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Sep 17, 2026 - World

A former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during the rule of former President Bashar Assad is facing a possible decades-long prison sentence in the U.S.

Sep 17, 2026 - World

It's been a week since Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels stormed down the Red Sea coast, extending their reach to a key maritime chokepoint and threatening Saudi Arabia's oil exports.

Sep 17, 2026 - World

Trinidad and Tobago ended a lengthy state of emergency on Thursday with authorities on alert for a possible surge in violence as activists and lawyers decried the mass arrests stemming from the measure.

Sep 17, 2026 - World

South African police said a ninth woman's body was discovered Thursday in an area east of Johannesburg where they are investigating a series of killings over the past two months that have sparked acute fears in the community.

Sep 17, 2026 - World

The Gulf monarchies that supply much of the world's oil spent the summer building ways around Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. This week, the backup routes came under fire, too, and Washington opened its own line to the militia threatening them.