Category: Asia

Uganda has announced it will reverse its withdrawal from Prince Harry’s Invictus Games after King Charles intervened.
Its chief of defence forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, last week announced the country would not take part in the upcoming Invictus Games “in order not to be construed as being opposed to” the King “whom we deeply revere”.
He told The Times his concern was specifically over the “Harry-Meghan nonsense” amid controversy over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s return to the UK, and Buckingham Palace’s affirmations that they remain “private citizens”.
General Kainerugaba wrote on social media last week: “His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom, whom we deeply revere, Uganda hereby withdraws from the Invictus Games. We shall not participate in anything that does not have His Majesty's approval.”
open image in galleryGeneral Muhoozi Kainerugaba withdrew Uganda from the Invictus Games (Reuters)But the King and Queen’s principal private secretary, Sir Clive Ald..

Speaker Mike Johnson gave his reaction to Donald Trump’s promise to send Americans a $5,000 check if they protected Republican majorities in Congress during the upcoming midterm elections on Sunday.
The speaker’s refusal to guarantee that such a measure could pass a Republican House and Senate was just one more sign that Trump’s latest Hail Mary was falling flat on Capitol Hill.
Johnson was on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday to discuss the proposal, which Trump made at last week’s GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Texas. The president told a cheering crowd of his supporters and Republican officials that every American adult would receive a one-time payment of $5,000 called the “Trump Dividend” if Republicans held both chambers of Congress in November, a promise that was immediately ripped as a bribe by his detractors online and in the media.
“I commit that Congress will work through it and find consensus on that, like I have to do everything else,” Johnson told NBC’s Kristen Welker on Sund..

Authorities in Louisiana have arrested a person of interest in a stabbing spree that left four people dead and a child hospitalized in critical condition.
A manhunt was underway for Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, who was named a person of interest in connection with Saturday’s stabbing spree in Houma, about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet said.
Solet was taken into custody Sunday morning, the sheriff said, noting the case remains “an active and ongoing investigation.”
Deputies were called to the 200 block of Ashland Drive on Saturday, where they found a child with multiple stab wounds. The child was transported by Acadian Ambulance Service Air Med to an out-of-area hospital in critical condition.
Authorities arrested Kaegan Jude Solet in connection with a stabbing spree that took place in Louisiana on Saturday (Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office)“As the investigation continued, deputies discovered multiple deceased victims inside nearby homes. At ..

Senator Ted Cruz was mercilessly booed during the Texas Longhorns game on Saturday morning in Austin.
Cruz, a Texas Republican, appeared on ESPN’s “College GameDay” from the stadium to discuss the Protect College Sports Act, which would create federal guidelines for college athletics.
“What we have right now is chaos. There are no rules,” Cruz said, citing student-athlete gambling, repeated transfers, extended eligibility and inadequate compensation as examples.
Shortly after the interview began, however, boos from the crowd at the University of Texas at Austin stadium swelled, at times making it difficult to hear the senator.
At one point, numerous people chanted over and over in unison: “Ted, you suck!” Even some of the young sports enthusiasts standing just behind Cruz — who were visible on camera — joined in.
Senator Ted Cruz was brutally booed during an ESPN interview at the Texas Longhorns game on Saturday, with the crowd chanting 'Ted, you suck!' (ESPN, YouTube)The Rep..

Donald Trump's childhood home has sold for nearly $2 million after a renovation transformed the New York City residence from a mold-ridden cat den to a modern abode.
The president lived at the Tudor-style Queens estate until age 4. His father, developer Fred Trump, built the home in the affluent Jamaica Estates neighborhood in 1940. The family hasn't owned it in years.
The sale price, $1.93 million, appeared Friday on real estate websites after a buyer, whose name hasn’t been disclosed, entered into a contract in July.
The seller, Tommy Lin, had purchased the five-bedroom, three-bathroom home last year for $835,000 after it sat vacant and neglected for years.
Lin, a developer, spent another $500,000 on an eight-month interior overhaul that added amenities including a chef’s kitchen, herringbone wood floors and spa-like bathrooms, the New York Post reported.
The home has changed hands several times in recent years, including for $2.14 million months after Trump became presiden..

U.S. rabies cases rose 17 percent just this summer, according to a new federal advisory.
The surge was tied to multiple high-profile outbreaks and mass exposure events, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Maryland health officials warned residents in August of a beaver attack on a 10-year-old girl, and previous reports detailed similar attacks on teenagers.
National Park Service officials said rabid bats were swooping parkgoers at Olympic National Park in August and a dead bat tested positive for rabies in Yosemite National Park earlier this month.
Reports of rabid raccoons have ballooned in New York this summer and New York City data shows close to 20 cases across the boroughs since June.
open image in galleryRabies cases in the U.S. rose this summer, federal officials said this week. The viral disease can be deadly without immediate treatment (NPS)That forced officials to deploy fish-scented bait packets in parks and wooded areas, according to The New York..

American farmers harvesting two of the country's most vital crops, corn and soybeans, are confronting unprecedented diesel costs to operate their tractors, combines, and heavy machinery.
The surge in fuel prices creates further strain during a challenging year marked by rising expenditures for seeds, machinery, and fertilizer.
Global fuel supply disruptions linked to the ongoing six-month war with Iran drove U.S. diesel to a record average of $5.85 per gallon on Sept. 4.
Figures from AAA show rates continued upward, climbing to a national average of $6.05 a gallon on Friday.
“Those prices hurt,” said Paul Mitchell, a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
open image in galleryFarmer Jason Kurtz, who voted for Trump, has seen his diesel expense double compared to last year (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)”And it’s not just the harvesting. It’s the hauling of everything, moving the grain or the silage from..

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Canada on Thursday for bilateral talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney, marking his most recent international journey aimed at securing ongoing assistance in resisting Russia's invasion.
Kyiv remains under severe pressure from Moscow's aerial campaign, which deploys ballistic missiles alongside jet-powered drones to penetrate defenses.
Ukrainian officials state that Russian strikes have repeatedly focused on the nation's energy grid ahead of winter to undermine civilian morale.
“The main focus will be on supporting Ukraine in protecting our skies and preparing for the winter,” Zelensky said of his Canada trip in a social media post. “We will discuss how to strengthen our resilience, support our people and ensure that Ukraine has the capabilities it needs to defend itself.”
Canada and various European states are supplying their own military equipment to Kyiv while purchasing American systems through the Prioritized Ukrai..

On Sept. 11, 2001, Karen Matthews was inside her Manhattan apartment preparing her three-year-old daughter for preschool when an unfamiliar, thunderous boom echoed outside.
Clutching her young child, she stepped onto the street. Onlookers were gazing upward at a gaping hole in the World Trade Center’s north tower, where dark smoke poured into the sky only a short distance from her residence.
“What did you see? What did you see?” members of the crowd asked each other. Matthews, a reporter for the Associated Press, instinctively began posing the same inquiry, reaching for her notepad to write down eyewitness accounts while still balancing her daughter in her arms.
Her original schedule called for taking her child to school before heading out to report on New York’s primary election later that day. Instead, she joined a team of AP journalists tasked with recording the unfolding Sept. 11 terror attacks as firsthand witnesses.
open image in galleryPedestrians flee the World Trade Center are..