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2026.09.15 · N GLOBE
World · Energy
2026.09.15 · 14:40 ET
Saudi crude loadings at Yanbu were reported suspended while the East–West pipeline remained shut, and three Libyan fields halted during protests. Brent rose 3.3% to $109.20 on September 15.
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Read full storyEurope · Airspace security
2026.09.15 · 13:28 ET
Lithuania's defence ministry confirmed that Italian fighters on NATO's air-defence mission shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace early on September 15. Bomb-disposal experts then found and neutralized an explosive device; the operator remains unknown.
This was Lithuania's first drone interception in its own airspace, and the confirmed explosive device meets the threshold for a major regional security alert. Evidence still does not identify Russia, Belarus or Ukraine as the operator.
Read full storyTurkey · Human rights & society
2026.09.15 · 12:00 ET
Police stopped LGBTQ+ rights supporters from giving a statement outside Istanbul's Çağlayan courthouse on September 15 and detained many participants. Reuters witnesses counted at least 150; AP reported dozens, so the exact number remains unsettled.
The detentions are the latest escalation in a nationwide operation affecting LGBTQ+ groups, activists and online content. Families and lawyers should verify individual cases through counsel, prosecutors and court records.
Read full storyIndia · Cybersecurity
2026.09.15 · 11:59 ET
Gujarat police say they arrested two people while investigating hoax bomb-threat emails to government offices and recovered credentials for 513,847 email accounts. Police plan to ask Google how safeguards were bypassed; Google has not publicly responded.
Police say they recovered a credential list; it is not yet established that every account sent threats or remains usable. Anyone receiving a suspicious threat should not reply, forward it or open attachments, and should preserve the original for police or cybercrime investigators.
Read full storyGuangzhou · Public safety
2026.09.15 · 11:04 ET
A knife attack occurred in Guangzhou's Panyu university district on September 14. Police said a 35-year-old man surnamed Li was arrested and the injured were not in life-threatening condition; authorities have not disclosed a confirmed victim count, motive or identities.
The attack occurred in a busy commercial area surrounded by universities. Police say the suspect is in custody, but key details remain unconfirmed. Do not circulate graphic images or treat online claims about accomplices, selected victims or deliberate targeting of eyes as established facts.
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