Politics & World Affairs — September 24, 2026

Pakistan strikes Afghan drone sites. Pakistan said it struck 10 locations in Afghanistan used to launch and store drones involved in attacks a day earlier, escalating cross-border tensions.

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War fears rise in Tigray. New fighting and reported seizures of airports in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are testing the country’s fragile 2022 peace deal, four years after a civil war ended.

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Maine senators seek oil release. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King urged President Trump to release home heating oil reserves to bring down prices ahead of winter, citing rising energy costs.

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Iran’s president rejects U.S. demands. Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant United Nations address rejecting U.S. demands; sideline talks between U.S. and Iranian officials failed to produce a breakthrough toward ending the war.

According to the AP, the speech marked a rare appearance by an Iranian leader on the world stage during wartime. It came days after President Trump threatened to ‘annihilate’ Iran absent a peace deal, raising the stakes surrounding the address. With the meetings held alongside the UN session yielding no progress, the path toward a negotiated end to the conflict remains unclear.

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