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Latest News Today Live Updates: President Donald Trump is headlining the Republican National Committee’s first-ever Republican Midterm Convention, a historic two-day gathering aimed at energising the party’s base ahead of the crucial November midterm elections. The convention is being held on September 9–10, 2026, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, with Republicans seeking to maintain control of Congress.
Meanwhile, a passenger ferry fire aboard the M/V June Aster off Palawan province in the Philippines has killed at least five people, while 87 remain unaccounted for as of September 10. Search and rescue operations are continuing after the vessel caught fire offshore.
Apple has officially launched its new iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and its much-anticipated first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, at its “Surprise and Shine” event on September 9, 2026. The latest launches mark a major expansion of Apple’s iPhone lineup.
India is set to host the BRICS Summit 2026, with WION leading the coverage.
Stay with us for the latest news, breaking updates and developments as they unfold.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi says remote imagery shows movement at Iran’s fortified Pickaxe Mountain site, but inspectors still do not know what is underway.
“There are some indications that there is movement around this construction site," said IAEA chief Rafael Grossi to Bloomberg TV. The Chief had not been able to verify the condition or whereabouts of Iran's stockpile of near-weapons-grade uranium since June 2025.
US President Donald Trump has responded to the coordinated sanctions by the UK, France and Canada targeting the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. He did not completely back or criticise the sanctions, but hinted that he would hold talks with all the concerned parties to understand why these were being enforced now.
“I just saw this, and I’m going to speak with Israel, and I’m going to speak with them, and I’ll find out what their thinking is. I completely understand what is happening, but I want to know why this happened all of a sudden,” said Trump.
The MCD sealed at least 56 jewellery and bullion shops in Chandni Chowk's prominent Kucha Mahajani Market. Traders said gold and silver jewellery worth crores remained locked inside the sealed shops. This action was due to the unauthorised commercial misuse of basements and structural violations under the Delhi Master Plan-2021 as part of increased checks after seven people died in the Satya Niketan building collapse.
"The question to consider is whether, after the Satya Niketan tragedy, only traders will have to bear the brunt of this tragedy or whether action will also be taken against any government department and politicians," PTI quoted the association in a statement.
At least 20 people were killed, and five others were reported missing after a docked cargo ship in Qingdao, on the northeastern Chinese coast, caught fire, as reported by the Chinese state media. The ship was docked for repairs at Beihai Shipbuilding Co. According to the Chinese Xinhua News Agency, the ship has been identified as the Ocean Melody, which sails under a Liberian flag, according to the tracking website VesselFinder.
The Houthis have captured the important port city of Al Mokha on Yemen's western coast after almost nine days of continuous fighting. The Yemeni government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, has fallen back to the south of the city. They have also launched large-scale attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.
As India is set to host the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, suspense continues over whether Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit New Delhi as part of the summit's outreach to other regional groupings. India has invited leaders of the African Union, ASEAN, GCC and BIMSTEC to participate in outreach sessions focused on engaging the Global South. Bangladesh currently holds the chairship of BIMSTEC, or Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. BIMSTEC comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Naturally, it's the PM of the BIMSTEC chair nation who would be invited to attend the BRICS outreach event.
At least seven people were injured after a section of an under-construction bridge collapsed in the Jalalpur area of Bihar’s Vaishali district on Thursday (Sep 10). The incident took place while construction work was in progress, when a large portion of the bridge structure suddenly gave way, sending construction material and steel components crashing to the ground.
As traffic signals turn red across the congested junctions of the Kenyan capital, young performers dressed in leopard print step into the roads to tumble, juggle, and perform acrobatic manoeuvres for motorists stuck in gridlock. According to a report by news outlet The Associated Press, street acrobats first emerged in Nairobi during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and have since become a routine presence. Troupe members, many of whom migrated from the coastal regions aiming for theatre careers, now rely on driver tips to earn a living amid widespread national unemployment.
Several US military aircraft have reportedly suffered damage after Iran attacked American air base in Jordan. One A-10 Thunderbolt, known as the Warthog, was struck and left with a missing wing, while roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage. According to a CBS report, the aircrafts were placed back into service during the Iranian strike at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs said in a post on X.
"American forces in Jordan launched more than 30 Patriot missiles defending against the Iranian strikes. The overnight damage came after the US attacked five Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iran targeting a US Navy warship. In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed they launched attacks at eight tankers and two warships, including the base in Jordan," she wrote. The US has dozens of warplanes operating from the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, which acts as a key airpower hub for operations against Iran.
US President Donald Trump addressed Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention nearly two hours during its opening night on Wednesday (Sep 9). He turned it into personal political rally urging voters to treat the November elections as if he himself were on the ballot, slammed Democrats, targeted former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, praised his administration's action on Iran and announced that he would go on a campaign blitz. An offer of 5000 USD and warning of losing everything also came as a part of Trump's speech. The convention was held as Republicans trying to hold on to their congressional majorities in the November 3 midterm elections.
As Ranna Puja approaches, Bengali kitchens across Kolkata and West Bengal are staring at an unusual gap on the plate — Padma and Meghna hilsa, the fish most synonymous with the festival, is simply not arriving. Markets this year are being propped up instead by Myanmar hilsa, and in a twist few saw coming, by hilsa shipped in from Gujarat, a large share of which is now being re-exported to Bangladesh itself.
Ranna Puja is a Bengali festival, falling on September 17 this year, honoring Goddess Manasa, where elaborate cooking (often with hilsa) happens the night before, followed by a no-cooking day when the meal is eaten cold. It remains a strong tradition in rural Bengal and Kolkata's suburbs.
Global corporate leaders representing China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Huawei Technologies, Alibaba Group, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Embraer are expected to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the BRICS Business Forum meeting on Friday evening.
Several US military aircraft have reportedly suffered damage after Iran attacked American air base in Jordan. One A-10 Thunderbolt, known as the Warthog, was struck and left with a missing wing, while roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage. According to a CBS report, the aircrafts were placed back into service during the Iranian strike at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs said in a post on X.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to arrive in New Delhi on Saturday for the BRICS summit, in what would be his first trip to India since 2019 and a closely watched test of a cautious thaw for India, China. A formal announcement of the visit could come later on Thursday, officials familiar with protocol said, following the usual practice that the visiting side confirms travel. Chinese President is expected to leave on Sunday after the two-day gathering. He is likely to be accompanied by a large delegation of officials and business leaders, larger than the team that travelled with him on his last India visit.
Thousands of people gathered in Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, on Wednesday to protest the opening of Israel’s first embassy in the European Union country. The demonstration came as nationalist Prime Minister Janez Janša pursued a diplomatic reset with Israel, marking a sharp departure from the approach of his predecessor, Robert Golob, whose government had described Israel’s war in Gaza as “genocide.”
Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Southeast Asia regional director and daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her post, according to her resignation letter seen by news agency Reuters. Wazed’s resignation comes amid fraud-related investigations by both the WHO and Bangladeshi authorities, adding another layer to the political and legal fallout surrounding Hasina’s ouster after a deadly uprising in Bangladesh in mid-2024.
Several US military aircraft have suffered damage in an overnight Iranian attack at an American air base in Jordan, according to a CBS report.
US president hits out at Democrats' policies on issues like immigration. The Democrats "gave us the worse and most dangerous border in American history", Trump says, adding that, with his administration, the US has "the strongest and most secure border in our country's history". "It's like we're living in a different country than two years ago," he says.
Trump slams Iran and calls Tehran the "bully" of the Middle East. He also muses again about renaming the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran, the Trump Strait. He also proposed renaming of Lake Ontario as "Lake America" in the US, as he escalates a trade war with Canada.
Trump argued that if Democrats win back Congress in November then it could likely set the country back for ten years as it recovers from the policies of the “radical left.”
“Your vote will decide whether our country stumbles at the starting gate of the next 250 years, or surges forward and never, ever looks back,” Trump said as the crowd erupted into cheers.
Speaking at the GOP convention in Texas, President Donald Trump urged voters to send Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the US Senate. “I'll be coming back to Texas because we have to elect Ken Paxton. We have to,” Trump said Wednesday evening.
Paxton is up against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, who is seeking to flip a seat in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the US Senate since 1988.
Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz “Trump Strait” during remarks at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas.
“We control the Hormuz Strait,” Trump said. “I think we should call it the Trump Strait. I should get something out of it.”
Trump said he would make an announcement about the proposed name and joked that Iran’s leaders would be unhappy with the idea.
“I’d like to tell you it was their idea,” Trump said. “It was not their idea.”
At least five people were killed and 87 remain unaccounted for after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday. READ MORE
“We want our products to be simple and intuitive,” Apple’s new CEO John Ternus said as he took the stage for a pivotal keynote, ushering in a new chapter for the iPhone and the broader foldable phone market.
Apple, which marked its 50th anniversary earlier this year, unveiled the new iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and the much-anticipated foldable iPhone Ultra, the perceived star of this year’s lineup.
The company also introduced the Apple Watch Series 12, the fourth-generation Watch Ultra and AirPods 5 at its “Surprise and Shine” keynote. READ NHERE
The Republican Party has launched its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, Texas. Dubbed "Trumpapalooza," the two-day event (September 9–10, 2026) places President Donald Trump at center stage as the GOP seeks to energize its base and gain momentum ahead of the November 3 midterm elections
