As last US troops leave Iraq, militias signal arms will stay
By Abby Sewel and Qassim Abdul-Zahra September 15, 2026 Credit : AP Photo/Hadi Mizban BAGHDAD (AP) — Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30 deadline. The Iraqi government has linked the U.S. withdrawal to an ultimatum for militias to
AP News
Sep 19
Latin America: Deadliest Region for Defenders in 2025
Latin America remains the deadliest region for land and environmental defenders with 85% of cases in 2025 María Mónica Monsalve S. September 17, 2026 The Global Witness report once again ranks Colombia as the country with the highest number of murders, with 39 out of 124 worldwide. Brazil follows with 26, double the 2024 figure The map of Latin America is dotted with red markers representing land and environmental defenders who have been murdered. Cándido Esaú Román Pérez, a
El País
Sep 19
US Sinks Ecuadorian Boat it Alleges is Tied to Drug Trafficking
By The Associated Press September 7, 2026 Women seek information about the expected arrival of their relatives who were aboard the Maria Candelaria, a vessel intercepted two days prior by U.S. authorities on suspicion of alleged drug trafficking at the port of Manta, Ecuador, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Ochoa) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros.
Associated Press
Sep 18
Satire Can Be A Crime In Kazakhstan
By Mihra Rittmann September 17, 2026 Another Critic Prosecuted into Silence Amid Crackdown on Freedom of Expression Downtown Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. © 2023 Olivier Douliery/AP Photo Satirist and political commentator Azamat Omarov, who had been in pre-trial detention in Kazakhstan since mid-April on “inciting discord” charges, struck a plea bargain with the prosecution, under the terms of which he pled guilty, and on September 15, was released. While Omarov avo
Human Rights Watch
Sep 18
Saudi Promises To Respond To HouthI Attacks ‘Firmly’
By Al Jazeera Staff, Ali Mustafa and Anadolu 15 September, 2026 Houthis pledge to continue attacks on ‘Saudi military concentrations until aggression ceases’ Correction A previous version of this article stated that the Houthis claimed on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia carried out 54 air strikes over the past 24 hours. This was incorrect. The Houthi claim was made late on Monday. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has promised to respond “firmly” to missile and drone attack
Al Jazeera
Sep 18
5 Years After Kamloops: History of Canadian Residential Schools
November 2026 By Flora Tu Former Kamloops Indian Residential School, British Columbia, circa 1930 Archives Deschâtelets-NDC, Fonds Deschâtelets On May 27, 2021, Indigenous nation Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced that ground-penetrating radar identified 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. For many Canadians, the announcement sparked national mourning and calls for reform. For Indigenous communities, it was an affirmation of what ha
westafrica7
Sep 17
