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September 12, 2026
The day's top events, read by how settled the reporting is.
Houthis seize island at Bab el-Mandeb mouth
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis seized the island dividing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the port of Mocha, tightening their hold on the Red Sea shipping route.
Trump ties war on Iran to 9/11 at the Pentagon
At the Pentagon ceremony marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks, Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the US-Israel war on Iran.
Trump in Dublin, then Doonbeg for the Irish Open
Trump met Irish President Catherine Connolly in Dublin and is set to meet Taoiseach Micheal Martin, then travel to his Doonbeg golf club for the Irish Open.
BRICS leaders convene in New Delhi amid Iran war
Modi welcomed Putin, Xi, Pezeshkian and the rest of the BRICS heads of government to New Delhi on Saturday to talk commerce, capital flows and the wars abroad.
Congo Ebola cases pass 7,000, seventh province hit
Government data on Sept 11 put confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo above 7,000, with the virus reaching a new province, Sud-Ubangi.