- WorldRussia says 'no decisions' on closing borders amid exodus of military-age men, article with video
The warning came as regions held by Russia hold widely-criticized referendums on annexation. By incorporating those regions, Moscow could portray efforts to retake them as attacks on Russia itself, a warning to Kyiv and its Western allies.
- MarketsWall Street mixed as it digests macro 'tsunami'
U.S. stocks were mixed, oil prices were choppy, while the dollar and Treasury yields rose on Monday as Wall Street digested a raft of macroeconomic news.
- WorldIran accuses U.S. of trying to use unrest to undermine country, article with gallery
Iran accused the United States on Monday of using unrest triggered by the death of a woman in police custody to try to destabilise the country, and warned it would not go unanswered, as the biggest protests since 2019 showed no signs of abating.
- WorldInfluential cleric Qaradawi, supporter of Arab Spring uprisings, dies
Senior Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, a spiritual leader for the Muslim Brotherhood and defender of Arab Spring revolts, died on Monday at age 96, according to a post on his official Twitter account.
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- India's Congress party likely to get first non-Gandhi chief in 25 years, article with imageIndia ·
September 26, 2022 · 12:11 PM UTC India's main opposition Congress party is likely to elect a new party president from outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty for the first time in nearly 25 years, as it looks for a reset ahead of the next election to compete with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.