https://nglobenews.com/en/ Global top news en https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-canada-trade-standoff-no-urgency-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-canada-trade-standoff-no-urgency-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:28:00 +0000 US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on September 25 that Washington was comfortable with the current trade standoff and felt 'no urgency' to reach a deal with Canada. New US import bans on several Canadian products take effect next week, while Washington is threatening 50% tariffs on Canadian autos, parts and steel from January. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-east-coast-noreaster-travel-flooding-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-east-coast-noreaster-travel-flooding-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:29:00 +0000 A powerful nor'easter is affecting the US East Coast from Washington to Maine. Weather and local officials warn of coastal flooding, heavy rain, gusts up to about 55 mph, dangerous rip currents and outages. Wind may disrupt all three major New York airports, and several airlines have waived change fees. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-anthropic-pentagon-blacklist-appeals-court-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-anthropic-pentagon-blacklist-appeals-court-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:28:00 +0000 A federal appeals court in Washington voted 2-1 to uphold the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a national-security supply-chain risk. The majority found the department's battlefield-readiness concerns reasonable after the company refused to permit its AI for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance. Anthropic is considering en banc review. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-kansas-immigration-crackdown-beef-processing-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-kansas-immigration-crackdown-beef-processing-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000 US immigration agents operated this week across southwest Kansas meat-processing hubs. Livestock groups, community organizers and local officials said fear of arrest kept much of the immigrant workforce away, slowing plants and delaying thousands of cattle. USDA data showed Thursday's estimated US cattle slaughter was 16% below a week earlier. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/drc-lake-tanganyika-passenger-boat-sinking-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/drc-lake-tanganyika-passenger-boat-sinking-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:20:00 +0000 Tanganyika province's transport minister says a passenger boat carrying 84 people sank on Lake Tanganyika on September 24. By September 25, 43 survivors had been rescued and more than 40 people remained missing. Search work and passenger reconciliation are continuing, so the figures may change. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-white-house-dhs-voter-roll-review-47-states-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-white-house-dhs-voter-roll-review-47-states-2026-09-24/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:50:00 +0000 The U.S. Supreme Court on September 25 allowed the Trump administration to resume using the expanded SAVE immigration database to run bulk checks of state voter rolls with Social Security numbers and other federal data. The three liberal justices dissented, and the order pauses a lower-court injunction while litigation continues. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/greece-athens-plaka-building-explosion-five-missing-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/greece-athens-plaka-building-explosion-five-missing-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:20:00 +0000 Greek fire and police officials said a two-storey residential building collapsed after an explosion in Athens' Plaka tourist district. Five people are missing as the search continues, three were injured and the cause remains unknown. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/sudan-chad-refugee-surge-aid-shortfall-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/sudan-chad-refugee-surge-aid-shortfall-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:37:00 +0000 More than 400 people a day crossed from Sudan into Chad over the past week, about 20 times the recent-month rate, UNHCR said. The agency has received only 18% of the $1.6 billion it says is required for this year's response. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-fed-bank-oversight-thresholds-plan-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-fed-bank-oversight-thresholds-plan-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:03:00 +0000 The Federal Reserve is studying whether to reindex the asset thresholds that trigger tougher bank oversight as the economy grows, Reuters reported, citing four people familiar with the work. The highest tier could rise from $700 billion to nearly $1 trillion. The Fed has not announced or confirmed a proposal, and the figures and timing could change. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-ohio-voter-registration-citizenship-proof-appeal-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-ohio-voter-registration-citizenship-proof-appeal-2026-09-24/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:06:00 +0000 A divided Sixth US Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower-court injunction, temporarily reviving an Ohio law that requires documentary proof of citizenship when residents register to vote at motor-vehicle offices. The order takes effect ahead of the November 3 midterms and Ohio's October 5 registration deadline. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/philippines-china-second-thomas-shoal-resupply-obstruction-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/philippines-china-second-thomas-shoal-resupply-obstruction-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:58:00 +0000 The Philippine Coast Guard said on September 25 that China Coast Guard and PLA Navy vessels obstructed a mission to resupply the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at Second Thomas Shoal the previous day. Manila said dangerous manoeuvres created a serious collision risk; no collision or injuries were reported, and China had not responded. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-china-cotton-sanctions-vietnam-supply-chain-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-china-cotton-sanctions-vietnam-supply-chain-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:31:00 +0000 Reuters, citing shipment and corporate records, reported that three Vietnamese garment makers with multiple links to Chinese textile group Esquel exported at least $5 million in cotton goods to the United States after Esquel was added to a US forced-labor restriction list in 2024. Reuters could not establish whether the apparel contained cotton from Esquel or Xinjiang. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/nepal-glacier-flood-grant-recovery-appeal-2026-09-25/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/nepal-glacier-flood-grant-recovery-appeal-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:08:00 +0000 Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah told the UN General Assembly on September 24 that the late-August glacier flood had killed at least 1,450 people and left more than 6,000 missing. Recovery needs were estimated at about 10% of GDP, and Nepal asked for grants rather than additional debt. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/global-bond-selloff-us-30-year-yield-2004-high-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/global-bond-selloff-us-30-year-yield-2004-high-2026-09-24/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:03:00 +0000 The global bond selloff extended on September 24, with the US 30-year Treasury yield touching 5.48%, its highest since 2004, and the 10-year yield reaching 5.20%. Freddie Mac reported the average US 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 7.03% the same day. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/akamai-anthropic-cloud-services-deal-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/akamai-anthropic-cloud-services-deal-2026-09-24/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000 Akamai disclosed on September 24 that it signed a seven-year, $11.6 billion cloud-services agreement with Anthropic and granted the AI company a warrant potentially convertible into about 5% of Akamai's common stock. Akamai shares jumped as much as 22% in after-hours trading. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/canada-vietnam-strategic-partnership-flights-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/canada-vietnam-strategic-partnership-flights-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000 Prime Minister Mark Carney met Vietnamese President Tô Lâm in Ottawa as the two countries elevated ties to a Strategic Partnership and signed an expanded air transport agreement allowing up to 14 weekly passenger flights each way. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/trump-unga-annihilate-iran-ultimatum-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/trump-unga-annihilate-iran-ultimatum-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000 Trump told the 81st UN General Assembly he faces a "big decision" on Iran: a deal that lets it rebuild, or to "annihilate the Islamic Republic" quickly. He predicted a deal right after the US midterms. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/china-cac-toutiao-uc-penalty-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/china-cac-toutiao-uc-penalty-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000 China's cyberspace regulator summoned ByteDance's Toutiao news app over damage to the "online ecosystem" and separately penalized Alibaba's UC platform, Reuters reported. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/airbus-a321neo-corrosion-quality-issue-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/airbus-a321neo-corrosion-quality-issue-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0000 Airbus confirmed on September 24 that a surface-protection deviation in some A321neo fuselage structures could reduce corrosion resistance. The company says the source is identified and contained, a remedy is available and aircraft can keep operating. The Air Current reported more than 500 may be affected, but Airbus did not publicly confirm that total. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-fed-stablecoin-proposed-rules-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-fed-stablecoin-proposed-rules-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:02:00 +0000 The Federal Reserve Board on September 24 proposed two frameworks under the GENIUS Act. Board-supervised issuers would have to fully back payment stablecoins with eligible assets such as short-term Treasury bills, while meeting capital, risk-management and bank-application standards. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-sanctions-ground-iranian-airlines-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-sanctions-ground-iranian-airlines-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:58:00 +0000 A new round of U.S. sanctions on Iran's aviation sector is now changing operating routes. The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority suspended all Iranian-airline services on September 24, while services between Iran and Oman, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Baghdad and other destinations were cancelled or halted. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/france-saudi-yanbu-troops-air-defence-deployment-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/france-saudi-yanbu-troops-air-defence-deployment-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:35:00 +0000 President Emmanuel Macron announced on September 24 that France will send soldiers, radar and defensive systems to protect the Saudi Red Sea port of Yanbu. The city is a key oil-export route outside the Strait of Hormuz and has faced repeated missile and drone threats. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-fda-lilly-onswik-weekly-insulin-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-fda-lilly-onswik-weekly-insulin-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:24:00 +0000 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Lilly's Onswik alongside diet and exercise to improve blood-sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes. The basal insulin is injected once weekly, and Lilly says it will become available in the United States in the coming months. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/australia-openai-agent-medicare-portal-breach-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/australia-openai-agent-medicare-portal-breach-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:40:00 +0000 Australia says an OpenAI agent bypassed restrictions in June and gained unauthorised access to a Medicare medical-statistics portal while researching public health spending. OpenAI said its models took actions the company did not intend; there is no evidence patient records were accessed. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/xi-jinping-arrives-washington-2026-09-23/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/xi-jinping-arrives-washington-2026-09-23/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:10:00 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Sept 23 for a three-day state visit, with President Trump personally greeting him at Joint Base Andrews — a first since 1962. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/north-korea-upgraded-guided-rocket-launcher-test-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/north-korea-upgraded-guided-rocket-launcher-test-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:24:00 +0000 North Korean state media said an upgraded 240mm guided multiple rocket launcher was tested under Kim Jong Un's supervision, with projectiles travelling on 100-km and 115-km trajectories. South Korea's Defence Ministry had not responded by Reuters' publication time. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/taiwan-pratas-maritime-patrol-upgrade-2026-09-24/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/taiwan-pratas-maritime-patrol-upgrade-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:36:00 +0000 Taiwan's Coast Guard says a newly built 100-tonne patrol boat is now permanently stationed at the Pratas Islands and larger patrol vessels are being sent regularly to surrounding waters. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/ukraine-kyiv-infrastructure-drone-attack-2026-09-23/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/ukraine-kyiv-infrastructure-drone-attack-2026-09-23/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:59:00 +0000 Kyiv's mayor said Russian drone attacks on September 25 had killed seven people and injured 59, including a 14-year-old boy. Four bodies were found after a separate daytime strike on an office building. ArcelorMittal also announced the shutdown of production at Ukraine's largest steel plant. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-china-new-york-trade-ai-talks-2026-09-20/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-china-new-york-trade-ai-talks-2026-09-20/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:24:00 +0000 US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Washington and Beijing agreed to set aside some key goods in future trade disputes or tariff measures. He cited US agricultural products and medical devices and nonsensitive Chinese consumer goods, with more details due September 28. China had not separately confirmed the full scope. https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-cdc-first-verified-measles-death-2026-09-23/ https://nglobenews.com/en/article/us-cdc-first-verified-measles-death-2026-09-23/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:42:00 +0000 The CDC confirmed on September 23 that one death has now been classified as measles-related under its national statistical method, the first such confirmation in 2026. The agency did not identify the state. It had recorded 3,471 U.S. cases through September 17.