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At least 33 illegal mining suspects found dead in Nigerian custody, and officials suspect disease
Sep 17, 2026 - World 
At least 33 suspects arrested for alleged illegal mining have been found dead in Nigerian security custody
Brazil's Lula announces 15% increase in flagship welfare payments ahead of key election
Sep 17, 2026 - World 
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a decree on Thursday increasing benefits under his flagship welfare program by 15%, weeks before the first round of the presidential elections.
U.S. approves visas for top Iranian leaders to attend U.N. high-level meeting even with sides at war
Sep 17, 2026 - World 
The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week's U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as the two countries are locked in a stalemated war.
Russia and China veto U.S. proposal for U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran
Sep 17, 2026 - World 
Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its nuclear program.
Poland warns Russia planning ‘hybrid strikes’ against countries supporting Ukraine – as it happened
Sep 17, 2026 - World 
This blog is now closedMeanwhile, we are getting some interesting lines from Paris that the French president, Emmanuel Macron, convened the chiefs of the different political parties to discuss the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine and their consequences on the energy market.The meeting will be held on Friday morning at 10:30am local time on Thursday (that’s 9:30am UK) and military and intelligence officers will share the information they have provided to Macron, his office said in a statement. Continue reading...
