion. The same day the White House signs a proclamation that, from September 29, excludes certain Canadian goods from importation.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
Jordan reports twenty missiles from Iran intercepted overnight
The Jordanian state agency Petra reports a missile attack at 02:45 on September 9, with no casualties. According to the German public broadcaster's news bulletin, the episode follows the destruction, declared by Washington, of five Iranian tankers.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Lead Story
Kyiv hit as three-day pause expires: three dead and nineteen wounded
During the night and morning of September 8, ballistic missiles and drones struck seven districts of the Ukrainian capital. The three-day pause, according to Tagesschau, had been put in place during a visit by U.S. mediators.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · Lead Story
South Lebanon, Kfar Rumman death toll rises to eleven
Overnight between September 6 and 7, two Israeli strikes hit a residential building and a civilian vehicle in Nabatieh district. The death toll grew throughout the day and remains subject to updates.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · Lead Story
Witkoff and Kushner from Moscow to Kyiv: three-hour talks with Putin, then Zelensky
The US envoys met with the Russian president for three hours and ten minutes, and the following day with the Ukrainian president. No public document: what exists, for now, are statements from the parties.
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · Analysis
Lebanon, Israeli strikes on Nabatieh: four dead according to the Health Ministry
This is not an update on the Witkoff and Kushner mission in Moscow, published this morning: it is a different front. On September 6, Lebanese health authorities count four victims and twenty wounded in the Nabatieh district; the Israeli army links the action to the launch of two Hezbollah drones.
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · Lead Story
Putin receives Witkoff and Kushner at the Kremlin, today the two envoys are expected in Kyiv
Eighth working visit by the US envoy to Russia. The Russian president says attacks on Kyiv have not been carried out since midnight on September 5, but denies that there is an agreement on a broader truce beyond three days.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · Lead Story
Witkoff and Kushner land in Moscow, Kremlin announces three days without strikes on Kyiv
The two U.S. envoys arrived in Moscow, welcomed by Kirill Dmitriev, and the Kremlin spokesman stated that Putin ordered no strikes on the Ukrainian capital for three days. Overnight, an attack had hit a building in Boryspil.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · Analysis
Kharg, Iranian agencies report tanker hit at anchor
On September 5, Tasnim, Mehr, Fars and Asr Iran reported four projectiles fired at a small tanker anchored off Kharg island, attributing the strike to US forces. No casualties reported, crew being evacuated. At the time of the first reports, no official statements had come from either Tehran or Washington.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · Lead Story
Trump confirms Witkoff and Kushner mission between Kyiv and Moscow
The US president says his two envoys are travelling to Ukraine and Russia with a proposal to end the war. On the same evening Zelensky announces he has approved new military responses to the attacks on cities.
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