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·16 September 2026 · 05:04 UTC

Kennedy Center board votes to close venue for renovations; Trump, who gave $17 million, clashes with Rep. Joyce Beatty over 'extreme harm'

The Justice Department appealed the ruling, and Trump, named chairman last year by loyalists, participated in the virtual meeting. Beatty, who led the campaign to block memorializing Trump, called him a cause of 'extreme harm' during testy exchanges.

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16 September 2026 · 03:25 UTCTrump 'threw a tantrum' and called Rep. Joyce Beatty 'dumb' after judge blocked adding his name to Kennedy Center; board votes to close center indefinitely 16 September 2026 · 01:28 UTCBeatty reveals heated Trump exchange over Kennedy Center closure; Trump called her 'incompetent,' she fired back 'I know you're incompetent'

·16 September 2026 · 04:45 UTC

Police detain dozens at Istanbul courthouse protest over Turkey's LGBTQ+ crackdown; Justice Minister says operation 'My Family is Safe' targets 162 suspects

Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said the crackdown aimed to 'protect children, the institution of the family, and public order.' Council of Europe Commissioner Michael O'Flaherty called the raids unjustified, urging release of those detained for human rights work.

·16 September 2026 · 03:25 UTC

Supreme Court declines to allow new Postal Service requirements for mail ballots; Ohio's Frank LaRose says mail-in voting remains secure

LaRose called the rule 'not logistically possible' to implement in the next couple of weeks, and he affirmed that Ohio's absentee voting is 'secure' and 'accurate.' Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the Court's unsigned order.

+1 source·16 September 2026 · 01:40 UTC

Trump administration plans largest-in-years sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in $2.8B weapons package

The sale, confirmed by a U.S. official to The Washington Post, marks the biggest single transfer of the controversial munition in recent years. Separately, Brazil's Supreme Court postponed a decision on opening a probe of Justice Alexandre de Moraes over fraud allegations.

+1 source·16 September 2026 · 00:04 UTC

Poland reinforces border crossings with Ukraine after Russian drone strikes near frontier; Kosiniak-Kamysz says infrastructure being strengthened

The 18th Engineer Regiment is building blast walls using collapsible, wire-mesh lined containers filled with sand or gravel, and adding observation posts at Dorohusk, Medyka, and Korczowa. Separately, Lithuania shot down a drone with an explosive device, and Denmark reported a Russian warship fired flares at a Danish helicopter.

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·15 September 2026 · 23:54 UTC

Carney seeks 'unique alliance' with EU as Trump's actions drive Canada-Europe courtship; Canada joins SAFE fund, invited to State of the Union

A Nanos poll from April shows more than four in five Canadians favor stronger EU ties, with close to three in five supporting actual membership, though Article 49 makes that impossible. The EU is Canada's second-largest trading partner, with CETA eliminating 99% of tariffs on Canadian goods.

+1 source·15 September 2026 · 23:44 UTC

U.S. warns Iraq to disarm militias by Sept. 30 or face suspension of dollar transfers; all remaining troops to withdraw by that date

The warning was delivered directly to Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi during his Washington visit, with U.S. officials linking dollar liquidity to curbing armed groups. Several factions, including Kataib Hezbollah, have resisted the handover, and Iraq's foreign-currency reserves fell to $79.2 billion in August from $97.8 billion in April.

+1 source·15 September 2026 · 23:15 UTC

Pentagon watchdog releases Iran war report; new photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions from Iranian missile and drone attacks

The report reveals equipment losses up to $3.7 billion, including nearly 60 aircraft, and marks a first-of-its-kind mandatory report to Congress. Photos obtained by CBS News from anonymous service members show direct hits on a Boeing E-3 Sentry at Prince Sultan Air Force Base and hollowed-out buildings at Camp Buehring.

+2 sources·15 September 2026 · 22:54 UTC

Inquiry report details failures to stop Lucy Letby baby murders; consultant says it makes for grim reading

The report found that police should have been notified earlier and that hospital managers repeatedly dismissed consultants' concerns. Dr John Gibbs admitted 'we failed the babies' and apologized to families, while the Criminal Cases Review Commission is currently reviewing Letby's convictions.

+2 sources·15 September 2026 · 21:36 UTC

Germany's embattled Chancellor Merz cancels UN trip to New York amid mounting domestic pressure; party fears missing 5% hurdle in Sunday's state votes

The CDU faces potential exclusion from the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania parliament if it falls below the 5% threshold, with internal sources saying some call for Merz to step down. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will address the UN in Merz's place.

·15 September 2026 · 21:01 UTC

Trump criticizes Supreme Court for blocking his mail-in voting changes; court upholds injunction, allowing mail voting to proceed as usual

The Supreme Court's Sept. 14 ruling, with Justices Thomas and Alito dissenting, stated the federal government is unlikely to succeed on the merits, suggesting the USPS exceeded its constitutional authority. This likely settles the impact of the rules on the November midterms.

·15 September 2026 · 20:30 UTC

Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in $195M money laundering case, agrees to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors

Saab admitted to skimming at least $195 million from six contracts and implicated Venezuelan officials, including Government Official 1A. U.S. officials have called him Maduro's 'bag man' and could use him as a witness against Maduro, who awaits trial on drug charges in Manhattan.

·15 September 2026 · 20:30 UTC

Saudi Arabia and Egypt demand open Red Sea as Riyadh vows response to Houthi attacks; Qatar warns closure would be "catastrophic for the entire world"

Houthis seized Yemen's Red Sea coast and Bab al-Mandab Strait last week, threatening Saudi crude exports as the Strait of Hormuz is choked. Egypt's Suez Canal revenues are already around half of pre-2023 levels, when Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping began.

·15 September 2026 · 20:28 UTC

Judge blocks adding Donald Trump's name to Kennedy Center; Trump suggests he'll appeal case to Supreme Court

Hours after the ruling, Trump said renovations cannot begin until the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit weighs in, adding Justice Department lawyers will ask for an expedited appeal. The dispute centers on a plan to inscribe Trump's name on the venue's marble facade.

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16 September 2026 · 00:26 UTCTrump announces Kennedy Center closure after name ruling; renovations conditional on adding his name to building 15 September 2026 · 22:42 UTCKennedy Center board votes to close venue indefinitely for renovations; judge rebukes Trump name engraving, Trump says 'Building is destined to doom'+2 more reports

·15 September 2026 · 20:20 UTC

Brazil supreme court erupts in ferocious fight on eve of presidential election; Moraes tells Mendonça: "You're at the service of a political group that tried to launch a coup"

The dispute centers on the Banco Master scandal, which began with banker Daniel Vorcaro's arrest and has entangled figures including Flávio Bolsonaro and Moraes. With polls showing a dead heat between Lula and Bolsonaro, analyst Thomas Traumann predicts the campaign will get dirtier much faster than expected.

+1 source·15 September 2026 · 19:39 UTC

Scientists studied 185,896 miles of Roman roads and found they weren't so straight after all; study calls it 'tip of the iceberg'

The digital reconstruction revealed that around 90 per cent of Roman roads had a slope gradient suitable for animal-driven carts, even through the Alps. Provincial capitals, not Rome, served as key crossroads, and the network's continuity into modernity varied, with some roads disappearing entirely.

+1 source·15 September 2026 · 19:39 UTC

Nepal flood survivors return to unimaginable destruction in Devighat, Nuwakot, twenty days after August 26 floods killed over 1,300

More than 5,100 people remain unaccounted for as families visit Kathmandu hospitals to search photographs and lists of the missing. In Devighat, mud reaches the fifth floor of some buildings, while monks pray and memorials hang for the dead.