9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (118+ words) Sep 12, 2026, 8:31 AM State Senator Richard Blumenthal is calling for an immediate end to the war with Iran in order to lower gas prices. Blumenthal says the war comes at a high cost for Connecticut residents. “These gasoline prices, groceries costs…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago   (261+ words) JENNIFER PAK, BYLINE: In Nepal, international journalists move freely. Contrast that to Tibet - we were wholly reliant on Chinese media. NADWORNY: That's NPR China correspondent Jennifer Pak. For this week's Reporter's Notebook, we asked Jennifer what it's like to cover…...

5+ hour, 47+ min ago   (716+ words) By Sammy Heung with Sumit Dubey in New Delhi China and Nepal have taken different approaches to information after a Himalayan flood, shaping what the public saw of a disaster that killed more than 1,400 people. The August 26 tsunami-like surge of…...

18+ hour, 46+ min ago   (960+ words) Dimsum Daily 12th September 2026 – (Hong Kong) The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to what it described as malicious attacks, smears and slander by certain western governments, politicians, organisations and media following sentences…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago   (279+ words) Tens of thousands have demonstrated across Germany against far-right extremism, with major rallies held in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin and Munich, almost a week after the Alternative for Germany party's historic election win. Sunday's election win for the AfD in the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (817+ words) Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. This past week, Americans observed the 25th anniversary of 9/11. And despite the time…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (457+ words) The balloons showed the US President in a new light Giant balloons depicting Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu were caught carrying out a sex act at an anti-MAGA protest in Dublin. Thousands of protesters gathered at the Irish…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (124+ words) Al Jazeera Israel bombs southern Lebanon as talks postponed The next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon, mediated by the US, has been postponed as Israeli forces continue to strike southern Lebanon. The talks were scheduled to take place…...

6+ hour, 46+ min ago   (883+ words) A remembrance to mark the death anniversary of conservative activist and Northwest suburban native Charlie Kirk on Saturday at Lakewood Chapel in Arlington Heights fell short of standing room only. But the 150 or so in attendance — representing a swath of…...