International News from Monday, September 21st, 2026
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New air traffic control failure delays flights at UK airports
Flights at several British airports were delayed on Monday due to an air traffic control failure, Britain's NATS air traffic control provider said, less than two weeks after a separate issue halted flights across the country.
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Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes kill at least three
Pakistani airstrikes killed at least three people in Afghanistan on Monday, Afghan officials said, in action that could reignite tensions between the neighbours after nearly three months of relative calm.
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Textile factory fire in southern Chinese city of Foshan kills 8
A fire that broke out at a textile factory in the Chinese city of Foshan in southern Guangdong province on Sunday killed eight people and injured one, state media said on Monday.
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Typhoon approaches eastern Japan, prompts flood and landslide warnings
A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan's Pacific coast on Monday, bringing torrential rain, violent winds, and a heightened risk of landslides across the Kanto region and other parts of eastern Japan, the weather agency said.
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Australia to seek UN Security Council seat from 2029
Australia will bid to join the United Nations Security Council from 2029, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday, as he launched a campaign to secure one of the two non-permanent seats available to its bloc.
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Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum passes away; 10-day mourning in DubaiSheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has passed away on Monday, with the Court of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, declaring a 10-day mourning in the Emirate.
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Sheikh Abdullah to lead UAE delegation at UN General AssemblySheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, will lead the UAE delegation at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York.
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UAE sends humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit ColombiaThe UAE, working with Paraguay, has sent humanitarian supplies to communities affected by the earthquake in Colombia as part of a $10 million aid package.
