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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