Writer and photographer Alexandra Marvar explains how apps such as Merlin are making birding easier to access and drawing newcomers to a nature-focused hobby. She also considers whether technology could take away some of the challenge, learning and satisfaction traditionally involved in identifying birds.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-26 13:36

South Africa’s new ambassador to Washington, Roelf Meyer, rejects Donald Trump’s assertion that white Afrikaners are facing genocide. Meyer, who is himself a born Afrikaner and helped mediate the end of apartheid, says there is no mass attack on the country’s white Afrikaner minority.

BBBC News2026-09-26 13:30

Rising living costs are putting pressure on middle-class families across the United States. Three families describe how higher prices for food, housing and healthcare are affecting them, while sharing their views on Donald Trump and Joe Biden. With the midterm elections approaching, affordability and the cost-of-living crisis are becoming increasingly important political issues.

DDW News2026-09-26 13:30

Mexico’s Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Álvarez says the country maintains a strong relationship with the US but insists that security cooperation respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity. He describes Mexico as cautiously optimistic about trade talks while seeking relief from US tariffs on automobiles and steel.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-26 13:29

A 35-member Singaporean team of police and forensic officers has returned home after supporting Nepal’s response to last month’s deadly floods. The team helped identify victims and trained about 20 Nepali police officers to operate drones.

CCNA2026-09-26 13:27

A Winnipeg woman says she was drawn into an elaborate romance scam after meeting a man on Tinder who claimed to own a cybersecurity company. He allegedly persuaded her to send money after saying his credit card and passport had been stolen in Edmonton, and she now believes he used a fake name.

GGlobal News2026-09-26 13:25

The pope prayed at a site where more than 100 French bishops and priests were killed.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-26 13:22

Bangkok has been declared a disaster zone after uninterrupted rain caused flooding in all 50 districts, allowing agencies to respond more quickly. Water has spread across the capital, especially its central and eastern areas, blocking roads and halting traffic. The governor says conditions have stabilised, but heavy rain is forecast through Sunday.

CCNA2026-09-26 13:19

Pope Leo XIV was preparing to celebrate a large Mass on Saturday at Paris’ Place de la Concorde, where the faithful had gathered. Crowds were expected to extend into the adjacent Champs-Élysées, described as the heart of Paris and a symbol of France’s secular republic.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-26 13:18

Sharon Weinberger says Silicon Valley’s relationship with the defense industry has changed as technology companies and investors increasingly take on national security work. The expanding influence of AI and defense technology companies is testing the government’s ability to regulate and oversee them effectively.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-26 13:17

New York Times Kyiv bureau chief Andrew Kramer says Russia and Ukraine are increasingly attacking each other’s economies as the war turns toward energy, transportation and export infrastructure. He says Ukraine is using its growing drone arsenal against Russia’s oil industry and its ability to finance a prolonged war.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-26 13:09

As Brazil heads towards national elections, Jair Bolsonaro’s son Flavio is campaigning on a promise to represent a more moderate version of his father. Coverage has also focused on a major corruption scandal described as the country’s biggest banking fraud case, amid a familiar pattern of political scandals.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-26 13:02

Retired FBI supervisory special agent James Gagliano reacts to the killing of a Pittsburgh doctor during a home invasion and discusses a new Utah Valley University report that details security gaps before Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

FFox News2026-09-26 13:00

CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten examines the numbers behind voters’ views of Donald Trump’s approach to corruption, Democrats’ advantage in trust on inflation, the Senate showdown and Trump’s highest recorded level of strong disapproval.

CCNN2026-09-26 13:00

After the Trump-Xi meeting, State Department Chinese-language spokesperson Jakob Lengacher told VOA that U.S. policy toward Taiwan remains unchanged. Washington continues to emphasize peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and opposes unilateral changes to the status quo by either side.

VVOA Chinese2026-09-26 13:00

As Democrats struggle to define what their party stands for, Israel remains a divisive issue. After Israel began its invasion of Gaza in response to the Oct. 7 attacks, progressive Democrats called for a stronger U.S. response to what they viewed as war crimes carried out with American weapons and military aid. By fall 2024, opposition to the war had grown into a larger movement, with more than 100,000 Democrats casting uncommitted ballots.

NNBC News2026-09-26 13:00

Pope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France with a large outdoor Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde on Saturday. He will then pray with the faithful in Lourdes, as 600,000 people await the Mass.

Eeuronews2026-09-26 12:59

Hundreds of thousands gathered along Paris’s Champs-Élysées to watch Pope Leo XIV’s popemobile parade.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-26 12:54

Large crowds gathered along Paris’s Champs-Élysées to cheer Pope Leo XIV ahead of a Mass in the French capital.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-26 12:49

Fighting is intensifying across Yemen, with clashes reported in Taiz, Lahij, Marib and Al Jawf. The strategically important Bab el-Mandeb area remains a major concern as localized battles could develop into a wider confrontation.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-26 12:43

Pope Leo XIV is making the first official papal visit to France in 18 years and is expected to meet survivors of sexual abuse during the trip.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-26 12:42

Alexis Christoforous, David Gura and Christina Ruffini round up headlines that may have slipped past viewers, including campus moms, butter smuggling, bringing iced coffee to a job interview and the question of what to have for dinner.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-26 12:42

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed an order on Friday banning fixed-odds betting, just over a week before the presidential election’s first round. He said the measure was intended to address the widespread problem of families falling into debt.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-26 12:36

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, described as the nation’s oldest natural history museum, is set to close to the public this weekend. For nearly two centuries, the Philadelphia landmark has drawn generations to natural science through exhibits including dinosaur skeletons and plant specimens from the Lewis and Clark expedition.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-26 12:32