President Trump did not commit US forces to aid Yemen against the Houthis. Yemeni President Alimi sought American backing for his government's efforts. US officials met Houthi representatives in Oman, discussing a ceasefire. Trump reportedly called off planned airstrikes against Houthi targets. The conflict has caused significant casualties and displacement within Yemen.

The poet and lyricist Gulzar has profoundly shaped the idea of tender romance in India through his verse and songs in more than 150 musicals.

Since coming to ​power in 2012, Xi has unleashed one of the most sweeping corruption and discipline crackdowns in modern Chinese history

Police crack down on family and political supporters of former PM who say authorities are ‘slowly killing’ him in prison Three sisters of Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested amid a heavy-handed government crackdown on plans for a nationwide protest to demand Khan’s release. The lawyer for the three sisters, Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, said on Monday that they had all been detained and jailed for 30 days under a warrant that accused them of being a threat to public order. Continue reading...

Plus de 100 soldats tués au Mali, nouveau bilan annoncé dans une attaque de la semaine dernière à Dioura dans le centre du pays. Un précédent bilan faisait état de 50 morts.

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Emmanuel Macron of France met just after the European Union invited Canada to become its first “associate member.”

The populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.

德國20日舉行2場邦層級地方選舉。首都柏林的選舉結果顯示，極左翼政黨「左派黨」（Die Linke）贏得多數席位，總理梅爾茨領導的「基督教民主黨」（CDU）落居第二。推動住房國有化及設定租金上限的極左翼政黨「左派黨」（Die Linke），以26%得票率一躍成為柏林最大黨，也是該黨首次在邦議會選舉拔得頭籌；基民黨19%居次；極右翼「另類選擇黨」（AfD）16%排在第三。

Exclusive: Slave trader is interred at All Saints, which may be given a change of use after being closed for years Bones of the enslaver Edward Colston are likely to remain interred in a church in Bristol if and when the currently unused building is given a new lease of life as a community resource, it has emerged. The dean of Bristol, the Very Rev Mandy Ford , said Colston’s remains would probably stay where they were in All Saints church on one of Bristol’s busiest streets. Continue reading...

Donald Trump rencontrera son homologue français Emmanuel Macron lundi 21 septembre après-midi à New York, où les deux dirigeants doivent participer cette semaine à l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies, a annoncé la Maison Blanche. Gauthier Rybinski, chroniqueur international pour FRANCE 24, nous livre son analyse sur ce déplacement du président français.

《韓國先驅報》報導，南韓1名陸軍士兵因將韓美聯合軍演文件等機密資料賣給中國情報機構，南韓最高法院已維持首爾高等法院對被告的判決，該名陸軍士兵遭判刑4年定讞，併科罰款2000萬韓元（約新台幣46.2萬元）的罰金，並追繳1907萬韓元（約新台幣44.1萬元）。這名軍人犯案時為陸軍士兵，他透過社群平台認識1名身分不明的中國籍人士，並與對方保持聯繫，雙方隨後於2024年8月在北京會面。這名自稱隸屬於中國情報機構的中國人，要求該名軍人提供未公開的軍事資料。

In the UK, fallout continues over the explosive memoirs of Princess Diana’s brother. Charles Spencer on Sunday accused King Charles of “gaslighting” him over his account of events surrounding Diana’s death, detailed in a book due to be released on Tuesday. Earl Spencer claims the monarch was “giddily elated” in the immediate aftermath of her death. Carys Garland has the story.

The French government is holding urgent meetings today as it looks for ways to tackle rapidly rising fuel prices. Drivers are paying record-high prices for diesel, as the war in Iran disrupts crude oil shipments from the Middle East. But with public discontent growing, the government has limited options, as France’s finances are already under pressure. This report is from Bryan Quinn and our colleagues at France Télévisions.

In the south of France, climate change is reshaping the region’s fruit production. Rather than fighting against it, a growing number of farmers are learning how to work with it – turning to tropical crops, now well-suited to the local climate. Bananas, papaya and even dragon fruit are being grown in greenhouses but also in open fields, without heating or pesticides. Our Down to Earth team reports.

La ultraderecha alemana, encarnada en la AfD, consolida su ascenso electoral tras la victoria del domingo en la región de Mecklemburgo-Pomerania Occidental en detrimento de la oficialista Unión Demócrata Cristiana (CDU), que también perdió terreno en Berlín frente al Partido de la Izquierda. Esta cadena de derrotas tiene en aprietos al canciller alemán Friedrich Merz, quien, no obstante, abogó por mantener su coalición conservadora en nombre del "futuro democrático" del país.

在川普政府尋求繼續對伊朗當局施壓之際，美國財長貝森特今天警告，在美國制裁壓力下，伊朗航空公司兩天後恐怕難以在全球營運。法新社報導，貝森特（Scott Bessent）接受美國財經媒體CNBC訪問時指出，自9月23日起，「所有伊朗航空公司將在全球停擺」。

Le chancelier Friedrich Merz était sous pression lundi 21 septembre pour se relancer, après des défaites électorales régionales face à la gauche radicale et l'extrême droite, cette dernière prédisant même son départ avant la fin de l'année. Dans le nord-est du pays, au Mecklembourg-Poméranie occidentale, son parti conservateur, la CDU, est éliminé de l'assemblée, faute d'atteindre le score éliminatoire de 5%, une première pour un Etat régional dans l'histoire du pays depuis 1945. Pour plus d'analyse, Paul Maurice, secrétaire général au comité d'études des relations franco-allemandes à l'IFRI, était l'invité de FRANCE 24.

Preparations are underway in France for Pope Leo’s visit from September 25 to 28. During his trip, the Pontiff is expected to meet victims of church sexual abuse, as the Catholic Church faces renewed scrutiny following recent scandals. Delano D'Souza reports.

This week on Arts24, music editor Marjorie Hache chats to Buck's saxophonist. He tells us more about how the six-piece came together during lockdown and took their name from the antler-sporting animal to make psychedelic wild jazz. They are currently touring their new album "Animal Boisé". We also meet French Cameroonian Dj Producer Tatyana Jane, Ed Banger Records' first female signing in two decades. Plus, we take a look at new releases by Leon Bridges and M83.