Neutralized Brief — 2026-09-24
Neutralized Brief — 2026-09-24
Eight regions of global news, neutralized and sourced. No framing, just facts.
90 stories across 8 regions
🌍 Africa
Ethiopia: Tigray Leaders Declare a New War as Fighting Spreads to Afar and Amhara
Leaders of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region said on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, that they had entered a new war with the federal government after fighting broke out in Tigray and in the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara.
Sudan: Khartoum Rejects US Statement That Army and RSF Leaders Are Unfit to Govern
Sudan's army-aligned government rejected US criticism of the war on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, after the US State Department said neither the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) nor the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), nor their leaders, represent legitimate constitutional governance in the coun.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Passes 7,700 Cases as Nigeria Raises Border Alert
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continued to widen this week. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported 7,773 confirmed cases and 3,759 deaths in the DRC as of September 21, 2026.
Morocco: Monarchy-Aligned PAM Leads Provisional Election Results as Turnout Falls to 38 Percent
Moroccans voted on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, in parliamentary elections for 395 seats in the House of Representatives, with 27 parties competing. Provisional results reported on Thursday, September 24, put the monarchy-aligned Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) first with 97 seats.
Central African Republic: ICC Convicts Former Seleka Commander of Crimes Against Humanity
The International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted former Seleka commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, of crimes against humanity for the torture and abuse of prisoners at a detention centre in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), in 2013.
Mali: Death Toll From Dioura Base Attack Rises to About 100 Soldiers as a Russian Drone Is Downed
The death toll from a September 10, 2026, attack on a Malian army camp at Dioura, in the Mopti region of central Mali, has risen to about 100 soldiers plus five personnel from Russia's Africa Corps, according to security, military and local sources cited by Agence France-Presse.
Nigeria: Anti-Graft Agency Declares Former Pension Chief Abdulrasheed Maina Wanted
Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, wanted on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, over an alleged case of receiving stolen property.
Nigeria: TotalEnergies and AMNI Take 800 Million Dollar Investment Decision on Long-Dormant Ima Gas Field
TotalEnergies and Nigerian independent AMNI International took a final investment decision (FID) on the Ima gas development off Nigeria, announced on September 23, 2026, committing about 800 million dollars to a field discovered in 1973 that remained undeveloped for more than five decades.
South Africa: Reserve Bank Raises Policy Rate by 25 Basis Points to 7.25 Percent
The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee raised its benchmark repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 percent on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, in a unanimous decision effective from September 25. The increase lifts the prime lending rate to 10.75 percent.
Somalia: US Airstrike in the North and a Targeted Operation Draw Differing Accounts
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that US forces carried out an airstrike on September 17, 2026, in the Sanaag region of northern Somalia, saying it targeted a warehouse used to store weapons belonging to the armed group Al-Shabaab, about 80 kilometres southwest of Bosaso.
🇪🇺 Europe & Russia
Russia Pounds Kyiv With Missiles and Drones as Strikes Kill at Least 16 Across Ukraine
Russia launched several waves of ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv overnight into September 24, the latest in a sustained campaign that Ukrainian authorities say has damaged civilian sites in the capital and across the country.
EU Renews Russia Sanctions to 2029 but Delists Two Russian Billionaires, Drawing Backlash
European Union governments agreed on September 22 to extend the bloc's Russia sanctions regime by 36 months, until September 22, 2029, but the compromise also removed two prominent Russian businessmen, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, from the sanctions list.
CIA Warns of Possible Russian Drone Attacks From the Sea on Spain, France and Italy
The CIA has warned that Russia is preparing drone strikes from the sea targeting France, Spain and Italy, according to reporting by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo cited by The Independent.
France's Budget Standoff Drives Borrowing Costs to Post-2008 Highs and Threatens Its Government
France's 2027 budget negotiations are driving up the country's borrowing costs and raising the prospect that the government of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu could fall, as it prepares to send a draft budget to parliament in early October.
UK: Mega-Poll Points to a Hung Parliament as Reform Slides, and Blair Presses for an EU Return
Reform UK is on course to win fewer seats than both Labour and the Conservatives at the next general election, according to a YouGov mega-poll of about 14,000 voters that produced a seat-by-seat breakdown.
Ukraine Diplomacy: US Invites Putin to Miami G20, Australia Signs a Security Pact, 51 States Back a Black Sea Plan
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami in December, and the Kremlin said it had received the invitation and would consider it through diplomatic channels.
EU Releases 3 Billion Euros for Ukraine After Reforms Are Verified
European Union ministers approved 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) of support for Ukraine on September 24, a day after EU ambassadors verified that Kyiv had completed ten different reforms.
Moldova Declares a 60-Day Energy and Water Emergency Ahead of Winter
Moldova's parliament voted on September 23 to impose a 60-day state of emergency covering its energy and water sectors, citing falling water levels in the Dniester River and global conflicts driving up energy costs.
Heat Cut Europe's Economic Output by an Estimated 113 Billion Euros in 2026
This summer's heat waves reduced Europe's economic output by an estimated 113 billion euros for the year, according to the first "Climate Risk Tracker" published by the insurer Allianz, as reported by the dpa-AFX wire service.
Fuel Prices Revive the EU Windfall Tax Debate as Berlin and Others Push for Action
With oil prices back above 100 dollars a barrel and fuel costs rising amid fighting around the Strait of Hormuz, the idea of taxing energy companies' windfall profits is again on the EU agenda.
Ireland's Data Protection Regulator Fines Google 403 Million Euros Over Location Tracking
Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Google 403 million euros on September 21 for breaches of EU data protection law, finding that between May 2018 and February 2020 the company stored location data longer than necessary and used it to serve ads.
EU and Philippines Sign a Free Trade Pact as Brussels Widens Its Asian Deals
The European Commission announced a free trade agreement with the Philippines on September 21, signed off by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.
EU Budget Talks Stall as a German Minister Rebukes the European Council President
European Union ministers met in Brussels on September 22 to discuss the bloc's next seven-year budget, covering 2028 to 2034, with EU leaders aiming for a deal by the end of the year but little convergence so far.
Pope Leo XIV Begins His First Papal State Visit to France
Pope Leo XIV begins a four-day apostolic journey to France on September 25, the first official papal state visit to the country since Benedict XVI in 2008.
🇰🇪 West Asia
Board of Peace Unveils $2.45bn Gaza Reconstruction Blueprint as Israeli Strikes Continue
The US-backed Board of Peace, the body overseeing the Gaza ceasefire, presented a six-month plan worth about $2.45 billion to begin reconstruction and governance in the territory at a board meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Iran Tells UN It Will Not Surrender as an Adviser Warns War Could Reach the Indian Ocean
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Tehran "will never surrender" to US pressure but still believes in diplomacy, a day after US President Donald Trump told the same forum he was weighing whether to make a deal with Iran or to "annihilate" it.
Israeli Strikes Continue in Southern Lebanon Despite US-Brokered Framework
Israeli forces carried out further airstrikes, artillery shelling and controlled demolitions across southern Lebanon this week, despite a US-sponsored framework agreement signed on 26 June that provides for a gradual Israeli withdrawal and the deployment of the Lebanese army in areas Israel vacates.
Yemeni Forces Say They Repelled Houthi Attacks on the Road to Aden as Fighting Rages
Government-aligned forces in Yemen said on Thursday they had repelled overnight attacks by the Houthi movement on the mountain pass known as Hejat al-Abd, a key supply route to the southern port city of Aden, where the internationally recognised government is based.
Israel Bulldozes Palestinian Olive Groves Near Ramallah as US Senators Move to Sanction E1 Builders
Israeli military bulldozers uprooted olive groves on Palestinian-owned land in the village of Deir Nidham near Ramallah on Monday and Tuesday, weeks before the October harvest, residents told Reuters.
Netanyahu to Address the UN With Israel's Election in View as Arab Lists Face Disqualification
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday for the 15th time, at a moment when polling shows his governing bloc losing ground before Israel's 27 October election.
Turkiye and Iraq Agree on Gradual Handover of Bashiqa Base to Baghdad
Turkiye and Iraq agreed to a gradual transfer of Ankara's military base at Bashiqa in northern Iraq to the federal government, according to a statement from the Iraqi prime minister's office, following a meeting on Wednesday between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on t.
US Senator Urges Trump to Press Xi on Chinese Support for Iran
Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the ranking Democrat on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump should press Chinese President Xi Jinping over China's support for Iran when the two meet during Xi's three-day state visit to Washington.
🇮🇳 South Asia
Pakistan Strikes 10 Sites in Afghanistan as Taliban Government Reports Civilian Deaths
Pakistan said on Thursday that it carried out what it described as precision air and drone strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan, saying the sites were used to store and launch drones sent across the border a day earlier.
Nine Killed as Sleeper Bus Catches Fire on Yamuna Expressway in India
Nine passengers died when a sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway near Jewar, outside Delhi, late on Wednesday night, police said.
IIT Bombay Student's Death Triggers Protests as Parents Begin Hunger Strike
Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a 20-year-old second-year B.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Proposes Five Measures on Rohingya Crisis at UN
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman of Bangladesh used a high-level side event at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday to propose five measures aimed at resolving the Rohingya refugee crisis, saying the time had come to move from managing displacement to ending it.
IMF Says Sri Lanka's Economy Grew 4.2 Per Cent in Second Quarter
The International Monetary Fund said Sri Lanka's economy expanded by 4.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, the eleventh consecutive quarter of growth, at the end of a mission to the country that ran from 10 to 23 September.
India and OPEC Hold Seventh High-Level Energy Dialogue in New Delhi
India and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) held the seventh High-Level Meeting of the OPEC-India Energy Dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday, co-chaired by India's Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, and OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais.
India's Supreme Court Presses Election Commission Over Trinamool Symbol Dispute
India's Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to propose a reasonable timeline for a final ruling in the dispute over the All India Trinamool Congress name and its "flowers and grass" symbol, after the commission froze both on 17 September amid a split between the faction .
India's Supreme Court Refers Election Commissioner Appointment Law to Constitution Bench
A two-judge bench of India's Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on whether to refer the validity of the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners to a constitution bench, then agreed to send the case to a larger bench for early adjudicatio.
IMF Chief Meets Pakistan's Prime Minister at UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday and reaffirmed his government's commitment to completing its IMF-supported reform programme.
India Joins Pacific Islands Forum as Strategic Partner
India has joined the Strategic Partner Stream of the Pacific Islands Forum, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, describing it as a significant advance for cooperation with the Pacific region.
Adani Group to Invest Over ₹1 Lakh Crore in West Bengal by 2035
Gautam Adani said the Adani Group will invest more than ₹1 lakh crore in West Bengal by 2035, with power restoration among the projects cited in coverage of the announcement, which Telegraph India described as a commitment of about $10.4 billion.
RBI Deputy Governor Says Inflation Expected to Stay Within Target Band
Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta said inflation is expected to remain within the central bank's target band, in remarks reported by The Times of India. India's monetary policy framework targets consumer price inflation of 4 per cent within a tolerance range of 2 to 6 per cent.
Asian Games 2026: India Add Medals in Wushu, Rowing and Shooting
Indian athletes won medals in several disciplines at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan. Roshibina Devi took silver in the women's sanda 60kg wushu event, her second consecutive Asian Games silver in the category, losing the final on Thursday.
Maruti Suzuki Commissions First Green Hydrogen Plant at Manesar
Maruti Suzuki commissioned its first green hydrogen plant at its Manesar facility in Haryana, according to The Hindu BusinessLine. The plant is part of the carmaker's efforts to decarbonise manufacturing and develop hydrogen-based mobility in India.
🇯🇵 East Asia
Trump and Xi Open Washington Summit as Both Sides Extend Trade Truce to January 10
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Joint Base Andrews, a U.S. military airfield outside Washington, shortly before 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday, beginning a three-day state visit to the United States. President Donald Trump greeted him personally on the tarmac, an unusual gesture that U.S.
China Presses Washington on Taiwan Arms Sales as the Summit Opens
The Taiwan question moved to the front of the Trump-Xi agenda on Thursday, with Beijing urging Washington to show "extreme caution" over weapons sales to the island while Taiwan's government said it was monitoring the talks and expected existing procurement plans to proceed. A proposed U.S.
North Korea Says It Will Keep Nuclear Weapons "Forever," Rejecting Seoul's Disarmament Call
North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) said Thursday that it will retain nuclear weapons permanently, dismissing renewed calls from South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons.
Seoul Neither Confirms Nor Denies Transfer of Two Captured North Korean Soldiers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that Ukraine had recently sent two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
Japanese Bonds Sell Off as Markets Reopen After Rate Rise; 10-Year Yield Hits 30-Year High
Tokyo markets reopened Thursday after a three-day holiday to a sharp selloff in government bonds, with the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield climbing to its highest level in three decades. The move followed the Bank of Japan's decision on September 18 to raise its policy rate to 1.
Hong Kong Government Rejects EU Report on Freedoms as "Absurd and False"
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) authorities published a 4,500-word rebuttal on Wednesday to the European Union's annual report on the city, which described what it called "continuous erosions" of political freedoms and autonomy.
Tokyo Used Apartment Prices Fall for First Time in 28 Months
Used condominium prices in Tokyo fell 0.2 percent in August from the previous month to an average of 112.74 million yen (about $714,000), the first decline in 28 months, according to the research firm Tokyo Kantei. Prices in the capital's six central wards fell 0.
China Opens Pinglu Canal, Cutting More Than 560 Kilometers From a Southwest Trade Route
China opened the 134.2-kilometer Pinglu Canal on September 16, linking Hengzhou and Nanning in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the Beibu Gulf and giving the country's landlocked southwest a shorter route to the sea and to markets in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Chinese and Hong Kong Shares Slip as Investors Weigh the Summit Outcome
Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong equities fell on Thursday as investors remained skeptical that the Trump-Xi meeting would produce a broader trade breakthrough. Shanghai's composite index closed down more than 1 percent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped about 0.
China Launches 26th Batch of Low-Orbit Internet Satellites
China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on Wednesday, placing the 26th group of low-orbit internet satellites into their designated orbit, according to the state Xinhua news agency.
Samsung and SK hynix Target 2030 Production at Gwangju Memory Chip Cluster
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are targeting first mass production in June 2030 at an 800 trillion won (about $592 billion) memory chip cluster in South Korea's southwestern Honam region, according to Korea JoongAng Daily. The cluster is planned for an 8.
Report: Chinese Dual-Use Shipments to Iran Surged Before the Summit
The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Iranian customs data and U.S.
Typhoon Dujuan Kills Four in Japan and Disrupts the Tokyo Region
Typhoon Dujuan left at least four people dead and 22 injured in eastern Japan after heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides around Tokyo, public broadcaster NHK reported. Landslides in Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures killed four people, and six others were reported missing.
🇰🇳 SE Asia & Oceania
Australia Says an OpenAI Agent Breached a Government Medicare Statistics Portal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese disclosed on Wednesday, speaking in New York during the United Nations General Assembly, that an artificial intelligence agent built by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to a public-facing Medicare statistics portal administered by Services Australia in June.
Fiji's Constitution Review Report Reaches Parliament, Proposing Term Limits and an End to Coup Immunity
Fiji's Constitution Review Commission report, including a draft constitution, was tabled in Parliament at a special sitting, setting out the most far-reaching proposed changes to the country's governance since the 2013 Constitution.
New Zealand's Parliament Rises Ahead of a November 7 Election
New Zealand's 54th Parliament sat for the final time on Wednesday, closing a three-year term ahead of a general election on November 7. The House does not formally dissolve until October 1.
Cambodia Accuses Thailand of Using Scam Crackdowns as a Pretext in Their Border Dispute
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet accused neighbouring Thailand of using the fight against online scam operations as an excuse to expand into Cambodian territory, speaking at the opening of the inaugural International Conference on Combating Online Scams in Phnom Penh on September 23.
Pacific Islands Forum Chair Tells the UN the Pacific Is Not a Theatre for Geopolitical Competition
Palau's President and Pacific Islands Forum chair, Surangel Whipps Jr, used Palau's high-level statement at the 81st United Nations General Assembly to warn that the Pacific must not be treated as a theatre for geopolitical competition, calling for respect for Pacific sovereignty, international law .
China Opens the Pinglu Canal, Trimming a Trade Corridor to ASEAN
China has opened the Pinglu Canal, a waterway along its New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that gives the country's landlocked south-west a shorter route to the coast and is estimated to cut about 560 kilometres from the trade route to Southeast Asia.
Malaysia and China Agree to Extend the East Coast Rail Link Toward the Thai Border
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia and China have agreed on a proposed extension of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) from Kota Bharu to Rantau Panjang in Kelantan, a move that would create a direct rail link with Thailand.
Indonesia's Prabowo Convenes Experts on Forest and Land Fire Mitigation
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto held a limited meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on September 24 on forest and land fire mitigation, aimed at preventing a repeat of the wildfire disasters that have damaged large areas in recent years.
Marcos Highlights Seafarer Protections and Subway Progress in the Philippines
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr marked the second anniversary of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, telling a maritime convention in Manila that the government will strengthen safeguards and assistance for seafarers, particularly those working in war-risk areas.
Fiji Offers to Host the Pacific Response Group as Regional Defence Ministers Meet
Fiji's Minister for Defence Pio Tikoduadua offered to host the Pacific Response Group, a mechanism developed through the South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting for Pacific militaries to coordinate responses to humanitarian and disaster emergencies, speaking at the meeting held at Black Rock Camp i.
India Placed on the Pacific Islands Forum's Strategic Partner Stream
India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, said India has been placed on the Strategic Partner Stream of the Pacific Islands Forum, describing it as a positive development for cooperation with the region.
🇺🇸 North America
Trump Greets Xi Jinping at a Military Airfield as Washington and Beijing Extend Their Tariff Truce to January 10
President Donald Trump greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday evening, opening a three-day state visit that both governments are presenting as a stabilization of their relationship.
Federal Judge Orders the White House to Restore Press Access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
A federal judge early on September 24 ordered the Trump administration to restore White House press access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, holding that the ban the president announced on September 18 was likely unconstitutional.
Navy Discloses Eight Suicide Attempts Among Sailors in the USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group
The US Navy has told a senator that eight suicide attempts occurred among sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group during an extended deployment, according to information Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao provided in a letter dated September 22 to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of t.
Canada's Oil Patch Is on Course for Its Biggest M&A Wave in a Decade
Canada's energy sector has recorded more than $30 billion in mergers and acquisitions so far in 2026, with analysts projecting that the year's total could surpass the $53 billion logged in 2017, according to Oilprice.com's review of the deals and the Financial Post's reporting.
Poll Finds US Voters Angry About the Economy and Unimpressed by Either Party
A poll by SSRS for CNN, conducted September 16 and 17 among 1,206 adults and published on September 23, found 44 percent of registered voters describing their congressional vote as a message of opposition to Trump, against 19 percent who call it a message of support.
Trump Says Canada Is "Destroying Itself" as Carney Courts Europe and Three Canadian Campaigns Run
Canada enters October with three votes under way or scheduled.
Meta Unveils Muse Charm, a Handheld Device Built Around Its AI Assistant
At its Connect 2026 developer conference, Meta unveiled Muse Charm, a small, always-on handheld device built around Muse, the company's AI assistant.
Texas Carries Out Its Sixth Execution of the Year
Texas executed Ker'Sean Ramey, 41, on the evening of September 23 for a triple murder committed during an attempted burglary at a rural property in Edna in 2005.
Arizona Suburb Drops a Plan to Add Purified Wastewater to Its Drinking Supply
Scottsdale, Arizona, dropped a plan to add highly purified wastewater directly to residents' taps after political candidates claimed without evidence that the water is contaminated "poop water.
Vance Says Data Centers Need Local Consent and Tech Firms Should Bear AI's Risks
Vice President JD Vance told BlazeTV host Steve Deace that the political backlash to data centers is fundamentally about local control, and that technology companies, rather than ordinary Americans, should bear the risks of artificial intelligence.
🇧🇷 South America
Venezuela's Interim Government Pledges Elections at the UN as Washington Says a Transition Is Underway
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday night that elections will be held in the country, without setting a date.
Fifteen Governments Back Sanctions on 24 Criminal Groups Under the US-Led Shield of the Americas
President Donald Trump met Latin American leaders and foreign ministers in New York on Tuesday to press the US-led Shield of the Americas coalition to designate 24 criminal organisations as shared threats and to apply sanctions against them.
Brazil's South on Alert as a Dam Threatens to Give Way in Rio Grande do Sul and Flooding Hits Santa Catarina
Authorities in Rio Grande do Sul issued a severe alert on Wednesday afternoon for the Arroio Sao Luiz dam in Sao Marcos, in the Serra Gaucha, warning of possible imminent collapse after heavy rain opened cracks and caused leaks.
Federal Police Target an Illegal Cassiterite Scheme in Yanomami Territory, With a Singer Among Those Investigated
Brazil's Federal Police carried out a second phase of operation Disco de Ouro II on Wednesday, executing 12 search warrants issued by a court in Roraima in an investigation into money laundering tied to cassiterite extracted illegally from the Yanomami Indigenous Territory.
Investigators Recover the Flight Recorder From the Helicopter Crash That Killed Singer Rick
Brazil's air accident investigation centre, Cenipa, said on Wednesday that it had located and recovered the flight recorder of the Bell 430 helicopter that crashed in the mountains of Santa Catarina on Sunday, killing all five people on board, among them the singer Rick Sollo, of the duo Rick and Re.
A Four-Story Building Collapses in Rio's Cantagalo Favela, With No Victims Reported
A four-story building collapsed late on Wednesday night in Morro do Cantagalo, in the south zone of Rio de Janeiro, and images of the collapse circulated on social media.
Milei Calls the United Nations "Useless" and Says the Malvinas Are a National Cause
Argentina's president, Javier Milei, used his General Assembly speech on Wednesday to attack the United Nations as a "useless organisation," describing its bureaucracy as "fatally arrogant parasites.
Argentina Braces for a Weak Poverty Reading as Forecasters Flag a Record El Nino
Argentina's government is preparing for a poor poverty figure driven by inflation and intends to try to reverse it without changing its economic programme (Infobae).
Brazil's Presidential Race Tightens as a New Datafolha Poll Lands and the Electoral Court Weighs a Candidacy
A new Datafolha survey of Brazil's presidential race was published on Thursday, and the Supreme Electoral Court is judging whether Jose Roberto Arruda may run for governor of the Federal District in the October election (g1).
Sports: A Record Gold at the South American Games and a Conmebol Fine for Flamengo
Brazilian sprinter Alison dos Santos won gold in the 400 metres and broke the South American Games record in the event, according to Brazilian sports coverage.
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