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Sep 16, 2026 - World

Ben Saunders, who won the first-ever season of "The Voice" franchise, was found dead in a recreational lake in the Netherlands. He was 43.

Sep 16, 2026 - World

The son of imprisoned former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai appealed for his father's release at a congressional hearing in Washington on Wednesday, one week before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the U.S.

Sep 16, 2026 - World

Three more GOP members voted for war powers resolution to force withdrawal from the conflict as election loomsUS politics live – latest updatesAs the US war with Iran drags on, the ranks of Republicans signaling the conflict is a liability for their party continues to grow.When the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening considered its sixth war powers resolution intended to force Donald Trump to withdraw troops from the conflict, three Republicans who had not supported the previous efforts broke with their party to vote this one to passage. Earlier that day, a Republican who had lost his primary after repeatedly clashing with Trump proposed impeaching the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, alleging a variety of constitutional transgressions including prosecuting the war against Iran without congressional authorization. Continue reading...

Sep 16, 2026 - World

The U.S. must be ready to fight and win 21st-century battles on or around the moon, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a major speech Wednesday, as the once-futuristic idea of warfare in space edges closer to reality.

Sep 16, 2026 - World

The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that he's going to block a proposed sale of $2.8 billion in heavy weaponry to Israel over concerns that the powerful bombs may not be used in line with U.S. and international law.