Rebel offensive against Ethiopian army stokes fears of return to civil war Fighting escalates after Tigrayan rebels form new coalition aimed at overthrowing Abiy Ahmed governmentThere are growing fears of a return to civil war in Ethiopia after an offensive by fighters from Tigray into the neighbouring states of Afar and Amhara and the formation of a new rebel alliance aimed at overthrowing the government of the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed.About 600,000 people died between 2020 and 2022 during a devastating war between the Ethiopian army and the political party and paramilitary group the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Both sides are now accusing the other of triggering a return to open conflict. Continue reading...
Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girl Arrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminalityOne of South Africa's most senior police officers has been charged with raping an 18-year-old woman and grooming a 16-year-old girl, as the country's police face allegations of corruption and failing to tackle violence against women and girls.Shadrack Sibiya, who was already suspended from his role as deputy national police commissioner over allegations he interfered with political killings investigations, was arrested on Monday. He is facing charges of rape, people trafficking, promoting the sexual grooming of a child and two counts of grooming a child. Continue reading...
Healthcare in Africa 'under growing strain' after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns Accra Reset's report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacleThe United States' withdrawal from key aid programs has put healthcare in Africa and the global south "under growing strain" a new report warns.The report says the Trump administration's cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought "new urgency" for the need to reform healthcare in the region. Continue reading...
Banished to alien lands: Trump's secret deportation deals After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy deals made with dozens of countries. An in-depth investigation reveals the 'show of force' costing American taxpayers millionsNo one would tell the shackled detainees onboard the US immigration plane where they were going. The officers in charge would taunt them when they asked, they said. It was only when the seat-back video screens finally showed a map that the 18 migrants worked it out. Continue reading...
US strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not wavering Attorney says fishers 'losing their livelihoods', but Marco Rubio maintains US still willing to 'blow up ships if need be'While the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, was being decorated in Quito by Ecuador's president for "helping to promote peace in the region", 10 Ecuadorian fishers whose boat had been blown up by US forces were adrift in the eastern Pacific.On 8 September, a day before Rubio arrived, a US patrol vessel intercepted the fishing boat Don Rufo in international waters near Ecuador. Continue reading...
The Senate map is shifting toward Democrats, with new openings in red states The Senate map is shifting toward Democrats, with new openings in red statesDemocrats' chances of flipping the Senate have grown in recent months as President Donald Trump's unpopularity, as well as frustration with the economy, push voters away from Republicans. Democrats have been favored to seize control of the House, which has a narrow Republican majority. The math in the Senate is more daunting: Democrats control 47 seats to Republicans' 53. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. The clearest path to a majority requires Democrats to retain all of their seats and win four GOP-controlled seats, including at least two in states President Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024. That path, which once felt like a long shot, now seems feasible. A Wednesday update from the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election analysis site, described control of the Senate as "a true coin flip, with viable paths for both parties to win or keep a majority." Some other analysts have concluded the map is even more favorable to Democrats. The political environment has shifted enough in recent months that some Republicans have suggested that the GOP should scale back spending in Georgia and North Carolina, where Trump won in 2024 but the party's nominees have lagged in polls. Here are the races to watch as the battle for the Senate grows increasingly competitive.
The races moving toward Democrats: Georgia, Iowa, Texas, Kansas, South Carolina
Sen. Jon Ossoff is now heavily favored to win reelection in Georgia in a race which Cook rates as "Likely Democratic." Republicans initially viewed the race as one of their leading opportunities to gain a seat, but controversies involving the GOP nominee, Rep. Mike Collins, have helped Ossoff pull away. Iowa and Texas, two states that backed Trump by a double-digit margin in 2024, are now in the toss-up column. James Talarico, a state representative, has led Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in many polls as he tries to become the first Democrat to win a statewide election in Texas this century. After Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary, the race exploded into an expensive, high-profile contest. Scandals have eroded Paxton's popularity, while Democrats hope that Talarico's faith-based politics has broad appeal and can overcome criticism that he's too socially liberal. Josh Turek, an Iowa state representative and former Paralympic athlete, is tapping voters' frustrations with the effects of Trump's tariffs to try to win crossover support. He faces Rep. Ashley Hinson, a former television anchor viewed by national Republicans as a strong candidate, for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Joni Ernst. Kansas, a state which Trump won by 16 percentage points in 2024, has emerged as a surprising Democratic target in recent months. Although incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall is still favored, the challenge from Adam Hamilton, a political outsider and prominent pastor, has concerned some Republicans. In South Carolina, Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed after her brother, Lindsey Graham, died in July, is favored to defeat Democratic pediatrician Annie Andrews. Graham's weaknesses include a lack of political experience and skepticism about her right-wing credentials from some conservatives who preferred her opponents in the Republican primary.
The one race shifting toward Republicans: New Hampshire
New Hampshire, a state Kamala Harris won in 2024, is one of Republicans' best chances of flipping a Democratic seat. Polls have shown a close race between Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas and Republican John Sununu, who served in the Senate from 2003 to 2009 and is the son of former governor John H. Sununu and brother to popular former governor Chris Sununu. They are competing to succeed retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D). Republicans plan to spend heavily in the state to support Sununu, who has distanced himself from Trump.
The other battlegrounds: North Carolina, Alaska, Maine, Michigan, Ohio
Michigan's race presents another opportunity for Republicans to flip a Democratic-controlled seat, as Republicans have criticized the Democratic nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, as being too far to the left. El-Sayed has sought to unify Michigan Democrats since winning a bruising primary against Rep. Haley Stevens. A recent Washington Post-Schar School poll showed him with a narrow edge but lagging the Democratic nominee for governor among Black voters, independents and voters who say they are unwilling to support a Muslim for president. Republicans describe their nominee, former eight-term congressman Mike Rogers, as a formidable candidate who narrowly lost a 2024 campaign for Senate. Democrats have sought to tie him to Trump, whose popularity remains low in the state. In North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper, a popular Democrat, is favored over former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley in a race that looks to be Democrats' likeliest flip. The swing state's race has been a top target of Democrats since incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis (R) announced his retirement in 2025. Both parties have spent heavily on the race, but Cooper has consistently led in public polling. In Alaska, Democrats are hopeful that former congresswoman Mary Peltola, a moderate, can oust Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R). Peltola's path to victory in the deep red state might rely upon frustration with high diesel prices and the presence of three other Republicans, including retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan, on the state's ranked-choice election ballot. Maine's race has undergone a significant shake-up in recent months after former nominee Graham Platner withdrew following an allegation of sexual assault. Troy Jackson, a progressive logger and former state Senate president who was nominated to replace Platner at a convention, is hoping to unseat longtime Sen. Susan Collins (R), who has long cultivated a moderate image to garner crossover support. In Ohio, former longtime senator Sherrod Brown (D) faces Republican incumbent Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed in 2025 after his predecessor, JD Vance, became vice president. Although Brown lost reelection by four percentage points in 2024 while Trump won the state by a double-digit margin, analysts believe that Trump's lagging popularity could fuel Brown's comeback.
The reach states: Minnesota and Nebraska
Cook rates Democrats and Republicans, respectively, as "likely" to hold their seats in Minnesota and Nebraska, but their victories are not assured. In Nebraska, independent Dan Osborn, a union leader who says he would not caucus with either Democrats or Republicans in the Senate, faces Sen. Pete Ricketts (R), the son of billionaire TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts. Osborn ran for Senate in 2024 and overperformed in losing by seven percentage points while Trump won by 20 percentage points. Democrats are not fielding a candidate, and the state party endorsed Osborn. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) faces former football journalist Michele Tafoya, a Republican, in a state Harris won by four percentage points. Flanagan defeated a more moderate candidate in a bruising primary. Republicans hope that voters unhappy with the outgoing Democratic governor, Tim Walz, will punish Flanagan and that Tafoya will benefit from her high-profile career as a sideline reporter. CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly said that Republican Mike Rogers outperformed Donald Trump when he narrowly lost the Michigan Senate race in 2024. Trump won Michigan in the presidential election that year. Theodoric Meyer contributed reporting to this article. - - - Graphics: Shift in Senate race ratings Related ContentThis article originally appeared on Washington Post at https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/26/democratic-senate-is-becoming-more-likely-here-are-races-watch/
2 Texas polls show smaller Talarico leads as undecided voters start deciding 2 Texas polls show smaller Talarico leads as undecided voters start decidingJames Talarico's poll lead over Ken Paxton in the crunch Texas Senate battle has fallen by one point according to two new opinion polls, which also showed the number of undecided Texan voters has been reduced.Democrats are hoping to win control of the Senate at the November midterms and victory in Texas-a traditional Republican stronghold that last elected a Democratic senator in 1988-would significantly boost their chances.Friday saw the publication of the latest Texas Public Opinion Research survey which polled 1,007 likely Texan voters between September 19 and 22. The poll, which had a 3.6 percent margin of error, found state Representative Talarico leading current Texas Attorney General Paxton by five points with 49 percent of the vote against 44 percent.The last Texas Public Opinion Research survey, of 1,000 likely Texas voters conducted from August 21-24, gave Talarico a six-point lead, with 48 percent of the vote against Paxton's 42 percent.Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaking during a "Talarico for Texas: Frontera Tour" campaign news conference at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - World Trade Bridge on July 14, 2026 in Laredo, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Notably the proportion of undecided voters has also fallen from seven percent in August to three percent this month, with Libertarian candidate Ted Brown also gaining two percentage points. However, the decrease in Talarico's support remains within the margin of error.Separately a new Texas Southern University survey gave Talarico a lead of just one point, with 47 percent of the vote against 46 percent for Paxton and three percent for Brown. This survey of 1,800 Texan likely voters took place between September 15 and 19 and has a 2.31 percent margin of error. By contrast in the previous Texas Southern University poll Talarico was ahead by two percentage points, on 47 percent to Paxton's 45 percent with another two percent for Brown. For this, 1,200 likely Texan voters were surveyed over July 27 and July 30. Once again however, the one percent decrease in Talarico's lead is less than the margin of error. Over the same period the proportion of undecided voters fell from six percent to four percent.Newsweek contacted the Talarico and Paxton senate campaigns for comment via email on Saturday outside of regular office hours.
Other Polls Give Talarico an Advantage
Talarico leads Paxton according to eight different pollsters, though several are within the margin of error, and thus too close to call.An Emerson College survey, conducted September 12-14, gave Talarico a 1-point lead with 47 percent of the vote to Paxton's 46 percent. The poll surveyed 1,000 voters with a margin of error of 3 percentage points.Between August 30 and September 1, AARP surveyed 895 likely voters, giving Talarico a 4-point lead with a 3.3-point margin of error. Similarly, a YouGov/Univision poll of 1,000 registered voters that took place between August 27 and September 4 put Talarico ahead by 5 points, with a 3.6-point margin of error.
Debate Challenge
On Thursday, Talarico challenged Paxton to a televised debate on Fox News during an appearance at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.He accused Paxton of "dodging debates all year" continuing: "So let's go to Ken Paxton's safe space. Let's do Bret Baier on Fox News. I'll go into the lions den."
Funding
According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) figures up to June 30 the official Talarico senate campaign raised $31,853,507, significantly ahead of the Paxton campaign on $9,147,100. The FED data showed 45 percent of donations to Talarico's campaign came from out of state, with California being the biggest contributor, compared with 17.1 percent for Paxton. Contact Newsweek editor on this story: Edward Pearcey.
A powerful nor'easter is battering the East Coast this weekend, bringing major coastal flooding, damaging winds and heavy rain from the Carolinas to southern New England.
About 84,600 homes and businesses were without power across five Northeast states by midday Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us, with New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island hit hardest. Wind gusts topped 60 mph on Long Island, Cape Cod and the islands, according to the National Weather Service, and more than 400 flights were canceled nationwide, most of them at Boston Logan.
Water rose more than 3 feet above the normal high-tide mark Saturday morning at the Jersey Shore and in New York Harbor, according to preliminary NOAA data. In Queens, video showed people kayaking to the Howard Beach-JFK subway station. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill have both issued emergency declarations, and more than 20 million people from Virginia to New Jersey are under coastal flood warnings.
Forecasters warned that flooding could return with Saturday night's high tide as the storm moves toward the Jersey Shore late Saturday into Sunday, according to the Weather Prediction Center. The storm is expected to weaken slowly Sunday night and move northeast Monday.
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Trump labels Hormuz 'Trump Strait' after Iran offers conditions to reopen waterway Trump labels Hormuz 'Trump Strait' after Iran offers conditions to reopen waterwayU.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if the U.S. meets certain conditions. Meanwhile, Iranian media outlets said the country's president has left New York after the United Nations gathering of world leaders that included Iran's indirect talks with the United States. And Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted another missile it blames on Iran -backed Houthis in neighboring Yemen. Here is a look at the latest news from the Middle East on Saturday. More coverage of the U.N. General Assembly is available here.
Trump rejects Iran proposal to reopen the Strait
Iran offered this week to reopen the strait and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the U.S. lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon. But on Saturday, Trump rejected the proposal saying Iran wanted to make a deal because it was "losing so badly." "They want to make a deal and I think that's fine," Trump told reporters outside the White House before leaving for a college football game. "I'd like to make a deal, too. But that deal would not be acceptable." Iran effectively closed the strait after the U.S. and Israel attacked the Islamic Republic in late February, and the number of ships passing through has dropped significantly because of Iranian threats and attacks on vessels in the waterway.
Iranian outlets say the country's president has left New York
Semiofficial media outlets in Iran reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian has left New York for Tehran after the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders. Pezeshkian's speech to the gathering pushed back against Trump's latest threat to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic, but he ended by saying Tehran remains open to diplomacy. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told journalists Friday night that under Tehran's proposal, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon.
Iran's president says supreme leader, still unseen in public, has no health issues
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told CBS that, from his viewpoint as a physician, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has "no specific ongoing health issues" despite not being seen or heard in public since the war with the U.S. and Israel began in February. The interview will air Sunday. In the transcript CBS released, Pezeshkian described his most recent meeting with Khamenei as lasting over seven hours. "But, of course, he was healthy enough to be able to withstand those hours of that situation. From a medical standpoint, he's completely healthy," the president said. When asked whether the supreme leader's face and legs have recovered, Pezeshkian responded, "Yes." Khamenei's father and other family members were killed on the opening day of the war.
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a missile fired by Houthis
Saudi Arabia's military spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, claimed early Saturday that a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen was intercepted and destroyed. He said it was fired toward the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait. The Associated Press couldn't immediately verify that independently. There was no immediate statement of responsibility, though it can take days for the Houthis to issue one. A regional body representing Arab Gulf states, the Gulf Cooperation Council, condemned the latest Houthi attacks as a "grave escalation and threat to regional security" and urged the international community to respond.
Iraq seeks exemptions to US sanctions on Iranian airlines
Iraq said it is in direct contact with the U.S. to secure exemptions from sanctions on Iranian airlines as Washington continues economic pressure on Tehran. The Iraqi prime minister's office said the aim is to get exemptions for certain airports, noting flights for humanitarian reasons such as medical treatment, education and religious pilgrimages. Many pilgrims in neighboring Iran visit sites such as Karbala and Najaf.
Trump again posts a map calling key waterway 'Trump Strait'
Before rejecting Iran's proposal Saturday, Trump posted an image on his Truth Social platform of the Strait of Hormuz labeled "Trump Strait." It is not the first time he has tried to antagonize Iran in this way. The White House on Friday said only that U.S. officials were having positive and constructive conversations with mediators on the Iran war. Earlier in the week, Iran and the U.S. participated in hours of indirect talks.
Israeli settlers seize more water sources in the West Bank
Israeli settlers have intensified efforts to seize natural springs and heritage sites in the occupied West Bank. The springs are vital for drinking water, tourism and agriculture and increasingly inaccessible to the 2.8 million Palestinians living there. In the Jordan Valley, settlers cut a water pipe to a Palestinian village, redirecting it to a pool they named after Herod, the Roman-appointed king of Judea. Israeli rights groups say the move is part of a broader effort to claim heritage sites. The struggle for water access highlights the ongoing contest for control of the West Bank, where Palestinians have faced shortages since 1967. ___ This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.This article originally appeared on Associated Press at https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/saudi-arabia-says-intercepts-another-060457242.html
Trump slashes Biden-era fuel economy standards for cars Trump slashes Biden-era fuel economy standards for carsPresident Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has approved new fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles, in another move meant to take aim at Biden-era policies supporting electric vehicles. Trump said in a Truth Social post that he "just approved new Fuel Economy Standards that TERMINATE Sleepy Joe Biden and Pete Boot-EDGE-EDGE's ridiculous EV Mandate. The Dumocrats cost our Great Auto Manufacturers $Billions, forced Americans into cars they never wanted, and wasted Billions on Chargers that were never built." The announcement comes as the White House faces increased scrutiny for high gas prices - hovering just under $4.50 a gallon on average in the U.S. Saturday - rising car prices and a tough midterm election on the horizon. "These new Standards will take the waste out of building cars in America. That means LOWER PRICES, saving families thousands on a new, beautiful, and safe car - Far better than the Environmental Monsters that we were building heretofore. Every Manufacturer, from General Motors to Ford to Stellantis, has called me wanting to build here, and now they can!" Trump wrote. The final rule was not immediately available, and officials from the White House did not immediately respond to questions. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy amplified Trump's post on social media, adding, "A major victory for America's auto workers is COMING MONDAY." The new regulation is expected to slash fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles by nearly one-third through model year 2031. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposed redo of so-called Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks would require the sector to average about 34.5 miles per gallon through model year 2031. The rule replaces Biden-era standards, which demanded fleetwide averages of 50.4 mpg. The revision is one more nail in the coffin for Biden administration electric vehicle incentives. But experts say its comparatively less important than EPA's move in February to scuttle all climate rules for motor vehicles - including the scientific finding that underpinned them. That's in part because Congress approved language in last year's tax and spending megabill that set aside penalties that carmakers previously paid for failing to meet the fleetwide fuel economy averages. Joshua Linn, a professor at the University of Maryland, said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's repeal of noncompliance penalties transformed the CAFE standards into a "suggestion." "It's like the agency's asking nicely, 'here's where you could be if you added this much technology and made your gasoline cars this much more efficient,'" said Linn, who is also a senior fellow at Resources for the Future. "But there's no penalty if you don't do it." Whether manufacturers choose to meet those standards or not will now be based on business considerations, not government requirements. NHTSA's revised standards will almost certainly be challenged in court, as EPA's repeal of vehicle emissions rules and the so-called endangerment finding for greenhouse gases has been. The courts will decide whether the government can or must require carmakers to improve their fuel economy or invest in electrification. But the rollbacks and Congress' move last year to gut consumer tax incentives for electric vehicles has widened the gap between U.S. transportation policy and global trends favoring EVs. Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign at the Center for Biological Diversity, said the Trump repeals wouldn't do the U.S. car industry any favors. "This is at a time when the rest of the world is moving to Chinese advanced technology electric vehicles," he said. "So, this essentially says, 'okay, Detroit, you can fail to compete into oblivion.'"This article originally appeared on Politico at https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/26/trump-vehicle-standards-ev-01067597
Texas city council candidate charged with riot participation after ICE shooting protest Texas city council candidate charged with riot participation after ICE shooting protestAUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas city council candidate was arrested Saturday morning on a misdemeanor charge for "riot participation," a week after he was part of a protest against the shooting of a Venezuelan man by a federal immigration officer. Public jail records do not specify the date of Misael Ramos' alleged rioting, but Ramos' attorney said that his client was accused of "engaging in a riot on the 20th of September," the day of the protests over the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin. Ramos denies any wrongdoing and will contest the charge, his campaign said in a news release. "I didn't see any riots," said Ramos' attorney, Edmund Skip Davis. "I saw people out there chanting and protesting." The arresting agency didn't immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press, and the details of the allegations against Ramos aren't yet clear. Ramos, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is running for city council in Austin. Ramos was released during a news conference outside the county jail Saturday, with the crowd erupting in cheers. Ramos thanked those for being there, saying it was "one of the craziest mornings I have had in a long time." He spoke of his surprise arrest and against federal immigration raids in the community. "When we fight," he said, to which those gathered replied, "we win!" Garces Perez was shot and then taken to a detention center after an encounter with an immigration officer. An attorney for Garces Perez has said he was an asylum seeker and had a valid work permit. Some Democrats have criticized the shooting, and the encounter has sparked protests in Austin, including a gathering outside the Texas Capitol on Monday night. "Like the hundreds of Austinites who were shocked to hear news that an ICE officer shot someone in the back, Misael quickly joined people at the scene of the incident to offer his condemnation of the incident and show solidarity by holding the line in the protest, chanting, and amplifying the incident through campaign channels," Ramos' campaign manager, Jeffrey Clemmons, said in a statement provided to AP. Kristen Dark, a spokeswoman for the Travis County Sheriff's Office, confirmed in an email that Ramos was booked into the agency's custody around 9:30 Saturday morning on a charge of participating in a riot. Dark said additional details would have to come from the Texas Department of Public Safety, which conducted the arrest. The agency didn't immediately respond to calls or emails from the AP. Garces Perez was making a DoorDash delivery Sunday afternoon when ICE officers in an unmarked truck sideswiped his car twice, his attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch has said. He was shot and taken to a hospital, then released into ICE custody with a bullet still in his back, she said. ICE and DHS haven't said what led to the shooting beyond that Garces Perez was "the subject of a targeted vehicle stop."This article originally appeared on Associated Press at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/texas-city-council-candidate-protested-213303799.html
