As the third quarter nears its end, stocks remain just below record highs despite investors having to contend with the Iran war and fiscal concerns. XTB’s Kathleen Brooks said, however, that markets are beginning to show signs of strain.

RReuters2026-09-28 12:07

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has arrived in Washington to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as fierce fighting continues in Yemen between Saudi-backed government forces and the Ansarullah Houthis. Middle East analyst Abdul Ghani Al-Iryani offers his assessment.

TTRT World2026-09-28 12:05

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe to rediscover the “courage” of its founders and oppose what he described as a return to nationalisms. He made the remarks in Metz at a meeting on European integration and peace attended by Pope Leo XIV.

Eeuronews2026-09-28 12:01

Many Gulf states, which are US allies, are being heavily affected by the US-Iran war and remain in regular contact with President Donald Trump. Middle East commentator Khaled Dawoud discusses how far their voices, concerns and input are shaping Washington’s approach to the conflict.

TTRT World2026-09-28 12:01

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate says Africa is paying a heavy price for a crisis it did not create. She has carried her call for climate justice from protests in Kampala to international conferences and political halls, urging leaders to confront global warming while acknowledging that progress has been slow.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-28 12:00

The nor’easter is winding down, but a multi-day flood threat is emerging across the Southwest. Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee is tracking the storm’s end and the flood risk.

AABC News2026-09-28 11:58

Good Morning America presents the news to start your day.

AABC News2026-09-28 11:57

A drone strike damaged the building housing Tigrai TV in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, as fighting among Ethiopian forces, Tigrayan forces and allied armed groups intensifies. Tigrayan forces say they have seized airports and attacked neighbouring Afar and Amhara, while Ethiopia’s military says it killed more than 270 TPLF fighters in a counter-offensive.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-28 11:56

Retired Gen. Jack Keane discusses his visit to Israel and Gaza, including meetings with Israeli leaders and military officials. He argues that the only solution is to “finish this.”

FFox News2026-09-28 11:45

French archaeologists have unveiled details of a 20-metre section of ancient wall found near Notre Dame Cathedral. The remains are thought to indicate the first settlement in central Paris and suggest that Lutetia was built on the Île de la Cité.

Eeuronews2026-09-28 11:41

Award-winning author Rob Franklin discusses his acclaimed debut novel, Great Black Hope, which examines race, class, respectability and belonging through worlds he has observed since childhood. Its central figure is David Smith, a young Black man from a Southern bourgeois family whose education, manners and connections grant him access, but he is…

FFrance 24 English2026-09-28 11:37

France’s far-right National Rally and its allies emerged from Sunday’s polls with a record 14 seats in the 348-member, right-wing-dominated Senate, effectively quadrupling their representation just months before a presidential election.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-28 11:22

Pope Leo warned on Monday that relations between nations were becoming “increasingly uncivilised,” with some boasting of “lies and deceit.” Speaking in Metz, he urged Europe to help “break this cycle” as he concluded a France visit described as “hugely successful.”

FFrance 24 English2026-09-28 11:20

Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says Lithuania is in NATO because the alliance can help mitigate potential escalation and hybrid events. He says Lithuania needs a NATO response to Russia’s escalating threats.

Eeuronews2026-09-28 11:17

EU defence ministers meet in Brussels to discuss aid for Ukraine and Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet” as Moscow intensifies missile and drone strikes. Donald Trump rejects Iran’s Hormuz offer, saying the US is “winning tremendously,” while Pope Leo XIV travels to Metz for his final day in France.

Eeuronews2026-09-28 11:13

President Trump made an announcement at the White House on Sept. 28, 2026.

TThe White House2026-09-28 11:02

Residents of Dorohusk, a village in eastern Poland on the Ukrainian border, are preparing for the possibility of further Russian escalation. Two weeks ago, Russian drones exploded just a few kilometers away, although still on the Ukrainian side, bringing the war perceptibly closer to home.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-28 11:00

Meteorologist Britta Merwin and Sea Bright Mayor Brian Kelly discuss the severe coastal flooding and damage caused by a rare September nor’easter battering New Jersey’s shoreline.

FFox News2026-09-28 11:00

In 1955, 29 newly independent nations gathered in Bandung, Indonesia, rejecting colonial rule and seeking to escape a system built against them. The meeting became a movement that influenced leaders including Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X and reshaped the Global South’s sense of power, while empires fought back through coups and economic pressure to break its unity.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-28 11:00

Prosecutors in central New York are reopening their investigation into an alleged 2024 “gang rape” at a Cornell University fraternity after a civil lawsuit filed earlier this month triggered outrage. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said his office is weighing possible criminal charges, while calling the civil complaint’s allegations “dramatically different” from the woman’s statement to police.

AABC News2026-09-28 10:55

On the fourth and final day of his visit to France, Pope Leo XIV called on Europe to remember its Christian history and pursue peace and unity in a speech in Metz. He said relations between people and states were becoming increasingly uncivilised and that Europe could help break the cycle by respecting others.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-28 10:49

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned on Sunday to seek the prime minister’s post in an upcoming early parliamentary election. The vote will test his firm grip on the Balkan country, which has been shaken by nearly two years of protests.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-28 10:47

Trump says five male detainees near a U.K. military installation were preparing to cause “big damage.” Senate Republicans are confronting him over utility bills surging in connection with data centers. In Spain, the image of an 87-year-old woman being carried from her home on a stretcher has come to symbolize the housing crisis.

RReuters2026-09-28 10:45

China is preparing to reduce tariffs on a wide range of U.S. farm goods, including corn, wheat, meat and dairy, but soybeans, a major import, are excluded. Lewis Jackson examines the U.S.-China Board of Trade.

RReuters2026-09-28 10:44