Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was detained by police during a sit-in outside Prime Minister Modi’s residence as student-led “Cockroach” protests demanding educational reform and government accountability continue to expand despite a harsh crackdown.

President Trump met with Lebanese President Aoun at the White House, pledging US assistance but offering no concrete timeline for Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

Rescue teams in Afghanistan search for survivors after floods killed at least 23 people in Nuristan province, with officials warning of additional flooding risks in the coming days.

Iranians face mounting economic hardship from war, sanctions, and structural problems, with inflation near 90 percent, currency collapse, and widespread shortages of food, medicine, and electricity.

The Netherlands approved a trade ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, effective September 22, joining other European nations taking unilateral action.

Mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Pakistan are proposing a 10-day truce between the US and Iran to prevent further escalation in a conflict that has increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure and risks expanding regionally.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking work permits for asylum seekers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, halting a policy set to take effect this week.

A woman who lived in Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan apartments describes years of psychological manipulation, financial control, and sexual abuse while working as one of his assistants, detailing elaborate grooming tactics used to trap vulnerable women.

Ten crew members died when Russian cruise missiles struck a Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship off Odesa on Sunday, marking the deadliest attack on merchant vessels in the Black Sea amid intensifying Russian strikes.

A woman who lived in Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan apartments describes years of psychological manipulation, financial control, and sexual abuse while working as one of his assistants, detailing elaborate grooming tactics used to trap vulnerable women.

Diplomatic consultations in Cairo involving Egypt, Somalia, Eritrea and a US envoy reflect coordinated efforts to address security challenges in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region.

Tens of thousands of Gen Z protesters have occupied Delhi’s streets demanding the education minister’s resignation, transforming a satirical online movement called the Cockroach Janta Party into India’s most visible youth movement.