US President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil refineries, warning that the strikes could cause a diesel shortage on global markets. He said the impact was linked to events involving Russia and Ukraine rather than the Middle East, and that he had discussed the matter with Zelensky.

TrumpUkraineRussiadiesel supply

President Donald Trump said he had warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries. The strikes have disrupted diesel refining and helped push fuel prices to record highs.

Donald TrumpUkraineRussiadiesel prices

US President Donald Trump told reporters on the sidelines of the Irish Open in Doonbeg, western Ireland, that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should halt strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure.

Donald TrumpVolodymyr ZelenskyyRussiadiesel infrastructure

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 13 to halt Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s diesel infrastructure, claiming they were contributing to a diesel shortage. Trump said Ukraine could pursue other targets. Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces struck oil refineries in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai and Tatarstan that day.

Donald TrumpUkraineRussiaenergy strikes

Donald Trump called on Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian diesel facilities, saying the strikes are causing a shortage. Russia and Ukraine continued exchanging waves of drone attacks overnight into Sunday, killing and injuring civilians.

Donald TrumpUkraineRussiadrone attacks

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Zelensky’s comments about Ukraine retaliating for strikes on energy infrastructure were another attempt to escalate tensions. Peskov described the previously mentioned 40-day plan to deal a crushing blow to Russia and its economy as a major escalatory step, saying the latest remarks followed the same line.

Russia-Ukraine warenergy infrastructureescalation

Kimi Antonelli capitalized on early mishaps by Lando Norris to win the Spanish Grand Prix as Formula 1 returned to Madrid, extending his lead in the drivers’ standings. It was the first Formula 1 race win in Madrid in 45 years.

Formula 1Spanish Grand PrixKimi Antonelli

AI is helping with writing, education, information gathering and programming, with supporters pointing to productivity gains and new types of work. But experts warn that rapid development could bring job losses, misinformation, heavy infrastructure demands and particular difficulties for early-career workers. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged companies to slow the pace of improving AI model capabilities.

artificial intelligenceautomationjobsmisinformation

Sweden is voting in a highly competitive election that could bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into government for the first time. The party, which has neo-Nazi roots, has been promised key ministerial posts if the right-leaning bloc wins after an unusually polarised campaign focused on healthcare, law and order and immigration.

Sweden electionSweden Democratsfar rightimmigration

Swedes are voting in a closely watched general election in which Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s center-right party trails Magdalena Andersson’s center-left Social Democrats in polls. Migration, gang violence, extremism, unemployment and pressure on public services are central concerns. The hard-right Sweden Democrats could enter government if Kristersson’s bloc wins.

Sweden electionmigration policycrimeSweden Democrats

Sweden’s general election carries high stakes, with the far right poised to enter government for the first time. TV4 News journalist Markus Karlsson-Bourrioux explains how polls shifted over the summer from a comfortable centre-left lead to a close race, while far-right ideas have gained ground since 2022.

Sweden electionfar rightopinion polls

Swedes are voting in a closely fought general election that could result in the far right entering government.

Swedengeneral electionfar right

Swedes are voting in a close general election that could see the far-right Sweden Democrats enter government for the first time if the right-wing bloc wins. A centre-left coalition led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson could instead return to power. About eight million people are eligible to vote, with polls closing at 8pm.

Sweden electionSweden Democratsfar rightgovernment

Sweden is voting in a closely fought election between Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and opposition leader Magdalena Andersson. Kristersson has said the far right could join his government if he wins, raising the prospect of a historic breakthrough for the movement.

Sweden electionUlf KristerssonMagdalena Anderssonfar right

Fighting has intensified in Yemen after Iran-backed Houthi forces seized strategic territory around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Government forces launched counterstrikes, while Saudi air raids were reported. The Houthis also claimed attacks in southern Saudi Arabia and threatened shipping through the chokepoint, fuelling fears for regional security and global trade.

Yemen conflictHouthisBab el-Mandeb Straitregional security

Escalating fighting along Yemen’s western coast has pushed more than 2,000 Yemenis across the Red Sea to Djibouti. Internal displacement in Yemen has exceeded 85,000 as Houthi forces widen their control along the strategic Red Sea coastline.

YemenHouthisdisplacementDjibouti

Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and internationally recognised government forces has intensified, deepening an already severe humanitarian and displacement crisis. The International Organization for Migration tells Al Jazeera that tens of thousands of people urgently need assistance.

YemenHouthishumanitarian crisis

In a Meet the Press interview, House Speaker Mike Johnson says the war with Iran is driving prices higher at home. He says he hopes and prays that President Trump’s prediction that the fighting will end after the midterm elections proves correct.

Iran warU.S. politicspricesmidterm elections

The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic say the race to build increasingly powerful artificial intelligence should slow before it is too late. Their comments came days after an Anthropic safety researcher resigned, warning that the people developing the technology sincerely believe it could kill everyone by the end of the decade.

artificial intelligenceAnthropicAI safety

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI companies to slow the pace of model capability advances to create more time to manage misuse and control risks. His three-part proposal calls for independent safety evaluators, coordination among frontier labs and international cooperation. Elon Musk and Sam Altman endorsed the idea.

artificial intelligenceAI safetyAnthropicmodel development

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned that AI could destroy humanity, while colleague Evan Hubinger put the chance of AI killing everyone within the next decade above 10%. Some Silicon Valley executives and investors doubt the warnings, suggesting they may generate hype and support high valuations. Anthropic chief Dario Amodei has called for slower AI development and global regulation.

AIAnthropicSilicon ValleyAI safety

Iranian state media claims an Iranian commercial vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz late Saturday, killing one person. The incident comes as the United States and Iran continue battling for control of the crucial energy chokepoint.

Strait of HormuzIranUnited Statesvessel strike

An Iranian commercial vessel was struck near the Strait of Hormuz, state-run IRNA reported, citing the governor of Qeshm. One of the cargo ship’s 10 crew members was killed. The governor blamed a “terrorist enemy,” while authorities had not identified the projectile involved.

Strait of HormuzIranship strike

Iranian state-run media report that an Iranian commercial vessel was hit off Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz. One person was killed and three others were wounded, they said.

IranStrait of Hormuzcommercial vessel attack

At least one person was killed and three wounded when an Iranian civilian vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, Qeshm County Governor Amir Teymouri said. The strike occurred at about 5 a.m. near Hengam Island and the Shib Deraz coast of Qeshm Island.

Strait of HormuzIranvessel attack

Iranian state television quoted Qeshm city governor Amir Teymouri as saying that a merchant vessel was struck at around 5:00 am off the coasts of Hengam and Qeshm islands. One person was killed and three others were injured.

Strait of HormuzIranvessel attack

Russia will closely monitor Yemen, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, warning that the severely destabilized situation risks a major escalation and should first be stabilized. Fighting between Saudi-backed government forces and Houthi rebels continues, while the Houthis have expanded attacks and ground operations along the Red Sea coast and southwest, seeking to cut approaches to Mokha and move toward areas near Bab al-Mandeb.

YemenHouthisBab el-Mandebregional escalation

The Houthis and Iran appear to be seeking leverage through a rapid advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, but the move could instead produce a united front in the region. After taking Mocha, Dhubab and Mayyun Island at the narrowest point of the Bab al-Mandeb, Houthi forces gained unprecedented influence over a vital maritime corridor. The escalation combines a struggle for control of Yemen, renewed confrontation with Saudi Arabia and another front in the wider Iran-Israel-US war.

HouthisYemenRed SeaIran

Rescuers say roughly 130 passengers and crew remain unaccounted for after Sunday’s ferry capsize in Indonesia’s Java Sea amid poor weather. The operation has brought at least 107 people to safety and recovered the remains of six passengers.

IndonesiaJava Seaferry accident

Officials said the ferry was carrying 243 people between Java and Borneo. At least six people died and 130 were reported missing after the vessel capsized.

Indonesiaferry capsizesearch and rescue

Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency says at least six people died, 130 are missing and 107 were rescued after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 lost contact in the Java Sea. A helicopter crew saw that the vessel had capsized but had not sunk. The cause remains under investigation.

Indonesiapassenger vessel accidentsearch and rescue

Indonesian rescuers are searching for 140 people from a passenger ship that lost contact in bad weather in the Java Sea, according to a search and rescue agency. Officials later said the vessel had sunk but gave no further details.

IndonesiaJava Seapassenger ship sinking

Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Sunday that six people had died after a passenger vessel lost contact in the Java Sea. More than 100 people remain missing as the search continues.

IndonesiaJava SeaFerry accidentSearch and rescue

One person has died and 102 have been rescued after the passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8 lost contact in bad weather in the Java Sea. The vessel was carrying 243 people from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, and a joint operation is continuing to search for those still missing.

Indonesiaferry accidentJava Seasearch and rescue

Xi Jinping made his first visit to India in seven years for the BRICS summit and held a roughly 40-minute meeting with Narendra Modi. Analysts describe the shift in ties as a tactical easing driven partly by shared pressure, not a strategic reset, with border disputes unresolved. The summit’s New Delhi Declaration urged maximum restraint over the Iran war without naming the US, Israel or Iran.

China-India relationsBRICS summitXi Jinping visitIran war

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the BRICS summit’s final declaration incorporated provisions important to Russia, including joint settlement centers, a joint investment platform and a common platform for settlements in national currencies.

BRICSRussiapayment systems

China, Russia and India called for inclusive global growth at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, where leaders also gathered for a family photograph.

BRICSChinaRussiaIndia

China plans to host the BRICS Forum on Trade in Services in 2027 during its chairship of the group, President Xi Jinping said. He also proposed a BRICS special economic zone partnership to coordinate policies and promote open development and economic and trade cooperation.

BRICStrade in servicesChinaeconomic cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping told the second session of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi that BRICS countries should rally the Global South, defend multilateralism, international law and the United Nations, reform global financial institutions, and deepen cooperation on development, security, climate governance and artificial intelligence.

BRICS SummitXi JinpingGlobal Southmultilateralism

Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled initiatives on Sunday spanning areas including AI and trade to deepen cooperation among the “Greater BRICS” emerging economies. Beijing is seeking to turn the grouping into a practical platform for development across the Global South.

BRICSChinainternational cooperation

Ukrainian authorities said a Russian drone struck a gas station near Ukraine’s border with Poland, describing it as the latest in a series of targeted attacks as both sides intensify their air war.

Russia-Ukraine wardrone attackPoland border

Ukrainian and Polish officials said Russian drones struck western Ukraine near the Polish border, with one hitting the locomotive of a passenger train bound for Warsaw in Volyn. The train carried 206 people, none of whom were injured or Polish citizens. Ukraine called the incidents a “systemic attack” on its railways.

UkraineRussiadrone strikesrailways

Poland says a Russian drone struck a passenger train traveling between Kyiv and Warsaw. Neither country reported casualties, while Intercity said the service was delayed by more than six hours.

Russian droneUkrainePolandrail transport

Ukraine's rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia says a Russian drone struck a train just two kilometres from the Polish border. The company says it is monitoring aerial threats, keeping services running and taking all possible steps to protect passengers and railway staff.

Russian drone attackUkraine railwaysPolish border

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was prepared to travel to the G20 summit in Miami and meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines. The report describes more than 450 Russian drones launched overnight and Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries.

Russia-Ukraine wardrone attacksoil refineriesVolodymyr Zelenskyy