Wednesday, October 7, 2026

World

September 19, 2026

WHO advances talks on pathogen access to confront future pandemics

Mr Ghebreyesus said, “We made a promise after COVID-19 that we would not leave the world as vulnerable to the next pandemic as it was to the last.”

WHO
September 19, 2026

Two U.S. female prison officials arrested for allegedly having sex with inmates

Ms Lopez has since been charged with a third-degree felony of violating the civil rights of a person in custody, with her bond set at $10,000.

September 19, 2026

Court revokes music producer Kelly Mall’s supervised release

Prosecutors accused Mr Rashid of tampering with an established victim involved in his previous criminal case.

Jamal Rashid (Mally Mall).
September 18, 2026

Trump bans CNN, MS NOW, Politico from covering White House 

Mr Trump had in February 2025 issued a similar order against the Associated Press (AP).

United States President Donald Trump
September 18, 2026

U.S. DOJ returns $2.5 million corruption proceeds to victims of ex-Gambian president

The recovered funds came from the sale of the mansion in Potomac, Maryland.

September 18, 2026

Brazil ‌launches rocket carrying scientific platform, set to return to Earth

A suborbital microgravity platform is on board, designed to conduct scientific experiments in near-weightless conditions.

VS-30 V16 rocket launched
September 18, 2026

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chairman, names son as successor

Mr Buffett, 96, will remain on the board as chairman emeritus while his son takes over as chairman.

Warren and Howard Buffett
September 18, 2026

South Korea’s Lee rules out military involvement in Middle East conflict

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Friday he would not deploy military ‌assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into conflict.

President Lee Jae-myung
September 18, 2026

Court orders Google to open ad tech systems to rivals in major antitrust case

Court ordered Google to let publishers access and export their own data from DFP and AdX, making it easier to switch ad tech providers, a DOJ statement noted.

Google Hq
September 17, 2026

Archbishop of Canterbury revokes award to Muslim cleric who praised Osama bin Laden as ‘Sword of God against infidels’

The Archbishop of Canterbury has revoked an award given to Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, a Muslim cleric, over his past statement praising al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden