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Here are the Top World Headlines for today — Wednesday, September 17, 2026:

*Top 8 World News:*

- *US Fed raises rates again:* The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 0.25% on Wednesday, saying inflation remains too high. It signaled another hike could come later this year, despite repeated calls from President Trump for lower rates

- *Trump lands in UK for state visit:* US President Donald Trump arrived in London Tuesday evening for his second state visit to Britain, to be welcomed at Windsor Castle by King Charles III and PM Keir Starmer. Protests organized by "Stop Trump Coalition" greeted him

- *Drone attack near Makkah foiled:* Saudi Arabia intercepted a Houthi drone near Islam's holiest city. India voiced deep concern over the attempted attack and called for peace in West Asia. The Yemeni Armed Forces denied targeting Mecca, saying operations were aimed at oil facilities

- *Indian and Pakistani navy ships collide:* India summoned Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires after a Pakistan Navy vessel collided with an Indian Navy ship in international waters in the Arabian Sea. India called it "unacceptable and unprofessional"

- *Russian drones hit civilian transport in Ukraine:* Ukrainian officials said Russian drones struck a passenger bus and a train in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 5 people. Russia said it only hits military targets

- *Gaza aid push for winter:* UN relief chief said he will push a global access initiative at UNGA81 to reach 11m people with lifesaving aid, including urgent winter supplies for 2m people in Gaza

- *UK inflation hits 5-month high:* UK inflation rose to a five-month high on fuel price pressures linked to aftershocks of the Iran war, increasing pressure on the Bank of England to hike rates

- *Other major headlines:*
- China urges Iran to help reopen Strait of Hormuz and exercise restraint
- Sudan gold mine collapse in West Kordofan kills at least 60 miners
- WTO warns global trade system at critical juncture, says fragmentation could cut global GDP by 5.1% by 2050
- New Zealand Parliament passes India Free Trade Deal, eliminating tariffs on 95% of exports b8a74f52f105b0c2cf7abfec87f10e9f

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00:00Here are the top world headlines for today, Wednesday, September 17, 2026.
00:06Asterisk Top 8 World News Asterisk
00:10Asterisk US Fed Raises Rates Again Asterisk The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate
00:15by 0.25% on Wednesday, saying inflation remains too high. It signaled another hike could come
00:23later this year, despite repeated calls from President Trump for lower rates.
00:28Asterisk Trump lands in UK for state visit Asterisk US President Donald Trump arrived in London
00:34Tuesday evening for his second state visit to Britain, to be welcomed at Windsor Castle by
00:39King Charles III and P.M. Keir Starmer. Protests organized by Stop Trump Coalition greeted him.
00:47Asterisk Drone attack near Maka Foil Asterisk Saudi Arabia intercepted a Houthi drone near
00:52Islam's holiest city. India voiced deep concern over the attempted attack and called for peace
00:58in West Asia. The Yemeni armed forces denied targeting Maka, saying operations were aimed
01:05at oil facilities. Asterisk Indian and Pakistani navy ships collide
01:10Asterisk India summoned Pakistan's charged affair after a Pakistan navy vessel collided with an Indian
01:16navy ship in international waters in the Arabian Sea. India called it unacceptable and unprofessional.
01:23Asterisk Russian drones hit civilian transport in Ukraine Asterisk Ukrainian officials said Russian
01:29drones struck a passenger bus and a train in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing five people.
01:35Russia said it only hits military targets.
01:39Asterisk Gaza aid push for winter Asterisk UN relief chief said he will push a global access
01:45initiative at UNGA 81 to reach 11M people with life-saving aid, including urgent winter supplies
01:51for 2M people in Gaza. Asterisk UK inflation hits five-month high
01:57Asterisk UK inflation rose to a five-month high on fuel price pressures linked to aftershocks of the
02:02Iran war, increasing pressure on the Bank of England to hike rates.
02:07Asterisk other major headlines Asterisk
02:10China urges Iran to help reopen Strait of Hormuz and exercise restraint
02:15Sudan gold mine collapse in West Kordofan kills at least 60 miners
02:21WTO warns global trade system at critical juncture, says fragmentation could cut global GDP by 5.1% by 2050
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