Saturday, September 26, 2026
World Brief Now

News and commentary: world, White House and the Supreme Court, six times a day. Facts sourced. Analysis labeled.

Archive

Every World Brief Now story, kept permanently. Browse by date or section, or search.

By date

Latest stories

  1. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Iran says it saw Trump’s initial Hormuz reply but still awaits a formal mediator response
  2. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Zelenskyy says Ukraine intercepts 55% of Russia’s jet-powered drones as Saturday toll hits 16
  3. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 5 PM CTTrump says he approved new fuel-economy standards ending Biden’s EV push; Duffy teases Monday rollout
  4. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 5 PM CTTrump says 25,000 died last month in Ukraine war and again presses Zelenskyy to settle with Putin
  5. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTUpdate: At least 16 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes; Zelenskyy says Putin seeks pretexts
  6. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTUpdate: UN rights chief urges Ethiopia de-escalation after school airstrikes and forced-recruitment reports
  7. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTU.S. and China detail $30 billion reciprocal tariff relief and multi-year U.S. coal buys after Xi visit
  8. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTTrump marks National Hunting and Fishing Day, cites orders expanding public-land hunting access
  9. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTTrump attends No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee in Knoxville after Air Force One flyover
  10. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Trump publicly rejects Iran’s seven-day Hormuz proposal before Tennessee trip
  11. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine Saturday; Lavrov at U.N. blames Europe for blocking talks
  12. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTFighting intensifies in Ethiopia’s Tigray as seven armed groups align against Abiy
  13. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTTrump: Iran wants Hormuz deal ‘because they’re dying’; nuclear red line restated
  14. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Pocket-rescission clock runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end
  15. AI · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTxAI launches Grok 4.7 for coding and knowledge work; available in Cursor and API
  16. SpaceX & Launches · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTSpaceX Falcon 9 lifts USSF-385 from Vandenberg; booster B1100 lands on OCISLY
  17. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Trump posts “Trump Strait” map as Iran still awaits a formal U.S. reply on Hormuz
  18. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Ukraine says Russia launched 173 drones overnight; six killed across the country
  19. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTWhite House leaves CNN off Air Force One for Trump’s Tennessee football trip
  20. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTWhite House pocket-rescinds about $810 million; Collins calls the move unlawful