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India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar delivered a sharp response to a Pakistani journalist’s question on terrorism on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. When the journalist accused India of sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan and asked when the Indian government would stop, Jaishankar replied, “A terrorist country is asking me that question. Come on.”
US President Donald Trump personally welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at the start of Xi’s visit to the United States. To mark the beginning of the three-day state visit, Xi was given a grand reception featuring a 100-foot (approximately 30-meter) red carpet, an honor guard, a military band, a ceremonial cannon salute and a flyover by two B-1 bombers.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has sent a handwritten letter praising the efforts of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force. Iran’s state news agency IRNA published the information on September 22. Middle East-based news outlet Middle East Eye also reported on the contents of the letter.
The first day of the high-level General Debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22 unfolded amid diplomatic tensions, delegation walkouts and contrasting statements on Gaza, Iran, Cuba and the future of the international order. According to the United Nations, this year’s General Debate is being held from September 22 to 26 and on September 28. The theme of the session is “Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all.”
In the first parliamentary election held in Russia since the start of its full-scale military operation in Ukraine, the ruling United Russia party, closely aligned with President Vladimir Putin’s political system, has won by a wide margin.
Political tensions are rising in Pakistan ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s nationwide protest and planned march towards Islamabad on September 27. Police have arrested Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Lahore. At the same time, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned that prolonged protests and sit-ins could cause economic losses of around Rs120 billion per day.
A large-scale drone attack has taken place in Moscow and surrounding regions on the final day of Russia’s parliamentary election. Russian authorities claim that at least two people were killed in the attacks and that a major oil refinery in Moscow was damaged.
Recent missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi forces on Saudi Arabia have raised new questions about the security equation in the Middle East. Just a month after Riyadh signed a joint defense agreement with Pakistan and Türkiye, the question of immediate military assistance to Saudi Arabia in the face of Houthi attacks remains unclear. Meanwhile, The Jerusalem Post has reported that Saudi Arabia and Israel have discussed intelligence cooperation to counter the Houthis, with mediation by the United States Central Command (CENTCOM).
At least 31 people have been killed in an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in Kohat, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Among those killed were 16 police personnel, while more than 100 people were injured. A senior police official told AFP on Saturday that fighting was still ongoing.
U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to personally welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping on the runway at Joint Base Andrews when Xi arrives in Washington on September 23. The move is being viewed as an unusual departure from long-standing U.S. diplomatic protocol.
At least 16 people, including five police officers, were killed in a deadly blast near a mosque in Kohat city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during Friday prayers. At least 54 others were injured, according to local officials cited in various reports.
Amid the ongoing war in West Asia and the changing regional security situation, the United States has approved a potential $24.3 billion sale of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. If the proposed deal is finalized, Saudi Arabia could become a new operator of the US-made fifth-generation F-35 fighter aircraft.
India has said that ensuring the energy security of its 1.4 billion people remains New Delhi’s top priority, even after the US Congress passed a bill that could give President Donald Trump the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on countries that continue to purchase Russian oil and gas.
Next year, India and Russia will mark 80 years of diplomatic relations. Highlighting the longstanding bilateral ties, Dr. Elena Remizova, Director of the Russian House, said that amid the current turbulent international situation, people-to-people connections, cultural exchanges, education and business cooperation between India and Russia should be strengthened further alongside cooperation among BRICS members.
A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 flying from Mashhad to Kermanshah in Iran encountered an emergency shortly after take-off and returned to Mashhad Airport. According to a CNN-News18 report, a tyre reportedly came off one of the aircraft’s wheels, after which an engine malfunction occurred and the aircraft began experiencing severe vibrations.
The Iran-backed Houthi group has claimed that Saudi Arabia carried out 54 airstrikes in western Yemen over the past 24 hours, following drone and missile attacks by the Houthis on Saudi military installations. The claim was made by Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree and reported by AFP on Monday.
Iran will not engage in any new talks with the United States until its conditions are met, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei has made clear. His remarks come amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran, creating further uncertainty over the prospects for renewed diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
Israeli settlements continue to expand across Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. At the same time, attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, property damage and incidents of forced displacement are also increasing.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group has claimed that it launched a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack against a Saudi military base in the southern part of the kingdom.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev defeated American Ben Shelton in four sets to win the US Open men’s singles title for the first time. Zverev overcame Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 in Sunday’s final at Flushing Meadows in New York.
