Meloni government bans burqas, caps foreign students in Italian schools
Italy is a front-line country for migration, with integration a hot campaign issue ahead of its 2027 election.
Notable Events Around the World on - 2026-09-25
Marina Hyde on Trump, tech bros and Taylor Swift - podcast
Guardian columnist Marina Hyde on the release of her new book What a Time to be Alive!“I think increasingly the way to survive the news is to say things like: ‘I find it fascinating from a human be...
theguardian.com
Trump praises US-China friendship at state dinner with Xi Jinping
The two superpowers seek greater dialogue despite differences over issues such as Iran, Taiwan, AI and trade.
aljazeera.com
The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
co.uk
At least 41 die as boat capsizes in DRC’s Lake Tanganyika
Forty-nine passengers have been rescued and a search is under way for the missing.
aljazeera.com
Brazil’s Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro still essentially tied in new poll
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is up two points, but that's still within the poll's margin of error.
aljazeera.com
Argentina’s poverty rises to 32 percent under Milei with more pain forecast
A 4.1-percentage-point rise in poverty in the first half of 2026 could be bad news for Milei's re-election bid.
aljazeera.com
Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War
The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, at the General Assembly on Wednesday.
nytimes.com
Iran offers US new ‘7-day’ ceasefire proposal
Foreign minister says plan could see Strait of Hormuz reopen within a week
ft.com
Ai Weiwei unveils his epic new Australian work: ‘90% of art is just garbage. Real art questions the existing order’
From his farm in Portugal, the acclaimed artist speaks about war, peace, the state of the world – and his 40 metre sculpture Mushrooms, on Sydney Harbour“It’s like a film set. Like it’s not real,”...
theguardian.com
Iran war live: Tehran wants Washington to re-enter MoU before US midterms
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran wants the US to return to the MoU by early November.